The following agencies (except EQB) will receive:

  • the notice of plan update;
  • the Priority Concerns Scoping Document (county water plans only),
  • final plan review draft,
  • and all proposed amendments.

Send only the final plan review draft to EQB.  All documents can be submitted electronically via email attachment, website link, or electronic storage device (jump/flash/thumb drive) unless otherwise noted. If submitting via a website link, the submittal must be posted to the website on or before the date of submittal and the document(s) posted should not be edited or removed until after the review period is complete.  BWSR must receive paper copy, an email attachment or electronic storage device of all submitted documents (website link not acceptable) in order to maintain a record of the submittal.

Minnesota Department of Agriculture
AreaNameEmailPhone
StatewideJeff Berg, Agency Policy SpecialistJeffrey.berg@state.mn.us651-201-6338 
Board of Water and Soil Resources*
AreaNameEmailPhone
Northern regionRyan Hughes, Northern Region Managerryan.hughes@state.mn.us218-723-4752
Central regionMarcey Westrick, Central Region Managermarcey.westrick@state.mn.us651-284-4153
Southern regionEd Lenz, Southern Region Managered.lenz@state.mn.us507-537-6374

*Send to both the regional manager and board conservationist, see BWSR map.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources*
AreaNameEmailPhone
StatewideBarbara Weisman, Clean Water Operations Consultantbarbara.weisman@state.mn.us651-259-5147

NW Region

Region 1

Nathan Kestner, Regional Manager, Ecological & Water Resources Divisionnathan.kestner@state.mn.us218-308-2626

NE Region

Region 2

Darrell Schindler, Regional Manager, Ecological & Water Resources Divisiondarrell.schindler@state.mn.us218-328-8818

Central Region

Region 3

Dan Lais, Regional Manager, Ecological & Water Resources Divisiondan.lais@state.mn.us651-259-5766

Southern Region

Region 4

Tim Gieseke, Assistant Regional Manager, Ecological & Water Resources Divisiontim.gieseke@state.mn.us507-308-0712

*Send to statewide contact and appropriate regional manager, see DNR regional map

Minnesota Department of Health*
AreaNameEmailPhone
NWDan Disrud, Principal Plannerdan.disrud@state.mn.us218-332-5195
NEChris Parthun, Regional PlannerChris.Parthun@state.mn.us218-308-2109
Central,
N of Metro		Chad Anderson, Regional Plannerchad.r.anderson@state.mn.us651-201-5847
MetroAbby Shea, Planner Principalabby.shea@state.mn.us651-201-4386
SWAmanda Strommer, Regional Planneramanda.strommer@state.mn.us507-476-4241
SEScott Hanson, Regional Plannerscott.j.hanson@state.mn.us507-206-2734

*Send to appropriate regional staff, see MDH map

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

AreaNameEmailPhone
StatewideJeff Risbergjeff.risberg@state.mn.us651-757-2670