County Comprehensive Local Water Management
- CLWM Overview and Guidance
- Map Showing Status of County Water Plans
- Plan Update Process Overview
- Plan Update Instructions
- Routing Information
Metro Watershed Management
- Metro Surface Water Overview and Guidance
- Map Showing Status of Metro Watershed Management Plans
- Citizens Advisory Committees in Joint Powers Agreement Watershed Management Organizations
- Comparisons of Watershed Districts and Watershed Management Organizations
- Fiscal Authority Summary (103B and 103D Revenue Streams for WMOs - Posted Oct. 27, 2009)
- Funding Alternatives for Capital Improvement Projects within Metro WDs (Posted Oct. 27, 2009)
Metro Watershed Management Rule Revision
- Rule Advisory Committee
- Metro Rule Update (October 2011)
- Current Rule - Chapter 8410
- Draft Revised Rule 8410
- January 21, 2011 minutes
- February 25, 2011 minutes
- March 22, 2011 minutes
- April 27, 2011 minutes
- May 17, 2011 minutes
- June 20, 2011 minutes
Watershed Districts and Watershed Management Organizations
- Watershed District / WMO Overview
- How to Establish a Watershed District
- Watershed District Guidebook (info and project summaries for each WD)
- WD Manager Appointments (fact sheet highlighting roles of county commissioners)
- WD Managers Handbook
- Guidelines for Water Management Districts
Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) Plans
Annual work plans and SWCD Comprehensive Plans are reviewed by BWSR staff. For more information, see the
Groundwater plans (Metro area)
Ecological Ranking Tools
GIS tools to help target critical landscape areas for conservation work. For more information click here:
Water Management Planning Resources and Publications
- PCA and BWSR are pursuing ways to better coordinate Local water management planning and TMDL (Total Maximum Daily Load) plans. See the Letter to PCA and BWSR staff from PCA Assistant Commissioner Rebecca Flood and BWSR Executive Director John Jaschke, and the related fact sheet titled Connecting Local Water Management and State Water Quality Program for more info.
- Local Government Units and Partners (includes overviews of water management duties, guidance documents, directories, maps and links to association websites)
- Acronyms and abbreviations in water management
- Data / Resource Links (sources of information, sorted by topic, available through partner agencies)
- Engaging the public in the water management planning process
- Integrating Stormwater Permitting and Watershed Management
- Framework for Integrated Watershed-based Stormwater Permitting in Minnesota
- Statewide Conservation and Preservation Plan (LCCMR)
