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2014 legislative roundup
Early this year, as the 2014 Legislature was coming into session, it didn’t seem that much new law on water was likely to be enacted or much new spending likely … Read more
May 8 premiere set for video on White Bear Lake's decline
A documentary video on the big decline in White Bear Lake’s water level will get its first public airing at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 8. The video – “Where is … Read more
Metro area is overusing groundwater, planner warns
“We can’t preserve our lakes, wetlands, rivers, and streams if we continue to take water out of the ground at the increasing rate that we are. It’s that simple…The notion … Read more
Nitrate pollution still rising
Last week, U.S. Geological Survey scientists provided an update on 30 years of water quality tests that show a continuing increase in nitrate pollution at many points on the Mississippi … Read more
Asian lecture set April 21 at University of Minnesota
Asian carp, feared and despised as a threat to native fish and other aquatic life in the United States, are an important food source and are revered for their courage … Read more
MPR: Many irrigators lack required permits
Many Minnesota farmers using groundwater to irrigate their crops have failed to apply for and receive permits that state law requires for high-capacity pumping, Minnesota Public Radio reported on Monday, … Read more
Organic matter key to soil health
The Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources has just published a new, and interesting, fact sheet on soil health and the water-retaining capacity of organic matter in the soil. … Read more
MPCA seeks comment on sediment strategy
In a year with average rainfall, about 1 million tons of sediment – soil and organic matter such as algae and leaf fragments — floats down the Minnesota River. All … Read more
Two good reads
Sometimes we all get too busy to do all the reading we should. Here are a couple of pieces of important and thoughtful writing you may have missed: An interview … Read more
DNR seeks groundwater changes
In a new report to the Legislature, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources spells out – in more explicit language than before – shortcomings in the way it permits and … Read more