Water

Elko New Market's plan to tap aquifer for bottled water plant draws residents' ire

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A California-based company hopes to build a water bottling plant in Elko New Market, south of the Twin Cities. Critics worry it could jeopardize the health of the Prairie du Chien-Jordan aquifer in a region struggling already with severe to extreme drought.
Alex Friedrich | MPR News 2013