Acknowledge, Consider, Take action The Anoka County Municipal Wellhead Protection Group urges you to take three steps (Acknowledge, Consider and Take Action) to protect our important groundwater resource and the source of your drinking water. 1. ACKNOWLEDGE that preventing ground water pollution protects the water that we drink Everyone Our lifestyle is due, in part, to […]
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Residents urged to ACT for drinking water protection
July 31st, 2013 
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Small Quantity Generator – Hazardous Waste Workshop (Aug. 7, 2013)
July 8th, 2013 knowtheflow Announcing Hazardous Waste Training for Small Quantity Generators (Aug. 7, 2013). Are you responsible for managing hazardous waste at your facility? This workshop will introduce Small Quantity hazardous waste generators to the management and compliance standards required by Minnesota rules. The workshop it designed for newcomers and those who need a refresher. It covers determination of whether […]
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June 4th, 2013 knowtheflow (June 4, 2014) Lieutenant Governor Prettner Solon presented the Anoka County Municipal Wellhead Protection Group (ACMWPG) with a Source Water Protection Award for their success in protecting the groundwater source of drinking water for eight communities. The Group is comprised of the cities of Anoka, Blaine, Centerville, Circle Pines, Fridley, Lexington, Lino Lakes, and Spring Lake Park […]
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A full class at the hazardous waste generator workshop (November 27th)
November 27th, 2012 knowtheflow Fifty one (51) representatives from large and small quantity hazardous waste generators attended the Hazardous Waste Fall workshop held by Anoka County Environmental Services. Presentations included: Lessons Learned (Laura Schmidt, Anoka Co. Environmental Services) Industrial Stormwater Permits (Mary West, MN Pollution Control Agency) Commercial Recycling (Amy Ulbricht, Anoka Co. Integrated Waste Management) Municipal Drinking Water Protection […]
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Wellhead Protection Public Meetings
April 7th, 2012 knowtheflow 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) […]
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Tags: #water Comments Off on Wellhead Protection Public MeetingsNational Ground Water Awareness Week (March 11-17, 2012)
March 7th, 2012 knowtheflow Anoka County Municipal Wellhead Protection Group celebrates National Groundwater Awareness Week (March 11-17, 2012). Groundwater is a valuable asset to the health and vitality of our community. We rely on groundwater to provide safe drinking water to our families. Over 300,000 people in Anoka County get their drinking water from the groundwater wells of 259 […]
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Check out “Liquid Assets Minnesota”
February 16th, 2012 Wagner Michael If you have a chance, take some time to watch TPT’s Liquid Assets Minnesota. http://www.tpt.org/?a=programs&id=21634 This program explores concerns about Minnesota’s aging water infrastructure. Many drinking water systems, sanitary sewers and storm sewers throughout the state are rapidly approaching the end of their useful life, so communities of all sizes are trying to come up with […]
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What is Wellhead Protection?
February 16th, 2012 Wagner Michael What is a wellhead protection area? A wellhead protection area is a protection zone around a public water supply well to keep pollutants from rapidly reaching the community’s water supply. The area is established using easily identifiable landmarks as boundaries (e.g. streets, property lines, ditches). The wellhead protection area is based on the minimum time […]
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