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Environmental Impact Statement - radioactive monticello

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Descfiption of Site and Environment<br />

Table 2-6 provides the number of housing unit vacancies for Wright and Sherburne counties for<br />

1990 and 2000, the latest year for which information is available.<br />

Table 2-6.<br />

Housing Units and Housing Units Vacant (Available) by County During<br />

1990 and 2000<br />

Approximate Percentage<br />

1990 2000 Change<br />

WRIGHT COUNTY<br />

Housing Units 26353 34355 30<br />

Occupied Units 23013 31465 37<br />

Vacant Units 3340 2890 -14<br />

SHERBURNE COUNTY<br />

Housing Units 14964 22827 53<br />

Occupied Units 13643 21581 58<br />

Vacant Units 1321 1246 -6<br />

Sources: USCB 1990, 2000b<br />

2.2.8.2 Public Services<br />

* Water Supply<br />

This discussion of public water systems focuses on Wright and Sherburne counties because.<br />

the majority of Monticello employees reside in these counties (NMC 2005a). Local<br />

municipalities provide public potable water service to residents who do not have individual<br />

onsite wells. These providers are subject to regulation under the Federal Safe Drinking Water<br />

Act, as implemented by the State of Minnesota Department of Health.<br />

• Description of Site and Environment<br />

Most water systems in the two-county area are operating below maximum capacity.<br />

Portions of both Wright and Sherburne counties are experiencing significant population growth,<br />

and several municipal water systems (Elk River, Joint Powers Water Board, and Otsego) are<br />

responding by increasing capacity with additional wells (EPA 2005).<br />

Table 2-7 provides the details of Wright and Sherburne counties' respective water suppliers<br />

and capacities.<br />

August 2006 2-31 NUREG-1437, Supplement 26

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