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Ground Level

MPR News How communities are facing the future

By Elizabeth Dunbar

Elizabeth Dunbar
edunbar@mpr.org

Elizabeth Dunbar covers the environment for MPR News.

Water

Satellite: A better way to measure groundwater levels?

Elizabeth DunbarElizabeth Dunbar September 18, 2014, 11:00 AM Sep 18, 2014
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Researchers are using satellite data to measure groundwater use and how much is left. A key scientist will talk about the effort tonight in St. Paul. Read more →

Water

Judge won’t place blame for White Bear Lake water woes

Elizabeth DunbarElizabeth Dunbar September 3, 2014, 1:59 PM Sep 3, 2014
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Ramsey District Judge Margaret Marrinan refused to decide by summary judgment whether the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is at fault for the low water levels in White Bear Lake. Read more →

Water

U of M flushes toilets with rainwater

Elizabeth DunbarElizabeth Dunbar August 5, 2014, 11:00 AM Aug 5, 2014
1

New student housing at the University of Minnesota includes a system for collecting stormwater from the roof and using it to flush the toilets for 600 students. Read more →

Water

$50M pipe might not restore White Bear Lake levels

Elizabeth DunbarElizabeth Dunbar July 23, 2014, 4:54 PM Jul 23, 2014
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A draft of a report by the Metropolitan Council says shifting some suburbs’ reliance from groundwater to Mississippi River water could cost hundreds of millions of dollars. It also says piping water from the river to raise levels in White Bear Lake would cost $50 million but leave officials uncertain of the impact. Read more →

Water

11 ways to use less water on your lawn

Elizabeth DunbarElizabeth Dunbar July 10, 2014, 3:57 PM Jul 10, 2014
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Minnesotans are becoming more aware of the pressure on the state’s groundwater resources. Here are 11 ways to use less water on your lawn. Read more →

Water

Golf courses turn to water technology

Elizabeth DunbarElizabeth Dunbar June 5, 2014, 10:59 AM Jun 5, 2014
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Golf courses are looking at better technology, not only to let them use stormwater for irrigating grass but to better determine how much water to use and what grass might use less. University of Minnesota professor Brian Horgan explains. Read more →

Water

New Brighton asks judge to make Army keep paying for water cleanup

Elizabeth DunbarElizabeth Dunbar May 21, 2014, 5:22 PM May 21, 2014
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New Brighton officials are asking a judge to make the U.S. Army keep paying to treat groundwater it contaminated years ago. The treated water supplies both New Brighton and neighboring Fridley with drinking water. Read more →

Water

Environmental group questions Senate funds for White Bear Lake solution

Elizabeth DunbarElizabeth Dunbar April 9, 2014, 11:57 AM Apr 9, 2014
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Friends of the Mississippi River says a Senate proposal to spend $800,000 studying whether to fill White Bear Lake with river water is a bad idea. It doesn’t solve the larger problem and it’s already being studied by the Metropolitan Council, the group says. Read more →

Water

Water scarcity presents opportunity for Minnesota companies

Elizabeth DunbarElizabeth Dunbar March 21, 2014, 7:00 AM Mar 21, 2014
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Although concerns about sustainable water use is usually considered a problem, they also can present a business opportunity. That’s the topic for a “water technology summit” the state Department of Employment and Economic Development is holding on Tuesday. Read more →

Water

Lawmakers discuss giving DNR tighter grip on irrigation, industrial water use

Elizabeth DunbarElizabeth Dunbar March 4, 2014, 2:54 PM Mar 4, 2014
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A Department of Natural Resources request for a bigger stick to deal with irrigators and other big water users who violate permit requirements has run into both backing and criticism at the Legislature. Read more →

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