ALASD's Chloride Source Reduction Pilot Program
The project reduces salt pollution in three impaired lakes in the Alexandria area via an innovative source reduction strategy that protects water quality and could serve as a replicable model.
$764,000 the first year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Alexandria Lake Area Sanitary District (ALASD) to coordinate with Douglas County and the Pollution Control Agency to pilot an incentive program for residences and businesses to install high-efficiency water softeners, salt-free systems, or softener discharge disposal systems to reduce the annual salt load to Lake Winona and downstream waters. The pilot program includes rebates, inspections, community education, and water quality monitoring to measure chloride reduction success. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2027, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.
Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.
Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.