Dry wells an issue in northwest Minnesota
8/6/2021 10:32:26 PM
CATEGORIES:
Society & Public Health
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Clearwater County, MN
Mahnomen County, MN
Norman County, MN
Pennington County, MN
Polk County, MN
Red Lake County, MN
Start Date: 7/26/2021
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Some shallow wells in Minnesota were running dry. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources was getting more calls about domestic wells and complaints of well interference from the northwestern part of the state.
The agency has received 27 low water or out-of-water calls so far in 2021, compared to eight in 2020.
Minnesota Public Radio News (St. Paul, Minn.), July 26, 2021
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