Water is Life: Protecting A Critical Resource for Future Generations

Water is Life: Protecting A Critical Resource for Future Generations

2013-04

White Bear Lake, the second-largest lake in the Twin Cities, has lost more than a fourth of its volume in the last decade, and much of the dramatic decline has been blamed on increased groundwater pumping by cities around the lake.1 In response, Ali Elhassan, the Metropolitan Council’s new top water supply planner, now is urging some Twin City suburbs that pump their water from wells, including some of those communities around White Bear Lake, to consider tapping the Mississippi River, as the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul do.2 That’s one part of a growing debate over the sustainability of groundwater pumping in Minnesota.

Freshwater Society

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Drinking Water
Water Use & Availability
Water Restoration & Protection

aquifer depletion
aquifer depleted
depleted aquifer
regulation
regulations
regulate
regulating
regulated
drinking water
water restoration & protection
water restoration and protection
water restorations & protections
water restorations and protections
water education, outreach, & community capacity
water policy
water policies
Ground water sustainabilities
Ground water sustainability
Ground-water sustainabilities
Ground-water sustainability
Groundwater sustainabilities
Groundwater sustainability
recommandation
recommandations

2000-2009

Yes

Public Domain

Minnesota Water Research Digital Library