The first of a three-part report on water resources administration in Minnesota, this bulletin contains information on state water and related land resources administration, legislative progress, and policies as of 1970. The bulletin summarizes the state administrative structure and gives detailed data on the operation of such state agencies as the Department of Conservation, the Pollution Control Agency, the Soil and Water Conservation Commission, the Water Resources Board, the State Board of Health, and the State Planning Agency. It recommends reorganization of state regulatory agencies to better coordinate various agency activities. Included is a reorganization plan consisting of a consolidation of major administrative functions within a single agency, creation of an environmental council and environmental quality commission, and a broadening of the duties of the Minnesota Resources Commission. (WRSIC abstract)