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water needs and exam- <br />ines how to prevent and <br />correct water supply <br />and wastewater treat- <br />mentproblems and <br />prudently fund needs. <br />The WRC recommends <br />an overall mission to <br />unify efforts and pro- <br />vide a standazd for <br />measuring results. <br />Sustainable develop- <br />ment and local water <br />plans are needed to set a <br />framework for manag- <br />ing water and wastewa- <br />ter. The state is ex- <br />pected to use these <br />plans to tazget its grant <br />and loan funding. <br />Crosscurrents: Manag- <br />ing Water Resources <br />Minnesota's environment and <br />natural resource management <br />system is complex. Recognizing <br />this complexity, the Minnesota <br />Legislature presented five goals <br />and 11 outcomes and authorized a <br />study of how services could be <br />better delivered by reorganizing <br />related functions. <br />Minnesota Planning's report <br />Crosscurrents: Managing Water <br />Resources focuses on how the <br />state's water management system <br />can be changed to meet the <br />Legislature's goals and outcomes. <br />It reports recent improvements by <br />agencies and special purpose <br />districts, barriers to achieving <br />the Water BillBoazd <br />Mn Board of Water & Soil Resources <br />One West Water St., Suite 200 <br />St. Paul, MN 55107 <br />612/296-3767 <br />TDD/TTY users can contact BWSR <br />through the Minnesota Relay Service: <br />612/297-5353; or 800-627-3529 <br />BWSR is an equal opportunity employer <br />~, t <br />:tcr~.i.} GI JIG =~°,li <br />~,U'~-'~'iLI.E i~it~-~ <br /> <br />further improvements and options <br />for change. It notes that the current <br />system of advocacy agencies gives <br />all interest groups a voice in deci- <br />sion-making and is generally pre- <br />ferred by citizens. <br />Crosscurrents' options for change <br />build on Minnesota's current man- <br />agement structure. For state <br />agencies, options include developing <br />a multi-year plan to merge regional <br />offices, integrating financial assis- <br />tanceprograms and identifying <br />additional permitting decisions that <br />can be handled through simplified <br />means. Investments in technology <br />could yield major improvements <br />throughout the management system, <br />as could a more full integration of <br />sustainable development principles <br />into Minnesota's efforts. <br />First Class <br />U.S. postage <br />PAID <br />Permit No. 171 <br />St. Paul, MN <br />