Managed Aquifer Recharge

$350,000 the first year is to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota, Water Resources Center, for a comprehensive study of the economic benefits of managed aquifer recharge and to make recommendations to enhance and replenish Minnesota's groundwater resources. The study must include, but is not limited to:
(1) examining the potential benefits of enhancing groundwater recharge in water-stressed areas;
(2) assessing the relationship to changing seasonality and intensity of precipitation on groundwater recharge rates;
(3) reviewing the approaches to manage recharge in geologically appropriate areas;
(4) identifying policy options, costs, and barriers to recharging groundwater; and
(5) assessing the economic returns of options for groundwater recharge.
In conducting the study, the Water Resources Center must convene a stakeholder group and provide for public participation.