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<br />11. Flooding occurs when stormwater ditches and pipes cannot drain fast enough. Have you seen <br />or been affected by flooding? <br /> <br /> <br />If yes, where? Please describe. <br />. Everywhere when there is a large and sudden rainfall. <br />. Have seen it along the Rum. Cannot identify the particular stormwater pipe or ditch. <br />. Inadequate drainage on 1 st Avenue by Rivers Pointe condominiums causes street flooding during <br />heavy rains <br />. I've heard, but not witnessed, that some of the stormwater ditches could use a cleaning. I know <br />that Ditch 66 through Elmcrest Park was cleaned up a few years ago and seems to be flowing <br />properly. The flooding we had in my neighborhood appears to have been corrected on 174th and <br />Quicksilver and 172nd and Potassium. <br /> <br />. Many old storm water drains in the old parts of Anoka. <br />. North Street on Anoka <br /> <br />. Not sure <br /> <br />. Only in extreme cases <br />. Street in front of Aiken Park. <br /> <br />. This has been occurring for many years. It seems to be improving, but still occurs under Hwy 10 <br />on 7th Av. and in various other locations in Ramsey. <br /> <br />. Upper Trott brook. Yards and a limited number of basements were flooded. <br /> <br />. Your question has a problem. Quick drainage of your stormwater pipes and ditches may mean <br />you don't have flooding, but it will create flooding downstream. Please work to manage <br />stormwater so that it both doesn't flood our area and doesn't create problems downstream. <br /> <br />12. Water can become polluted by chemicals, road salt, oil from cars, litter, and nutrients from <br />leaves and lawn clippings. Have you seen or been affected by water pollution? <br /> <br />. 30 years ago the Mississippi was not nearly as clean as it is now <br />. All over Anoka County <br />. Anyone who uses these waterways can see evidence of pollution. <br />. Everywhere (acid rain) and monitoring necessary for fluxes and trends <br />. Growth into Round Lake <br />. I believe so, but I couldn't give a knowledgeable answer to this question. <br />. I have seen pollution in or on all the water I use <br />. I'm mostly concerned about pollutants that we can't see. <br />. In Ramsey, Emerald Pond - primarily due to lawn care chemicals and mowing encroaching on the <br />ponding and buffering. <br />. Increased weeds from chemicals <br />