Greg Kottsick (Fridley Utilities Manager) gave the attendees at the Anoka County Hazardous Waste Management Training (for Very Small Quantity Generators) some good reasons to properly manage their wastes. “Generating hazardous waste is part of doing business, but it should never reach a municipal water supply well contaminating a community’s drinking water,” said Kottsick. Fridley […]
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Water action week in Minnesota (April 17 – 23, 2016)
April 18th, 2016 
knowtheflow Governor Mark Dayton has proclaimed April 17 – 23, 2016, to be Water Action Week in Minnesota. Learn what you can do to protect water quality and conserve water in your home and your community: SPRINKLE SMARTLY. Water your lawn early in the morning, and don’t water your sidewalk and driveway. Shut your sprinkler off if […]
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Proposed rules for Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area open for comments
April 12th, 2016 knowtheflow Proposed rules aimed at protecting the metro portion of the Mississippi River are now available for public comment, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. The proposed rules will replace a 37-year-old executive order that currently regulates development in the Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area (MRCCA) a 72-mile land corridor along the Mississippi River […]
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Low interest loans available for well and septic fix-up
March 18th, 2016 knowtheflow Anoka County Community Development has Agricultural Best Management Practices (AgBMP) Loans available for water quality improvements. Loans are limited to $200,00 for a maximum of ten (10) years at an interest rate of 3%. Loans can be used to repair or seal water wells and repair or replace a septic system at homes and commercial […]
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Order your rain barrel & compost bin to recycle rainwater and reduce waste
March 11th, 2016 knowtheflow Have you ever watched a river of rainwater run down your driveway into the gutter, ditch, or storm sewer? Collecting rain-soft roof runoff in a barrel is a good way to reuse/conserve high quality water. Rain barrels have been around for thousands of years, but today people are re-discovering that they also protect our local water while saving […]
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So, you think you know your property. Do you have an old well?
February 24th, 2016 knowtheflow Many Anoka County residents and businesses would be surprised to learn that an old well is hidden or buried in the basement or on their property. Old wells that have not been properly sealed become a serious hazard to the quality of groundwater and the safety of the community’s drinking water supply. Minnesota law requires […]
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4th grade teachers! – register for the metro area childen’s water fest
February 23rd, 2016 knowtheflow Each year over 1,200 fourth-grade students have attended the annual Metro Area Children’s Water Festival since 1998. That’s over 21,000 students that participated in this unique education program. It may seem like a drop in the 4th-grade lake – but that drop creates ripples around the twin-cities and changes in tomorrow’s citizen’s about our local water resources. CWF is […]
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February 16th, 2016 knowtheflow Announcing the Use Water Wisely Poster Contest. The H2O for Life/Race 2 Reduce organization has an opportunity for students to use their talent to encourage wise us of our water resources. Learn about the issue, make a poster, and enter to win a prize as well as community recognition of your talent/message. All entries must […]
Avoiding Lead Contamination in Water
February 5th, 2016 knowtheflow Public water supply systems have been involved in monitoring water within households since the implementation of the federal Lead and Copper Rule in the early 1990s. Lead is rarely present in drinking water at its source (groundwater or rivers). Instead, it works its way into water through connections, plumbing and fixtures – containing lead – on […]
Waterspot on the National Flood Insurance Program
January 21st, 2016 knowtheflow In 1968, Congress created the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) in response to the rising cost of taxpayer funded disaster relief for flood victims and the increasing amount of damage caused by floods. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) manages the NFIP. Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) were first produced in the early 1970s for […]