Veteran’s Memorial Park
1919 Quebec Avenue South
Lake St. Croix Beach
Saturday, September 14th 9.00am—1.00pm
Metal and Tire Collection Service
The Veteran Volunteers are offering a free Metal and Tire Collection Service to
residents of all five Valley Cities (Afton, Lakeland, Lakeland Shores, Lake St. Croix Beach and St. Mary’s Point). Although this is a free event, any donations to the Lower St. Croix Valley Veterans Memorial will be gratefully accepted.
Note: Due to the increased need for the Department of Public Health and Environment to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, the well sealing grant process may be delayed.
Property owners in the county may be eligible for financial assistance for sealing abandoned wells. Based on the property location and available funds, property owners may be eligible for 50% or 100% cost-share assistance, up to $2,000, in the form of reimbursement grants.
Under this program, applicants chosen for funding will be reimbursed up to 50 percent of the well sealing costs with a maximum of $2,000. This is open to all areas within the county, while funds exist.
The county has Clean Water Fund dollars from the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources, as well as 3M Settlement funds through the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, for well sealing. Under this program, applicants chosen for funding will be reimbursed for 100% of the well sealing cots, up to $2,000, in targeted areas of the county. This includes areas within a Drinking Water Supply Management Area (DWSMA) or in areas of contamination, such as PFAS contaminated areas. Staff will confirm your eligibility through the application process, as areas of contamination are updated.
Attached is the 2020 residential well sampling for PFAS compounds report for the east metro area. The document is also posted on the MPCA’s website at: https://www.pca.state.mn.us/waste/well-sampling-east-metro-area.
Here you can make a request to have your well tested by the PCA Groundwater Sampling Request