(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 ![]()
• Healthy Shorelines Information Sheet ![]()
• 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 ![]()
• Canisteo Mine Pit Outflow Project
• Evaluation of Models and Tools for Assessing Groundwater Availability and Sustainability ![]()
• Long-Term Protection of the State's Water Resources ![]()
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