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~ 1°~C IP <br />tr <br />Focusing on major river <br />basins, such as the <br />Minnesota, Mississippi <br />and Red Rivers, to <br />recognize the differ- <br />ences in water resources <br />throughout the state and <br />local water priorities. <br />Keeping the process <br />flexible to ensure efforts <br />build on the work of <br />existing local boards, <br />activities and major <br />program efforts, such as <br />the joint powers boazds <br />and the Pollution <br />Control Agency basin <br />planning. <br />Unifying efforts through <br />interagency teams in <br />each basin and cooper- <br />ating with the many <br />groups now working in <br />Minnesota's basins. <br />Measuring results by <br />selecting water objec- <br />tives with tazgets for <br />2010 and tracking how <br />we aze doing. <br />The Board of Water and Soil <br />Resources will assist with <br />involving local governments, <br />especially local water planning <br />interests, in shaping the frame- <br />work. <br /> <br />~Sl~ ~lt~ <br />astewater If st c re <br />Fea g nt ag <br />on the 1999 intended use plan <br />(IUP, the annual list of <br />projects eligible for financial <br />assistance and for the projects <br />that have qualified for federal <br />matching fund programs. This <br />will address the funding needs <br />for a total of about. l5 projects, <br />depending on project costs. <br />The governor did not recom- <br />mend funding for the WIF this <br />year, but the Legislature did <br />appropriate $20.5 million in <br />For more information on T~ater <br />Plan 2000, check out water <br />resources on the EQB web site <br />at www. mnplan. state. mn. us/ <br />eqb> <br />For information on wastewa- <br />ter funding, contact Ron <br />Omann at 651/296-4555. <br />7 <br />