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Learning to care for your well and septic system can help to prevent catastrophe

By: angiehongmn September 21, 2018September 20, 2018

Groundwater, Keeping water cleanfeatured, Septic Systems, Washington County, wellsLeave a Comment

Free workshop at Washington County Fairgrounds: Oct. 2, 5:30-7:30pm During my sophomore year of high school, my mother and I moved into a new house on the edge of town. Surrounded by thick bushy pines and nestled on a three-acre chunk of land, the amenities of the yard made up for the fact that it…

When you flush, where does the water go?

By: angiehongmn May 12, 2016

Keeping water cleanE. coli, groundwater, Septic Systems, streams, Valley Branch Watershed District, wastewaterLeave a Comment

Across Minnesota, 533 streams and river reaches have unsafe levels of E. coli or fecal coliform, which are bacteria found in human and animal feces.

Mild Winter – Frozen Septic?

By: angiehongmn March 1, 2012

Keeping water clean, UncategorizedHealth, Septic Systems, waterLeave a Comment

Why in a mild winter like we have experienced would frozen septic systems be a problem? It’s due to the lack of snow and (occasional) cold temperatures we have been experiencing.