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Public-health expert urges clearer governance and support for private wells in state drinking-water plan
Summary
Dr. (name on transcript) told the subcommittee the Minnesota Department of Health’s drinking-water action plan is timely but needs statutory clarity about leadership and more support for private wells, which fall outside federal Safe Drinking Water Act protections.
St. Paul — A University of Minnesota faculty member and contributor to the Minnesota Department of Health’s 10-year drinking-water action plan briefed the Subcommittee on Minnesota Water Policy Dec. 3 and urged statutory changes to clarify leadership among agencies and additional attention to private wells.
Dr. Kalao (as identified in the meeting transcript) said Minnesota generally performs well on public drinking-water compliance but faces future pressures from…
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