Court rules in wetlands case
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled unconstitutional a Florida conservation district’s demand that a landowner take substantial steps to mitigate the loss of wetlands the owner planned to develop. The … Read more
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L.A. plans huge groundwater clean-up
The Los Angeles water utility plans to spend $600 million to $800 million to clean up groundwater contaminated by industrial pollution in the San Fernando Basin, a federal Superfund site. … Read more
Freshwater conclusions and recommendations on groundwater
(In April 2013, the Freshwater Society issued a special report titled “Minnesota’s Groundwater: Is our use sustainable?” These are conclusions and recommendations from that report.) The big decline White Bear … Read more
Nutrient credits eyed in Pa.
Read an interesting article from Pennsylvania about a proposal for the state to sponsor long-term, large-scale nutrient-credit trading to help clean up Chesapeake Bay. The article is from Lancaster-ONLINE, published … Read more
Phoenix curbs water use
Arid Phoenix leads the way on some water conservation measures, says a New York Times article published this week. Read about what the city is doing, and not doing, to … Read more
Freshwater Society in the news
Read a Star Tribune article on Master Water Stewards, the partnership between the Freshwater Society and the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District. The program, supported by a Clean Water Fund grant, … Read more
Don Rosenberry's reading list
Publications cited by Don Rosenberry during his June 6, 2013, lecture. He encouraged his audience to consult the reports on a variety of sources. White Bear Lake USGS report … Read more
Ag Certainty sites named
State and federal officials announced Monday, June 10, the four Minnesota watersheds that will be pilot sites for a new program aimed at persuading farmers to voluntarily reduce erosion and … Read more
Clean Water Accountability Act
The Minnesota Legislature this year enacted a package of law changes directing the Pollution Control Agency and the Board of Water and Soil Resources to be more specific and targeted … Read more
Don't miss the June 6 lecture
It’s not too late. You can still join us for a free public lecture Thursday, June 6, on the impact of groundwater on surface waters. Don Rosenberry, a U.S. Geological … Read more