AGENCY CONTACTS AND DATA SOURCES

STATE OF MINNESOTA

Board of Water and Soil Resources
Ronald D. Harnack, Executive Director
One W. Water St., St. Paul, MN 55107
(612) 296-3767
INFORMATION OFFICER 297-1893

The board’s staff can assist the public with questions concerning local water and soil management authorities and responsibilities. Copies of laws and rules, sample petitions, informational materials, and general information and assistance at no charge.

Department of Agriculture
90 W. Plato Blvd., St. Paul 55107
INFORMATION 297-2200

Minnesota River Ag Team (MNRAT), (612) 296-1482/282-5140

Department of Health
Environmental Health Division
Director, Patricia A. Bloomgren
121 E. 7th Place, Minneapolis, 55414
INFORMATION (612) 215-0870
Drinking Water Protection, 215-0746

Licensing and regulation of water supply systems, public water supply operators, plumbers, individual sewage disposal systems.

Department of Natural Resources
500 Lafayette Rd., St. Paul, MN 55155-4001
INFORMATION CENTER, 296-6157
Fish and Wildlife Division, 297-1308
Ecological Services Section, 296-2835
Fisheries Section, 296-3325
Wildlife Section,296-0703
Information and Education Bureau, 396-3336
Library, 297-4929
Trails and Waterways Unit, 297-1151
Waters Division, 296-4800
State Climatologist, 296-4214

Department of Transportation
Office of Railroads and Waterways
925 Kelly Annex, 395 John Ireland Boulevard, St. Paul, MN 55155
Ports and Waterways Section, (612) 297-5179

Environmental Conservation Library
Minneapolis Public Library and Information Center
300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55401
(612) 372-6570

Depository for state environmental assessments and impact statements.

Environmental Quality Board
Michael Sullivan, Executive Director
300 Centennial Office Bldg., 658 Cedar St., St. Paul, MN 55155
(612) 296-2603

Charged with coordinating and integrating water policy development and water planning in Minnesota.The EQB Water Planning Committee carrries out specific water planning functions of the Board.

Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources
John R. Velin, Director
65 State Ofc. Bldg., 100 Constitution Ave., St. Paul 55155
(612)296-2406

Recommends funding for programs every two years.

Metropolitan Council
230 E. 5th St., St. Paul, MN 55101
PUBLIC INFORMATION (612) 291-6359
Data Center, (612) 291-8140
Library, (612) 291-6310
Water Management 291-6402

Data and information about the seven-county Twin Cities Areas, including natural resources.

Metropolitan Council Environmental (Wastewater) Services
INFORMATION 229-2129
Communications, Tours, and Public Relations, 229-3279

Collects and treats wastewater in the Twin Cities area. Provides information services through as speaker’s bureau, video presentations, general information publications, newsletter, and numerous technical reports and documents, including water quality monitoring, available from the Office of Communications.

Minnesota Agricultural Statistics Service
500 Commerce Bldg., 8 E. 4th ST., St. Paul 55101
INFORMATION (612) 296-2230

Minnesota Geological Survey
Director, David L. Southwick
2642 University Ave., St. Paul 55113
Maps & Publications, (612) 627-4782
Waterwell Records, 627-4784

Minnesota Planning
Office of Strategic & Long Range Planning
Director, Linda Kohl
658 Cedar St., St. Paul, MN 55155
INFORMATION (612) 296-3985
State Demographer, 296-4100

Staff support for EQB. Information and assistance to local governments on the environment and natural resources.

Land Management Information Center (LMIC)
INFORMATION 296-1211

Minnesota-Wisconsin Boundary Area Commission
Administrative Director, Dan Mcguiness
619 Second St., Hudson, WI 54016
(612) 436-7131 or (715) 386-9444

Serves as coordinator and chairman of the Upper and Lower St. Crox National Riverway Management Commissions on major segments of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, a cooperative venture of the Minnesota and Wisconsin Departments of Natural Resources and the National Park Service. Information on the St. Croix and Mississippi Rivers.

Mississippi Headwaters Board
Molly MacGregor, Director
Cass County Courthouse, 300 Minnesota Ave., Walker, 56484

Pollution Control Agency
520 Lafayette Rd., St. Paul, MN 55155
INFORMATION (612) 296-6300
Public Information Office, (621) 296-7283
Water Quality Division, (621) 296-7202

University of Minnesota
Minnesota Extension Service
GENERAL INFORMATION (612) 625-1915

UNITED STATES
Army Corps of Engineers
1421 U.S. Post Office Bldg., 180 E. Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55101-9808
(612) 220-0200

Coast Guard
Marine Safety Detachment Marine Inspection-Marine Environmental Protection
180 E. Kellog Blvd., St. Paul 55101
(612) 290-3991

Environmental Protection Agency
Region 5, 77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604
Freedom of Information Officer, (312) 886-6686
Water Division, 886-3000

Fish and Wildlife Service
4101 East 80th St., St. Paul, MN 55425-1665
(612) 725-3548

Geological Survey
St. Paul District Office
2280 Woodale Drive, Mounds View, MN 55112
(612) 783-3100

Natural Resource Conservation Service
600 Farm Credit Svcs. Bldg., 375 Jackson St., St. Paul, MN 55101-1854
(612) 290-3675

INFORMATION AND DATA ON-LINE

MN Planning
www.mnplan.state.mn.us

Land Management Information Center
www.lmic.state.mn.us

Minnesota River Basin Agricultural Resources & Research www.soils.agri.umn.edu/research /mn-river/index.html

National Weather Service
National Climatic Data Center
www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ncdc
Midwestern Climate Center
mcc.sws.uiuc.edu

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
St. Paul District
www.mvp.usace.army.mil/

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Water
Information Resources & Services
www.epa.gov/ow/index.html
STORET DATA SYSTEM
www.epa.gov/storet

U.S. Geological Survey
h2o.er.usgs.gov/
Minnesota Surface-Water Data Retrieval
h2o.usgs.gov/swr/MN/
USGS in Minnesota - NAWQA
www.cr.usgs.gov/