In conjunction with six other state agencies, the MPCA identified the outcomes we expect to achieve over the 25-year life of the Clean Water Fund, established by the 2008 Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment. Incorporating Lake Protection Strategies into WRAPS reports (wq-ws4-03c) The MPCA, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, and Board of Soil and Water Resources developed guidance for prioritizing protection strategies in local water plans, where appropriate. However, it's more cost effective to protect high-quality waters than to restore degraded waters. Though most Minnesota lakes and rivers are meeting water quality standards, state and local water organizations typically focus on improving poor water quality. To see the results of the MPCA’s monitoring in your region, see Watershed information. Partnering agencies and watershed stakeholders - such as counties, watershed organizations, soil and water conservation districts, and citizens - use MPCA information to develop local water plans and make improvements to reach water quality goals. In addition to determining the health of water resources, monitoring: Adding sites needed by local water managers.Intensively monitoring a focused set of stream and lake water conditions in each watershed to track progress.
The agency’s watershed approach in the second cycle involves: The agency completed its first 10-year monitoring cycle for the state’s 80 watersheds in 2018 and is now working on the next cycle. Through intensive water-quality monitoring, we protect healthy bodies of water and identify others that fail to meet water quality standards, making recommendations for restoring them. Protecting and restoring water quality is therefore one of the MPCA's core areas of focus. Minnesotans cherish their access to clean water.
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