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2025 WATER RESOURCES SYSTEM STATEMENT <br />CITY OF LINO LAKES <br />Water Policy Plan Overview <br />The 2050 Water Policy Plan includes policies and strategies to achieve four objectives that <br />support our regional goals: <br />CLIMATE:The region’s waters and water services are protected from and made <br />resilient to the ongoing and future effects of climate change. <br />INVESTMENTS: Water protection, planning, management, and infrastructure <br />investments are optimized to ensure public and ecosystem health are fully protected <br />now and for future generations. <br />HEALTH: Natural waters, source waters, water services, and infrastructure are <br />managed, restored, and enhanced to protect public and ecosystem health that ensures <br />a high quality of life in the region. <br />EQUITY:The benefits of clean and abundant water and water services are defined by <br />local needs and environmental context, accessible, and justly shared by all residents <br />and communities. <br />These objectives help to protect our region’s groundwater and surface water, ensure the <br />sustainability of water sources and utility service providers, support public and ecosystem <br />health, and promote a thriving economy, sound development decisions, and a high quality of <br />life for all who call this region home. <br />The Water Policy Plan strives to generate innovative actions, including water reuse, resource <br />recovery, and nature-based approaches, that have multiple benefits at both the local and <br />regional scales. Additionally, the plan includes policies and strategies to address the impacts <br />of climate change, equitable access to water benefits, and water sector workforce concerns. <br />The region has a strong history of water planning and management, and the 2050 Water <br />Policy Plan continues this tradition. It progresses our organization and the region to ensure <br />clean and abundant water for current and future generations. <br />Key Concepts <br />Adopted by the Metropolitan Council in February 2025, the 2050 Water Policy Plan - including <br />the regional water policies, Wastewater System Plan, and the Metro Area Water Supply Plan - <br />outline the conditions for regional wastewater service, surface water management, and water <br />supply planning. Local comprehensive plans shall conform to these conditions. The Policy Plan <br />incorporates the following changes: <br />2025 SYSTEM STATMENTWATER RESOURCES22 <br /> <br />