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Committee hears bill to allow untreated stormwater for outdoor irrigation; agencies urge caution
Summary
Senate File 2442 would authorize certain public entities to use untreated rainwater or stormwater for outdoor, non‑immersive purposes; municipalities and MPCA raised health, treatment and local‑control concerns and the committee laid the bill over for further work.
Senate File 2442, which would allow state agencies and political subdivisions that establish water‑quality standards to permit untreated rainwater or stormwater for outdoor uses where the probability of human or animal immersion or consumption is "low to nonexistent," was heard by the Senate Environment, Climate and Legacy Committee on March 20.
Senator Weber, the bill's sponsor, said the measure is "a common sense piece of legislation" to reduce potable water use for irrigation and to advance low‑impact development practices. He cited state estimates that a large share of potable water use in warm…
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