Dakota County has special requirements for property transactions when the property contains any wells. Keep your Well and Boring Sealing Record with your property records. Refer to it when you complete a
Well Disclosure Certificate.
Property Transaction Section 700 of Dakota County Ordinance 114 (Wells and Water Supply Management) states:
701. WELL DISCLOSURE FOR PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS. It shall be the duty of every property Owner prior to a Property Transaction, to disclose the location, condition, water quality and the measures to be taken to bring into conformance with this Ordinance all new and existing Wells and Water Supplies on the property. A Potable Water Supply that was in existence before the effective date of this Ordinance and that is on real property that is part of a Property Transaction shall be required to meet the water quality standards pursuant to this Ordinance. Water analysis must be performed by a Minnesota Department of Health certified laboratory using Approved methods within six months prior to a property sale.
702. WELL DISCLOSURE CERTIFICATE. Minnesota Well Disclosure Certificate. It shall be the duty of every property Owner to complete a Well disclosure certificate for all Wells on the property and file the certificate with the County Recorder as required by Minnesota Statutes Section 103I. 235 and any subsequent amendments.
703. WATER QUALITY STANDARDS FOR EXISTING POTABLE WATER SUPPLIES. All existing potable Well Water Supplies that are part of a Property Transaction must be tested according to the following requirements:
703.1 Private Water Supply Wells must be tested by a Minnesota Department of Health certified laboratory using approved methods within six months prior to a Property Transaction. Samples for Property Transaction must be collected by an independent third party using appropriate sample collection procedures.
703.2 Water Supply Wells that are the primary Water Supply and are part of a Property Transaction must meet applicable drinking water standards as defined in the Ordinance (Section 602).
703.3 Water Supply Wells that are the primary Water Supply and do not meet drinking water standards and are part of a Property Transaction must have a replacement Potable Water Supply. This may include a new Well, connection to an alternate Potable Water Supply, or Approved Water Treatment.
703.4 Approved Water Treatment must be done in accordance with manufacturer instructions and intentions for treatment methods and devices. In the case of water treatment, samples must be collected from the treated and untreated portions of the Water Supply and tested to show removal of Contaminants of concern to within acceptable drinking water levels (see Section 602). Water treatment devices must be maintained according to manufacturer instructions and used in a manner consistent with manufacturer intentions. The seller must disclose the use of a treatment device or method.
704. UNUSED WELLS. At the time of a Property Transaction all Unused Wells must be permanently sealed as required in Section 1100 of this Ordinance. If the Well is not permanently sealed, the Well must be permitted as required in Section 1200 of this Ordinance, or be brought back into working condition and used if the use of the Well does not pose a threat to the quality or quantity of Groundwater.