What we do

Thanks for Making the Water Connection.

Just by visiting, you’ve taken a step toward helping protect one of our most precious natural resources. Here you’ll find lots of ways you can help keep the water clean — check out our Top Ten Tips, news and updates in our Water Connection Blog, links to other great resources, and a gallery of our TV Ad Contest Winners from high school students throughout the area.

We’re the Central Minnesota Water Education Alliance (CMWEA), a group of organizations and individuals who share the mission of getting the word out about simple steps that help protect and conserve water. If you or your group would like to get involved as a member, volunteer or sponsor, we’d love to hear from you.

Central Minnesota Weather

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It is forcast to be Partly Cloudy at 10:00 PM CDT on May 18, 2012
Partly Cloudy

95°/64°

It is forcast to be Chance of a Thunderstorm at 10:00 PM CDT on May 19, 2012
Chance of a Thunderstorm

84°/50°

It is forcast to be Chance of a Thunderstorm at 10:00 PM CDT on May 20, 2012
Chance of a Thunderstorm

72°/46°





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Water Protection News

FROM THE CMWEA BLOG

Household Hazardous Waste Open House
Saturday, April 14 10AM – NOON Check out the open house flyer - Map included.

April 3, 2012

MN Company Phases Out Coal-Tar-Based Sealers
  Minnesota’s largest sealcoater switches to safer formula  The following comes from a news release from the MN Pollution Control Agency. Good ...

April 2, 2012

New EPA Construction General Permit in Effect
EPA Issues Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Construction Sites New permit includes more protections for waterways, shaped by important public and ...

March 15, 2012






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