drinking water

A central Minnesota community is getting a new well for drinking water thanks to some state funding.

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency officials say a manufacturing company has violated a decade-old legal agreement that outlines how the business pays for clean drinking water in Minneapolis.

Records show testing for lead in drinking water at some Minnesota schools hasn't been done since the late 1990s despite a state health recommendation that it be done every five years.

Our mayor has been saying it for years, and now State Fair goers agree, St. Cloud has the best drinking water in the state. The city has won the "People's Choice" award for best tap water.

Test results are showing some high metal counts in a couple private wells in Stearns County's Lynden Township. Lynden Township is just to the southeast of St. Cloud. Steve Mikkelson is an Information Officer for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.

Cold Spring's Public Works Director says the city's water is safe to drink. That's after a report was released two weeks ago by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.

Gov. Mark Dayton is asking the 800 people who'll attend his Governor's Water Summit on Saturday to be ready to talk about solutions instead of blame for the problems facing Minnesota's lakes, rivers and drinking water.

Some of us take clean drinking water for granted, but a lot of work goes in behind the scenes to keep it safe and clean. To do this, the city of St. Cloud has a water treatment plant that operates 24 hours a day for the entire year.

Drink just one more glass of water a day. Sounds easy enough right? But if you’re struggling to take in enough H20, this one little thought might get you on the road to hydration. One more glass, rather than drinking 50 thousand glasses a day....Seems doable, and might help you increase your intake as the days go by.

The state Department of Health is warning Minnesotans to be wary of scam artists selling water treatment systems. Officials have seen a rise in complaints about deceptive sales pitches for water treatment systems, following investigations of groundwater contamination in Washington County and elsewhere in Minnesota.