Listen: How cities make Mississippi River water safe to drink

January 13, 2021 at 4:07PM

Both Minneapolis and St. Paul draw their drinking water from the Mississippi River.

Curious Minnesota host Eric Roper paid a visit to Minneapolis' water treatment campus in Fridley to understand the complex process that makes river water safe to drink.

Click here for the accompanying Curious Minnesota article on this topic. If you cannot see the podcast audio below, click here to listen.

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Eric Roper

Curious Minnesota Editor

Eric Roper oversees Curious Minnesota, the Minnesota Star Tribune's community reporting project fueled by great reader questions. He also hosts the Curious Minnesota podcast.

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