DNR Waters Programs

Water Management Section

Jim Japs, Assistant Director 651-259-5656

Land Use Programs Unit

• Floodplain Management Program
• National Flood Insurance Program
• Flood Damage Reduction Grant Program
• Wild and Scenic Rivers Program
• Mississippi River Critical Area Program
• Mississippi River Management - Navigation
• Project WET (Water Education for Teachers) Program

Shoreland Management Programs Unit

• Shoreland Management Programs

Water Permit Programs Unit

• Public Waters Inventory Program
• Public Waters Work Permit Program
• Water Appropriation Permit Program

Technical Resources Section

Dave Leuthe, Administrator 651-259-5709

Surface Water

• Lake Hydrology Program
• Stream Hydrology Program
• Surface Water Technical Analysis Program

Hydrographics

• Hydrographics Program

GIS

• GIS Services Program

Dam Safety

• Dam Safety Program

Ground Water Mapping

• County Geologic Atlas/Regional Hydrogeologic Assessment Program

Ground Water Technical Analysis

• Ground Water Technical Analysis Program

Geophysics

• Geophysics Program

Ground Water Level Monitoring

• Ground Water Level Monitoring Program

Climatology

• Climatology Program

Regional Operations

• Northwest Minnesota (Region 1)
• Northeast Minnesota (Region 2)
  • Lake Superior Coastal Program - Two Harbors
• Central Minnesota (Region 3)
  • Sauk Rapids/St. Cloud Area Office
• Southern Minnesota (Region 4)

Affiliated Programs

• Local Water Planning Program - administered by DNR Agricultural Policy Director