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Presentations

American Water Works Association (AWWA) Presentation- Presented by Doug Rovang and Donn Richardson at the Minnesota Section AWWA Conference in Duluth, MN September 2007

Storm Water

The city of Rochester's storm water management program is an important part of ensuring the safety and health of the Rochester community.

www.rochesterstormwater.com

Storm Water FAQ's

Wellhead Protection

RPU's Wellhead Protection Report (PDF format)

• Part I
• Part II (released 12/06)
  
  Water Supply
  
  Does our municipal water supply travel underground to Rochester from the Great Lakes? Does it come from an underground spring linked to the Mississippi River?
  
  
  
  No, it comes from a source much closer to home! As the map shows, your drinking water comes from a relatively small underground basin underneath and surrounding the city of Rochester. It is replenished by rainfall and is subject to, or affected by, contaminants as it percolates from the surface to the Prairie du Chien-Jordan aquifer, which is 400-600 feet below the surface.
  
  Of the nearly 32 inches of rainfall we receive each year, approximately six inches of rainfall actually soaks into the ground and ultimately reaches the aquifer below. The remainder of the water evaporates, is taken up by plants, or runs off the land and is carried away by the Zumbro River. Rochester's annual use of water is equivalent to one inch of precipitation on the groundwater basin, or approximately four billion gallons of water each year. Rochester's water is a mix of recent and ice age water. The recent water was recharged within a twenty-mile area around Rochester.
  
  For more detailed information on national, state and local water quality issues, EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water. http://www.epa.gov/ogwdw/