PROTECTING, MAINTAINING AND IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF ALL MINNESOTANS
MEMORANDUM
DATE: February 21, 2017
TO: Certified Representatives of Licensed Well Contractors and Limited
Well/Boring Contractors, Registered Monitoring Well Contractors,
Licensed Elevator Boring Contractors, and Other Interested Persons
FROM: Edward C. Schneider
Operations Unit Supervisor
Well Management Section
P.O. Box 64975
St. Paul, Minnesota 55164-0975
PHONE: 651-201-4586
SUBJECT: Spring 2017 Well Management Section Continuing Education Videoconferences
Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) Well Management Section Spring Continuing
Education Videoconferences have been scheduled for Wednesday, March 22, 2017, and
Wednesday, March 29, 2017. Each videoconference will be held from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. and will
cover the same material, listed in the agenda below. Attendance at either of the
videoconferences will meet the requirement for two contact hours of MDH-provided
continuing education for certified representatives of licensed and registered contractors and
individual contractors. The meetings are open to contractors, their employees, government
agency staff, and other interested persons.
The host site for the each videoconference is the MDH Central Office (Freeman Building,
Room B107) with videoconference access at each MDH district office around the state.
The proposed agenda for the meeting is as follows:
• Well Management Program Update
• Well Statistics and Comments
• 2016 Flood Response
• Record Submittal
• Legislative Updates
• Clean Water Fund Activities
• Arsenic in Private Wells Study Update
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Bored Geothermal Rulemaking Update
Electronic Well Notification and Record Submittal
MDH/Well Contractor Partnership – working together to protect water quality and health
Survey of Private Well Owners
Certified Representatives of Licensed Well Contractors and Limited
Well/Boring Contractors, Registered Monitoring Well Contractors,
Licensed Elevator Boring Contractors, and Other Interested Persons
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The videoconference sites are at the following MDH office locations:
MDH Office Location
Bemidji
Duluth
Fergus Falls
Mankato
Marshall
Rochester
St. Cloud
St. Paul (Host Site)
Address/Phone
705 Fifth Street Northwest, Suite A
Bemidji, Minnesota
218-308-2100
Duluth Technology Village, Suite 290
11 East Superior Street
Duluth, Minnesota
218-302-6166
1505 Pebble Lake Road, Suite 300
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
218-332-5150
Mankato Place, Suite 2105
12 Civic Center Plaza
Mankato, Minnesota
507-344-2700
1400 East Lyon Street, Suite 102
Marshall, Minnesota
507-476-4220
18 Wood Lake Drive Southeast
Rochester, Minnesota
507-206-2700
Midtown Square, Suite 212
3333 West Division Street
St. Cloud, Minnesota
320-223-7300
Orville L. Freeman Building, Room B107
625 North Robert Street
St. Paul, Minnesota
651-201-4600
Minnesota Department of Health Addresses and Directions
(www.health.state.mn.us/about/direct.html). Those attending the videoconference in St. Paul
can find parking maps at: Capitol Complex Visitor Parking Map
(http://mn.gov/admin/assets/capitolvisitor.1_tcm36-206004.pdf) and Capitol Complex Buildings
and Parking (http://mn.gov/admin/assets/capitolcomplex.01_tcm36-206002.pdf). Note that the
lots nearest the Freeman Building (Lot U, Lot W, and the Orange level of the Centennial Ramp)
are sometimes full and you may need to park a few blocks away. Please plan accordingly so that
you are on time. The main entrance to the Freeman Building is in the southeast corner of the
building. When you arrive, sign in at the main reception desk and tell them that you are
attending the Well Management Section videoconference. Please contact your district office for
further information.
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