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Water BilifBoard For more information on how the new law may affect your area, please contact the MPCA's 1STS Information Line at 612-282- 6246 or 800-657-3864. Regional groundwater profiles The MPCA has available a series of regional profiles in fact sheet format that give general information on groundwater resources and information needs by geographic area in Minnesota. The profiles focus on hydrogeology and the quantity anal quality of groundwater in a region, and point out areas where specific action is needed to improve our understanding of Minnesota's under- ground resources. For copies of a profile for your region, or to request a complete set of nine for the whole state, contact MPCA at 612-296-7789. 1995 G AP Annual Report available MPCA's Groundwater Monitoring and As- sessment Program {GWMAP) announces publication of its 1995 annual report on the status of the state's groundwater quality. Results of 197 well samples from central Minnesota collected during the 1994 field season are presented, along with distribution maps for several parameters of concern including nitrate, boron and arsenic. Also featured is a comparison of water quality in several of Minnesota's principal aquifers from 1985 versus quality in those same aquifers in 1994. Copies are available from MPCA at 612-296-7789. Groundwater directory A new publication, Ground Water: A Direc- tory of Minnesota Programs and Resources, is available from the MPCA. This booklet provides a directory to state agency contacts for common groundwater issues and ques- tions, including wells and. drinking water, groundwater monitoring, and cleanup. Cop- ies of the directory can be obtained by calling the MPCA at 612-296-7789. solid aste anagement Rule revisions The MPCA's Groundwater and Solid Waste Division is preparing a set of selected amendments to the Solid Waste Manage- ment Rules, Chapters 7001, 7035 and 7048. The bulk of these rules were last amended significantly in 1988. The subjects of the amendments include changes to financial assurance requirements at mixed municipal solid waste (MMSW) landfills; operations related to MMSW landfills; demolition and industrial landfills; and waste-hauler and transfer operations. MPCA has convened four informal advisory groups on these sub- jects. While the effort does not involve fundamental redrafting or restructuring of the rules, it does cover subjects that generate enough interest and public comment that the MPCA is anticipating hearings before an administrative law judge in the fall of 1996. The process is expected to be complete by January 1997. Working on the amendments are MPCA staffers Cristine 1_eavitt, Cathy Latham and Jim Chiles. Jim Chiles (612-296-7273) is serving as coordinator, and interested parties may contact him to be put on the mailing list for discussion papers and drafts as they are produced. Petroleur~a tank leak prevention initiative Last legislative session the governor signed 9