Development Updates

Tract has recently initiated soil borings and the installation of temporary groundwater monitoring wells on the property to better understand the soil characteristics and model the baseline conditions of shallow groundwater. This investigation is necessary to evaluate how the project can best manage surface water in a sustainable manner, including the design and functionality of future detention areas that support groundwater recharge and protect local water resources.

In total, our consultant advanced 12 soil borings to collect soil samples and installed 6 temporary groundwater monitoring wells to measure groundwater elevations over time and evaluate how water moves through the subsurface. We anticipate these monitoring wells will be onsite for no more than four months and will then be removed. The wells are installed under monitoring-well permits issued by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) and Dakota County, and all work followed applicable regulations and standard operating procedures for environmental and groundwater investigations. The monitoring wells must have permits indicating “permanent” status, since Minnesota Statute requires them to be constructed to permanent standards if they will remain in-place for more than 72 hours, even though they will be removed/sealed in four months or less. A sealing notice will be submitted once monitoring is complete, and the wells will be sealed under MDH and Dakota County standards. City of Farmington permits are not required for this type of work.