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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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