Minnesota

Case Study: Sustainable Water Management

This case study profiles Yellow Wood's work with the West Central Initiative to help small Minnesota communities meet their water-related needs in a cost effective manner while protecting water resource quality.

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Case Study: Addressing threatened water resources (Ottertail)

The City of Ottertail faced development pressure and pressing water system issues. Yellow Wood developed a suite of recommendations to provide Ottertail with an action plan for addressing threats to the city’s water quality in a systematic way. This work…
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Getting Smart: Smart Growth, energy efficiency, and public facilities.

This article by Ann Ruzow Holland profiles Yellow Wood’s Green Community Technologies© work in Minnesota, New York, and Vermont in the context of sustainable approaches to rural community infrastructure. Analyzing alternative approaches was in each community’s…
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Case Study: Helping small communities meet their water-related needs

An overview of Yellow Wood's work with the West Central Initiative and three Minnesota communities around water systems and water infrastructure. Yellow Wood used the Green Community Technologies© process to assess needs and make recommendations for…

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APA MN: Planning Minnesota, v.28 n.2, "WCI infrastructure study seeks green solutions"

In 2007, the West Central Initiative in Minnesota contracted Yellow Wood to work with three cities with varying water system infrastructure needs and challenges. This article by Wayne Hurley reviews the context for this work, provides an overview of…
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Case Study: Water resource stewardship (Battle Lake)

Yellow Wood worked with Battle Lake to identify stormwater issues that, if addressed, would effectively preserve the quality of streams and watersheds. This work was part of Yellow Wood's Green Community Technologies© work in Minnesota, funded by the…
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Case Study: Water resource stewardship (Brandon)

Yellow Wood looked systematically at the City of Brandon’s water resources. Yellow Wood's recommendations addressed water conservation, efficiency of water treatment equipment, wastewater infiltration and stormwater. This work was part of Yellow Wood's…
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