The Warren: A Truly Forgotten River

This provocative report challenges basic assumptions regarding the current water-quality problems of the Minnesota River and the factors that contribute to those problems. The River Warren Research Committee (RWRC) proposes that the major river pollutant is silt (soil) deposited in the river, not from agricultural runoff, but as a result of conditions created when the Glacial River Warren flowed through the region. RWRC accuses government agencies involved in the Minnesota River Assessment Project of disseminating untruths, engaging in scaremongering, and scapegoating farmers for the river's supposed problems.