Thief River Falls Oxbow Restoration and Stormwater Treatment Project
This application proposes to complete a project that was prioritized by a recent feasibility study. The project will restore three acres of an oxbow wetland by removing 17,000 cubic yards of accumulated sediment to restore the wetland's habitat, filtration, and retention qualities. A rock structure will be constructed at the outlet of the restored wetland to stabilize the outlet, improve detention, and oxygenate water as it flows out of the pond. In line hydrodynamic separator structures will be installed to trap pollutants and trash from future stormwater runoff before it enters the wetland or the Red Lake River. A settling pond will be constructed to intercept runoff from a portion of the wetland?s drainage area. This project will reduce loading rates for sediment by 4 tons/year and of phosphorus by 28 pounds/year from stormwater runoff as part of a coordinated effort to restore downstream impairments of the Red Lake River.
Annie Felix-Gerth
(Projects and Practices)(b) $16,000,000 the first year and $16,000,000 the second year are for grants to local government units 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 this money may be used to seek administrative efficiencies through shared resources by multiple local governmental units. Up to 20 percent of this appropriation is available for land-treatment projects and practices that benefit drinking water.
The Thief River Falls Oxbow Restoration Project will reduce stormwater pollution to the Red Lake River (AUID 09020303-513, TSS-impaired 09020303-504, and 1W1P Management Area M7) by more than 4.4 tons/year of TSS and 28.4 lbs./year of TP.
LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS