The Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO) now extends into Anoka County protecting and managing surface water in portions of Columbia Heights, Fridley and Hilltop that drains to the Mississippi River. MWMO Mission Statement is to lead and foster stewardship of the watershed with actions that promote civic ownership and responsibility and through measures that achieve diverse […]
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Rain gardens are improving water quality
Rain gardens are a cost-effective best management practice (BMP) to reduce storm water runoff pollution from reaching water resources. Rain gardens reduce the degradation of water bodies by holding and infiltrating storm-water runoff that would otherwise drain (untreated) to the creek. SAND CREEK RAIN GARDENS (Coon Creek Watershed District) Nine (9) curb-cut rain gardens were […]
Celebrating 40 years of the Clean Water Act in Anoka County
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 […]
FEMA is updating Flood Insurance Rate Maps
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 […]
Wellhead Protection Public Meetings
The Anoka County Municipal Wellhead Protection Group has held two area meetings to ask residents and businesses near municipal water supply wells to use best management practices to prevent pollution of the soils and groundwater. The area meetings were held: February 15th at Circle Pines City Hall (for Centerville, Circle Pines, Lexington and Lino Lakes) […]