During 2012 and 2013, the Washington Conservation District worked with five landowners in Afton and Denmark Twp. to install sediment basins on their properties in order to slow down rain runoff, reduce erosion, and filter out pollutants like sediment and phosphorus.
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Spring Melt and Battling Mud
Erosion control materials can get knocked down or beat up during the winter, which makes it all the more important for builders to get out on site at this time of year to repair things before the dirt starts washing into waterways or clogging up storm sewers.
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Stormwater Detective
Even now, contractors frequently empty dirty wash water from carpet cleaning or wash cement off of tools straight into storm drains that connect directly to the lakes and rivers we swim in and fish from.
Read MoreMinnesota Fairytale
By the summer’s end, many of the formerly beautiful lakes in the kingdom were green instead of blue, creating most un-picturesque backdrops for the grand ball the king and queen hosted each year.
Read MoreHow’s the Water Minnesota? (Part 2 – Rivers and Streams)
In the Twin Cities metro area, development has impacted most of the rivers and streams and only 37% are meeting water quality standards for aquatic life.
Read MoreHow’s the Water Minnesota? (Part 1 – Lakes)
Deeper lakes fare better than shallow ones, and the lakes in less developed portions of the metro are doing better than those in cities or adjacent to farms.
Read MoreWearing high heels in the winter and other things you shouldn’t do
We have a growing problem in Twin Cities area lakes, streams and even wells that is almost entirely caused by the 365,000 tons of salt we are putting down on roads, parking lots, driveways, and sidewalks each year.
Read MoreExploring the new Brown’s Creek Trail
Converting the rail bed into a walking and biking trail created an opportunity to correct some of the historic damage to Brown’s Creek.
Read MoreIn Search of Hardwood Creek
Unique plants and animals that have long since disappeared from our area due to farming and development still find home in the groundwater fed wetlands surrounding the creek.
Read MoreImagine how it could be
Many of our local lakes and streams have gradually degraded over the years due to development and urbanization.
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East Metro Water 