Water availability focus group

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MINNESOTA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY BOARD
Room 2-B, MPCA Building
June 9, 2008 Meeting

1:00 – 3:45 p.m.

PROPOSED AGENDA

1:00 Welcome and introductions – EQB and DNR

Welcome and overview presentation

1:05 Overview and goals – EQB

1:15 Obwell network, pump tests and appropriation permitting, Giant Physical Model – DNR

DNR presentation

DNR report

Obwell program

Pump tests

Well interference

Permits for appropriation

Water use information

1:35 Ground water recharge estimates and Red River project – USGS

USGS RRR Presentation

USGS RRR publication

USGS Red River presentation

USGS Red River publication

1:55 Water availability based on watershed characteristics – University of Minnesota

U of M presentation

U of M report

LCCMR proposal

Quantifying freshwater sustainability through multiscale mapping

2:15 County atlas program – MGS, DNR

County geologic atlas presentation

Ground water mapping & the county atlas program

2:35 EQB sustainability assessment – EQB

EQB presentation

EQB water sustainability report

2:55 Metro Model II – Metropolitan Council

Met Council presentation

Water supply work

Metro Model II

3:15 Biofuels and water – University of Minnesota

U of M presentation

LCCMR proposal

3:35 Homework

Homework attachment

3:40 Agenda for the next meeting - June 23 or 24

3:45 Adjourn