Bald Eagle Lake Iron-Enhanced Sand Filter
The Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD) is proposing to improve the water quality of stormwater runoff to Bald Eagle Lake through installation of a new wet pond and iron-enhanced sand filter (IESF) on Ramsey County Ditch #11. In partnership with White Bear Township, this project will remove approximately 43 pounds of phosphorus from runoff annually and builds upon the extensive work undertaken by the RCWD to improve water quality in Bald Eagle Lake.
Projects and Practices 2019
Annie Felix-Gerth
for grants to protect and restore surface water and drinking water; to keep water on the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect groundwater and drinking water, including feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage treatment system projects and stream bank, stream channel, shoreline restoration, and ravine stabilization projects. The projects must use practices demonstrated to be effective, be of long-lasting public benefit, include a match, and be consistent with total maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation plans, watershed restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS), or local water management plans or their equivalents. A portion of these funds may be used to seek administrative efficiencies through shared resources by multiple local governmental units.
The RCWD engineer estimates that this project will result in an average annual total phosphorus (TP) reduction of 43 pounds and an average annual total suspended sediment (TSS) reduction of 1.4 tons.
This project has resulted by installing a wet pond and iron-enhanced sand filter to achieve an average annual total phosphorus (TP) reduction of 43 pounds and an average annual total suspended sediment (TSS) reduction of 1.4 tons to Bald Eagle Lake.
LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS