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• Legislative actions mandate significant changes in Metropolitan Council or partners' roles or responsibilities • New technical analyses that identify a change in our current understanding of water supply issues or approaches/alternatives identified in Master Water Supply Plan community profiles Scope and Process Following 10 -year updates of the Thrive MSP 2040 and concurrent with the update of the Water Resources Policy Plan, the Master Water Supply Plan will be updated as follows: 1.The policy advisory committee (MAWSAC) and a technical advisory committee will be consulted for guidance about the scope and schedule for the plan update 2. Local stakeholders will be asked to provide input about the format, content, regional water supply issues and challenges, and technical analyses 3. Draft plan will be reviewed the policy advisory committee (MAWSAC), a technical advisory committee, and others and approved by Met Council for a formal public review, including a public notice and hearing 4. Public feedback will be incorporated and the final plan will be approved by the policy advisory committee (MAWSAC) and adopted by Met Council Other triggers may lead to ad hoc updates to the technical information and guidance in the Master Water Supply Plan appendices, such as the community water supply profiles. The update process for appendices is: 1. Review by a technical advisory committee and communities impacted by the change 2. Updated community water supply profiles will be posted on the website, along with technical reports describing the technical project in question 3. Paper profiles will be mailed to impacted communities Changes to the Master Water Supply Plan in 2015 The 2010 Master Water Supply Plan was updated in 2015 to integrate with Thrive MSP 2040, the region's 30 -year comprehensive plan. The update also incorporates new technical information. What is new Most notably, the update incorporates new data and information that has been collected since 2010 and is available on the Council website: • New Metropolitan Council population forecasts • Metropolitan Council analysis of groundwater and surface water relationships • Minnesota Geological Survey mapping of the vulnerability of bedrock aquifers to flow through glacial sediments • Aquifer tests by the Minnesota Department of Health based on data collected through community source water protection programs since 2009 • New surface water and groundwater level monitoring data from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources • Water supply alternative feasibility assessments conducted by Metropolitan Council in partnership with communities • Updated regional groundwater flow model (Metro Model 3) The update also includes revision to satisfy Governor Dayton's 2014 Executive Order to implement plain language and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. What stays the same WATER SUPPLY MASTER PLAN- Draft June 2015