The Minnesota Department of Health has issued another message to all noncommunity public water systems: “The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) Drinking Water Protection program recognizes that you face exceptional pressures in operating your facilities and businesses during the COVID-19 outbreak. Understanding the pressures that you face, we want to provide you pertinent information so you can continue […]
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UPDATE on Upcoming Well and Septic Class
October 21st, 2019 
knowtheflow Due to scheduling conflicts, the previously announced Well and Septic Class has been moved from Tuesday, March 10th to Thursday, March 12th. It has been updated on our original post and our calendar. Hope you can make it! Referenced post: https://www.knowtheflow.us/2019/10/march-well-and-septic-maintenance-training/
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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 […]
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St. Cloud Phosphorous Recovery
October 15th, 2019 knowtheflow Check out this cool video the City of St. Cloud recently produced to illustrate the process of recovering phosphorous from their wastewater! “In 2017, the Clean Water Fund provided partial support to the City of St. Cloud through the Public Facilities Authority’s Point Source Implementation Grant (PSIG) program. The grant supported upgrades to the city’s […]
EPA Risk Assessment & Emergency Response Planning
October 15th, 2019 knowtheflow Calling all community water systems – do you have questions about the ERP (Emergency Response Plan) required by the EPA? There is a free training coming up on October 29th, 2019. The training will be held in Chicago, but you can attend via webinar. You must register by October 22nd, 2019. ” The U.S. Environmental […]
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Fire Prevention Week 2019
October 8th, 2019 knowtheflow This week (October 6th – 12th, 2019) is Fire Prevention Week – is your household prepared? Did you know that you only have about 1-2 minutes to evacuate your home after the alarm sounds? The timeline in a fire moves much more quickly than you might think – click here for a descriptive explanation of […]
Lakeshore Restoration/Management Video
October 5th, 2019 knowtheflow Are you a part of a lake association? Are you interested in learning more about lakeshore restoration and management? An animated, informative video (similar to the groundwater one recently published) on lakeshore restoration and management is in the works! The video will help explain the benefits of a restored shoreline, go over the various potential […]
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Saving Our Groundwater
October 5th, 2019 knowtheflow Recently, the Anoka County Water Resources Collaborative (WROC) published an animated, informative video on groundwater called “Our Groundwater Connection”. Staff from the Anoka Conservation District, MN Green Corps, and Anoka County Environmental Services were interviewed about the video by QCTV. We answered questions related to the video, as well as groundwater in general. Check out […]
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Ramsey drinking water protection plan moving forward
March 20th, 2019 knowtheflow A Public Information Meeting was held at Ramsey City Hall (Tuesday, March 19, 2019, 5:30pm) where Part 1 of the amended Ramsey Wellhead Protection Plan was presented to the Public Works Committee. The City of Ramsey is updating and improving its wellhead protection plan for its water supply wells. The Minnesota Department of Health approved […]
Freezing problems and septic systems
March 4th, 2019 knowtheflow According to many septic system professionals, a winter of cold temperatures and little snow can cause freezing of onsite systems. Even in a normal Minnesota winter, freezing can occasionally be a problem. Identifying and correcting a potential freezing problem is far easier than dealing with a frozen system. Here are a few common causes of […]