Water

Water shortages and problems around Minnesota — and the country — have many wondering what is the true cost of clean and reliable water. This reporting is supported in part by The Water Main, a project of American Public Media.

May 9, 2014 11:15 AM

White Bear Lake doc deals with more than water level

A White Bear Township resident has created a 27-minute documentary on the shrinking White Bear Lake and the larger water conservation issue it invokes.

by Dave Peters

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May 6, 2014 9:18 AM

Report: Climate change bringing more severe weather to Minn.

Increased heat, extreme rainfall, prolonged drought and their repercussions could put significant stress on existing infrastructure and ecosystems in Minnesota, the report says.

by Seth Borenstein, Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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April 29, 2014 6:43 AM

Should Minn. lawmakers allocate $70 million to tap water from South Dakota?

MPR News reporter Mark Steil has the latest in Beneath the Surface: Minnesota’s Pending Groundwater Challenge Heavy irrigation in farm country and increasing demand in the Twin Cities have raised recent concern among many Minnesotans about the adequacy of their water supplies. It’s an old problem in southwestern Minnesota, but one that is getting more…

by Michael Olson

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April 29, 2014 6:00 AM

In southwest Minnesota, water costs rise, pipes get longer

From Marshall to Mountain Lake to Worthington, southwestern Minnesota communities are finding that the hunt for an adequate supply of good water can get expensive.

by Mark Steil

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April 24, 2014 3:37 PM

Outfitters seek reset of Mille Lacs walleye rules; suit says DNR mismanaged fishery

The lawsuit announced Thursday argues that in managing the fishery, the DNR hasn't considered walleye fishing heritage as required by the state's Constitution.

by Elizabeth Dunbar

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April 22, 2014 6:43 AM

Pollution agency may ease cattle feedlot rules

The board is expected to vote Tuesday on whether to drop a requirement for large feedlots to have water quality permits under the federal National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System if they don't discharge manure into public waters.

by The Associated Press

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April 21, 2014 3:15 AM

Portland pee fiasco proves our lack of science knowledge

A couple of knuckleheads tinkled into a reservoir that serves as Portland's water supply so officials last week announced they're going to drain 38 million gallons of water. You can't have human urine in the water supply. What does this tell us?

by Bob Collins

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April 17, 2014 4:00 AM

Critics worry proposed Twin Metals mine will affect Boundary Waters, tourism

Twin Metals has been quietly completing its plans for a massive underground mine just a few miles south of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The mine would create more than 1,000 jobs, but those benefits aren't enough to win over critics.

by Dan Kraker

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April 16, 2014 2:00 AM

Across rural Minnesota, water woes threaten to choke small town growth

A rural Minnesota research group is suggesting that water availability is becoming an economic bottleneck and that development is being threatened by a need to re-build water and sewage systems around the state.

by Dave Peters