Baytown/West Lakeland Township
Special Well and Boring Construction Area

Memo

The Special Well and Boring Construction Area (SWBCA) covering parts of Baytown Township, West Lakeland Township, and the cities of Bayport and Lake Elmo Special Well and Boring Construction Area (SWBCA) went into effect on May 6, 1988, and was revised on March 30, 2005 and January 8, 2025. Construction, repair, and sealing of regulated wells and borings within the SWBCA may only take place in accordance with the conditions and requirements set forth in the SWBCA memo below.

• 2025 Memo (PDF)

For a summary of the January 8, 2025 revision, see the fact sheets below.

• Baytown/West Lakeland Township Special Well and Boring Construction Area English (PDF)
• Baytown/West Lakeland Township Txoj Kev Tsim Qhov Dej thiab Kev Txhim Kho Av Hmong (PDF)
• Aagga Gaarka ah ee Ceelasha iyo Qodista Dhismaha ee Baytown/West Lakeland Township Somali (PDF)
• Área especial de construcción de pozos y perforaciones (SWBCA, por sus siglas en inglés) de Baytown/West Lakeland Township Spanish (PDF)

The SWBCA memo includes a map illustrating how the SWBCA boundary was expanded in 2025. A map of the current boundary is below.

Boundary

Effective January 8, 2025, the SWBCA covers the following areas within Baytown Township, West Lakeland Township, and the cities of Lake Elmo and Bayport in Washington County:

• South ½ of Sections 7 and 8; Sections 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18; North ½ of Section 19; Sections 20, 21, 22, 23; and North ½ of Section 28, Township 29 North, Range 20 West; and
• Section 13 and Northeast ¼ of Section 24, Township 29 North, Range 21 West.
   

Map

• Map (PDF)

Click on map to enlarge.

Of interest

• Washington County Groundwater Plume Sites Fact Sheet
• Minnesota Groundwater Contamination Atlas, Baytown Twp Groundwater Contamination – Superfund Site

Questions

Well Management Section
651-201-4600 or 800-383-9808
health.wells@state.mn.us

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