The City of Anoka wants to improve the Rum River Dam to make it a redundant barrier to Asian Carp. Asian carp have been making their way up the Mississippi River system over the past several decades causing serious damage to native fish populations by dominating food and habitat resources. Sport fishing is a $2.8 billion […]
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Improving the Rum River dam as a barrier to Asian Carp
November 22nd, 2013 
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Posted in Announcements, City of Anoka, City of Nowthen, City of Oak Grove, City of Ramsey, City of Saint Francis, Good to Know 
Comments Off on Improving the Rum River dam as a barrier to Asian CarpMississippi River nutrient reduction strategy
October 18th, 2013 knowtheflow Water is among Anoka County’s most valued natural resource. Anoka County is part of the Mississippi River watershed. In the Land of 10,000 Lakes, Minnesota’s tourism and economy depend on healthy waters that provide recreational opportunities, safe drinking water, productive agriculture, healthy fish and wildlife habitat. The goal for Minnesota water is to be fishable and […]
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Residents urged to ACT for drinking water protection
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 […]
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Drinking water quality reports are available
July 1st, 2013 knowtheflow Drinking water is generally in good shape at Anoka County’s community water supply systems, according to the Minnesota Department of Health’s (MDH) Drinking Water Annual Report 2012. Highlighted in the report is completion of the first phase of a new water and stand-alone wastewater system in East Bethel. “Water is the key to development” said […]
Posted in Announcements, City of Andover, City of Anoka, City of Blaine, City of Centerville, City of Circle Pines, City of Columbia Heights, City of Coon Rapids, City of East Bethel, City of Fridley, City of Lexington, City of Lino Lakes, City of Oak Grove, City of Ramsey, City of Saint Francis, City of Spring Lake Park Comments Off on Drinking water quality reports are availableAnoka County Municipal Wellhead Protection Group receives Governor’s Award
June 4th, 2013 knowtheflow (June 4, 2014) Lieutenant Governor Prettner Solon presented the Anoka County Municipal Wellhead Protection Group (ACMWPG) with a Source Water Protection Award for their success in protecting the groundwater source of drinking water for eight communities. The Group is comprised of the cities of Anoka, Blaine, Centerville, Circle Pines, Fridley, Lexington, Lino Lakes, and Spring Lake Park […]
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Water Supply Sustainability (a League of Women Voters forum)
March 13th, 2013 knowtheflow The League of Women Voters ABC (Anoka, Blaine and Coon Rapids) held a forum on Water Supply Sustainability in the North Metro (Monday, March 11th). Participants heard presentations by Lanya Ross, Principal Environmental Scientist with the Metropolitan Council and Jamie Schurbon, Water Resource Specialist with the Anoka Conservation District. More information about water resource issues discussed […]
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Celebrating 40 years of the Clean Water Act in Anoka County
October 15th, 2012 knowtheflow Forty years ago, public concern about untreated sewage, industrial and toxic discharges, and contaminated stormwater runoff led to passage of a principal law to protect the nation’s waters – the Clean Water Act (CWA). Based on state and local efforts, CWA sets a national goal “to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of […]
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FEMA is updating Flood Insurance Rate Maps
October 5th, 2012 knowtheflow The Federal Emergency Management Agency is currently updating Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) in Anoka County. Flood risk can, and does, change over time for many reasons including new development and environmental changes, to name a few. As a result FEMA is updating flood hazard maps across the country. These new flood maps show flood […]
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