Safeguard our water, Email the DNR on the Niagara Bottling Plant Proposal
Thanks for your interest in protecting our water. We've blown through our goal on email messages to the DNR!
We are now asking folks to send in a personal letter or postcard to the DNR Commissioner.
Sarah Strommen, DNR Commissioner
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
500 Lafayette Road
Saint Paul, MN 55155
**NOTE: Filling out your information will NOT send your email to the DNR. Please send in a postcard to the Commissioner to demonstrate the grassroots concern on the issue. Filling out your information allows us to track the number of emails or postcards sent.**
Instructions for sending a postcard:
1. Write a polite letter about why you are concerned about the proposed Niagara Bottling plant and the increased pumping of groundwater. Ask the DNR to conduct a rigorous aquifer test to ensure this increased groundwater withdrawal won't draw down nearby private wells or impact surface waters which include the Vermillion River. Remember to write politely and thank the DNR staff for their work.
2. After you have sent your letter to the DNR commissioner, let us know by entering your info on this page. This allows us to track the number of postcards and we will keep you posted on other ways to engage.
Sample Message Below, You Must Personalize and Edit
Dear Commissioner Strommen,
(Personal opening) As a mother of two, I’m worried about the proposal for a new plastic bottling plant in Elko New Market Minnesota. I don’t think we should be giving away our water, especially without thoroughly investigating the possible implications for our and future generations' water needs. Climate change is here and it brings uncertainty. Droughts and floods are becoming more common and impact water supply.
(Ask) Please conduct a thorough aquifer test that analyzes what the impact of increased water taking will be on Minnesotans access to groundwater for our drinking water, agricultural needs and more.
(Thank) Thank you for your dedication to protecting our water resources,
Your Name
Your Address
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