July 31st, 2013 
knowtheflow 
Acknowledge, Consider, Take action
The Anoka County Municipal Wellhead Protection Group urges you to take three steps (Acknowledge, Consider and Take Action) to protect our important groundwater resource and the source of your drinking water.
1. ACKNOWLEDGE that preventing ground water pollution protects the water that we drink
- Everyone
- Our lifestyle is due, in part, to our abundance of clean water.
- Household hazardous substances must be used and disposed of safely.
- We want our natural resources and our drinking water protected from pollution.
- For those that own a well or are in a wellhead protection area
- Protection of a home well begins with the well owner.
- Residents near a public well have a part in the protection of drinking water.
- Protection of a community water supply must be a community effort.
2. CONSIDER your options to protect the groundwater that is the source of your drinking water
- Everyone
- What the hazardous substances are in and around your home or business.
- How you use and dispose of hazardous substances.
- How can your family use water wisely.
- If you are in a wellhead protection area or own a water supply well
- Check to see if your home well is in good condition
- Or, find out if you are in a wellhead protection area (near a public water well)
- Are there decaying unused (abandoned) wells on your property?
3. TAKE ACTION to prevent pollution of drinking water
- Everyone
- Store/use hazardous substances according to manufacturer’s recommendations
- Dispose of household hazardous waste at the Anoka Co HHW drop-off facility
- Modify your water use (water saving tips) and install a water-saving device
- If you own a water well or are in a wellhead protection area
- Have your home well tested annually for bacteria and nitrate-nitrogen.
- Maintain your septic system in good working order
- Properly seal unused wells using a licensed professional
- If you are in a wellhead protection area contact the operator of the community water supply system for advice on how you can contribute to the protection of our drinking water.
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