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MN
Keywords:
wastewater, infrastructure, funding, Litchfield, economic development, environmental compliance, Hastings, water treatment, PFAS, nitrates, bonds, capital investment, public health, HF212, Round Lake-Brewster, Independent School District No. 2907, school construction, school building, sales tax exemption, use tax exemption
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Agriculture committee hears HF821 3/17/25
Transcript Highlights:
- and well repairs to low-income and vulnerable households whose water is above the safe levels for nitrate
- There are a broad range of responses to the issues of nitrates in the groundwater in southeast Minnesota
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 04/07/26
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
- nitrogen, nitrate, and nitrous oxide. nitrogen, nitrate, and nitrous oxide.
- Where do nitrates really come time. Where do nitrates really come from?
- long-term nitrate strategies. long-term nitrate strategies.
- nitrate standards. nitrate standards.
- of the nitrate levels. of the nitrate levels.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 03/05/25
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- States is a state tackling nitrate States is a state tackling nitrate issues<00:02:50.959>
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conditions to create the current nitrate conditions to create the current nitrate - improve soil health and decrease nitrate improve soil health and decrease nitrate losses<00:03:11.799
- message today is that elevated nitrate message today is that elevated nitrate and<00:04:03.799><
- supplies and take it into high nitrate supplies and take it into high nitrate townships<00:10:08.480
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/17/25
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- The excess nitrates show up in the water now.
- excess nitrates show up in the water now excess nitrates show up in the water now we<00:14:21.759>
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in responses to the issues of nitrates in responses to the issues of nitrates in - plantings have already reduced nitrate plantings have already reduced nitrate levels<01:04:27.200
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pollution we dramatically reduce nitrate pollution we dramatically reduce nitrate
Keywords:
HF363, property tax credit, agricultural water quality credit, Minnesota agricultural water quality certification program, clean water fund, class 2a, class 2b, certified acres, conservation incentive, water quality, agricultural property, county assessor, county auditor, Department of Revenue, Department of Agriculture, property tax reimbursement, school district reimbursement, legacy finance, taxes committee, southeastern Minnesota
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Agriculture Committee Meeting - 2025-04-02
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Protection Agency petition into Southeast Minnesota that found that nitrate is a public health threat
- The benefits of the program include reducing nitrate, improving nitrate retention in biomass, limiting
- Over that time, we saw a 27% reduction. in nitrate production from these tile samples.
- You see that the nitrate drops to nearly negligible levels.
- Last but not least, nitrates.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 4/2/25
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- to the high nitrate water or nitrous<00:51:36.720>
oxide <00:51:37.160>in <00:51:37.240 - Over that time, we saw a 27% reduction in nitrate from these tile samples.
- You see that the nitrate drops to nearly negligible.
- Oats greatly change the nitrate load on our land and allow us to increase our crop rotation.
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strategies Minnesota nitrate strategies Minnesota nitrate strategies collaborative
Keywords:
agriculture finance, broadband development, Department of Agriculture, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, food safety, food handler license, cottage food, home processed food, livestock dealer, meat packing company, milk marketer, milk marketing license, grain buyer, grain storage, beginning farmer, emerging farmer, farm down payment assistance, livestock investment grant
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 03/21/25
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
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well File 1183, nitrate provisions, well File 1183, nitrate provisions, well - So all motans deserve to have nitrate.
- Um but widespread as this nitrate issue.
- safe water free from nitrate and PAS. safe water free from nitrate and PAS.
- , doesn't, if you're testing for nitrate, doesn't, if you're testing for nitrate, you're<00:38:16.240
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Tax panel hears bill to create agricultural water quality property tax credit, HF363 3/19/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill is a response to a petition filed to the EPA in 2023 with concerns about nitrate levels and
- The bill is a response to a petition filed to the EPA in 2023 with concerns about nitrate levels and
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- House File 821, which is MDA's funding to help with private wells nitrate reduction, reverse osmosis,
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House repasses conference committee agreement on HF2446 5/18/25
Transcript Highlights:
- program during the pandemic with some extra funds we'd got from the feds to try to bring down the nitrate
- Now the problem of nitrates in the soil is a full-court press.
