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90 <br />• Link water resource planning with comprehensive land use planning. <br />- Approve county groundwater plans <br />- Approve watershed management organization plans <br />• Provide resolution to water policy conflicts and issues. To implement the comprehensive local <br />water management acts <br />• Provide the forum (through the board) for local issues, priorities, and opportunities to be <br />incorporated into state public policy <br />• Advise local governmental units that administer for the Wetland Conservation Act <br />• Coordinate state and federal resources to realize local priorities <br />Statutory Requirements/Authority <br />• Minnesota Statutes Chapter 103B.101 <br />• Minnesota Statutes Chapters 103C, 103D, 103F <br />• Minnesota Statutes Chapters 103A.211, 103A.305, 103A.315, 103A.311 <br />• Minnesota Statutes Chapters 103B.201, 103B.255, 103B.301 <br />• Minnesota Statutes Chapters 103G <br />Counties <br />Role <br />In 1987, metropolitan counties were given the authority to prepare and adopt groundwater plans. That <br />provided a mechanism for counties to set priorities, address issues, and build local capacity to protect <br />and manage of groundwater. <br />This is an important issue in the metropolitan area. Counties in the area rely heavily on their <br />groundwater for their domestic, municipal, industrial, and agricultural water supplies. Additionally, the <br />metropolitan area has productive aquifers, but they have limits. Development and urban sprawl can <br />increase demands on groundwater and disrupt groundwater recharge areas. <br />A number of successes have come out of this planning process. Every county in the metro area has <br />technical capacity to deal with groundwater issues at some level. Metropolitan counties with approved <br />groundwater plans can use matching grants to implement items in their plans. <br />Responsibilities <br />Although counties are not directly responsible for water supply infrastructure or management, they <br />may engage in several activities that indirectly affect water supply sources in the region. <br />Master Water Supply Plan Implementation <br />• In close coordination with cities that develop their own groundwater plans, write, coordinate, and <br />administer county groundwater plans that reflect the Master Water Supply Plan <br />• Review local water supply plans and recommend Metropolitan Council approval, if a county <br />groundwater plan has been adopted (persuant to Minnesota Statutes 473.859, Subd. 6) <br />Additional water supply -related activities <br />• Convene local stakeholders to ensure and enable coordination with respect to groundwater issues <br />and activities <br />• Conduct comprehensive planning for townships (except Ramsey and Hennepin) <br />• Establish and enforce standards to prevent contamination of groundwater <br />WATER SUPPLY MASTER <br />PLAN- Draft June 2015 <br />