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UM  study finds despite state of the art efforts, even the cleanest wastewater contains "super bacteria"

A new University of Minnesota study finds that the release of treated municipal wastewater—even wastewater treated by the highest-quality treatment technology—can have a significant effect on the quantities of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in surface waters. The research was led by Tim LaPara, a University of Minnesota associate professor of civil engineering and Water Resources Science (WRS) graduate program instructor. The research was part of a WRS graduate program project in environmental microbiology. Read the Minnegram article here

WRC holds statewide LiDAR workshops

The Water Resources Center is offering statewide workshops designed to put the powerful technology of LiDAR in the hands of Minnesota’s water resource practitioners beginning March 12. LiDAR, which stands for Light Detection and Ranging, is a remote sensing technology that uses laser light pulses sent from low-flying aircraft to detect and measure surface features on the earth. Begun in 2009, Minnesota’s LiDAR mapping project, spearheaded by the Minnesota Geospatial Information Office’s Digital Elevation Committee, will be complete when the state’s North-Central Region is mapped this spring. Workshops begin March 12 and 13 on the university’s St. Paul campus and will continue statewide in cities such as Brainerd, East Grand Forks, Morris, Rochester and Winona. For a complete schedule visit tsp.umn.edu/lidar.

LiDAR data allows conservationists to
analyze subtle landscape details such as
roads, slight depressions, potential flood
areas, forest types, and target sites for
conservation practices before they begin
their field work.

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