White Bear Lake

A scientific analysis recently completed by the Minnesota DNR shows that groundwater use in the White Bear Lake area meets the state sustainability standard. The analysis also shows that groundwater use in the area has contributed to lower water levels in White Bear Lake and that multi-year bans on residential irrigation will have a minimal effect …

Analysis: White Bear Lake groundwater use sustainable, but does affect lake Read More »

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A judge is standing by her previous ruling directing the state to restrict groundwater pumping and lawn watering to protect White Bear Lake and its aquifer. Ramsey County Judge Margaret Marrinan denied a request by the Minnesota DNR to stay her September ruling and its request for a new trial. The

The Minnesota DNR will appeal a Ramsey County District Court ruling regarding water management of White Bear Lake and its surrounding groundwater, the agency announced in a news release Tuesday, Sept. 26. In the release, the DNR said that without appeal, the court’s ruling would place unnecessary burdens on more than 500,000 White Bear Lake area

WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minn. — The state of Minnesota violated environmental law as well as the public trust in failing to protect White Bear Lake and its aquifer, a district judge ruled in a case with broader implications for future suburban development. Ramsey County District Judge Margaret Marrinan wrote that the state should have done a better