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Ground Level

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Tag: White Bear Lake

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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 →

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$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 →

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White Bear Lake doc deals with more than water level

Dave PetersDave Peters May 9, 2014, 4:15 PM May 9, 2014
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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. Read more →

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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 →

Why not just fill up White Bear Lake from one of the rivers?

Dave PetersDave Peters March 26, 2014, 9:32 AM Mar 26, 2014
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The city of White Bear Lake last week was allowed to join the defense in the lawsuit over the level of the lake, a reminder that the case is simmering along as a mediator tries to help forge an agreement. • Beneath the Surface: Minnesota’s Pending Groundwater Challenge Homeowners and businesses near the shrunken lake Read more →

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Bonding to fill White Bear Lake, other water proposals surface at Capitol

Elizabeth DunbarElizabeth Dunbar February 26, 2014, 10:34 AM Feb 26, 2014
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Lawmakers will consider at least several water-related proposals this session, evidence of increasing interest in making sure Minnesota maintains reliable sources of water. Read more →

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“Beneath the Surface:” Help us look at Minnesota’s pending groundwater challenge

Dave PetersDave Peters January 7, 2014, 1:44 PM Jan 7, 2014
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MPR News’ Ground Level project is launching an examination of the growing concern that Minnesota’s groundwater — source of water to three-quarters of the state’s residents — is on a path that can’t be sustained. Read more →

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