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I.
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CALL TO ORDER
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II.
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APPROVAL OF AGENDA
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III.
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IV.
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GROUNDWATER QUALITY ISSUES
a. Limitations and Impacts- Ali Elhassan
b. Nitrates in Groundwater Supply, Hastings- Tom Montgomery (City of Hastings)
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“Water quality is another limitation to groundwater use in the Metro that many communities are currently addressing or gearing up to tackle in the near future. One of those communities is the City of Hastings, which is working to address rising nitrate levels in water supply wells. The city will discuss how this issue impacted treatment plant construction in 2006 and future planning for additional treatment. The city will also talk about other steps Hastings’ is starting to take to attempt to slow nitrate rise in municipal wells.” |
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V.
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TECHNICAL PROJECTS UPDATE - John Chlebeck
a. NE feasibility analysis- Chris Larson (SHE)
b. All Metro feasibility analysis- Kathryn Jones (HDR)
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“In 2013, the state Legislature approved $2,537,000 from the Clean Water Legacy Fund to evaluate the reliability and sustainability of the water supply throughout the seven county metropolitan area, including the northeast metro. This presentation summarizes the status of two main efforts taken by the Council.” |
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VI.
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WATER RESOURCES POLICY PLAN UPDATE- Judy Sventek and Kyle Colvin
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“State law directs the Metropolitan Council (Council) to prepare a Regional Development Framework (Thrive MSP 2040) and four “system plans” for transportation, aviation, wastewater and regional recreation and open space and related policy statements, goals, standards, programs and maps describing how the Council will achieve its charge. The Water Resources Policy Plan (WRPP) contains specific goals, policies and strategies related to wastewater, surface water management and water supply. The WRMPP also includes the required wastewater system plan. The draft water supply policies have been presented to you at a previous meeting. Today’s presentation will focus on the process and schedule for plan adoption as well as provide an overview of the proposed policy for the wastewater and surface water management section of the plan.” [Handout] |
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VII.
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MASTER WATER SUPPLY PLAN UPDATE – Lanya Ross
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“In this meeting the Council staff would like to receive MAWSAC member’s feedback on the proposed contents, process and schedule of the updated master plan” |
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VIII.
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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE – William Moore
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IX.
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REPORTS FROM MAWSAC MEMBERS
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X.
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ADJOURNMENT
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