Minnegram

WRC director Jeff Peterson is a member of the ReNEW leadership group, and in that capacity he will help shape the direction of the engine’s activities as well as the University of Minnesota’s involvement.

The 2023 Minnesota Water Resources Conference returned to the St. Paul RiverCentre October 17-18, with attendance numbers approaching pre-pandemic levels, nearing 900. Attendees had over 100 breakout presentations to choose from, as well as in-depth plenary sessions, covering the health of the Mississippi River watershed, leadership discussion of the future of Minnesota’s drinking water, and a fusion of engineering and art as a vision and tool for future water resource planning.

This year's Minnesota Water Resources Conference awards recipients include Mark Doneux, Madeline Nyblade, Anu Wille and Hannaan Shire.

Stormwater runoff from our communities - from streets, driveways, parking lots, and rooftops - often negatively impacts lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands and sometimes, shallow groundwater resources.

Irrigating for quality crops while conserving water requires technology and the knowledge that powers it.

The speed with which water drains through sandy soils makes watering crops in a sand plain both an agronomic necessity and a conservation challenge.