The MPCA is currently accepting written comments on the draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System General Feedlot Permit until 4:30 pm on Thursday, July 23rd, 2020. The proposed permit includes new measures to limit the leaching of nitrates from manure spread on farm fields by extending the required cover crop period for manure application to […]
Archive for the ‘Pollution Prevention’ Category
NPDES General Feedlot Permit Accepting Comments
June 11th, 2020 
knowtheflow 
Posted in Announcements, Pollution Prevention 
Comments Off on NPDES General Feedlot Permit Accepting Comments
Minnesotans Invited to Adopt a Drain in Honor of 50th “Earth Day Birthday”
April 13th, 2020 knowtheflow Adopt-a-Drain invites Minnesotans to honor Earth Day’s 50th birthday by cleaning up their own street between April 17th and April 30th. Adopting a storm drain is an easy way to have a positive impact on our environment while maintaining a safe social distance. Adopt-a-Drain is a program that asks residents to protect nearby lakes, rivers, […]
Posted in Announcements, Pollution Prevention, Stormwater Comments Off on Minnesotans Invited to Adopt a Drain in Honor of 50th “Earth Day Birthday”
New Video – Our Groundwater Connection: Contamination
March 4th, 2020 knowtheflow 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 […]
Posted in Announcements, Good to Know, Pollution Prevention, Wellhead Protection Comments Off on New Video – Our Groundwater Connection: Contamination
New MDA Groundwater Protection Rule – Restriction Areas Map Available
February 11th, 2020 knowtheflow Areas where the application of nitrogen fertilizer in the fall or on frozen soils will be restricted have been determined. These areas include much of Anoka County (see the image below). This restriction is part of the new Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) Groundwater Protection rule (Minnesota Rules Chapter 1573). The rule minimizes potential sources […]
Posted in Announcements, Pollution Prevention, Wellhead Protection Comments Off on New MDA Groundwater Protection Rule – Restriction Areas Map Available
Workshop: Fight Snow and Ice, Pollution Free
January 25th, 2020 knowtheflow The Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO) is hosting a workshop called “Fight Snow and Ice, Pollution Free” on Wednesday, February 5th, 2020 from 1 to 2:30 pm at the Columbia Heights Library (3939 Central Avenue NE, Columbia Heights, MN 55421). Below is the event description: “Warm up with hot cocoa and treats while you learn […]
Posted in Announcements, Pollution Prevention, Workshops and Classes Comments Off on Workshop: Fight Snow and Ice, Pollution Free
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 […]
Posted in Announcements, Good to Know, Pollution Prevention Comments Off on EPA Considers Regulating Perchlorate
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 […]
Posted in Announcements, City of Andover, Good to Know, Pollution Prevention Comments Off on WDE Landfill Update – Drum Layer Removal Complete
March Well and Septic Maintenance Training
October 18th, 2019 knowtheflow Save the date! Another opportunity for a well and septic maintenance training is coming up in March 2020! Do you own your own well? How about a septic system? Do you wish you had a better idea of how to take care of them? Then you should plan on attending this upcoming class! Attendees with […]
Posted in Announcements, Cities, City of Ramsey, Good to Know, Pollution Prevention, Uncategorized, Wellhead Protection, Workshops and Classes Comments Off on March Well and Septic Maintenance Training