Ground Water Scientific Reports for Minnesota
This webpage contains links to scientific ground water reports for Minnesota (for downloadable GIS ground water data click the "GIS Data" link above), and is organized by geographic scope:
State
- Ambient Ground Water Monitoring and Landfill Monitoring - Data and Reports (MPCA)
Baseline studies of various chemicals in Minnesota's domestic wells. - Ground Water Atlas of the United States: Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin (USGS)
Introduction to the region's ground water resources. - Ground water sensitivity (DNR Waters)
Description of levels of pollution sensitivity assessment. - State Water Plans
- Water Governance Evaluation: Appendix D: Literature Survey (2013)
- Long-Term Protection of the State's Surface Water and Groundwater Resources (2010)
- Minnesota Watermarks: Gauging the Flow of Progress 2000 - 2010 (2000)
- Summary of the Minnesota water plan: Directions for protecting and conserving Minnesota's water (1991)
- Minnesota water plan: Directions for protecting and conserving Minnesota's waters (1991)
- Use of Minnesota’s Renewable Water Resources: Moving Toward Sustainability (EQB)
Report assessing the availability of water to meet the state's long range needs.
Local/Regional
Selected Counties
- County Geologic Atlases and Regional Hydrogeologic Assessments
Described on MnGeo's geology information webpage. See especially "Part B" which covers hydrogeology and ground water sensitivity information.
Twin Cities
- Master Water Supply Planning (Met Council)
Includes both ground water and surface water supplies.
Other Regions
- MGS Current Publications
Lists localized studies, maps and reports. - Hydrogeology of the Paleozoic Bedrock in Southeastern Minnesota (MGS)
Information Source Abbreviations
- DNR = Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (followed by the division name, e.g., "Waters" for "Division of Waters")
- EQB = Minnesota Environmental Quality Board
- Met Council = Metropolitan Council of the Twin Cities
- MGS = Minnesota Geological Survey
- MPCA = Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
- USGS = United States Geological Survey