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Minnesota starts to think about re-using wastewater

Elizabeth Dunbar

August 04, 2014 |

Minnesota Public Radio |

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5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Mankato, Minnesota

Mankato, where treated wastewater is used for everything from irrigation to industrial cooling, is one of the few places around this water-rich state where water is being recycled in this way. But as concerns about the availability of groundwater rise in certain parts of the state, interest in reusing wastewater is growing.

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On Columbia, ‘just add water' seems to be working

Lynda V. Mapes

August 02, 2014 |

The Seattle Times |

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Response Location: United States, Brewster, Washington

New water management technology implemented along the Columbia has significantly helped the fish population - specifically salmon - return to healthy numbers and has restored much of the community and industry that revolves around the river, including for native peoples.

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Quest to save groundwater aims at love for lush, green lawns

Elizabeth Dunbar

July 10, 2014 |

Minnesota Public Radio |

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5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, St. Paul, Minnesota

New technology, more aggressive pricing structures, and shifting attitudes are beginning to change how some Minnesotans view and care for their lawns.

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The Art of Water Recovery

David Bornstein

July 10, 2014 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Philippines, Manila, Metro Manila

While California is experiencing its worst drought in history, The World Bank estimates that water systems worldwide have real losses (leakages) of 8.6 trillion gallons per year, about half of that in developing countries. A new leak detection system aims to save 10 billion gallons of water, 7 million gallons of diesel, and 33 gigawatts of electricity over 10 years.

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State officials promise tougher approach on nitrates contaminating groundwater

Mark Steil

July 07, 2014 |

Minnesota Public Radio |

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5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Worthington, Minnesota

Minnesota farmers are closely following the debate over how best to manage nitrates. Many farmers—no one knows the number exactly–are already taking action to lower their use of nitrates, which can contaminate water.

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Golf courses start to reuse stormwater to keep grass green

Elizabeth Dunbar

June 05, 2014 |

Minnesota Public Radio |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Woodbury, Minnesota

A few communities are using stormwater to keep golf courses, baseball and soccer fields green or to irrigate public landscapes.

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Rain Man: How one Tucson resident harvests the rain

Dan Kraker

May 29, 2014 |

Minnesota Public Radio |

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Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

Some Tucson residents have begun looking at water as a crop, something to harvest to lessen the reliance of Tucson's burgeoning population on water sucked from the ground and imported from the Colorado River.

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Desert city uses water, then uses it again

Dan Kraker

May 27, 2014 |

Minnesota Public Radio |

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5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

Tucson has slashed its per capita water consumption by more than a third, and one of the more startling ways it's done that is by reusing water after it's flushed down the toilet or run through a washing machine.

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What Minnesota can learn from Arizona about water

Dan Kraker

May 27, 2014 |

Minnesota Public Radio |

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Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

Tucson, AZ, adopted measures, such as limiting new wells and making water rights sellable, that have slashed per capita water consumption by 35 percent. It is now considered a national leader in water conservation and perhaps has lessons for Minnesota as it grapples with its own groundwater shortages.

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Tucson's water ethic: Blueprint for Minnesota?

Dan Kraker

May 27, 2014 |

Minnesota Public Radio |

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5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

Forty years ago, Tuscon faced a water crisis. Now, even after decades of population and economic growth, water consumption has been declining and, under much of the city, groundwater levels have been rising, due in equal parts to regulatory, financial, and cultural shifts.

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