Learn about Minnesota's multi-layered model for water management in this four part "Who's Who in Minnesota Water" video series, created for members of local government boards and commissions.
| Who's Who? An Overview {4:29} Minnesota's water management involves multilevel partnerships—federal, tribal, state, and local governments, as well as others. |
| Who's Who? Local Governments {9:15} Minnesota's local governments for water management include municipalities, counties, soil and water conservation districts, and watershed authorities, each with unique funding, skills, relationships, and terminology. |
| Who's Who? State Agencies {12:00} Minnesota's state water agencies—BWSR, DNR, MDA, MDH, MPCA, and Met Council—collaborate on conservation, regulation, monitoring, grants, and planning for surface/groundwater quality and quantity, often overlapping to support local governments. |
| Who's Who? BWSR {5:03} The Minnesota Board or Water and Soil Resources (BWSR), with a 20-member governor-appointed board and 130 staff, partners with locals via grants, conservation easements, wetland regulation, and water plan reviews to protect Minnesota's land, water, and wetlands. |