- feds to try to bring down the nitrate feds to try to bring down the nitrate level<00:11:50.880><
- Now the problem of nitrates Minnesota.
- Now the problem of nitrates in<00:12:32.959>
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Summary:
The House took up the conference committee report on House File 2446, the agriculture budget bill for the Department of Agriculture. Representative Anderson explained that the conference agreement kept the core House and Senate priorities while accepting some Senate policy provisions and fee increases, including grain license fees and food handling fees. He said the overall target was reduced, but major programs were preserved, including funding for the Board of Animal Health, egg emergency and inspection programs, elk and wolf compensation, milk processing capacity, farm safety and innovation, a new bioefficiency program to reduce fertilizer use in limited areas, and increased meat inspection funding.
Representative Hansen and several other members urged adoption, describing the bill as a bipartisan “hybrid” that reflects changing agriculture and includes both traditional farm support and newer priorities. Supporters highlighted food assistance and worker protections, including funding to offset federal cuts to local food purchasing and milk distribution programs, farm-to-school and early care programs, avian flu testing, urban agriculture, and a study to expand Olmsted County’s soil health and nitrate reduction work. Some members noted concerns about fees, while others emphasized support for all types of agriculture, cottage food bakers, and the role of farm workers.
After debate, the House adopted the conference committee report and advanced the bill. Following further discussion, the bill was repassed as amended by conference on a roll call vote of 130 ayes and 4 nays, and its title was agreed to.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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water modest efforts with nitrate water modest efforts with nitrate water treatment - And then my second question is in regards to nitrate.
- Can you also touch on that nitrate and what are we doing as a state to combat that? Certainly, Mr.
- Chair, Representative Cha, so we have a multifaceted response on nitrate.
- When it comes to PFAS and nitrates, I've mentioned that. Are you talking about availability?
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Environment and Natural Resources Mar 3rd, 2025
Environment and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- Nitrate, so we're going to have to deal with that issue. So 50% reduction was great.
- Because one of my concerns is that we shouldn't be, as a state, using systems that have a 50% nitrate
- reduction when there are products out there that have an 85% nitrate reduction.
- Is there a dollar amount per 5 or 10% of nitrates being reduced that we can expect an increase in cost
- So, and if you don't put it in accurately, you can think you're achieving 55, 6 percent nitrate reduction
Summary:
The committee began with a presentation from the Florida On-Site Wastewater Association on advanced onsite wastewater treatment systems. Roxanne Groover described several technologies used in Florida, including NSF-245 systems, performance-based treatment systems, in-ground nitrogen-reducing biofilters, membrane/media filters, and sequencing batch reactors. She emphasized that these systems can substantially reduce nitrogen compared with conventional septic systems, discussed permitting and maintenance requirements, and noted that some grant programs help fund upgrades in springs and other impaired-water areas. Members asked about phosphorus and PFAS treatment, funding for non-springs watersheds, incentives for new construction, and whether more data should be collected on system performance.
The committee then took up CS for SB 164 on vessel ownership, derelict vessels, and anchoring/mooring rules. The bill was explained as clarifying who is responsible for derelict vessels and using vessel title as prima facie evidence of ownership. Two amendments were adopted: one requiring FWC to offer an electronic long-term anchoring permit system and clarifying that the permit does not override other anchoring limits, and a technical amendment correcting a drafting error. Public testimony included opposition from a cruiser advocacy representative who argued the bill would unfairly restrict responsible boaters and harm the marine economy, and support from another boating coalition representative who said the bill was a proactive step to address derelict vessels. The committee then passed CS/SB 164 favorably by roll call.
