Water availability focus group

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MINNESOTA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY BOARD

Room B-144, Freeman Building, 625 North Robert Street

June 24, 2008 Meeting

1:00 – 4:30 p.m.

1:00 Welcome and introductions – EQB and DNR

Welcome and overview presentation

1:10 Revisit goals – EQB

1:25 County atlas program – MGS, DNR

MGS presentation

Ground water mapping & the county atlas program

1:55 EQB sustainability assessment – EQB

EQB presentation

EQB water sustainability report

2:25 Metro Model II – Metropolitan Council

Met Council presentation

Metro Model II

2:55 Biofuels and water – University of Minnesota

U of M presentation

LCCMR proposal

3:25 Finalize discussions

Recent County request

Developing water conflict example

4:00 Homework

4:20 Agenda for the final meeting

4:30 Adjourn

A technical committee of the EQB Water Availability Work Group has been formed to meet twice in June. This group will evaluate past, ongoing and future projects in the area of water availability and sustainability. Web page created for Focus Group members:

http://www.eqb.state.mn.us/resource.html?Id=19614

Princesa VanBuren, EQB, 651-201-2478, princesa.vanburen@state.mn.us or

Jeanette Leete, DNR Waters, 651-259-5687, jeanette.leete@state.mn.us