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(7t 5 <br />14669 Fitzgerald Avenue North, Hugo, MN55038 • (651) 762-6300 • www.d.hugo.mn.us <br />November 6, 2018 <br />Frank Jewell, Chair <br />Clean Water Council <br />520 Lafayette Road North <br />St. Paul, MN 55155 <br />RE: Support for Metropolitan Council's 2019-2020 Clean Water Fund Request <br />I am writing in support of Metropolitan Council's Fiscal Year 20-21 Clean Water Fund <br />request, which has also been vetted through the Clean Water Council's and Interagency <br />Coordination Team's Clean Water Fund request process. <br />Water is fundamental to the prosperity and quality of life of our Twin Cities region. Every <br />sector of our regional community relies on water — commerce, manufacturing, <br />construction, health care, recreation, and agriculture. Our region needs plentiful, safe, and <br />affordable water supply to grow and thrive. <br />In partnership with the region's local governmental officials, utility directors, and water <br />agency staff, Metropolitan Council developed and adopted a master water supply plan for <br />the Twin Cities metro. This plan provides a framework for coordinated planning and <br />action toward water supply sustainability. <br />Over the past 8 years, the Metropolitan Council has received funding from Clean Water <br />Fund (CWF) to support the implementation of this stakeholder -supported plan. The Clean <br />Water Fund supports two Metropolitan Council programs that help communities <br />implement projects that help achieve sustainable water supplies: <br />) Water demand reduction grant program: Providing grants to assist <br />communities with implementation of water demand reduction measures to ensure the <br />reliability and protecting of drinking water supplies. <br />) Metropolitan area water supply sustainability support: Implementing project <br />that address emerging drinking water supply threats, provide cost-effective regional <br />solutions, leverage inter jurisdictional coordination, support local implementation of <br />water supply reliability projects, and prevent degradation of groundwater. <br />Many communities, including Hugo, have benefitted from these programs and will <br />continue to benefit from the expansion of these programs, as we strive to use water more <br />efficiently in the region. <br />