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DNR says public waters inventory work funded, five staff hired; tribal consultation ongoing
Summary
The Department of Natural Resources told lawmakers the public waters inventory update remains funded and underway, estimating about $81 million a year for eight years, hiring five FTEs and developing a desktop tool for county review; tribal consultation and decisions about whether to include reservation waters remain unresolved.
Representative Tim Purcell asked the DNR for a status report on the public waters inventory (PWI) work funded by the Legislature. Assistant Commissioner Bob Meyer and staff said the project still has funding but requires more work before broad field rollout.
“We estimated that’s going to cost us about $81,000,000 a year for 8 years to get the work…
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