Winnebago to reduce pollutants entering Blue Earth River

Posted: 03/01/14


The University of Minnesota Extension Service explains how the town of Winnebago plans to reduce pollutants on the Blue Earth River, a tributary of the Minnesota River. With a loan from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and other funds, the town will upgrade infrastructure and reduce water volume and pollution entering the river beginning next year.

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