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The report is organized into six major sections. The introduction provides an overview of the Council and the need for the project. The next five sections discuss methods and results. Website Metropolitan Council. 2015. Conservation Toolbox. Prepared by CDM Smith. Metropolitan Council: Saint Paul, MN. This online tool supports efforts to conserve water. Metropolitan Council. 2015b. Regional Feasibility Assessments: Technical Analysis Supporting Long -Term Reliability and Sustainability of Water Supplies in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. Prepared by HDR. Metropolitan Council: Saint Paul, MN. Metropolitan Council recognition of water supply planning as an integral component of long-term regional and local comprehensive planning has led to the implementation of a number of projects to provide necessary technical information to form the basis for sound water supply decisions. This Regional Feasibility Assessments study will inform the Council and the participating communities about the potential to diversify water sources to support a sustainable and reliable long-term regional water supply in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. Alternative water supply approaches evaluated include: • Enhanced recharge • Surface water • Groundwater • Stormwater Metropolitan Council. 2015c. Thrive MSP 2040. Metropolitan Council: Saint Paul, MN. Under state law, the Council prepares a long-range plan for the Twin Cities region every 10 years. Thrive MSP 2040 sets the policy foundations for systems and policy plans developed by the Council: the Transportation Policy Plan, the Water Resources Policy Plan, the Regional Parks Policy Plan, and the Council's first Housing Policy Plan update in nearly 30 years. Metropolitan Council. 2015d (DRAFT). Water Billing and Consumption Analysis: Water Usage Practices in 189 Cities and Townships in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area, Minnesota. Prepared by CDM Smith. Metropolitan Council: Saint Paul, MN. This project included collection and dissemination of data regarding water costs and conservation programs in the seven -county metropolitan area, including: • Evaluating all water rate structures of the communities in the seven -county metro area. The information on rates by community was correlated with community per capita values, peaking ratios, and other water use characteristics. • Evaluating all water conservation programs in the communities in the seven -county metro area. • Developing and analyzing water use characteristics by community and sector to determine trends in water use, including inter -community comparisons. Website Miller, T.P., J.R. Peterson, C.F. Lenhart, and Y. Nomura. 2012. The Agricultural BMP Handbook for Minnesota. Minnesota Department of Agriculture. The purpose of this handbook is to present the findings of a comprehensive inventory of agricultural Best Management Practices (BMPs) that address water quality impairments in Minnesota. This WATER SUPPLY MASTER PLAN- Draft June 2015 101