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Spring Water Main Flushing <br /> Earlier this spring you probably noticed city util-into the system. <br />JUZTUBĈĔVTIJOHXBUFSPVUPGUIFDJUZTđSFIZESBOUT0ODFUIFNJOFSBMTBSFĔVTIFEPVUBOEXBUFSVTF <br />8BUFSNBJOĔVTIJOHJTBDSVDJBMFMFNFOUJOUIFincreases over the summer, mineral build up is greatly <br />maintenance of our drinking water system. Iron and reduced. Other maintenance advantages of water main <br />manganese are naturally occurring elements in water ĔVTIJOHBSFUIBUXFIBWFUPPQFSBUFBMBSHFOVNCFSPG <br />and will settle out, if water is allowed to stand for any PVSWBMWFTBOEBMMUIFIZESBOUTJOPVSTZTUFNăJTBM <br />amount of time. In the winter months when water lows us to catch any maintenance problems, before they <br />consumption is low, the minerals tend to drop out of BEWBODFUPPGBSBOECFDPNFNPSFDPTUMZUPSFQBJSăJT <br />suspension in the water and build up on the bottom entire process is repeated in the fall to prepare the water <br />of the water main.system for winter. For more information on water <br /> In the summer months when water usage is high, NBJOĔVTIJOHPSBOZPUIFSRVFTUJPOTZPVNBZIBWFPO <br />the iron and manganese are stirred up and give the our utility system please contact John Nelson, Utilities <br />XBUFSDPNJOHPVUPGZPVSUBQBSFEEJTIDPMPSăFSupervisor at 763-433-9861. <br />water is perfectly safe to drink, but will stain clothes <br />in your wash, if the concentration is high enough. To <br />diminish this problem, city crews open hydrants to <br />SBQJEMZBDDFMFSBUFUIFXBUFSBOEĔVTIUIFNJOFSBMTPĈ <br />Free Car Seat <br />the bottom of the pipe and out of the system. Anoth- <br />er way to remove these minerals, which is not avail- <br />INSPECTIONS for Anoka <br />able to us at this time, would be to process our water <br />County Residents <br />TVQQMZUISPVHIBđMUSBUJPOQMBOUCFGPSFJUTJOUSPEVDFE <br />'PVSPVUPGđWFDBSTFBUTBSFJOTUBMMFEXSPOH(FU <br />ZPVSTDIFDLFE4BGF,JET"OPLB$PVOUZPĈFSTTFWFSBM <br />car seat clinics throughout the year for Anoka County <br />residents to have their children evaluated and car seats <br />inspected by trained technicians. Appointments are <br />required. <br />May 14 <br />4:00 – 7:00 pm <br />Blaine Fire Station #2 <br />Appointments: <br />763-767-4003 x 100 <br />3BNTFZSFTJEFOUTFYQFSJFODJOHđOBODJBMIBSETIJQ <br />that are in need of a car seat, may qualify for a seat pro- <br />vided through a grant from the state of MN. Please call <br />763-433-9891 to see if you qualify. <br /> Do you have a child under 8 years old and 4’9”? If <br />so, MN state law requires them to be in a booster. If <br />ZPVDBOUBĈPSEBCPPTUFSTFBUGPSZPVSDIJME <br />ZPVNBZ <br />meet the requirements to receive a free booster seat by <br />attending a car seat clinic. <br /> For a complete Anoka County car seat clinic sched- <br />ule, go to www.safekidsanoka.org. <br />May/June 2013 • Ramsey Resident 11 <br />