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Minnesota Pollution Control Agency: Background on Minnesota's impaired waters.
MPCA: Citizen stream-monitoring program.
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources: Background on Minnesota's watersheds.
Minnesota Department of Agriculture: Chemical Monitoring and Assessment Programs.
Association of Minnesota Counties: Background on wetland protection and drainage development (pdf).
Gov. Tim Pawlenty's Clean Water Cabinet.
Minnesota Environmental Initiative: Launched the "Clean Water Legacy" campaign in Minnesota.
University of Minnesota Water Resources Center: The WRC conducts and funds research and outreach related to water resources in the state of Minnesota.
American Clean Water Foundation: A nonprofit organization which serves as a national and international forum for citizen outreach, youth education, and technical program exchanges to promote clean water.
Environmental Protection Agency:
A state-by-state list of impaired waters throughout the U.S.
EPA: The Clean Water Act.
U.S. Geological Survey: National Water Quality Assessment Program.