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The City of Andover was incorporated in 1974 and established their initial water supply facility shortly after in 1981. Today, Andover city water services over 20,000 people and comes from 8 wells, 6 of which are primary water supply wells. 5 of the primary water supply wells pump from the deeper, Tunnel City-Wonewoc aquifer and the 6th pumps from the unconsolidated, confined sand and gravel aquifer closer to the surface (although it is still over 260ft deep!).

The City of Andover began treating their water in 2002, when their Water Treatment Facility was constructed. The facility removes iron and manganese from the pumped well water before it is distributed to homes and businesses in the City. Click here to view the Drinking Water Consumer Confidence Report for 2020. If you still have questions about Andover’s drinking water after viewing the report, contact Steve Weinhold, Public Utilities Manager at 763-767-5180 or s.weinhold@andovermn.gov.

Wellhead Protection

In order to protect the City’s wells, the City of Andover has developed a Wellhead Protection Plan, approved by MDH. Most recently, their Part 1 Plan Amendment was approved in July 2015 and their Part 2 Plan Amendment was approved in July 2017. Andover joined the Anoka County Municipal Wellhead Protection Group in 2014. If you have questions regarding Andover’s Wellhead Protection Plan, contact Andover’s Wellhead Protection Manager, David Berkowitz, Director of Public Works/City Engineer, at 763-767-5133 or D.Berkowitz@andovermn.gov . For more information on Wellhead Protection Plans in general, refer to the MDH Source Water Protection webpage.

Private Wells

In addition, there are more than 3,200 private wells in the City of Andover. For information on testing your well water, visit the Anoka County Well Water Testing website or contact the Environmental Services Department at 763-324-4260. You can also usually find lots of information on your well with the MDH Minnesota Well Index (MWI). Click here to access the webtool.

Links and Resources

Be sure to check out the City of Andover’s website (https://www.andovermn.gov/) and the links below:

• Water Department
• Irrigation Restriction Ordinance
• Watering Restriction Policy
• Watermain Flushing
• Sanitary Sewer Department
• Planning Department
• City Comprehensive Plan
• NPDES Phase II Program/Storm Water Quality
• Storm Water Pollution Prevention Program (SWPPP)
• Septic System Information
• Natural Resources Department
• Open Space Advisory Commission