Innovators in Rural Community Economic Development

Water Resources

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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Why did Yellow Wood create Green Community Technologies?

Provides an overview of the need for communities to assess their infrastructure needs and make sustainable, systemic decisions about how to address infrastructure and wastewater challenges.
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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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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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Case Study: Exploring alternative wastewater technologies to meet small town growth

The Town of Hinesburg asked Yellow Wood Associates, Inc. to research alternative ways of increasing their wastewater capacity beyond expanding their wasterwater treatment plant, using their Green Community Technologies© process.
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