PUBLISH

(May 9, 16, 2026)

DNR proposes to up-

date the Public Waters

Inventory for Brown

County

DESCRIPTION

The Minnesota Depart-

ment of Natural

Resources (DNR) is

seeking public com-

ments on its proposal

to update the Public

Waters Inventory (PWI)

for Brown County.

In 2024, the Minnesota

Legislature enacted

Minn. Stat. 103G.201

(f) which directed the

DNR to update the

state’s PWI. The DNR

has prepared a map

and list of preliminary

corrections which will

update the PWI for

Brown County.

The map and list of

preliminary corrections

can be viewed on the

PWI Update project

webpage (mndnr.gov/

pwi-update). The

DNR will provide a

60-day public comment

period and host a pub-

lic meeting in the coun-

ty to obtain feedback

on the preliminary

corrections.

ADDITIONAL INFO

The public meeting will

be held at 6pm on May

27, 2026, at New Ulm

Public Library, 17

North Broadway, New

Ulm, MN, 56073.

The DNR will accept

written comments on

the preliminary correc-

tions from May 12,

2026, until 4:30 p.m.

July 13, 2026.

Comments may be

submitted online via

the public comment

tool on the PWI Update

project webpage

(mndnr.gov/pwi-

update). Written com-

ments may be submit-

ted to Public Waters

Inventory Update, Min-

nesota Department of

Natural Resources,

500 Lafayette Road,

St. Paul, MN

55155-4025, or

PWI.Update.dnr@

state.mn.us. Com-

ments cannot be sub-

mitted by phone. Gen-

eral questions about

the project may be

asked by email, postal

mail or by calling

651-259-5416.

Any information sub-

mitted will be part of

the public record. Indi-

vidual comments will

not receive a reply.

The DNR will review

feedback received dur-

ing the comment

period and make

necessary modifica-

tions to the preliminary

map. A revised map,

now a provisional final

map, will be submitted

to the county and

made available on the

DNR’s project web-

page. Sign up for email

updates on the project

webpage to receive in-

formation as the pro-

ject progresses.