Inner workings of the ozone generator show the corona discharge activity that breaks the oxygen molecules apart to reform as ozone that is used for disinfection at the Fargo Water Treatment Plant. David Samson / Forum Communications Co.
William C. Marcil - Chairman Forum Communications Company
This week, we look at a critical issue, the quality of our water.
Stories and photographs in this section consider the quality of the water that we use in our homes – and how it’s kept fresh and safe. We also consider the water that we play in – and how the lakes we enjoy so much are kept clean.
Also in this section are articles about such issues as water on the land and safe disposal of water used in industry, including the booming oil industry in western North Dakota.
There’s also an informative page about Canadian concerns for Lake Winnipeg, which receives water from much of our region.
Earlier sections of this special project have presented background on the lakes, rivers and groundwater resources of our region and examined flooding and drought.
Next week’s fifth and final issue will draw all of this together in a far-reaching discussion of how we manage our water resources across river basins and state and national boundaries.
More than two dozen journalists at Forum Communications Co. properties in three states have contributed to this special series.
The series appears in all Forum Communications Co. newspapers in North Dakota – The Forum, Grand Forks Herald, Jamestown Sun and Dickinson Press – as well as in the Daily Republic in Mitchell, S.D., and the Detroit Lakes Newspapers in Minnesota.
FCC broadcast outlets in Fargo, Grand Forks, Bismarck and Minot have aired material from this series.
And of course, “Living with Water” appears on our company website.
Next week, we’ll include some observations from Forum Communications Co. management about what we’ve learned from this project and what might be done to help us live with our water resources.
We welcome your comments by email to Mike Jacobs, the project director (mjacobs@forumcomm.com) or by U.S. mail to Living with Water, PO Box 6008, Grand Forks, ND 58206.
Copies of the complete series are available by returning the coupon in today’s section or by using our online order form.
Thank you and good reading.
William C. Marcil – Chairman of the Board
