In the next 40 years the Met Council predicts we will be rationing water in the Twin Cities. We need to set an example in Minnetrista and become a leader in water sustainability and not a blind follower ignoring our near futures problems.
http://www.startribune.com/local/east/245702541.html
"Fischer, vice chairman of the House Environment and Natural Resources Policy Committee, said that pesticides and leaking garbage landfills contaminated Minnesota’s abundant waterways over the years and that high nitrate levels from fertilizers are being found in wells. 'We’ve done a lot of things where we haven’t been very responsible with our water resources,” he said. Despite the notable problems, he said, the trend of depletion and contamination can be reversed if cities and counties “learn to think about water in a whole new way.' "
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