Implementing the Master Water Supply Plan
Regional Council of Mayors
July 10, 2017
SUMMER
2.3x
Brooklyn Center
WINTER
SUMMER
3.8x
WINTER
Eden Prairie
SUMMER
2.4x
WINTER
White Bear Lake
SUMMER
3.3x
Eagan
WINTER
SUMMER
1.9x
St. Paul RegionalWater Services
WINTER
SUMMER
3.7x
Woodbury
WINTER
Summer Water Use Compared to Winter Water Use
Strategies - Master Water Supply Plan1. Facilitatecollaboration
2. Supportlocalplans
3. Technical support
4. Waterconservation
5. Reusing stormwaterandtreatedwastewater
6. Supportregional andlocalinvestments
Master Water Supply Plan Sustainability Goal (2015):The Region’s Water Supply is Sustainable Now and in the Future
REGIONAL GOAL
90 gallonsper personper day
Regional Events
Local Events
Engage, Educate, Execute, Evaluate
Subregional Collaboration
StateandFederalAgencyPartnersMAWSACMembersJeffreyBerg:MDARandyEllingboe:MDHJeanneDaniels:MDNRCatherineNeuschler:MPCA
TACMembersLih-inRezania:MDHJamieWallerstedt:MPCAJamesStark:USGS
MAWSACChairSandyRummel:CouncilDistrict11
ConsultingIndustryTACMembersJohnDustman:SummitEnvirosolutionsRayWuoloBarrEngineering
UniversityofMinnesotaTACMemberCrystalNg:Dept.ofEarthSciences
MAWSACCountyRepresentativesMetroJamieSchurbon:AnokaCountyGeorgFischer:DakotaCounty
GreaterMetroAreaMichaelRobinson:ChisagoCountySusanMorris:IsantiCountyLisaVollbrecht:SherburneCountyMarkDaleiden:WrightCounty
CommunityRepresentativesMAWSACLGUsPattyAcomb:MinnetonkaToddGerhardt:ChanhassenPhilKlein:HugoDeanLotter:NewBrightonBarryStock:Savage
MAWSACWaterSuppliersGlenGerads:MinneapolisSteveSchneider:St.PaulRWS
TACBruceWestby:RamseyChrisPetree:LakevilleDaleFolen:MinneapolisJenniferLevitt:CottageGroveKlaytonEckles:WoodburyKristinAsher:RichfieldRobertCockriel:BloomingtonLonSchemel:ShakopeeMarkMaloney:Shoreview (MAWSACliason)
MAWSACRepresentation
TACRepresentation
CountiesandCouncilDistrictsRepresentedbyMAWSAC
Metropolitan CouncilMAWSAC and TAC
MetropolitanCouncilWaterSupplyPlanningArea
Water Supply Sub-Regional Workgroups:Effective Platform for Collaboration
“Groundwaterdoesn’tknowcommunityboundaries.Wecanhaveagreaterimpactifweworktogetheronwater
supplysustainability.”
RussMatthys,PublicWorkDirector,EaganMemberofSoutheastWorkgroup
Technical Support:Better Decisions• RegionalGroundwaterRechargeand
StormwaterCaptureandReuseStudy
• FeasibilityAssessmentofApproachestoWaterSustainabilityintheMetroArea
• LawnIrrigationefficiency
• Stormwater ReuseGuide
• MetroModelapplications
• IndustrialWaterConservation- MnTAP
• WaterEfficiencyGrants
• Stormwater GrantProgram
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Industrial Water Conservation Program: Effective Use of Clean Water Fund
MetroAreaNo.ofProjects(since2012) 15
WaterSavedAnnuallyinMillionGallons
135enoughwaterfor4,000peopleforayear
Industriesandcitiesfinancialsavingsinwaterandenergycost
$1.1Millionayear
TotalCostofProgramasofDecember2016
$160,000
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Water Efficiency Grants Program: Making a Difference Locally
MetroareaNo.ofRecipients 19WaterSavedAnnuallyinMillionGallons
85- estimatedenoughwaterfor2,500peopleforayear
Industriesandcitiesfinancialsavingsinwaterandenergycost
Underevaluation
TotalCostofProgram $500,000
Stormwater Grants: Leveraging Local Funds
• Total Amount Awarded 2015 -2017– $ 2.8 M
• Amount awarded for water reuse– $ 1.5 M
• Total Gallons Reused Annually– 50 MGY
Taking Root and Gaining Traction: Reuse
Empire Wastewater Treatment Plant
East Bethel Wastewater Treatment Plant
CHS Field- Greenest Ballpark in America
GroundwaterUse2011-2015averageislessthan2007-2010averageby17MGD
Burnsville- Savage CollaborationWoodbury Water Use
Plans
Hugo Water Reuse Plans
Success Stories
Eden Prairie Water Conservation Rebate
FUNDING
EFFICIENCY AND WISE USE OF WATER
WORKABLE SOLUTIONS
COLLABORATE FOR BETTER RESULTS
FUTURE WORK NEEDS SUPPORT