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Subj: [dnr_news] Division change means managing for cleaner water, land (February 20, 2009)

 

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has announced that
it will align the responsibilities of two existing divisions into a new
division focused on watershed management.

“This new division will approach conservation work differently,”
said DNR Commissioner Mark Holsten. “Minnesotans value clean water and
abundant habitat.  We need to do all we can to manage our natural
resources in the most comprehensive and efficient way.”

“In the end, it’s all about outcomes - including healthy,
habitat-rich lands and fishable, swimable water for our children and
grandchildren,” Holsten said.

Assistant Commissioner Larry Kramka will lead the effort to create the
new division with staff from the existing divisions of Waters and
Ecological Resources. Kramka will work closely with Division of Waters
Director Kent Lokkesmoe and Division of Ecological Resources Director
Steve Hirsch throughout the process.

“We’ll be doing much more than integrating two divisions,” Kramka
said. “We’ll take a careful look at how we can further progress
toward our conservation goals in the areas of clean water, productive
lands and high-quality habitat.”

Among those goals will be building the agency’s working relationship
with private landowners, communities, watershed organizations and
others.

The new division eventually will incorporate Division of Waters
responsibilities, such as public waters protection, water supply
management, and water levels measurement, with the Division of
Ecological Resources functions of protecting and restoring ecosystems
and providing support for land use decisions.

Waters has a staff of about 145 and a 2008-2009 budget of approximately
$30.9 million. Ecological Resources has about 166 staff and a budget of
$50.7 million



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