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enforce demand reduction measures (for droughts or contamination), plan for land use, water supply and capital improvements, and may regulate water use and well drilling. • Metropolitan Council provides water supply and surface water planning support and direction, operates state's largest wastewater treatment system, and provides regional water quality and quantity monitoring. • Minnesota Department of Natural Resources collects and analyzes information on water, regulates water use and riparian land use activities, manages public land, and approves water supply plans. Supporting Partners • Minnesota Department of Health ensures public drinking water systems protect sources and meet federal drinking water standards, regulates water well construction and sealing to protect groundwater, assesses drinking water contaminant risks to public health, licenses professions impacting drinking water, administers the Drinking Water Revolving Fund (DWRF), Source Water Protection Grants, wellhead protection plan development funding and other funding programs.. • Minnesota Pollution Control Agency develops water quality standards, monitors surface water and groundwater quality in non-agricultural settings, and restricts discharges of pollutants through use of permits, provides water conservation outreach through GreenSteps and other programs. • Minnesota Department of Agriculture is responsible for fertilizer and pesticide regulation and management, activities include implementing the state Nitrogen Fertilizer and Pesticide Management Plans to protect groundwater; develops voluntary best management practices; monitors groundwater in agricultural settings; registers products with potential water impacts; and trains and licenses applicators. • Minnesota Public Facilities Authority manages municipal financing programs to help communities build and upgrade drinking water, wastewater and storm water infrastructure. • Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources provides resources and technical assistance to local governments, manages conservation easements, and provides oversight to local water management entities. • Counties/Soil and Water Conservation Districts prepare and adopt county groundwater plans, set priorities, address issues, and build local capacity for the protection and management of groundwater. • Watershed Management Organizations: work to conserve the natural resources of the state by land use planning, flood control, and other conservation projects. • Minnesota Legislature provides policy direction and, in some cases, directs funding Figure 30 shows roles and responsibilities in water supply planning - primary ones as dark blue boxes and supporting (light blue boxes). WATER SUPPLY MASTER PLAN- Draft June 2015 81