<oai_dc:dc xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:creator>Minnesota. Department of Natural Resources</dc:creator><dc:description>The Minnesota Groundwater Provinces map summarizes aquifer and groundwater resource differences at the regional level. Some parts of the state have several groundwater resources to choose from, while other parts of the state may have only limited groundwater resources available.</dc:description><dc:description>The map defines provinces of the state with unique combinations of bedrock and unconsolidated aquifer characteristics. Water resource planners, managers, and users should recognize these differences when evaluating groundwater resources for future use.</dc:description><dc:format>Files</dc:format><dc:identifier>geos-groundwater-provinces-mn</dc:identifier><dc:language>eng</dc:language><dc:rights>Public</dc:rights><dc:title>Groundwater Provinces  2021 [Minnesota]</dc:title><dc:type>Datasets</dc:type><dc:coverage>Minnesota</dc:coverage><dc:date>2021-08-24</dc:date><dc:contributor>Minnesota Geospatial Commons</dc:contributor></oai_dc:dc>