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Minnesota Hydrography: Progress Through Partnerships

Minnesota Hydrography: Progress Through Partnerships. Mark Olsen Minnesota Pollution Control Agency St. Paul, MN mark.olsen@pca.state.mn.us. High public interest and concern Environmental, recreational, and economic Fiscal constraints Distributed authority

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Minnesota Hydrography: Progress Through Partnerships

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  1. Minnesota Hydrography:Progress Through Partnerships Mark Olsen Minnesota Pollution Control Agency St. Paul, MN mark.olsen@pca.state.mn.us

  2. High public interest and concern Environmental, recreational, and economic Fiscal constraints Distributed authority Need to share/exchange information Need to coordinate activities What Motivates Us to Work Together?

  3. Minnesota Governor’sCouncil on Geographic 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

  4. 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 Federal Partnerships

  5. EPA 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

  6. Water 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

  7. EPA 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

  8. NEIEN 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

  9. NEIEN Challenge Grant • Common repository • Competent repository • Expand data flows • Geospatial data • TMDL data • Authoritative source for MN’s NHD • Maintenance processes and procedures

  10. Thank You uoY knahT

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