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Water

Water shortages and problems around Minnesota — and the country — have many wondering what is the true cost of clean and reliable water. This reporting is supported in part by The Water Main, a project of American Public Media.

Golf courses turn to water technology

Golf courses turn to water technology

Golf courses are looking at better technology, not only to let them use stormwater for irrigating grass but to better determine how much water to use and what grass might use less. University of Minnesota professor Brian Horgan explains.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Golf courses start to reuse stormwater to keep grass green

Golf courses start to reuse stormwater to keep grass green

One of the first places Minnesotans are starting to find ways to reuse water is on the golf course. Two Twin Cities suburbs have launched projects to capture stormwater and use it for irrigation.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Your take: The Tucson water use model

Your take: The Tucson water use model

MPR News' water reporting from Tucson generated a strong response from listeners and readers. Hear what some said about potential lessons for Minnesota and join the conversation.
by Michael Olson

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Rain Man: How one Tucson resident harvests the rain

Rain Man: How one Tucson resident harvests the rain

Brad Lancaster, perhaps the nation's expert on capturing and using rainwater, creates an oasis in the desert where he lives. And what he used to do illegally is now sanctioned by the city and imitated by neighbors.
by Dan Kraker

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What Minnesota can learn from Arizona about water

What Minnesota can learn from Arizona about water

In a groundwater Q and A with MPR News reporter Dan Kraker, University of Arizona water expert and author Robert Glennon says Minnesota's water situation is not all that different from that in dry Arizona.
by Dan Kraker

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Desert city uses water, then uses it again

Desert city uses water, then uses it again

Encouraging residents to use less water is one thing. But perhaps the biggest water gains Tucson has achieved come from using water more than once. It's a water idea that some in Minnesota think needs to gain importance.
by Dan Kraker

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Tucson's water ethic: Blueprint for Minnesota?

Tucson's water ethic: Blueprint for Minnesota?

By conserving water at every turn, the residents of Tucson have developed an attitude toward water that some think the Land of 10,000 Lakes should emulate.
by Dan Kraker

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New Brighton asks judge to make Army keep paying for water cleanup

New Brighton officials are asking a judge to make the U.S. Army keep paying to treat groundwater it contaminated years ago. The treated water supplies both New Brighton and neighboring Fridley with drinking water.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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