Sauk River Watershed FY24 Watershed-Based Implementation Funding
Per the CWMP (pgs. 3-5 through 3-6), the issues Altered Hydrology and Excessive Nutrients and Sediment are top priority issues/concerns to be addressed. During development of this work plan, the Implementation Team added the issue/concern High Water Quality Lakes as a secondary priority for this work plan (13 lakes - CWMP figure 4-9), noting it is closely related, often overlaps, there are multiple benefits to be gained, and there is strong local desire to protect these lakes. These four priorities issues/concerns (altered hydrology, excessive nutrients and sediment, land use, high water quality lakes) are the top priorities for this work plan. See table 1 (of the FY24-25 work plan) for the goals and measures/indicators for success based on these priority issues these come from the CWMP (pgs. 1-8 and 1-9).
The CWMP also prioritizes resources based on these priority issues. Table 2 (of the FY2024-24 work plan) details this prioritization, which the Collaborative partners adopted for the FY2024-25 work plan.
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.
Total estimated annual load reductions are 16,129 pounds of total nitrogen, 1,617 pounds of total phosphorus and 103 tons of sediment. In addition, 80 acres of water storage gain is estimated.
LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS