Anoka County Municipal Wellhead Protection Group celebrates National Groundwater Awareness Week (March 11-17, 2012). Groundwater is a valuable asset to the health and vitality of our community. We rely on groundwater to provide safe drinking water to our families. Over 300,000 people in Anoka County get their drinking water from the groundwater wells of 259 […]
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National Ground Water Awareness Week (March 11-17, 2012)
March 7th, 2012 
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Minnesota’s largest sealcoater switches to safer formula
March 5th, 2012 knowtheflow Coal-tar residues that can contaminate stormwater ponds may become a thing of the past thanks to a voluntary phase-out by Eagan-based Jet-Black International, one of the nation’s larger franchisers of pavement seal-coating services. Read more in this press release from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency: http://www.pca.state.mn.us/aj0r1085
Anoka County’s Outstanding Conservationist is the Rice Creek Watershed District
February 9th, 2012 knowtheflow The Rice Creek Watershed District has been recognized as 2011 Anoka County Outstanding Conservationist and will be honored at the annual convention of the Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts (MASWCD) in Bloomington on December 6. The Rice Creek Watershed District has worked hard to strike a balance between the sometimes competing goals of maintaining legal […]
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THE ONLY WAY TO KNOW YOUR DRINKING WATER IS SAFE IS TO TEST IT
January 19th, 2011 knowtheflow IF YOUR WATER COMES FROM YOUR HOME WELL – TEST ANNUALLY FOR COLIFORM BACTERIA AND NITRATE NITROGEN… AND CHECK THE LEVELS OF ARSENIC, LEAD AND MANGANESE IN YOUR DRINKING WATER.
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INSPECT – CONNECT – CORRECT – SELECT
January 19th, 2011 knowtheflow A LITTLE MAINTENANCE GOES A LONG WAY. CLOCK TIMER CONTROLLED IRRIGATION SYSTEMS USE 50% MORE WATER IF PROGRAMMED INCORRECTLY – SPRINKLER HEAD POINTED IN THE WRONG DIRECTION – LEAKING CONNECTION OR PIPES. BEFORE RAMPING UP YOUR IRRIGATION, SPRUCE UP YOUR SYSTEM.
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50 YEARS OF SHORELAND MANAGEMENT IN ANOKA COUNTY
January 19th, 2011 knowtheflow WATERBODIES ARE CLASSIFIED ON SIZE AND SENSITIVITY TO DEVELOPMENT. SHORELAND STANDARDS GUIDE LANDOWNERS IN MAINTAINING THE QUALITY OF WATER. ANOKA COUNTY CITIES AND TOWNSHIPS ADMINISTER SHORELAND MANAGEMENT.
DISCOVER AVIATION DAYS | JUNE 1 & 2, 2019
January 18th, 2011 knowtheflow IF IT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH AVIATION (PILOTING AND FLYING) YOU’LL DISCOVER IT AT THE DISCOVER AVIATION DAY EVENT AT THE ANOKA COUNTY AIRPORT IN BLAINE, MN.
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LIBRARIES ARE MORE RELEVANT THAN EVER BEFORE
January 15th, 2011 knowtheflow LIBRARIES ARE DYNAMIC CENTERS FOR ENGAGEMENT THAT HELPS EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY. UPCOMING PROGRAMS INCLUDE FAMILY AGING, AUTHOR FAIR AND BOARD GAME NIGHT. CHECK THE UPCOMING EVENTS FOR MORE INFORMATION.
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LOANS AVAILABLE FOR WELL AND SEPTIC FIX-UPS – CALL 763-324-4605
January 15th, 2011 knowtheflow ANOKA COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT HAS LOW-INTEREST LOANS TO REPAIR OR REPLACE SEPTIC SYSTEMS AND PRIVATE WELLS (PROTECTING WATER QUALITY). CALL FOR MORE INFORMATION. *SEALING ABANDONED WELLS QUALIFIES FOR A LOAN.
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