Division of Ecological and Water Resources

(an integration of the former Divisions of Waters and Ecological Resources)

Water Resource Core Areas
  • Public Waters Protection
  • Water Supply Management
  • Information for Decision-Making

 

Latest News
  • Drought Conditions external site
  • Healthy Shorelines Information Sheet PDF icon.
  • Variances in Shorelands, Floodplains & Other DNR-Protected Waterways
  • DNR will allow Lutsen Mountain to continue drawing water from Poplar River for snowmaking this season
  • Great Lakes Compact
  • Water Availability Assessment Report PDF icon
  • Canisteo Mine Pit Outflow Project
  • Evaluation of Models and Tools for Assessing Groundwater Availability and Sustainability PDF icon.
  • Long-Term Protection of the State's Water Resources PDF icon.

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