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GROUNDWATER IS DRAWN FROM FOUR AQUIFERS — <br />QUATERNARY - supplies 24 city systems <br />PRAIRIE DU CHIEN-JORDAN - supplies 83 city systems <br />THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER - <br />supplies 19 municipal systems <br />WASTEWATER REUSE <br />WEST <br />Wright County <br />TUNNEL CITY WONEWOC - supplies 30 city systems <br />MT. SIMON-HINCKLEY - supplies 35 city systems <br />ST. PAUL <br />EAST <br />Hennepin County Ramsey County Washington County <br />Y� <br />—. QUATERNARY AQUIFER <br />- WATER BEARING, BUT ONLY MINOR AMOUNTS <br />— � PRAIRIE DU CHIEN-JORDAN AQUIFER <br />—■ TUNNEL CITY-WONEWOC AQUIFER <br />— � MT. SIMON-HINCKLEY AQUIFER <br />— ■ <br />CONFINING LAYER <br />Increasingly, stormwater and wastewater are reused <br />for activities like irrigation and industrial processes. <br />1 D0 ft.1 <br />STORMWATER REUSE <br />10r Ies 11 <br />While water supplies in the seven -county metro area are relatively abundant, <br />the region does face challenges that need attention and — in some cases — action. <br />WATER SUPPLY PLANNING CHALLENGES TO CONSIDER: <br />6 Funding and finance to maintain and <br />enhance infrastructure <br />6 Variation in water source availability <br />across the region <br />6 Changing socioeconomic conditions <br />and related land use and water demand <br />6 Changes in climate and impacts on <br />quantity and quality of water supplies <br />Water quality and implications for <br />public health and treatment costs <br />Opportunities for water conservation <br />and efficiency <br />The greatest value in a partnered approach is that plans <br />like the Master Water Supply Plan are informed by the real <br />experiences and expertise of the local water suppliers that <br />the public has come to trust. J J <br />— Mark Maloney, Public Works Director, Shoreview <br />C Minnesota Legislature <br />p gives Met Council <br />N charge for regional <br />water supply planning <br />e <br />CM Metropolitan Area Water Supply <br />o Advisory Committee, with <br />state agency heads and local <br />government representatives, <br />begins to meet <br />e • <br />Q) <br />rt. <br />N <br />Data collection and analysis <br />produce maps of shallow <br />aquifers, groundwater <br />contamination, and a new <br />regional groundwater model <br />o Council adopts <br />o first Master Water <br />N Supply Plan <br />Council collaborates <br />with University of <br />Minnesota MnTAP <br />to support industrial <br />water efficiency <br />