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p ate';. <br />* The 2®®0 MAWD Legislative <br />Breakfast & Day at the Capitol will <br />be held on Friday, February 25, 2000 <br />at the Kelly Inn in St. Paul. A legisla- <br />tive briefing will be held on Thursday <br />evening from 7:30 - 9:30 pm. See <br />pages 6 - 9 for more details and <br />register today! <br />* On April 25-26, 2000, the Water <br />Resources Center will host the 8th <br />Biennial iVlinnesota Water Confer- <br />ence at the Minneapolis Convention <br />Center. This year's conference, <br />entitled A Watershed Year: Looking <br />Back, Planning Ahead, will emphasize <br />the integration of science, policy, and <br />management of Minnesota's water <br />* MAWD will again have it's <br />Legislative E-MaiUFAX NET in <br />operation for the 2000 session to <br />provide up-to-date information as the <br />legislative session develops. If you <br />haven't been on the E-MaiUFAX NET <br />in the past, please make sure we have <br />your a-mail address or fax number to <br />provide your watershed district with <br />this valuable legislative information. <br />Legislative updates and links to <br />specific legislation will also be posted <br />on the MAWD web page at <br />www mnwatershedorg. <br />* Legislative committee deadlines <br />have been set for the 2000 session. <br />resources. <br />Visit http://wrc.coafes.umn.edu/ <br />water2000 for more details. <br />* Congratulations to Roseau River <br />WD for being selected as the DNR's <br />Watershed District of the Year! Addi- <br />tional congratulations to Rob Sando, <br />newly appointed administrator of the <br />Roseau River WD! <br />* The 2~® Annual Drainage, <br />Wetland and Land Use Conference <br />sponsored by Rieke-Noonan Law Firm <br />will be held 8:30 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. on <br />Thursday, February 3, 2000 at the <br />Kelly Inn in St. Cloud. Contact Barb <br />Trewick at 320-255-7313 for more <br />details. <br />* Pelican River WD is hosting the <br />2 WD Summer Tour on June <br />22-24 in Detroit Lakes. Put these <br />important dates on your calendar today <br />and watch for more details in the <br />spring edition of this newsletter! <br />1 st deadline -March 3 -all bills must <br />be out of policy committee in house of <br />origin, <br />2nd deadline -March 10 -all bills <br />must be out of all policy committees in <br />both houses, <br />3rd deadline -March 17 -Omnibus <br />budget bills must be out of committee. <br />Watershed District A inistrators elect leadership <br />The Minnesota Association of District Administrators (ADA) met at the Annual <br />Meeting to elect officers a.itd set the schedule for 2000 meetings. Administrators <br />from all watershed districts are urged to attend each meeting. <br />New officers: <br />Cliff Aichinger, Chair <br />Ramsey-Washington Metro WD <br />1902 County Road B <br />Maplewood, MN 55109 <br />Email: rwmwd@mtn.org <br />Phone: 612-704-2089 <br />Fax: 612-704-2092 <br />Jerry Bennett, Vice Chair <br />Wild Rice WD <br />11 E. 5th Ave <br />Ada, MN 56510 <br />Email: jabwrwd@rrv.net <br />Phone: 218-784-4085 <br />Fax: 218-784-2459 <br />Diane Itadermacher, Secretary <br />Upper Minnesota River WD <br />342 NW 2nd Street <br />Ortonville, MN 56278 <br />Email: dkr@mnortonvil.fsdc.usda.gov <br />Phone: 320-839-3411 <br />Fax: 320-839-3313 <br />1Vleeting Schedule: <br />February 24 Kelly Inn, St. Paul <br />May 23 Sauk River WD <br />3une 22 Summer Tour <br />September 26 Roseau River WD <br />November 7 Sauk River WD <br />December 1 Annual Meeting <br />rill <br />Sly . V~ 1rtY ~St <br />ay at a Ca i®1 <br />Feruaa°y ~4 $r ~5, ~®®® <br />Kelly Inn <br />St. Paul, MN <br />