Finally, the committee considered SB 38, which makes clarifying changes to FWC trust funds. The bill would allow investment and carryover of the administrative trust fund balance, expand use of the Florida Panther Research and Management Trust Fund for feline disease research, monitoring, and habitat acquisition, and allow use of the Non-Game Wildlife Trust Fund for law enforcement and related coordination agreements. With no debate or opposition, the committee passed SB 38 favorably by roll call and then adjourned.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 4/9/25
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- health response to groundwater nitrate contamination<00:09:11.120>
in <00:09:11.360>the <00:09:48.640>At <00:09:48.880>that human health limits for nitrate. - At that human health limits for nitrate.
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This vulnerable to nitrate health risks. - This vulnerable to nitrate health risks.
Bills:
HF2446
Keywords:
agriculture finance, broadband development, Department of Agriculture, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, food safety, food handler license, cottage food, home processed food, livestock dealer, meat packing company, milk marketer, milk marketing license, grain buyer, grain storage, beginning farmer, emerging farmer, farm down payment assistance, livestock investment grant
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- appropriation is to design, construct, and equip a biological filtration and water treatment system for nitrate
- design, and construct water source improvements and water treatment improvements for the reduction of nitrate
- design, and construct water source improvements and water treatment improvements for the reduction of nitrate
- Um, our request to revise the language will allow us to still continue this to treat for nitrates and
- and other contaminants, but nitrates and other contaminants, but preserving<00:03:37.720>
the
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Environment and Natural Resources Jan 14th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- THAT, START MAKING SURE THAT WE REALLOCATE FUNDS TO GET THE MOST BANG FOR OUR BUCK FOR REDUCING NITRATES
- CHAIRMAN HAS A QUESTION ON THIS PARTICULAR SITE. >> Vice Chair Ingoglia: I SEE A LARGE CONCENTRATION NITRATE
- A QUESTION BIG PICTURE AS I STATED IN MY OWN OPENING REMARKS IMPROVING WATER QUALITY AND REDUCING NITRATE
- AND I COULD HAVE THIS TOTALLY WRONG BUT WE FEEL LIKE WE’RE NOT MAKING ENOUGH PROGRESS ON REDUCING NITRATE
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Agriculture Committee Meeting - 2025-04-09
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- forward and you consider amendments, I urge you to reconsider the inclusion of House File 821 for nitrate
- private well mitigation. to accelerate its public health response to groundwater nitrate contamination
- private well owners find that the water they rely on is contaminated above human health limits for nitrate
- Individuals who are especially vulnerable to nitrate health risks continue to be a focus.
Bills:
HF2446
Keywords:
agriculture finance, broadband development, Department of Agriculture, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, food safety, food handler license, cottage food, home processed food, livestock dealer, meat packing company, milk marketer, milk marketing license, grain buyer, grain storage, beginning farmer, emerging farmer, farm down payment assistance, livestock investment grant
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Water Topics Overview Committee Mar 26th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Water Topics Overview Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- If nitrates continue to increase, they're going to get more regulation.
- I'm going to recognize we had a nitrate problem. These things didn't appear overnight.
- We had a nitrate problem. These things didn't appear overnight.
- They're starting to see nitrate levels decrease. This is from 1974 to 2023.
- Could you touch a little bit, Julie, please, on the concerns about nitrate problems in watersheds?
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Water Topics Overview Committee Mar 26th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- If nitrates continue to increase, they're going to get more regulation, and that's what we're trying
- I'm going to recognize we had a nitrate problem. These things didn't appear overnight.
- We had a nitrate problem. These things didn't appear overnight.
- They're starting to see nitrate levels decrease. This is from 1974 to 2023.
- Could you touch a little bit, Julie, please, on the concerns about nitrate problems in watersheds?
Summary:
The Water Topics Overview Committee met with a quorum and received updates from the Department of Water Resources and the State Water Commission, followed by presentations from Deloitte on two legislative studies required by House Bill 1020. Director Reese Haas reviewed major project and budget updates, including the Northwest Area Water Supply and Southwest Pipeline projects, Resources Trust Fund balances, carryover spending, project prioritization, bid conditions, regional water system coverage, and department process improvements. Members also discussed how the commission prioritizes projects, maintenance expectations, and the impact of limited municipal water supply funding. No formal committee action was taken during the DWR update; the commission’s municipal funding decisions were described as pending its April 8 meeting.
