General Ground Water Info for Minnesota

This webpage links to general information regarding ground water for Minnesota, organized by geographic scope:


State

 

DNR Waters
  • Ground water
    This webpage contains informational and educational links about ground water and is the main page about the subject for the DNR Waters Division.
     
    • Minnesota Ground Water Bibliography
      This PDF document provides both a localized reference to Ground Water Resource Publications and a reference to the organizations, agencies and individuals in Minnesota who are currently publishing information on and related to ground water.
       

MPCA

MDH

  • Drinking Water Protection Program (MDH)
    This program protects public health by ensuring a safe and adequate supply of drinking water at all public water systems. The main webpage links to a training calendar, source water assessments, plan review, newsletters, brochures and fact sheets, feature stories and the Drinking Water Institute for Educators.
     

USGS

  • Ground-Water Information and Data (USGS Minnesota Water Science Center)
    Information about Minnesota's ground-water resources such as levels, networks, statistics, real and historical data.

 


National

 
  • USGS Groundwater Information Pages
    Information about the nation's groundwater including use and availability, karst, and modeling, as well as the USGS Ground-Water Networks database that contains records from 850,000 wells compiled over the last 100 years.

Information Source Abbreviations

DNR = Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (followed by the division name, e.g., "Waters" for "Division of Waters")
MDH = Minnesota Department of Health
MPCA = Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
USGS = United States Geological Survey (may be followed by the division name, e.g., "Minnesota Water Science Center")


 

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