Bonanza Valley Groundwater Management Area Plan

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Description
Groundwater is at risk of overuse and contamination throughout the state, and this risk is a more urgent issue in some specific areas of the state. To address concerns about long-term sustainable use of groundwater in these areas, the DNR is defining Groundwater Management Areas (GWMA) and developing management plans. The purpose of the GWMA Plan (Plan) is to guide DNR actions in managing the appropriation and use of groundwater within the GWMA over the five years following adoption of the Plan. The DNR will update the Plan as needed, to allow it to continue guiding sustainable groundwater use beyond the initial five years addressed in this first version of the Plan. The GWMA represents a geographic area within which groundwater users share a distinct aquifer system or groundwater resource. Users include both those who are required to have appropriation permits and those who do not require permits to use groundwater. As part of a statewide analysis of groundwater resources, the DNR identified the Bonanza Valley as an area of specific concern where groundwater resources are at risk of overuse and degraded quality. Multiple permit holders and other groundwater users are connected through their use of groundwater and their effect on water resources.
Date Issued
2016-10
Number of Pages
117
Decade
Publisher
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (St. Paul, Minnesota)
Rights Holder
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Rights Management
Public Domain