This past summer, the video “Our Groundwater Connection” was posted by the Anoka County Water Resource Outreach Collaborative. Yesterday, a second video was released, called “Our Groundwater Connection: Contamination”. This video builds on the information viewers learned from the first video, focusing on contamination. The video explains different sources of pollution, how pollutants travel and […]
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New Video – Our Groundwater Connection: Contamination
March 4th, 2020 
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How to Test Your Well Water Video
January 27th, 2020 knowtheflow Have you seen the Minnesota Department of Health’s new well water testing video? Click here to watch it. The video explains what contaminants should be tested for and when to test your well water. The image below shows the most significant contaminants to test for: Anoka County Environmental Services offers a well water testing program. […]
MWMO’s New “Path to the River” Tool
January 24th, 2020 knowtheflow The Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO) recently published a blog post about their new Path to the River tool, which is also embedded into their new stormwater Story Map. The tool allows residents to see exactly how water flows from their street into the river, including the path it takes, how fast it moves, and […]
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Chloride Salt Learning Tool
January 21st, 2020 knowtheflow “What happens when salt gets in our water sources?” Check out this new learning tool developed by graduate students! The tool illustrates how chloride salts from water softeners and winter application can affect infrastructure and vehicles, health, the environment, and pets and how you can reduce the salt in our water.
Save Your Bait, Save Our Lakes
January 13th, 2020 knowtheflow As the weather gets colder, ice anglers are gearing up for the winter fishing action. While you are packing up all the equipment you will need for the fishing trip, don’t forget your bait. While there are many types of bait on the market now, many anglers still prefer live bait over many others. The […]
EPA Considers Regulating Perchlorate
December 11th, 2019 knowtheflow Minnesota systems are unlikely to be affected. The following article was posted in the Winter 2019-2020 edition of Waterline, a quarterly newsletter related to public water systems in Minnesota published by the Minnesota Department of Health’s Drinking Water Protection Program. “The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing a maximum contaminant level (MCL) and MCL […]
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New Impaired Waters List
December 2nd, 2019 knowtheflow The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is required to publish a list of impaired waters in the state every two years. The draft 2020 list is available here and public comments will be accepted until January 20th, 2020. Public meetings have been scheduled, with one in St. Paul (520 Lafayette Road N, St. Paul, MN […]
WDE Landfill Update – Drum Layer Removal Complete
November 25th, 2019 knowtheflow The WDE Landfill is a closed hazardous waste pit in Andover that is managed by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). For background information and the history of the WDE landfill, click here. Site clean-up began this past summer of 2019. Below is the most recent update on the project from the MPCA: “On October […]
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Clean Drinking Water Poster Contest
November 15th, 2019 knowtheflow Calling all Minnesota students! Design a poster about how or why all Minnesotans should conserve and protect our drinking water – you will learn about drinking water and help be an advocate… you could even win a water bottle filling system for your school! Safe drinking water is everyone’s responsibility. It’s up to all of […]
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Waterline: Winter 2019-2020 Out Now
November 12th, 2019 knowtheflow The latest issue of Waterline, the official newsletter of the Drinking Water Protection Section of the Minnesota Department of Health, is now available online. Click here to read the latest issue. This issue has news about training and regulatory information, a feature story about innovative water plants in south-central Minnesota, and more. You can find […]
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