Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has initiated the formation of an Advisory Task Force on the Future of Minnesota’s Water. Applications for membership are being solicited through the State of Minnesota Open Appointments process, and must be submitted by April 30, 2025. The Task Force is slated to commence its operations in June 2025.
Ellison explained that the Task Force is being created to address stewardship of Minnesota's water resources. It aims to study challenges in this area, look at effective practices within Minnesota and other states, and collaboratively formulate comprehensive recommendations for stakeholders including policymakers, advocacy groups, businesses, communities, and individuals.
“I’m forming this task force to jumpstart an important conversation about how we steward our precious water resources into the future, especially in the context of pressures like increasing demand and global climate change. I realize that when an attorney general gets involved in an issue, people think it will be about the fine print of rules and statutes — but that’s not the vision for this task force. Instead, I want it to be not about regulation, but imagination; not about pointing fingers or assigning blame, but about our best thinking for expanding what’s possible for us as stewards of Minnesota’s water,” said Attorney General Ellison.
The Task Force will be comprised of fifteen individuals selected via the Open Appointments process. Additional members will include four state legislators and representatives from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, the Minnesota Department of Health, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, along with staff from the Attorney General’s Office.
Interested candidates can submit their applications by April 30, 2025, through the Secretary of State’s website.
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