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Ground Level®: Amplifying Community Voices

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The layer cake beneath Park Rapids

The layer cake beneath Park Rapids

Figuring out the geology beneath Park Rapids, Minn., is a good primer for how Minnesota’s groundwater situation is important, complicated and very local.
by Dan Gunderson

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DNR seeks tougher groundwater measurement

DNR seeks tougher groundwater measurement

Suspecting it is getting bad information from some water users, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has asked the Legislature for stricter requirements and penalties for measuring what wells are pumping.
by Dave Peters

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Should water cost us more?

Should water cost us more?

Should water cost more so people use less of it? That’s the first in a series of water questions we’re asking — and answering — on the Ground Level blog. Join the conversation.
by Dave Peters

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