Minnesota Hydrography:Progress Through Partnerships

Mark OlsenMinnesota Pollution Control Agency

St. Paul, MN mark.olsen@pca.state.mn.us

What Motivates Us to Work Together?What Motivates Us to Work Together?

High public interest and concern- Environmental, recreational, and economic

Fiscal constraints Distributed authority

– Need to share/exchange information– Need to coordinate activities

Minnesota Governor’sMinnesota Governor’s Council on Council on Geographic InformationGeographic Information

Hydrography Committee

Inventory legacy systems– Standards: codified and defacto

State coordination– Diverse set of business needs

Define the MN hydrography framework– Enable exchange of information– Definition / delineation / identification / track events

Coordination with Federal activities

Federal PartnershipsFederal Partnerships

High resolution NHD development– USEPA, USGS, USFS, NPS– MN DNR 24K linework– Local training and involvement

• MPCA, DNR, LMIC, St Cloud State, USGS/WRD EPA assistance and cooperation

– Tools, data, training and support– Grants

EPA Assistance and CooperationEPA Assistance and Cooperation

Tools, data and support– NHD is framework for integration– RIT ties together our activities

• Standards, 305(b) and 303(d)• Cross reference to state numbering standard (DNR)

– STORET is critical data repository• Grants

– One Stop– NEIEN

Water Quality Data AccessWater Quality Data Access

Environmental Data Access Initiative– Ambient data integration strategy

• Start with surface water data– Focus on use by local water planners

• Competent repository for surface water data• Timely access to data• Better use of local data

– GIS is primary tool

EPA Assistance and CooperationEPA Assistance and Cooperation

Tools, data and support– NHD is framework for integration– RIT ties together our activities

• Standards, 305(b) and 303(d)• Cross reference to state numbering standard (DNR)

– STORET is critical data repository• Grants

– One Stop– NEIEN

NEIEN Challenge GrantNEIEN Challenge Grant

Hydrologic-related Events Cooperative agreement with EPA

– Leveraging EPA developments and expertise State partnerships

– MPCA– LMIC– Governor’s Council on Geographic Information

Builds on NEIEN infrastructure

NEIEN Challenge GrantNEIEN Challenge Grant

Common repository Competent repository Expand data flows

– Geospatial data– TMDL data

Authoritative source for MN’s NHD– Maintenance processes and procedures

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