Water restrictions for 500+ Minnesota cities
8/5/2021 12:25:01 PM
CATEGORIES:
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
Minnetrista, MN
Polk County, MN
Crookston, MN
Saint Paul, MN
Buffalo, MN
Start Date: 7/27/2021
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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources said that the state drought plan has reached a certain stage that authorizes mandatory actions, including water restrictions. About 550 cities, including Minneapolis and St. Paul and most of the western part of the state, have restrictions on water use with the possibility of adding more cities.
Water scarcity is an issue in parts of the state, like the Crookston area in northwest Minnesota. Well drillers were busy servicing existing wells and drilling more wells.
KSTP-TV ABC 5 Minneapolis/St. Paul (Minn.), July 27, 2021
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