Water Supply Advisory Committee Meeting

Dakota Land, Water, and People Acknowledgment

The Metropolitan Council acknowledges that the land we currently call Minnesota and specifically the seven-county region is the ancestral homeland of the Dakota Oyate who are present and active contributors to our thriving region. As part of the Metropolitan Council’s commitment to address the unresolved legacy of genocide, dispossession, and settler colonialism and the fact that government institutions, including the Metropolitan Council, benefitted economically, politically, and institutionally after the forceable removal of the Dakota Oyate, the Metropolitan Council is dedicated to instilling Land, Water, and People Commitments in regional policy. These commitments support the Dakota Oyate, the eleven federally recognized Tribes in Minnesota, Ho-Chunk Nation, and the American Indian Communities representing over 150 diverse Tribal Nations that call the seven-county region home.

Call to order

1. Acknowledgement of the Dakota Land, Water and People Acknowledgement
2. Acceptance of the agenda
3. Approval of the minutes:
   • February 26, 2025, joint meeting of the Metro Area Water Supply Advisory Committee and Water Supply Technical Advisory Committee minutes.
   • December 11, 2024, joint meeting of the Metro Area Water Supply Advisory Committee and Water Supply Technical Advisory Committee minutes.  

Business items

1. Bylaws update (Jen Kostrzewski)
   • Updated bylaws
2. Appointment of new TAC member (Greg Johnson)
   • Recommendation for TAC member appointment
3. Convene the TAC Appointment Working Group for remaining vacancies (Greg Johnson)
   • Recommendation to convene TAC Appointment Working Group

Information items and committee work

1. White Bear Lake Area Comprehensive Plan project update and connections to regional policy and local planning (Greg Johnson, Judy Sventek)
   • Presentation
2. Update on technical projects to support the Water Policy Plan (Greg Johnson)
   • Presentation
   • Summary of agency input on regional groundwater model update
3. System Statements and minimum requirements (Steve Christopher, Lanya Ross)
   • Presentation
   • Additional materials
     • Request for MAWSAC review of minimum requirements
     • Comp sewer plan update minimum requirements
     • Surface water minimum requirements
     • Water supply minimum requirements
4. Local Planning Handbook and PlanIt update (Steve Christopher, Jen Kostrzewski, Peter Miller)
   • Presentation
5. Government affairs and legislative update (Judy Sventek)
6. Committee member round robin (All)
7. MAWSAC Chair updates (Wendy Wulff)

Next steps

1. Next meetings:
   • All-subregion workshop – TBD (November, 2025)
   • Joint meeting of MAWSAC and TAC – December 10, 2025

Adjournment

Committee information

Water Supply Advisory Committee

Committee contact:

Shannon Skally
[email protected]