“Drinking the Mississippi”
Art Persons. Planning Program Supervisor, Minnesota Department of Health.
If you live or work in St. Cloud, St. Paul, or Minneapolis—including a
number of surrounding communities—the water you drink comes from the
Mississippi River. Yet, how often does that thought cross your mind as you drive over or boat on the river, or as you watch a snow plow apply salt to roads and bridges? Mr. Persons will discuss how three communities are responding to the need to protect the Mississippi River as a source of drinking water for one million Minnesotans. In addition, Mr. Persons will describe the work of the Health Department to integrate source water protection on the Mississippi River with the MN Pollution Control Agency(MPCA)’s Upper Mississippi River Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Project, thereby integrating the Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act in protecting and improving the water quality of the Mississippi River.
Light breakfast provided. Free.
TIME:
Friday, October 16, 7:30-9:00 a.m.
LOCATION:
St. Cloud City Council Chambers
400-2nd Street South,
St. Cloud, 56301.