Deloitte then presented the cost-share policy study, which found that under current policy and forecasted revenues, North Dakota faces an estimated $1.3 billion shortfall over 14 years, with a near-term gap of about $1.8 billion through 2031. The firm outlined seven recommended options, including tighter definitions and a 25% cost share for eligible replacement projects, caps and financing strategies for the Mouse River and Red River Valley projects, aligning cost share with commission priority guidance, delaying lower-priority projects, using available lines of credit, and adjusting reimbursement timing for revolving loan funds. Committee members questioned inflation assumptions, affordability, user fees, and the use of legacy fund earnings for bonding, but no decisions were made.
In the governance and finance study, Deloitte said final recommendations are still being refined, with a final report due May 29. The study examined the Southwest Pipeline, NAWS, and Red River Valley systems using governance and finance criteria such as decision authority, transparency, affordability, risk, and access to funding. For Southwest, Deloitte outlined options ranging from improved state-authority coordination to transferring ownership to the Southwest Water Authority; for NAWS, options focused on strengthening the authority’s role and potentially transitioning operations and maintenance; and for Red River, options ranged from enhanced facilitation to formal state oversight or state ownership. Members asked follow-up questions about ownership transfer, capital repayment streams, and why NAWS was not considered for transfer, and Deloitte said NAWS’s limited organizational maturity made that option less viable in the near term.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 02/18/25
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
- Nitrate, PCBs, and fish tissue—that's what we look for with fish tissue with the DNR.
- and nitrogen nitrate pcbs and fish<01:42:07.560>
tissue <01:42:08.159>that's <01:42:08.360 - I know I've had some frustrations like Senator Green has had with, um, when we're talking about nitrates
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in you're talking about nitrates in you're talking about nitrates in committee - level is as low saying why the nitrate level is as low as<01:46:46.280>
as <01:46:46.400>it
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Environment and Natural Resources Jan 14th, 2025
Environment and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- that, start making sure that we reallocate funds to get the most bang for the buck for reducing nitrates
- I'm seeing a large spike in nitrate concentration in the year 1988 in the Wauola BMAP.
- As I stated in my own opening remarks, improving water quality and reducing nitrate pollution is an important
- We feel like we're not making enough progress on reducing nitrate pollution. What is the solution?
Summary:
The Committee on Environment and Natural Resources convened with a quorum present, heard opening remarks from Chair Rodriguez and member introductions, and discussed broad priorities including water quality, climate change, budget oversight, and accountability for environmental investments. Members emphasized concerns about nutrient pollution, springs, Lake Okeechobee, the Everglades, and the need for better data and measurable results.
The committee then received a presentation from DEP Deputy Secretary Adam Blaylock on the state’s water quality restoration framework. He explained how water quality standards, total maximum daily loads (TMDLs), Basin Management Action Plans (BMAPs), and reasonable assurance plans work together to address impaired waters, and noted that BMAPs are updated every five years with annual reviews in between. He also described recent statutory changes requiring five-year milestones, restrictions on new septic systems in certain areas, and public-facing data tools to track projects and water quality trends.
Members questioned whether BMAPs are producing enough improvement and whether the five-year update cycle is too slow. Blaylock said results can take years because of project lag and environmental variability, but that the department can adjust plans if data show they are not working. He also highlighted $2.9 billion in statewide water quality funding since 2019, nearly 1,100 funded projects, and a $1.1 billion water quality improvement grant program that now covers impaired waters beyond BMAP areas. The committee discussed agricultural projects, DEP and FDACS funding roles, and a new dashboard and centralized monitoring platform under development. No formal votes or other actions were taken, and the meeting ended with adjournment moved by the vice chair.