QUOTE OF THE DAY

When you're thirsty, it's too late to think about digging a well.
Japanese Proverb

MPCA: LEVELS OF TCE IN SPRING PARK WELLS EXCEED STATE STANDARDS

This is right in our backyard people. Spring Park and Minnetrista share the same two aquifers: Franconia-Ironton-Galesville and Mt. Simon-Hinckley. The two cities also have similar well depths. As a friendly reminder TCE's are linked to cancer and birth defects and you shouldn't be concerned about just drinking it, you should be concerned about absorbing it through your skin and breathing in the vapors. A reverse osmosis system would remove TCE from your drinking water. The city administrator for Spring Park has advised all pregnant women and those with weakened immune systems to drink bottled water or water that is filtered coming from the tap.

CITY OF MINNETRISTA WATER TREATMENT OPEN HOUSE SLIDES FROM JUNE 18TH MEETING:

LINK TO PRESENTATION SLIDES HERE

JUNE 16TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING

STUDY: CHEMICALS SPREADING IN MN GROUNDWATER

In what may be the nation's most extensive study of its kind, a survey of 118 test wells scattered around Minnesota has found that about a third of them contain measurable levels of antibiotics, detergents, or other consumer chemicals known as "contaminants of emerging concern."


READ MPR NEWS ARTICLE HERE

WATER RECYCLING

"The U.N. warns that half the world population will face water scarcity by 2030, accelerated by climate change and population growth. Shortages on such a scale would threaten food production, as well as a health crisis through increased exposure to unsanitary water, which already kills millions each year through waterborne diseases such as cholera and diarrhea."


READ ARTICLE HERE

BABY'S BATH WATER