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Northeast Metro water-study bill laid over as cities, DNR and Met Council discuss aquifer stress and PFAS
Summary
House File 2861, seeking funds to continue a multi‑jurisdictional study of water levels in the White Bear Lake/Northeast metro area, was laid over; sponsors said the work will analyze causes of low lake levels and possible regional solutions, including surface water, reuse and large infrastructure investments.
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The committee laid over House File 2861, a bill to continue study and planning work on water levels in the northeast Twin Cities metropolitan area, after lawmakers and agency officials described broad regional impacts and the need for coordinated solutions.
Representative Benson Curran, the bill sponsor, said the measure builds on bipartisan work passed last biennium after a pronounced decline in White Bear Lake’s water level led to lawsuits and permit moratoria that constrained development in nearby Lake Elmo. The appropriation would…
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