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-- __ Vpl+anT~ 33, No. -. _~, _ ._- r ii -~ ~ ~' l L t ~n _ ~ ,~. ~ ~~ ~ ~ I `~ ~~~ ~ ~~'~~``"1j'~c l ci, ~, ~; fie, ~ `' June 200' ~~ he sales tax increase that Minnesota voters approved last fall will pay for $151 mil- lion worth of water protection, water clean-up and water research over the next two years under a law enacted this spring. The law directs khe University of Minnesota to develop 10- and 25- year plans for ensuring that ground- water aquifers, lakes, rivers and wetlands are managed sustainab]y. And, for the first time, the legislation wrote into state law an explicit defi- nition of sustainable water use-use that weighs both human needs and the needs of ecosystems. An October 2005 Freshwater _.__ _ _~_. - .w. __ .. - ~~_ L _. ,. ~ I ~~ _ t Y ~~ =~ ..., m ,~.., ~../ lc, ~ _ '" d~ ,~:, ~ -~ z `~ f .J, , ~ -~' ~: ~., ;cam ~ ~: .~--_ - - ! ,lam; ~ ,~.. E Clear water From the St. Croix Riverjains the sediment•laden Mississippi River, upstream from Lake Pepin. Three-fourths ofthe sediment the Mississippi tarries to lake Pepin comes from the Minnesota River. ® ~1 r s summer begins, green ~\`\ living will make a splash at .:s.the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chaska. The Arboretum-with. co-sponsor- ship from the Freshwater Society and Xcel Energy-will host a weekend "Splash Party" Saturday and Sunday July 11 and 12, to celebrate the Arbo- retum's summer exhibit "Waterosity: Go Green ia~ith a Splash." Society report that questioned whether current patterns of ground- water use are sustainable in the light of an expected state population increase of 1 million people played a major role in the legislation, accord- ing to three lawmakers who helped enact the spending plan. funding approved... Continues ntr page 3 did` ]_~ . _..~~ ~~ ~ ~j '~'" ake Pepin is a huge natural lake filling i a wide spot in the Mississippi River _' -_~ -.:!that extends from south of Red Vying to just north of tNabasha. It is 22 miles long and 3 miles wide. The lake; which drains watersheds covering more than half of Minnesota, draws anglers, sailors and power-boaters from a wide area and generates millions of tourist dollars for marinas, motels and other businesses along its shores. The lake looks inviting for almost any sort of recreation and, in many respects, it is ..Lake Pepitr Contitttres on page 5 Did you know that some grasses need to be mowed only once a year and require less than a half the water consumed by conventional lawns? Would you like to learn how water pollution can be prevented by plant- ing agreen roof? And did you know that the United States has the largest per capita water consumption in the lvorld, twice the world average, Ar~l~oreturrt... Continues on page 1(7 E ~~ , f ``' ~ ~ ~i i CC ~~ r ~, i ' Jr`, ( is x ~ ~ f `` f - '` ' ~. ~ ~ ~ ' { ~~._ . r a _ i ~ 4 ' ~, ' - ' ~ f f _ 1 ~ ~p`~T ~ - '. '` ~~ = f' ~1~ 1 ~ -'"~' L ~ '- i ;; t ;.r' Aquati5cope!'stulpturedepicts microscopitwater plants and animals. It is part of a juried art exhibit at the Arboretum. i '1