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rater Billleoarcl wetland areas. The BWSR has distributed (and will continue to distribute) specific guidance in these areas. Local water plan coordinators can expect in the near future to receive a listing of agency contact people. I i .®. improve the usability of the maps for a broad range of possible audiences, from geologists to land use planners and groundwater re- source managers. MGMAP has met three times (October, November, and December) and will be meeting again in late January or early February. Issues the group has already begun to discuss include whether the membership of the panel is broad enough (i.e., should other state agen- cies and/or local govemment be included on the panel), what maps are already com- pleted, what maps are obsolete, what are current mapping priorities, and what criteria are used in existing mapping efforts. 'S in Y ~® r The Minnesota Geological Survey (MGS) has recently developed a mapping advisory board with the working title of MGMAP - Minnesota Geological Mapping Advisory Panel. Five groups are represented on the panel: two state agencies (the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) and Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR)); and three geology-oriented organizations (the Minnesota Groundwater Association (MGWA), the Minnesota Chapter of the American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG), and the innesota Exploration Asso- ciation (MEA). Current members of the advisory board are Sarah Tufford of DNR, Bruce Olsen of MDH, Rita O'Connell of GWA, Gary Van Guilder of AIPG, and Emie Lehmann of MEA. All will serve two to three year terms. The purpose of MGMAP is to provide broad input to the MGS's director on all aspects of prepara~or~ and use of geological maps, including prioritization of mapping projects and long-term input into the entire state geological mapping process, particularly from the user's point of view. A primary goal is to The panel needs your input. Please feel free to contact any of the panel members with your suggestions on what MGS can do to improve their mapping efforts, both in terms of geographical priorities and in how data should be presented to be most useful to resource managers, decision-makers, etc. You can contact Rita O'Connell at the inne- sota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), 520 Lafayette Road, St Paul 55155-4194, phone: (612) 296-8568 or 1-800-657-3864; fax: (612) 296-9707. tr r rtr Ilianc Groundwater is a vital resource for the resi- dents of the Twin Cities metropolitan area and throughout the state. Efforts to protect this resource have been increasing over the fast decade at all levels of govemment.. The seven metropolitan counties are playing a growing role in groundwater protection and Management. issues. County groundwater planners and managers in the metro area have increasingly felt the need for a forum to focus on regional groundwater issues. The Metro Area Groundwater Alliance 6