Pine River Watershed WBIF Phase 3

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$634,381
Fund Source
Clean Water Fund
Recipient
Crow Wing SWCD
Recipient Type
Local/Regional Government
Status
In Progress
Start Date
December 2023
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Cass
Crow Wing
Cass
Crow Wing
Project Details

The Pine River Watershed Policy Committee is ready to apply for its third phase of Watershed-based Implementation Funding. The phase 1 allocation has been completely spent and reconciled with BWSR. The Pine River Watershed Phase 2 allocation has spent/encumbered $312,214.84 out of $482,000. The remaining $169,785.06 is mostly remaining in project development, technical assistance, and grant administration. Furthermore, some categories within the last work plan have been completely spent and continue to have landowners ready but on a waiting list. For example, 11 landowners are waiting to install shoreline restoration projects on priority lakes within the watershed. At this time, the LGU's are ready to apply for the next phase of funding.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Conflict of Interest Contact

Annie Felix-Gerth

Legal Citation / Subdivision
The Laws of Minnesota 2023, Chapter 40, Article 2, Section 6 (a)
Appropriation Language

(a) $39,500,000 the first year and $39,500,000 the second year are for grants to implement state-approved watershed-based plans. The grants may be used to implement projects or programs that protect, enhance, and restore surface PreviouswaterNext quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from degradation; and protect drinking PreviouswaterNext sources. Projects must be identified in a comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan program and seven-county metropolitan groundwater or surface PreviouswaterNext management frameworks as provided for in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and 114D. Grant recipients must identify a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this paragraph. This appropriation may be used for: (1) implementing state-approved plans, including within the following watershed planning areas (see Chapter 40 Article 2 Section 6(a) (2) for the list of watershed planning areas: seven-county metropolitan groundwater or surface PreviouswaterNext management frameworks; and(3) other comprehensive watershed management plan planning areas that have a board-approved and local-government-adopted plan as authorized in Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.801. The board must establish eligibility criteria and determine whether a planning area is ready to proceed and has the nonstate match committed.

2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$634,381
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$0
Administration costs
$0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

-Write 25 forest stewardship plans for 2,500 acres.
-retain 2.76 pounds of phos. and .77 tons of sediment from the Crosslake project
-stabilize 250 linear ft of the Pine River
-host 6 smart salting trainings
-Implement shoreline restoration projects

Source of Additional Funds

LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS

Recipient Board Members
Diane Jacobson, Jim Chamberlin, JoAnn Weaver, Leonard Koering, Roger Waytashek
Project Manager
First Name
Melissa
Last Name
Barrick
Organization Name
Crow Wing SWCD
Street Address
322 Laurel Street Suite 22
City
Brainerd
State
MN
Zip Code
56401
Phone
218-828-6197
Email
melissa@cwswcd.org
Administered By
Administered by
Location

520 Lafayette Road North
St. Paul, MN 55155

Phone
651- 296-3767