Water Policy Study Committee
- Committee Chairs
- Dianne Krizan
- Gene Merriam
- Committee Members
- Jonathan Abram
- Larry Baker
- Janna Caywood
- Karen Chesebrough
- Sherry Enzler
- Janne Flisrand
- Lea Foushee
- Annette Jacob
- Kelsey Johnson
- Sherri Knuth
- Tony Kwilas
- Bruce Leslie
- Joseph Mansky
- Nicole Moen
- Wallace Neal
- Randy Neprash
- Jack Ray
- Erika Sitz
- Jay Sjostrom
- Joel Spoonheim
- Kaitlin Steiger-Meister
- Judith Titcomb
- Michael Troemel
- Danielle Waldschmidt
Staff contact: Annie Levenson-Falk (alevensonfalk [at] citizensleague.org or 651-293-0575, ext. 16)
This study committee, as all projects, is run according to the Citizens League civic operating guidelines.
This version of the committee's charge was approved by the Citizens League Board on December 8, 2008. With Board approval, the study committee may further amend and refine the charge as appropriate.
Water is a fluid resource, flowing across multiple jurisdictions and used by people for everything from drinking to manufacturing. Yet our approach to managing this vital resource is fragmented and disconnected from the ways that people think about and use water. There is no comprehensive approach to water policy in Minnesota. Consequently, our tendency is to reach to water-related problems after they have been identified with restrictions and mandates, which often meet resistance from water users.
In order to effectively manage our water resources today and for future generations, the Citizens League Water Policy Study Committee is charge with answering the following questions:
- What are the appropriate roles and responsibilities of the various units of government that manage water in Minnesota, communities businesses, nonprofits, and individuals?
- Based on these findings:
What changes should be made to our system of water governance?
What core principles should guide collaborative water use and management in Minnesota?
To answer these questions, the committee will examine policy challenges in the area nonpoint source pollution. The committee will not attempt to make recommendations to manage these challenges; rather it will use them as case studies to illuminate the ways in which water governance must be improved.
See the earlier version of study committee charge
Committee Meetings
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July 7, 2008 Flannery Construction July 15, 2008 League of Minnesota Cities Presentation: Water Supply July 29, 2008 League of Minnesota Cities Presentation: Water Quality August 14, 2008 League of Minnesota Cities Presentation: Lake Management September 4, 2008 Dorsey and Whitney, LLC September 18, 2008 Flannery Construction October 2, 2008 Flannery Construction October 16, 2008 Flannery Construction October 30, 2008 Flannery Construction November 12, 2008 Location TBD CANCELED December 3, 2008 League of Minnesota Cities December 18, 2008 Flannery Construction |
January 12, 2009 Flannery Construction January 28, 2009 Location TBA February 9, 2009 Location TBA February 25, 2009 Location TBA April 15, 2009 Location TBA April 29, 2009 Location TBA Meeting locations: Flannery Construction 1375 Saint Anthony Ave., St. Paul League of Minnesota Cities 145 University Ave. W., St. Paul Dorsey and Whitney, LLP 50 South 6th Street, Suite 1500, Minneapolis Special thanks to all three organizations for hosting this study committee free of charge. All meetings are held from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. |
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- Add your ideas to the discussion on our policy blog.
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