Setting long-range goals for Minnesota’s water resources Minnesota’s Clean Water Roadmap

In this presentation… Roadmap purpose – Why are we doing this? Who is it for? What will it contain? How will it be used? Roadmap goals – Lake water quality – River and stream water quality – Groundwater quality – Groundwater quantity – Progress towards goals

Communicate conditions, trends, and goals Assess progress Help guide implementation Help inform resource allocations Roadmap Purpose

Audiences Who is the Roadmap for? – State agencies – Interested and informed stakeholders – Other members of the public

Roadmap State Funding Priorities Watershed and Groundwater Restoration and Protection Strategies Local Water Plans STATEWIDE WATERSHED GOALS ACTIONS Clean Water Fund Performance Report

How will the Roadmap be used? Year Revisions ICT review Input from Clean Water Council as well as other interested stakeholders will be taken during the five year review periods.

Goal-setting process Goals should be ambitious, yet achievable Important values: Human health, ecological value, cost effectiveness Considered external factors and all available data

Goals were set by State Agency Leadership and the Interagency Coordination Team for: – Lake Water Quality – River and Stream Water Quality – Groundwater Quality – Groundwater Quantity Roadmap Goals

Lake Water Quality Measure: Trophic State Index 2034 Goal: Increase the percentage of Minnesota lakes with good water quality from 62% to 70%.

Basin Lakes in Baseline Population Lakes Baseline (percent acceptable) Total Number Lakes Baseline Acceptable Lakes Goals 2034 (percent acceptable) Outcomes Percent Change Lake Superior22479%17885%Improve 6% Upper Mississippi 1,67964%1,08174%Improve 10% Minnesota47236%17242%Improve 6% St. Croix18646%8559%Improve 13% Lower Mississippi 8021%1728%Improve 7% Cedar166%1 Progress Des Moines6125%1525%Progress Red44373%32284%Improve 11% Rainy64375%48380%Improve 5% Missouri138%1 Progress Total3,8172,355

River and Stream Water Quality Measure: Fish-Based Index of Biotic Integrity 2034 Goal: Increase the percentage of Minnesota rivers and streams with healthy fish communities from 60% to 67%.

Basin River/Stream Sites in Baseline Population River/Stream Sites Baseline (percent acceptable) Total Number River/Stream Sites Baseline Acceptable River/Stream Sites Goals 2034 (percent acceptable ) Outcomes Percent Change Lake Superior20076%15290%Improve 14% Upper Mississippi 47539%18345%Improve 6% Minnesota33929%9845%Improve 16% St. Croix9773%7180%Improve 7% Lower Mississippi 36585%31085%Progress Cedar9269%6375%Improve 6% Des Moines0N/A Red21938%8340%Improve 2% Rainy13483%11190%Improve 7% Missouri11743%5050%Improve 7% Total2,0381,121

Groundwater Quality Measure: Drinking water standards for arsenic and nitrate 2034 Goal: Reduce nitrate levels in groundwater by 20%. Reduce the percentage of new wells exceeding the arsenic standard by 50%

Groundwater Quality ProvinceArsenic CurrentArsenic GoalNitrate CurrentNitrate Goal Arrowhead95%97%-- Western81%91%-- Central89%95%-- Metro93%96%-- South Central85%92%-- Southeast99% -- Central Sands Network --96%98% Southeast Network --89%95%

Groundwater Quantity Measure: Changes over time in groundwater levels 2034 Goal: Ninety percent of groundwater monitoring sites affected by groundwater pumping will have either a steady or increasing trend

Progress towards Roadmap goals

Whether we are on-track or off-track to meet goals Whether or not any adjustments are needed to the indicators Whether or not adjustments are needed to management strategies, funding priorities, or the goals themselves Involvement of Clean Water Council and stakeholders Five-Year Review

Setting long-range goals for Minnesota’s water resources Minnesota’s Clean Water Roadmap