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Woodbury Water: Quality
The city announced Thursday that levels of contaminants in the water are below federal and state standards.
Woodbury officials announced Thursday that a 2011 report on the city’s drinking water found that no contaminants were detected at levels that violated state and federal drinking water standards.
Low levels of some contaminants were detected in the city’s drinking water. See the PDF with this post for specifics.
There have long been concerns about drinking water in Washington County, from the former 3M disposal site along the Woodbury-Cottage Grove border to sites in Oakdale and Bayport.
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While perfluorochemicals have been found in trace amounts in Woodbury’s drinking water, they have remained steady over the past several years of testing, the report says, and the Minnesota Department of Health does not recommend the city or residents take any special precautions regarding their use of the water.
The city’s drinking water comes via groundwater wells from the Prairie Du Chien/Jordan aquifers. Woodbury has 17 wells, with at the intersection of Valley Creek Road and Settlers Ridge Parkway. It’s set to be in use by 2013.
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For more information, check out the PDF.
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