Article Title

Ground Water Quality and Management in Minnesota

Authors

Jeanette H. Leete, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1991

Keywords

Groundwater--Quality--Minnesota; Groundwater--Management--Minnesota

Abstract

Minnesota is known for its abundant surface water - lakes, rivers, and streams - and much emphasis is placed on managing these priceless resources, yet it is ground water that supplies drinking water to about 75 percent of the state's population, and ground water that agriculture depends on for 88 percent of irrigation water. While ground water quality can be and is impacted by activities at the land surface, the greatest proportion of Minnesota's ground water is still suitable for most uses.

Over 175 units and several levels of government are involved in water resource protection and planning. Choices are being made about the course of future ground water quality protection in Minnesota. Efforts are underway to evaluate the vulnerability of aquifers and to assess and inventory potential contamination sources and inappropriate land use practices.

First Page

34

Last Page

43

Recommended Citation

Leete, J. H. (1991). Ground Water Quality and Management in Minnesota. Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science, Vol. 56 No.1, 34-43.
Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/jmas/vol56/iss1/8

Primo Type

Article