2001 Minnesota Statutes

     473.156 Metropolitan water use and supply plan. 

    Subdivision 1.    Plan components.  The metropolitan 
 council shall develop a short-term and long-term plan for 
 existing and expected water use and supply in the metropolitan 
 area.  The plan shall be submitted to and reviewed by the 
 commissioner of natural resources for consistency with the 
 statewide drought plan under section 103G.293.  At a minimum, 
 the plans must: 

    (1) update the data and information on water supply and use 
 within the metropolitan area and develop a water use and 
 availability database; 

    (2) identify and evaluate alternative courses of action, 
 including water conservation initiatives and economic 
 alternatives, in case of drought or contamination conditions; 

    (3) develop regional surface water and use projection 
 models for resource evaluation; 

    (4) recommend long-term approaches to resolving problems 
 that may develop because of water use and supply with 
 consideration given to problems that occur outside of the 
 metropolitan area, but which have an effect within the area; and 

    (5) be consistent with the statewide drought plan under 
 section 103G.293. 

    Subd. 2.    Completion and report.  The short-term plan 
 must be completed by February 1, 1990.  The long-term plan must 
 be completed by February 1, 1992, and continually updated as the 
 need arises.  The plans must be prepared in consultation with 
 the Army Corps of Engineers, the Leech Lake Reservation business 
 committee, the Mississippi headwaters board, department of 
 natural resources, and the environmental quality board.  Both 
 plans must be given to the metropolitan affairs and natural 
 resources committees of the house of representatives and senate, 
 and be available to the public. 

    HIST: 1989 c 335 art 1 s 248; 1990 c 391 art 10 s 3; 1990 c 
 434 s 2,3; 1991 c 345 art 2 s 63; 1993 c 186 s 9