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4 Figure 1. In the metro area, the template for local water supply plan, fulfills three agency requirements Met Council (Minn. Stat., Sec. 473.859) (Minn. Stat., Sec (Minn. 103G.291) Ruies4720.5280) In the metro area, the local water supply plan template serves to fulfill three agency requirements Communities without public water supplies do not need to prepare a water supply plan, but they should include information about plans to protect private water supplies in appropriate sections of the local comprehensive plan. Communities and utility boards adopt the water supply plan, if one is required, along with the local comprehensive plan. Comprehensive plan content Under the Metropolitan Land Planning Act (Minn. Stat., Sec. 473.859), local governments must review and update their local comprehensive plans every 10 years, including an implementation program that describes public programs, fiscal devices, and other specific actions to be taken to implement the comprehensive plans. The implementation plan shall: 1.A description of official controls, addressing water supply and a schedule for the preparation, adoption, and administration of such controls; 2.A capital improvement program for water supply Water supply planning activities and advisory committee The Metropolitan Council has provided technical assistance and planning studies to support community water supply planning for several decades, but it wasn't until 2005 that the Minnesota Legislature specifically directed the Metropolitan Council, under Minn. Stat., Sec. 473.1565, to: "carry out planning activities addressing the water supply needs of the metropolitan area,... [including] development and maintenance of technical information; recommendations for clarifying roles, streamlining decision-making and approval processes, and funding; and the development of a twin cities metropolitan area master water supply plan... that:" WATER SUPPLY MASTER PLAN- Draft June 2015