Tools for Residents
Learn about our water resources, our health, and how to protect both:
- Drinking Water Safety – Home/Cabin Wells
- Well Owners Handbook (MN Dept. of Health, Jan. 2014)
- Minnesota Well Index find your well construction record (MDH)
- Well Water Testing Service for Home & Cabin (Anoka County)
- Water Sampling Instructions and YouTube Video (Anoka County)
- Accredited Well Water Testing Laboratories (list, January 2022)
- Wellhead Guide for Residents (Municipal Wellhead Protection Group)
- Licensed Well Contractors in and Near Anoka County, MN (list, October 2021)
- Well Disinfection Guidelines (MDH, Dec. 2015)
- Disinfecting a Flooded Private Well (MDH, Oct. 2019)
- Arsenic in private wells: facts and figures (MDH)
- Arsenic Facts for Private Well Owners (Anoka County Environmental Services)
- Well Financial Assistance for Homeowners (Anoka Co. Community Dev.)
- Drinking Water Safety – Community/Public Water Supply
- Wellhead Protection Areas (Anoka County interactive map)
- Public Water – Consumer Information (MDH)
- Drinking Water Advisory Guidance for the General Public
- Special Well and Boring Construction Areas (Anoka County)
- East Bethel Sanitary Landfill
- Southwestern Fridley and Southwestern Columbia Heights
- TCAAP (Columbia Heights, Fridley and Spring Lake Park)
- Septic Systems (Subsurface Sewage Treatment Systems)
- Anoka County Sewage Treatment Ordinance (Oct. 9, 2018)
- Healthy Septic Systems (MN Pollution Control Agency)
- Septic System Owners Information (UMN Onsite Sewage Treatment Program)
- Freezing Problems And Septic (UMN Extension Service)
- SSTS Business Licensing (MPCA)
- Search for a Licensed SSTS Professional (MPCA)
- Septic Financial Assistance for Homeowners (Anoka Co. Community Dev.)
- Flood Protection
- Flood Maps (FEMA)
- Flood Precautions for Private Wells (MDH March 2019)
- Flood Safety and Cleanup (MN Dept. of Natural Resources)
- Flood Forecast (National Weather Service)
- National Flood Insurance Program (www.floodsmart.gov)
- Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FEMA)
- Mold in Homes (a moisture problem)
- Radon in Homes
- Home and Business Wastes Options
- Information for Homes (Anoka County Recycling and Resource Solutions)
- Information for Businesses (Anoka County Environmental Health Services)
- Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off Facility (Located in Blaine)
- Water Conservation
- Water Conservation (Metropolitan Council)
- Water Conservation Habits (Know The Flow fact sheet)
- WaterSense – Water-Efficient Products (U.S. EPA)
- Groundwater
- Groundwater Digest (Metropolitan Council)
- The State of Groundwater (MPCA)
- Groundwater Level Monitoring (MN DNR)
- Groundwater Restoration and Protection Strategies (GRAPS) Information (MDH)
- Lakes, Creeks, and Ditches
- MN Shoreland Management Guide (MN DNR)
- Healthy Shorelines (MN DNR)
- Restore Your Shore (MN DNR)
- Lake Finder (MN DNR)
- Fish Consumption Guidance (MDH)
- Wetlands
- Wetlands Program (MN DNR)
- What are Wetlands (MN DNR)
- Stormwater Pollution Prevention
- Know The Flow – Pollution Prevention (Anoka County Highway Dept.)
- Minnesota’s Stormwater Program (MN Pollution Control Agency)
- Minnesota Key Water Information Catalogue (This catalogue provides easy access to key water information and data from six Minnesota state agencies.)