Water Supply Advisory Committee Meeting

Dakota Land, Water, and People Acknowledgment

The Metropolitan Council acknowledges that the land we currently call Minnesota and specifically the seven-county region is the ancestral homeland of the Dakota Oyate who are present and active contributors to our thriving region. As part of the Metropolitan Council’s commitment to address the unresolved legacy of genocide, dispossession, and settler colonialism and the fact that government institutions, including the Metropolitan Council, benefitted economically, politically, and institutionally after the forceable removal of the Dakota Oyate, the Metropolitan Council is dedicated to instilling Land, Water, and People Commitments in regional policy. These commitments support the Dakota Oyate, the eleven federally recognized Tribes in Minnesota, Ho-Chunk Nation, and the American Indian Communities representing over 150 diverse Tribal Nations that call the seven-county region home.

Call to Order

1. Dakota Land, Water, and People Acknowledgment
2. Acceptance of the agenda
3. Approval of the minutes:
   • December 11, 2024 Metropolitan Area Water Supply Advisory Committee and Water Supply Technical Advisory Committee joint meeting minutes
   • February 26, 2025 Metropolitan Area Water Supply Advisory Committee and Water Supply Technical Advisory Committee joint meeting minutes
   • May 21, 2025 Water Supply Technical Advisory Committee meeting minutes
   • June 18, 2025 Metropolitan Area Water Supply Advisory Committee meeting minutes

Business Item

1. 2025-03: Appointment of new TAC members (Greg Johnson, 651-602-1016)
   • Presentation
   • Additional Materials: Business item
2. 2025-04: MAWSAC and TAC bylaws revision (Jen Kostrzewski, 651-602-1078)
   • Presentation
   • Additional Materials: Business item
3. 2025-05: 2026-2027 Work Plan (Lanya Ross, 651-602-1803)
   • Presentation
   • Additional Materials:
     • 2026-2027 Work Plan
     • 2025 Accomplishments

Information Items and Committee Work

1. MAWSAC representation on White Bear Lake Area Comprehensive Plan Work Group (Greg Johnson, 651-602-1016)
   • Presentation
2. Comprehensive planning update (Jen Kostrzewski, 651-602-1078)
   • Presentation
3. Metro Area Water Supply Plan implementation (Jen Kostrzewski, 651-602-1078)
   • Presentation
4. MAWSAC report to Legislature and the Met Council (Lanya Ross, 651-602-1803)
   • Presentation

Updates

1. Government affairs and legislative updates (Judy Sventek, 651-602-1156)
2. Chair Updates (MAWSAC - Wendy Wulff, 952-563-4867 and TAC - Scott Anderson, 952-217-1769)

Next Steps

1. Next meetings:
   • TAC – February 12, 2026, at Regional Maintenance Facility (3565 Kennebec Dr., Eagan)
   • MAWSAC – March 26, 2026, at Metropolitan Council (390 Robert St. N., St. Paul)

Adjournment

Committee information

Water Supply Advisory Committee

Committee contact:

Shannon Skally
[email protected]