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Metro Area Water Supply Advisory Committee and Technical Advisory Committees shape the work The Metropolitan Area Water Supply Advisory Committee (MAWSAC) and the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), policy and technical committees established by Minn. Stat. 473.1565, are responsible for assisting the Metropolitan Council with its water supply planning activities. MAWSAC responsibilities and membership MAWSAC is responsible for: 1) Assisting the Council in its planning activities identified in Minn. Stat. 473.1565 2) Approving the Master Plan developed in cooperation with the Council 3) Appointing and consulting with the Technical Advisory Committee (see below), established to inform MAWSAC's work 4) Reporting to the Council, the Legislative Water Commission, and the chairs and ranking minority members of the Minnesota House of Representatives and Senate committees' divisions with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources, and providing the information required under this statutory section; MAWSAC's report and recommendations must include information provided by the TAC The membership of MAWSAC is specified by Minn. Stat. 473.1565. The committee includes representatives of the Metropolitan Council, state water agencies, water utilities, and local and/or county governments from each county in the 11-county metropolitan area. Members are appointed in consultation with the Association of Minnesota Counties, Association of Metropolitan Municipalities (Metro Cities), and the League of Minnesota Cities, as appropriate. • • • • Since 2005, more than 50 people have served on MAWSAC, bringing perspectives from more than a dozen different communities in all 11 metro counties. TAC responsibilities and membership TAC is responsible for informing MAWSAC's work by providing scientific and engineering expertise. Most of the 15 committee members represent single -city and multicity public water supply systems in the metropolitan area and include experts in water resources analysis and modeling; hydrology; and the engineering, planning, design, and construction of water systems or water systems finance. Members are appointed by MAWSAC with input from the Association of Metropolitan Municipalities (Metro Cities), as appropriate. • • • • Since its creation in 2015, 17 people have served on TAC, bringing perspectives from communities and utilities in the seven -county metro area. See Tables 1 and 2 in the appendix for MAWSAC and TAC membership history. Page - 8 I METROPOLITAN COUNCIL