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Minnesota’s Clean Water Roadmap

Minnesota’s Clean Water Roadmap. Setting long-range goals for Minnesota’s water resources. In this presentation…. Roadmap purpose Why are we doing this? Who is it for? What will it contain? How will it be used? Roadmap goals Lake water quality River and stream water quality

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Minnesota’s Clean Water Roadmap

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  1. Minnesota’s Clean Water Roadmap Setting long-range goals for Minnesota’s water resources

  2. In this presentation… • Roadmap purpose • Why are we doing this? Who is it for? What will it contain? How will it be used? • Roadmap goals • Lake water quality • River and stream water quality • Groundwater quality • Groundwater quantity • Progress towards goals

  3. Roadmap Purpose Communicate conditions, trends, and goals Assess progress Help guide implementation Help inform resource allocations

  4. Audiences • Who is the Roadmap for? • State agencies • Interested and informed stakeholders • Other members of the public

  5. STATEWIDE GOALS ACTIONS WATERSHED Clean Water Fund Performance Report

  6. How will the Roadmap be used? 5 Year Revisions 5 Year Revisions 5 Year Revisions 2014 2019 2024 2029 2034 ICT review ICT review ICT review ICT review ICT review ICT review ICT review ICT review Input from Clean Water Council as well as other interested stakeholders will be taken during the five year review periods.

  7. Goal-setting process • Goals should be ambitious, yet achievable • Important values: Human health, ecological value, cost effectiveness • Considered external factors and all available data

  8. Roadmap Goals • Goals were set by State Agency Leadership and the Interagency Coordination Team for: • Lake Water Quality • River and Stream Water Quality • Groundwater Quality • Groundwater Quantity

  9. Lake Water Quality Measure: Trophic State Index 2034 Goal: Increase the percentage of Minnesota lakes with good water quality from 62% to 70%.

  10. River and Stream Water Quality Measure: Fish-Based Index of Biotic Integrity 2034 Goal: Increase the percentage of Minnesota rivers and streams with healthy fish communities from 60% to 67%.

  11. Groundwater Quality Measure: Drinking water standards for arsenic and nitrate 2034 Goal: Reduce nitrate levels in groundwater by 20%. Reduce the percentage of new wells exceeding the arsenic standard by 50%

  12. Groundwater Quality

  13. Groundwater Quantity Measure: Changes over time in groundwater levels 2034 Goal: Ninety percent of groundwater monitoring sites affected by groundwater pumping will have either a steady or increasing trend

  14. Progress towards Roadmap goals

  15. Five-Year Review • Whether we are on-track or off-track to meet goals • Whether or not any adjustments are needed to the indicators • Whether or not adjustments are needed to management strategies, funding priorities, or the goals themselves • Involvement of Clean Water Council and stakeholders

  16. Minnesota’s Clean Water Roadmap Setting long-range goals for Minnesota’s water resources

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