FOR RESIDENTS
Natural Environment
General Info
Water is a vital resource integrated in our community and lives. We drink it, use it to water the lawn, fish in it, swim in it, and watch it run into the storm sewers after a rainfall or snowfall. For more information about how we manage water in St. Louis Park, see links below.
- Drinking Water Report
- Bottled Water vs. Tap Water Article
- Related Links
- Water conservation
- Water Kids
- Water Report
- Water Science for Schools
Bottled Water vs. Tap Water
Is bottled water really cleaner? The Minnesota Department of Health has a fact sheet that discusses the relative safety of bottled versus tap water. To read the entire article, click here.
Related Links
- Water quality / Center for Disease Control
- Drinking water awareness
- State Climatology Office
- Phosphorus
Water conservation
Here's how to conserve water and lower your water bills
Sprinkle lawns early in the morning or in the evening. Don't sprinkle lawns from noon to 6 p.m. when as much as 75 percent of the water evaporates. Remember that the sprinkling ordinance does not allow sprinkling between noon and 6:00 p.m. on every day of the week. Before noon and after 6:00 p.m., the city follows and odd even system (sprinkle on even days if your address is even-numbered). Water trees and gardens with a hose or soaker hose rather than a sprinkler. Use mulch around trees, shrubs and flowers to retain soil moisture. Sweep driveways and sidewalks with a broom rather than hosing them down. Repair leaky taps and toilets. A dripping faucet can waste 15 to 20 gallons of water a day.
Please help us avoid a water shortage. During a typical hot summer day, St. Louis Park rises to 12 million to 14 million gallons each day, as compared to 5 million to 6 million gallons each day in winter.
Water Kids
It takes 2 to 5 gallons of water to brush your teeth. It takes about 50 gallons of water to wash a car. Click here to learn more about water and how we use it. Sponsored by the Water Education Foundation.
Drinking Water Report
The City of St. Louis Park Water Utility's mission is to provide an uninterrupted supply of safe, high quality water to our customers. We also strive to be an integral part of the community, ready to educate children and adults about drinking water and the system delivering it. If you are interested in reading more facts. Click here
to read the 2006 Drinking Water Report. For more information, call the Utilities Division at 952-924-2558 or email pworks@stlouispark.org.
Water Science for Schools
by the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) is a web site that shows many aspects of water, along with pictures, data, maps, and an interactive center where you can give opinions and test your water knowledge. Click here for information.
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