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City of Edina • 4801 W. 50th St. • Edina, MN 55424
Contact: Jennifer Bennerotte, Communications & Technology Services Director
Phone 952-833-9520 • jbennerotte@EdinaMN.gov • www.EdinaMN.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
City Continues Environmental Film Series With ‘Troubled
Waters: A Mississippi River Story’
Edina, Minn., Sept. 4, 2014 – The City of Edina Energy & Environment Commission (EEC) will soon
present the fourth installment of the 2014 Environmental Film series. The documentary “Troubled Waters: A
Mississippi River Story” will be shown at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19. The documentary will be shown at no cost
for attendees at Edina City Hall, 4801 W. 50th St. Preceding the showing, a resource fair will be held at 6:30
p.m.
The Emmy Award-winning film tells the story of the unintended yet severe consequences of farming along the
Mississippi, and the efforts being taken to reverse this damage. America’s heartland boasts some of the
world’s most productive farmland, but this bounty has come with a price. Excess crop fertilizers are
contaminating the nation’s rivers, lakes and aquifers, while at the same time precious soil is washing away.
“The film looks at a water quality issue many of us don't, and can't, see firsthand: the impact of run-off from
farms on our waterways,” explained EEC Member John Howard.
The EEC encourages attendees to come early for the resource fair and stay after for a discussion following
the movie.
For more information, contact Environmental Engineer Ross Bintner, staff liaison to the EEC, at 952-903-5713
or RBintner@EdinaMN.gov.
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