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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Order your rain barrel & compost bin to recycle rainwater and reduce waste
March 11th, 2016 
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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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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 Minnesota Well Index
December 30th, 2015 knowtheflow Recently the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) launched an improved online database called the Minnesota Well Index (Index) of home and cabin water well construction records. The MDH protects the safety of drinking water by establishing standards for the location, construction and maintenance of water supply wells at homes, cabins and public water supply systems. In Anoka County […]
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Waterspot on Sandhill Crane Natural Area – a natural treasure
December 28th, 2015 knowtheflow The Sandhill Crane Natural Area is named for the stately sandhill crane that graces lake shores. It is cooperatively managed by the City of East Bethel, Anoka County Parks, and two state agencies. This innovative approach to open space protection, marked by ecological information, has earned national awards. The SCNA contains various wetland communities as well as […]
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Comments welcomed on the Central Anoka County Reg. Trail Plan
December 16th, 2015 knowtheflow COMMENTS ARE ACCEPTED UNTIL JANUARY 15TH. The proposed Central Anoka County Regional Trail is a 26 mile paved regional trail that traverses the middle of Anoka County connecting Mississippi West Regional Park in Ramsey, MN to Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Park Reserve in Lino Lakes and Centerville, MN. The trail master plan was first adopted […]
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December 15th, 2015 knowtheflow As the snow falls and temperatures drop to freeze roads, driveways, parking lots and sidewalks – most of us will rely on SALT to clear roads and sidewalks. It is estimated that we use more than 350,000 tons of salt on the metro area roads, parking lots and sidewalks annually. Road salt, containing chloride, enters […]
Posted in Announcements, Good to Know, Pollution Prevention, Videos Comments Off on For the sake of our lakes, keep your pavement on a low-salt dietThe Watershed Approach (Video Series)
December 2nd, 2015 knowtheflow The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has developed a four-part series on the “Watershed Approach” a relatively new process for gauging the health of Minnesota’s waters and taking action to protect or restore them. The series includes: Part 1 – What is a watershed? Part 2 – How we got where we are Part 3 – […]
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November 16th, 2015 knowtheflow The Rum River is an important watershed corridor between Mille Lacs Lake and the Mississippi River. Erosion adds more than 250,000 pounds of sediment to the Rum every year in a length of the river recently acquired by Anoka County and designated the Cedar Creek Conservation Area. This year, Anoka County Parks Department and the Anoka Conservation District with […]
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Green Lights Recycling celebrates America Recycles Day
November 11th, 2015 knowtheflow Green Lights Recycling (GLR) has announced a new recycling program set to begin in conjunction with America Recycled Day on November 15, 2015. GLR will offer FREE RECYCLING for all types of cell phones, iPads and electronic tablets. The Green Lights drop-off location is at 10040 Davenport Street NE, Blaine MN 55449. Hours are Monday […]
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