General Ground Water Info for Minnesota

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

• State
• National

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State
 

Six State/Regional Agencies

• Key water information catalogue
  This catalogue provides easy access to key water information and data from BWSR, Met Council, MDA, MDH, DNR and PCA. The page is not designed to be a comprehensive listing of Minnesota water information links, but a listing of main or key web pages of water information.
   

DNR Waters

• Groundwater
  This webpage contains informational and educational links about groundwater 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

• Groundwater in Minnesota
  This webpage is the main one on ground water for the PCA and links to publications, data, maps, programs and general information.
   
  • Minnesota Ground-Water Information Guide
    Find Minnesota ground-water information and expertise including ground-water data, maps, reports, government programs, regulations, recommended methodologies and more.
     
  • SEEK - Minnesota's Home of Environmental Education Resources
    Tools for environmental resources education. Search on groundwater to find information on groundwater models, student books and various government agencies.
     

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

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

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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.
 

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Information Source Abbreviations

BWSR = Board of Water and Soil Resources
DNR = Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
MDA = Minnesota Department of Agriculture
MDH = Minnesota Department of Health
Met Council = Metropolitan Council of the Twin Cities Metro Area
PCA = Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
USGS = United States Geological Survey