The Environmental Quality Board Water Resources Committee developed 11 draft recommendations about ways to prevent and correct water supply and wastewater treatment problems. Recommendations include developing a unified mission in local plans, and targeting state grant and loan funding.

Property Tax Reform for Smart Growth analyzes Minnesota's property tax system and describes an alternative approach called site value taxation. It shows how the current property tax system penalizes urban landowners for improving property, discourages redevelopment and stimulates sprawl. The incentives and effects of a site value alternative are investigated. The study examines:

Costs of good water supplies and wastewater treatment are rising and these expenses pose problems now in several Minnesota communities. Developed by the Environmental Quality Board Water Resources Committee and Minnesota Planning, this working paper provides information about the state's water supply, wastewater treatment needs and funding.