Subcommittee on Minnesota Water Policy Meeting Highlights

The Subcommittee on Minnesota Water Policy meeting held on August 20, 2019, covered various important topics such as updates on Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers, long-term sediment data importance, proposed legislative water policy issues for 2020, and stakeholder meeting discussions. Presentations included Minnesota River TMDL Report and a field tour with the Clean Water Council. The meeting aimed to prioritize water policy issues, categorized into seven key areas for consideration.

• Water policy
• Minnesota
• Legislative issues
• Stakeholder meeting
• Subcommittee

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1. SUBCOMMITTEE ON MINNESOTA WATER POLICY AUGUST 20, 2019 9:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Senator Bill Weber * Representative Peter Fischer Jim Stark, Director

2. INTRODUCTIONS REPRESENTATIVE JEFF BRAND SENATOR RICH DRAHEIM SENATOR CHRIS EATON SENATOR KENT EKEN REPRESENTATIVE PETER FISCHER SENATOR MICHAEL GOGGIN REPRESENTATIVE JOSH HEINTZEMAN REPRESENTATIVE TODD LIPPERT REPRESENTATIVE JOHN POSTON REPRESENTATIVE PAUL TORKELSON SENATOR BILL WEBER SENATOR CHUCK WIGER DFL GOP DFL DFL DFL GOP GOP DFL GOP GOP GOP DFL DISTRICT 19A DISTRICT 20 DISTRICT 40 DISTRICT 4 DISTRICT 43A DISTRICT 21 DISTRICT 10A DISTRICT 20B DISTRICT 9A DISTRICT 16B DISTRICT 22 DISTRICT 43 ST. PETER MADISON LAKE BROOKLYN CENTER TWIN VALLEY MAPLEWOOD RED WING NISSWA NORTHFIELD LAKE SHORE HANSKA LUVERNE MAPLEWOOD

3. AGENDA Approval of Minutes July 17, 2019 McKnight Foundation Mississippi River Stephanie Devitt Minnesota River Update Katrina Kessler, Assistant Commissioner, MPCA The Importance of Long-Term Sediment Data: Jeff Ziegweid, USGS Session Summary Water Legislation: 2019 Discussion: Subcommittee and Legislative Priorities Summer Field Tour with CWC: Paul Gardner, MPCA Adjourn

4. PRESENTATIONS: Minnesota River TMDL Report: Total suspended Solids Katrina Kessler, Assistant Commissioner The importance of long-term data sediment record at Mankato Jeff Ziegweid, USGS Field Tour with the Clean Water Council*September Paul Gardner, MPCA

5. PROPOSED LEGISLATIVE WATER POLICY ISSUES FOR 2020 Stakeholder meeting goal: Prioritize issues and receive comments Seven issue categories for consideration Several draft issues within each category Explanatory paper for each issue

6. PROPOSED LEGISLATIVE WATER POLICY: ISSUE CATEGORIES 1. Regulation and Permitting 2. Resources/Funding 3. Planning 4. Effective Best Management Practices 5. Policy and Management 6. Infrastructure 7. Governance

7. PROPOSED LEGISLATIVE WATER POLICY ISSUES FOR 2020 STAKEHOLDER MEETING PROCESS 1stHour: Divide into groups (Categories 1-3) Review issues within each issue category Select a spokesperson and a recorder Add missing issues. Issues should relate to a need for legislation or a topic that can inform discussion on an introduced bill Rank the issues and prioritize issue comments, as time allows 2ndHour: Repeat process for categories 4 7 Last half hour: Report out by groups and ask for input on issues that may have been missing

8. CLOSING THOUGHTS Thanks!