Clean Water Council Advising the Legislature and the Governor on state programs to restore and protect Minnesota’s waters.

November 17, 2010

2009-2010 Council Members: David Bennett Fishing organizations The Honorable Ellen R. Anderson The Honorable Kent Eken Marilyn Bernhardson, Chair Chair, Environment, Energy & Natural Resources Chair, Environment Policy & Oversight Committee Soil and water conservation districts Budget Division Minnesota House of Representatives Pamela Blixt Minnesota State Senate 575 State Office Building Watershed districts Capitol Building, Rm 120 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Earl Bukowski 75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. St. Paul, Minnesota 55155 Rural counties St. Paul, MN 55155 Keith Buttleman Metropolitan Council Delvin Haag The Honorable Satveer S. Chaudhary The Honorable Jean Wagenius Cities Chair, Environment & Natural Resources Committee Chair, Environment & Natural Resources Keith Hanson Minnesota State Senate Finance Division Business organizations Capitol Building, Rm 205 Minnesota House of Representatives Scott Hoese 75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. 449 State Office Building Statewide farm organizations St. Paul, MN 55155-1606 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Mark Knoff St. Paul, Minnesota 55155 Cities The Honorable Sandy Rummel The Honorable Mary Murphy Michael McKay Environmental organizations Chair, Clean Water Legacy Subcommittee Chair, Cultural & Outdoor Resources Minnesota State Senate Finance Division Gene Merriam Environmental organizations Capitol Building, Room 323 Minnesota House of Representatives 75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. 343 State Office Building Gary Pedersen Township officials St. Paul, MN 55155-1606 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Steven Pedersen St. Paul, Minnesota 55155 Business organizations Victoria Reinhardt, Vice Chair Dear Committee Chairs: Metro-area counties Todd Renville I am pleased to provide you with the Clean Water Council’s Biennial Report and FY12-13 budget Statewide hunting organizations recommendations for the Clean Water Fund. The report is also available online at the Council’s Louis Smith website: http://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/cleanwatercouncil/cwc-publications.html. Lakes and streams nonprofit organizations The Council’s biennial report to the Legislature is required by the Clean Water Legacy Act, and it Deborah Swackhamer provides approximately $176.5 million in Clean Water Fund recommendations to restore and State higher education system protect Minnesota’s lakes, rivers, groundwater and drinking water. Paul Torkelson Statewide farm organizations We hope you find this helpful during your deliberations over the 2011 legislative session, and we welcome the opportunity to discuss our recommendations with you. Please don’t hesitate to Agency Representatives contact me at (507) 637-2427 ext. 3, or [email protected], if you have any questions. Larry Kramka Department of Natural Resources Sincerely, Rob Sip

Department of Agriculture Gaylen Reetz Pollution Control Agency

Steve Woods Board of Water and Soil Resources

Marilyn Bernhardson Chair

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