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Committee hears bill to fund nitrate treatment and well repairs in southeastern Minnesota
Summary
Senate File 1183 would appropriate approximately $3.87 million per year to continue a program that installs water-treatment systems and repairs wells for low-income households with nitrate-contaminated private wells; the bill was laid over for possible inclusion.
Sen. Gustafson presented Senate File 1183 asking for continued and expanded funding for a program that provides water-treatment systems and well repairs to households whose private wells exceed safe nitrate levels, primarily in Southeastern Minnesota. The bill was laid over for possible inclusion.
Jay Eidsness, senior staff attorney at the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy, testified in support and described the public-health gap between municipal systems — which are tested regularly — and private wells, which rely on owners for testing and treatment. Eidsness said the unique geology…
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