Upcoming Meetings & Project Updates
Upcoming Meetings
NOTE: Seven positions on the Clean Water Council are up for appointment early next year by the Governor. See more information at the Secretary of State's office web site.
Full Council: The next meeting is Monday, December 18th (Topics: strategic planning; possible supplemental budget request for the Clean Water Fund). The packet from the November 20th meeting (topics: strategic planning; petition to EPA on nitrates in private wells) has been posted at our web site.
Policy Committee: The next meeting is Friday, January 26th. (Topic: TBD.) The packet from the November 17th meeting (topics: Updated drainage policy statement) has been posted at our web site. The December 22nd meeting was cancelled.
Budget & Outcomes Committee: The next meeting is Friday, January 5th (topic: Restoration evaluations and possible supplemental Clean Water Fund requests). The packet from the December 1st meeting has been posted.
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Updates on Projects Supported by the Clean Water Fund
December 2023 Snapshots: The Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) has issued its latest monthly set of project Snapshots.
- Watershed Based Implementation Funding (WBIF) at Work in the Metro
- Lily Lake De-listing [from the impaired waters list in Washington County]
- 2023 BWSR Academy
Fairmont Chain of Lakes Groundbreaking: Council members and staff attended the groundbreaking for a water quality project involving ditch repair that reduces nutrients and peak flows into the City of Fairmont's Chain of Lakes. The Clean Water Fund supports the water quality elements of the project.
Land Management Practices for Improving Groundwater Quality (arcgis.com): The Dakota County Groundwater Protection Unit produced this excellent story map for landowners to see how to protect groundwater.
Clean water grant helps landowners fight erosion | wahpetondailynews.com: The Clean Water Fund supported 15 sediment basins in Wilkin County with the help of the Wilkin County Soil and Water Conservation District and the Buffalo Red River Watershed District.
Continuous Living Cover Webinar Recording Available. A recording is now available for the recent presentation of Putting Down Roots: Analyzing the Environmental & Economic Benefits of Continuous Living Cover for Minnesota's Farmers, Water and Climate. In addition, you can download a copy of Putting Down Roots through an online portal.
Other Relevant Water News
Hypoxia Task Force Newsletter - Special Issue December 2023 | US EPA: The U.S. EPA has issued its annual report to Congress on the dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico and state efforts to address it.
2024 LCCMR/ENRTF Recommendations: The Legislative Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR) has made its final recommendations for the 2024 allocation from the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund (ENRTF). The Legislature is responsible for appropriating all dollars from the ENRTF. There are more than $8 million in recommendations for water.
The Mississippi River is central to America's story. Why doesn't it get more love? (startribune.com): The Star Tribune carried a story on the Mississippi River basin from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria infiltrate Iowa waterways, new research finds | The Gazette: "Antibiotic-resistant bacteria and their genes are abundant contaminants in Iowa waterways, according to new research from the U.S. Geological Survey and the University of Iowa Center for Health Effects of Environmental Contamination."
Cities grapple with costs of removing PFAS from drinking water | MPR News: East metro communities face high costs.
Airlines Race Toward a Future Fueled By Corn - The New York Times (nytimes.com): As part of its continuing groundwater coverage, the New York Times covers the implications of using biofuels for aviation fuel.
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