MEETING OF THE
METROPOLITAN AREA WATER SUPPLY ADVISORY COMMITTEE (MAWSAC)
Tuesday | August 21, 2018
Conference Room 1A | 10:00 AM-1:00 PM
 

MAWSAC Members
Sandy Rummel, Chair	Met Council District 11
Patty Acomb	City of Minnetonka
Jeff Berg	Department of Agriculture
Mark Daleiden	Wright County
Jeanne Daniels	Department of Natural Resources
Randy Ellingboe	Department of Health
Georg Fischer	Dakota County
Glen Gerads	City of Minneapolis
Todd Gerhardt	City of Chanhassan
Phil Klein	City of Hugo
Dean Lotter	City of New Brighton
Catherine Neuschler	Pollution Control Agency
Susan Morris	Isanti County
Michael Robinson	Chisago County
Steve Schneider	St. Paul Regional Water Services
Jamie Schurbon	Anoka County
Barry Stock	City of Savage
Lisa Vollbrecht	Sherburne County

Note:
MAWSAC Quorum = 9; Voting = Majority of quorum present must vote in favor for it to pass
 

PURPOSE & OUTCOMES

The purpose of this meeting is to explore the topic of drinking water source protection.
Desired outcomes include:

1. New TAC members are appointed
2. Review of key Twin Cities metro area source water protection information
3. Opportunities to inform Legislative Water Commission regarding policy recommendations on groundwater and drinking water are identified
4. Opportunities to engage the Land Use Advisory Committee (LUAC) are identified

AGENDA

 

10:00     CALL TO ORDER

 

10:05     APPROVAL OF AGENDA

10:06     APPROVAL OF MINUTES

May 23, 2018 joint meeting of the Metropolitan Area Water Supply Advisory Committee and Water Supply Technical Advisory Committee

10:10     BUSINESS

 

1. Welcome of new MAWSAC members (3 minutes) – Sandy Rummel

 

2. TAC member appointments (2 minutes) – Glen Gerads, Dean Lotter, Catherine Neuschler

Members will vote on the appointment of two new TAC members.
 

3. TAC update (5 minutes) – Mark Maloney

 

4. One Water Summit update (10 minutes)

Members will summarize their experience at the One Water Summit, held July 10-12, 2018 in Minneapolis. A video was created for the Summit, to communicate a shared water message. It is on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flMMKifsb-A&feature=youtu.be
 

5. Presentations: Considerations for Protecting Drinking Water Sources (45 minutes)

Information will be shared to support group discussions to follow:

• High-level information about source water protection in the Twin Cities, including regional policies and progress on Master Water Supply Plan goals
• Summary from Glen Gerads about source water protection challenges for surface water providers
• Overview of Legislative Water Commission development of policy recommendations regarding drinking water and groundwater
• Summary from Jon Commers, LUAC chair, regarding long-standing LUAC interest in water supply issues

6.Reflection – Committee Members (5 minutes)

Committee members will be asked to individually reflect on what they’ve heard. A worksheet with prompting questions will support this activity.
 

7. BREAK (10 minutes)

8.Question Burst – Committee Members (15 minutes)

Members will share their questions around the challenge of protecting drinking water sources.
 

9. Small Group Discussion – Committee Members (30 minutes)

 

12:15     DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS

Small groups will report out, followed by a full group discussion of recommendations to TAC, Metropolitan Council, LUAC, Legislative Water Commission and others as determined by MAWSAC.
 

 12:30     PLAN FOR NEXT MEETING & HOMEWORK

Members should look for follow-up emails about actions identified at this meeting. The next meeting is planned for Tuesday, October 16^th from 10AM – 1PM. The topic will be conservation and efficiency.

Before the next meeting, consider taking one or more of these actions:

Follow up regarding the Legislative Water Commission’s groundwater and drinking water recommendations:

• Contact Jim Stark, Director of the Legislative Water Commission at [email protected] or 651-284-6431
• Provide input to the recommendations using the ranking sheet Jim provided

Learn more about the Land Use Advisory Committee and consider the benefits of working more closely together:

• Explore some recent work by the committee – would any of this information be useful to consider as MAWSAC considers project or policy recommendations? https://metrocouncil.org/Council-Meetings/Committees/Community-Development-Committee/2018/August-6,-2018/Land-Use-Advisory-Committee-Report.aspx

• Contact Jon Commers, Chair of the Land Use Advisory Committee at [email protected]

12:40     MEMBER TAKE-AWAYS

1:00       ADJOURNMENT

  
*                     Additional materials included for items on published agenda
**                   Additional business items added following publication of agenda
***                  Backup materials available at the meeting
 
 
  Explore different ways source water and quality information is provided to the public:

1. MDH Source Water Assessments: https://swareport.web.health.state.mn.us/SWA_Default.html
2. MPCA “What’s in my Neighborhood”: https://www.pca.state.mn.us/data/whats-my-neighborhood

Explore examples of policies and tools for source water protection:

1. Anoka County Municipal Wellhead Protection Group members combined resources to develop “Know the Flow” website: https://www.knowtheflow.us/
2. Toronto Source Water Protection is an example of regional source water protection. It includes several activities similar to those in Minnesota wellhead protection plans, but has a broader : https://www.ctcswp.ca/app/uploads/2016/03/RPT_20151231_CTC_ASPP_Chapter10_fnl_UPDATED_DEC6_2016.pdf
3. Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District’s Working Soils Program: http://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/DocumentCenter/View/7032/Working-Soils-Brochure?bidId