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BWSR Meeting Minutes September 28, 2000 Page Three Dispute Resolution Committee -Ron reported that a new appeal has been received from Cub Foods; in addition to the pending appeal from Chisago County. Ron stated that those two appeals will be integrated into one appeal. Anew appeal has been received from the Gity of Delano; it's hopeful that this issue will be resolved outside the DRC process. An additional new project appeal has been received relating to a project in Hermantown. Cost-Share/Soil Conservation Committee -Ron Harnack reported that the Cost- Share/Soil Conservation Committee will be meeting to review NRI information as part of the discussion on cost-share allocation and will be discussing policy issues relating to funding of NPEA. Administrative Advisory Committee -Ron Harnack reported that the Administrative Advisory Committee met via conference call regarding the budget issue. The committee reviewed the budget issues and endorsed not participating in the challenge pool at this time. If the guidance changed to set a side a base amount for a competitive challenge among the environment and natural resources agencies we would look at participation differently. Under the current situation BWSR would be putting existing programs at significant risk as natural resources are not currently a priority issue identified for the coming biennium. Agency Reports Mark Dittrich, Department of Agriculture, thanked those involved in putting together an enjoyable tour. Mark reported that MDA is in the challenge pool for $1.6M. Mark stated that MDA is involved in the interagency group, hopeful that there will be a good feedlot package. Mark had material available regarding pesticide management in schools, a guide developed for teachers' information. Dan Wilson, Department of Health, reported that MDH is participating in the challenge pool for $2.5M. Dan stated that the perception from each agency commissioner may be different. Dan stated that the National Rural Water Association recently rated Minnesota as #1 in the country for water quality. Dan reported that he's initiating a proposal for systematic statistical testing of 2500 private drinking wells, randomly selected throughout the state for the 2004-2005 biennium, total cost of $4M. He would try to Leverage federal dollars for assistance. Dan stated that this would be the first testing and data collection survey ever done, which would be data assessment for the next two decades. Ron Harnack reported on behalf of Wayne Edgerton, Department of Natural Resources. DNR is dealing with internal reallocations; and concon is moving forward.