Oakdale – East Metro Water

Start typing and press
Enter to search

Rumor has it there’s a rumor in town

By: angiehongmn June 25, 2020June 23, 2020

Aquatic Biology, Keeping water clean, Outdoor Adventuresclean water, featured, fishing, Minnesota lakes, Oakdale, ramsey washington metro watershed district, swimming1 Comment

Tanners Lake is part of the Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District (RWMWD), and the district has worked hard to improve and protect water quality in the lake over the past 20 years. In fact, Tanners was one of the first lakes in Minnesota to be removed from the state’s impaired waters list (in 2004) after phosphorus levels went down and algae stopped being a problem.

Downsizing to a small backyard

By: angiehongmn August 4, 2015

Yards and Landscapingcommunity event, gardening, Oakdale, raingardens, ramsey washington metro watershed district, Valley Branch Watershed District, Washington Conservation DistrictLeave a Comment

On Tuesday, Aug. 4, 6:30-8pm, Marge and Steve Sagstetter will invite neighbors and interested community members to join them for an educational event in their backyard.

Healing from Groundwater Contamination in Washington County

By: angiehongmn February 13, 2014

Keeping water cleanCottage Grove, groundwater, groundwater contamination, Lake Elmo, Oakdale, PFCs, Washington County, water pollutionLeave a Comment

In 2008, the MN Department of Health initiated a study to determine if long-term residents of Oakdale, Lake Elmo and Cottage Grove were impacted by drinking the PFC contaminated groundwater before carbon filters were installed in 2006.