FY25 WBIF - Rum metro
This grant will install urban stormwater practices, agricultural practices, shoreline stabilizations, and wetland restorations in the Rum River watershed. It will also include technical/engineering to support those projects and other projects anticipated to be installed with future grant funds. The grant will produce enhanced street sweeping studies to determine altered sweeping location, timing and frequency to benefit water quality. Finally, the grant will include outreach/education to advance water quality practices and behaviors.
Annie Felix-Gerth
(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.
Outreach/Education - Implementation of an outreach work plan approved by each watershed management organization and the Anoka Conservation District.
Enhanced Street Sweeping Studies - Complete at least two studies.
Urban Stormwater - Construct the Riversbend Pond project in the City of Ramsey, and additional smaller projects, providing at least 7.7 lbs/yr phosphorus reduction to the Rum River from existing development that is under-treated.
Agricultural Practices - Install structural or nonstructural practices reducing 1 lb/yr phosphorus in the Rum River watershed.
Shoreline Stabilizations - Stabilize at least 200 linear ft of lakeshore or 50 linear ft of riverbank. At least 2 lb/yr TP reduction.
LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS