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The Twin Cities metropolitan area water supply environment is large and complex. Figure 2 highlights <br />some of the key factors shaping the Council's and partners' approach to water supply planning. <br />more than <br />50% <br />of Minnesota's population lives <br />in the Twin Cities metro area <br />• • • • <br />3 of 4 people use groundwater <br />(the rest use Mississippi River) <br />Private Wells <br />60,000 provide residential <br />drinking water <br />5,000 support businesses <br />and organizations <br />Projected Water <br />2040 <br />more use: <br />2015 <br />water use <br />million gallons <br />per day <br />environmental permits, registra- <br />tions & potential contaminated <br />sites <br />57,600 <br />recorded in MPCA's <br />What's in My Neighborhood <br />186 communities <br />84 <br />61 <br />27 <br />14 <br />suburban <br />rural & agricultural <br />urban <br />rural towns <br />105 municipal systems <br />2 Mississippi River <br />intakes <br />800 groundwater wells <br />10,000 miles distribution pipe <br />Over 2x more <br />water used <br />in summer <br />4 <br />than <br />winter <br />Projected 2040 Growth <br />500,000 more people <br />200,000 more households <br />200,000 more jobs <br />Climate Challenges <br />drought <br />groundwater recharge <br />flooding <br />million people in 2020 <br />million jobs in 2020 <br />gallons per person <br />per day <br />Metro Water Uses <br />Public <br />Water <br />System <br />Irrigation <br />Special categories & <br />water level maintenance <br />5_ Industrial processing <br />Private domestic <br />1,500 <br />square miles designated <br />for source water protection <br />Metro Model projects aquifer <br />decline from more pumping <br />Emerging Issues <br />Figure 2. Selected information about water supply conditions in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. <br />economic shifts <br />new contaminants <br />COVID-19 pandemic <br />Page - 6 I METROPOLITAN COUNCIL <br />