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… and farms are built on a unique geologic formation called karst, where the topsoil is shallow and the limestone bedrock … from? In the Lower Mississippi River Basin where the karst region is located, 89% of the nitrogen pollution in … conservation easements3 and buffer zones around particular karst features. This bill builds on years of work to address …
… was an emergency, it was this drinking water crisis in the karst region. Currie saw an opening for Minnesota’s well … some 380,000 Minnesotans living in our state’s sensitive karst region, where runoff from manure and commercial … are at the gravest risk for contamination. And while the karst region is particularly sensitive, nitrate contamination …
… seep quickly into groundwater in the state’s vulnerable karst and Central Sands regions, ultimately contaminating … are currently inadequate. The soils and geology of the karst and Central Sands regions make them particularly … pollution. Nearly 400,000 Minnesotans live in the karst region alone, 94,000 of whom rely on private wells, …
… “a Manhattan project for clean drinking water in the karst.” After several pre-session hearings helped frame the … a good down payment on actions to address pollution in the karst region, but it will take more sustained funding to … starting to clean up drinking water in the vulnerable karst areas of southeastern Minnesota. #3 - Clean energy …
… in groundwater in SE Minnesota. Nitrate levels in the karst region routinely exceed federal and state drinking … local government action to protect drinking water in the karst region of Minnesota and to hold polluters accountable …
… in groundwater in SE Minnesota. Nitrate levels in the karst region routinely exceed federal and state drinking … local government action to protect drinking water in the karst region of Minnesota and to hold polluters accountable …
… its threat to drinking water in the area’s unique karst landscape. The Minnesota Center for Environmental … the interests of farmers against the region’s unusual karst topography, which allows runoff to seep largely …
… seep quickly into groundwater in the state’s vulnerable karst and Central Sands regions, ultimately contaminating … federal limits. The soils and geology of the southeastern karst and Central Sands regions make them particularly … pollution. Nearly 400,000 Minnesotans live in the karst region alone, and 94,000 of them rely on private wells, …
… to take on powerful interests. When people in Minnesota’s karst region facing nitrate-contaminated wells couldn’t find … federal intervention to help with the crisis in the karst region, put Minnesota state agencies on notice, … action to reduce nitrate contamination in Minnesota's karst region. In the year ahead, we’ll be working for …
… Because of this, some private well owners in Minnesota’s karst and central sands regions have nitrate levels that … to groundwater pollution, including the southeastern karst region and the central sands region. Require more large …