Accepting Applications for the 2024 Gil Gabanski Scholarships

December 15, 2023

President’s Letter

September 28, 2023

U of M Story on MGWA/MNWOO Private Well Testing

September 28, 2023

Emily Haeg Nguyen, a storyteller with the University of Minnesota Extension Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships, recently authored this story about a MGWA/MNWOO-sponsored well water screening event. The story takes a human-centered approach and mentions the Stearns County Soil and Water Conservation District, the Minnesota Well Owners Organization and the Minnesota Groundwater Association.  Pure and simple: first of its kind support for MN private well owners | UMN Extension MGWA Newsletter Main Page MGWA…

Two New MGWA Officers Sought for 2024

September 28, 2023

The MGWA board needs to fill two officer positions – President-Elect and Secretary– for 2024. The President-Elect takes a leadership role in the planning of one or more of the MGWA meetings while “learning the ropes” of MGWA leadership. The Secretary is responsible for recording the meeting minutes and provides general oversight of membership services. Here is a chance for you or someone you nominate to get in on the…

Fall Conference and Membership Renewal

September 28, 2023

50 Years of the Safe Drinking Water Act November 14th, 2023, 8am – 4:30pmHeritage Center of Brooklyn Center, MN DescriptionJust about ten years ago, the 2014 MGWA Fall Conference looked at the history and future of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), commonly known as Superfund (MGWA 2014 Fall Conference). We are rapidly coming up on the 50th anniversary of another influential and groundbreaking Federal environmental regulation,…

Groundwater in the News — Recent Article on Warming Aquifers

September 28, 2023

MGWA member Greg Brick recently published an article in Minnpost on how warming aquifers can provide a fermentation vessel for waterborne pathogens. Click on the link below to access the full article. Minneapolis is in hot (ground) water | MinnPost MGWA Newsletter Main Page MGWA is committed to developing a just, equitable, and inclusive groundwater community. Click on the button below to read MGWA’s full diversity statement. MGWA Diversity Statement

Groundwater in the News — New York Times Article on Big Farms and Flawless Fries Gulping Water in Minnesota

September 28, 2023

The New York Times recently published an article highlighting the impacts the drought that gripped Minnesota in the summer of 2021, one of the worst on record, had on the state's groundwater. That year, irrigation pumping soared to water crops like corn, soybeans, sugar beets, and potatoes. This, combined with the drought, also resulted in a multitude of complaints of private domestic wells drying up, often from poorer families or…

Groundwater in the News — New York Times Article on Groundwater Depletion in America

September 28, 2023

The New York Times conducted an extensive examination of groundwater depletion, interviewing more than 100 experts, traveling the country and creating a comprehensive database using millions of readings from monitoring sites. The investigation reveals how America’s life-giving resource is being exhausted in much of the country, and in many cases it will not come back. Huge industrial farms and sprawling cities are draining aquifers that could take centuries or millenniums…

MDH Source Water Protection Welcomes New Staff

September 28, 2023

National Association of Environmental Professionals

September 28, 2023

2024 Annual Conference and Training Symposium NAEP is now accepting abstracts to showcase your work to an audience of national and Minnesota-based environmental professionals at their 2024 Annual Conference & Training Symposium. Abstracts can be submitted for oral presentations, posters, workshops, and special sessions of both national and Minnesota concerns. Please take moment to view the submission guidelines before you submit a proposal. The deadline to submit an abstract is…

Recent Article on Specific Conductance-Chloride Relations in MN Groundwater

September 28, 2023

Past MGWA scholarship recipient John McDaris (2020) recently published an article on specific conductance-conductivity relations in Earth Science, Systems, and Society. Past MGWA President Tony Runkel (2021) is a co-author on the article. Geological Society Of London | Establishing Specific Conductance-Chloride Relationships for Quaternary and Bedrock Aquifers in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area, Minnesota, United States (escubed.org) MGWA Newsletter Main Page MGWA is committed to developing a just, equitable, and…

Report finds Blaine’s water supply wells were primary cause of nearby domestic well interferences during the summer of 2022

September 28, 2023

An investigation by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has concluded that the water supply wells for the City of Blaine were the primary cause of supply issues in nearby domestic wells during the summer of 2022. Additional information regarding this matter, including an informational video, are available at the DNR website: Report finds Blaine water supply wells were primary cause of nearby domestic well interferences during summer 2022 :…