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Groundwater is a very important natural resource. Groundwater is vital to many aspects of Minnesota's economy and ecology. Many Minnesota communities rely Add Your Voice on groundwater for their drinking water supply. Over the past year, DNR has gotten advice at monthly DNR is responsible for ensuring that the use meetings from a team of twenty-one stakeholders about of groundwater is sustainable and protects the proposed North and East Metro Groundwater ecosystems, does not degrade water quality, Management Area. and does not limit the ability of future generations Now it's time for you to"Add Your Voice"to the to meet their needs. discussion. Unfortunately, groundwater is not an unlimited resource. The Draft Plan for the proposed North and East Metro In specific areas of the state, groundwater is at risk Groundwater Management Area is available on the DNR of overuse and/or contamination. website at: wwwAnr.state.n,n.us A feedback survey is available on the DNR website. The DNR has identified the north and east Twin Cities (Use link on the front page or search.groundwater management area.) Metropolitan area as a place where use of groundwater Comments can be submitted through March 31,2015. may not be sustainable if demand trends continue. To ensure sustainable use of groundwater in this area,the DNR is proposing to establish the North and East Metro Groundwater Management Area. The purpose of the Groundwater Management Area (GWMA) Plan is to guide DNR actions within the GWMA over the next five years. DNR is seeking stakeholder feedback on the Draft Plan. These are some of the questions we ask you in the online feedback survey. How clearly does the draft plan explain the following? ➢ That DNR is responsible for ensuring the sustainable use of groundwater ➢ That the purpose of the plan is to guide DNR actions in the N&E Metro GWMA ➢ What are DNR's proposed actions in the N&E Metro GWMA ➢ What is the definition of sustainable use of groundwater in the N&E Metro GWMA ➢ What are the risks to sustainable use of groundwater in the N&E Metro GWMA ➢ What are the groundwater uses in the N&E Metro GWMA How well do the proposed DNR actions address the risks to sustainable use of groundwater in the N&E Metro GWMA? Which proposed actions in the draft plan do you think are most important? Are there specific actions you think DNR should not include in the plan? Do you think there any important actions missing from the draft plan? Have you identified any factual errors in the draft plan? What additional comments or questions do you have about the draft plan? Add Your Voice — Take the Feedback Survey www.dnr.state.mn.us P21