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This page is not meant to be all inclusive, but please CONTACT US to suggest an addition.



Local Decision Makers
  Contact Information of local, state, and federal decision makers (including e-mail addresses, telephone numbers and mailing addresses)
  Regional Stormwater Protection Team (RSPT)
  Tips on contacting a decision maker.

Agencies - Local/County/Regional
  Contact Information for selected individuals from local agencies
  City of Duluth Environmental Advisory Council (EAC)
  City of Duluth Planning Department
  County Departments

Agencies - State
  Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
  Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
  Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Agencies - Federal/Bi-National
  The Great Lakes Information Network (GLIN)
  USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  US Geological Survey

Stormwater Information
  Information about stormwater in Duluth.
  Information for Hermantown, MN.
  Information for Proctor, MN.
  Information for Cloquet, MN.
  Information for Superior, WI.
  Information for Ashland, WI.
  Information for the University of Minnesota-Duluth.
  See also Lake Superior Communities and the RSPT sections for further information.
We will continue to add links to community stormwater plans as they become available.

Beach Advisory Monitoring
  Minnesota Beaches - Minnesota's Lake Superior Beach Monitoring program
  Wisconsin Beach Health - Wisconsin's Great Lakes & Inland beaches
  National / EPA Beaches - Links to beach bacteria monitoring monitoring and research

Wastewater Treatment Plants
  Silver Bay
  Two Harbors
  Knife River-Larsmont Sanitary District
  Western Lake Superior Sanitary Sewer District
(WLSSD: Duluth, Proctor, Cloquet, Hermantown and others)
  Superior, WI
  Ashland, WI
   · Study of Ashland plant
 


Contact the MPCA for details of other North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plants.

 

Contact the WDNR for details of other South Shore Wastewater Treatment Plants.


Environmental Information
  Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance - Resources for businesses, schools, local governments and you.
  Earth 911 – Community-specific environmental information (recycling centers, green shopping, energy conservation, household hazardous waste, composting, kids/Environmental Education, and dozens of other sustainable and pollution prevention resources.
  EcoEarth.Info – An environmental resources portal that provides access to reviewed environmental sustainability news, information retrieval tools, and original analysis.
  WaterConserve.org – A water conservation portal dedicated to protecting and conserving drinking water and ecosystems worldwide - with water news, a specialized search engine, and more.

University Extension
 

U. of Minnesota Extension

  University of Minnesota Sea Grant College
  University of Minnesota Water Resources Center
  University of Wisconsin Extension (UWEX)
  University of Wisconsin Sea Grant College

Major MN & WI Stream & Lake Organizations
  Minnesota Lakes Association
  Rivers Council of Minnesota
  Minnesota Waters – A recent (2006) merger of the MN Lakes and Rivers organizations above
   
  Wisconsin Lakes Association
  Rivers Alliance of Wisconsin
  The Nature Conservancy (WI)

Other Local and Regional Environmental Organizations
  Audubon Society - Duluth Chapter
  Clean Water Action Alliance of Minnesota (CWAA)
  Fishing Groups
  Great Lakes Aquatic Habitat Network & Fund
  Izaak Walton League of America | Minnesota Division | Duluth
  Lake Superior Binational Forum
  Minnesota Campaign for Conservation
  Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy
  Minnesota Chapter - Society for Conservation Biology
  Minnesota Environmental Initiative
  Minnesota Environmental Partnership
  Minnesotans for Responsible Recreation
  The Nature Conservancy (MN)
  St. Louis River Citizens Action Committee

Natural Resource Related Industry Organizations
  All-Terrain Vehicle Association of Minnesota
  Iron Mining Association of Minnesota
  Minnesota Forest Resources Council
  NCASI: National Council for Air and Stream Improvement, Inc.

Related Real-time data based educational websites
  Water on the Web
  Lake Access (Minneapolis Metro Area Lakes)

Printed Materials
  Scientific papers, reports, county water plans and Lake Superior Basin Plans – relevant to Duluth streams and other western Lake Superior tributaries

Decision Support Materials
  Coastal GIS – delivering GIS databases of the North Shore of Lake Superior, includes community planning materials
  Lake Superior Decision Support System – An effort to develop GIS-based decision support applications focused on the Lake Superior Basin

Education Links
 

Classroom curriculum

 

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