Freqently Asked Questions (FAQs)
As we receive similar and repeated questions, we will endeavor to answer them with known facts [with source links] vs. just our opinions!
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Community Resources
Useful Links
Middle St. Croix Watershed Management Organization
The Middle St. Croix Watershed Management Organization jointly and cooperatively manages the water resources of the Middle St. Croix Watershed. The ten-member communities do so to collectively protect, manage, and improve the quality of water resources in an efficient and effective manner.
MN Department of Agriculture - Phosphorus Lawn Fertilizer Law
Minnesota’s Phosphorus Lawn Fertilizer Law was enacted to reduce the over-enrichment of rivers, lakes, and wetlands with the nutrient phosphorus. Excessive phosphorus in surface water leads to an overabundance of algae and other aquatic plants.
MN Pollution Control Agency - Phosphorus in Lakes
Controlling phosphorus is an important part of protecting Minnesota waters. Under natural conditions, phosphorus is typically scarce in lakes and streams, but the past 100 years of human activities have resulted in excessive loading of phosphorus into many freshwater systems.
PCA MN Sand Filters
Welcome to the Minnesota Stormwater Manual website. The Manual is designed to be user-friendly and flexible to guide users directly to the information they need, depending upon the question they need to answer or Best Management Practice (BMP) they need to design. This website was developed in an interactive wiki format to make it easy for the user to get to the subject of interest and to move between subjects.
Washington County - Survey and Land Management
The Survey Division of Washington County Public Works is managed by the County Surveyor. Functions include the preservation of U.S. Public Land Survey corners, land parcel mapping, Torrens application review, subdivision plat review, geodetic control, and acquisition of aerial photography.