President’s Letter
by Sandeep Burman, MGWA President Greetings! I hope you are all enjoying the long-awaited summer, which finally looks like it is here to stay. It already seems like it has been a long time since we had the 2023 Spring Conference, but it was just a few weeks ago in late April. We had an […]
3M Settlement Update
June 19, 2023
MDH Unregulated Contaminants Monitoring Project Data Summary Report Now Available
June 19, 2023
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) tested for unregulated contaminants and chemicals of emerging concern (CECs) in drinking water across the state. The data gathered provides insights on how the presence and levels of some of the CECs detected in drinking water were affected by treatment, nearby land uses, and local geology. MDH tested for a wide spectrum of CECs, but only a fraction of them were detected in drinking…
MGWA White Paper Committee Update
June 19, 2023
by Jared Trost, MGWA White Paper Committee Chair White Paper Committee The MGWA White Paper Committee is a group of four to five MGWA members that guide the development and publication of White Papers and communicate progress to the MGWA membership and the MGWA Board. The current white paper committee members are Carrie Jennings, David Crisman, Jared Trost, Rebecca Higgins, and Jim Lundy. Carrie, David, Jared, and Rebecca are cycling off this year.…
Spring Conference Presentation Videos Available
June 19, 2023
This year's MGWA Spring Conference was held online on April 27th, 2023. The meeting's theme was to explore the variety of drinking water-quality issues that occur across the State of Minnesota. The conference began with a discussion on the state's hydrogeology and drinking water regulatory framework. The other presentations focused on drinking water-quality issues and challenges in the cities of Mankato, Hastings, Virginia, Onamia, Moorhead, and Edgerton. Immediately after the…
MGWA Gil Gabanski Scholarship Recipient – Charlie Soucey
June 19, 2023
I am a first year PhD student working with Dr. Peter Kang and Dr. Crystal Ng in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. My work centers around understanding flow and transport dynamics in SE Minnesota karst systems and how these karst systems contribute to regional nitrate fate and transport. To investigate these processes, I conduct field tracer tests in a karst spring system and use this information to model…
Liz Kaufenberg – New MPCA East Metro Unit Supervisor
June 19, 2023
President’s Letter
March 27, 2023
Groundwater Atlas of Cass County now available
March 27, 2023
County Geologic Atlas available for St. Louis, Aitkin, and Steele Counties
March 27, 2023
The geologic atlases for St. Louis, Aitkin, and Steele counties were recently published by the Minnesota Geological Survey at the University of Minnesota. Paper copies are available through the Map Sales Office (mgs@umn.edu). Digital files of the plates and data will be posted to the MGS website in the coming weeks (https://conservancy.umn.edu/handle/11299/57196). The Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund and Clean Water Fund provide partial funding for this project. MGWA Newsletter…
MGWA Members Volunteer at Well Water Screening Clinic
March 24, 2023
by Cathy Undem, MGWA Education Committee A free well water screening clinic sponsored by MGWA and MNWOO was held in St. Charles, located in western Winona County, on February 2, 2023. Five MGWA member volunteers were present at the clinic to help process 119 water tests and talk to well owners about groundwater in general and their water quality. Well water was tested for nitrate and chloride with approximately 16% of…
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