2015 City of Glenwood Water Quality Assessment & BMP Prioritization Project

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$152,000

Fund Source

Clean Water Fund

Recipient

Pope SWCD

Recipient Type

Local/Regional Government

Status

In Progress

Start Date

March 2015

End Date

December 2018

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Pope

Project Overview

The City of Glenwood Water Quality Assessment & Best Management Practice Prioritization Project will include an assessment and analysis of approximately 1,796 acres affecting water quality and contributing runoff to Lake Minnewaska. By implementing this water quality analysis and assessment of the City of Glenwood and sub watersheds, a reducing pollutants by 1,287 pounds per year of phosphorus and 203 tons per year of sediment.

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html and http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/boarddirectory.pdf

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html

Conflict of Interest Contact

Nicole Clapp

Project Details: 2015 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2013, Regular Session chapter 137

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$152,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$82,000

Direct expenses

$152,000

Number of full time equivalents funded

0.17

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

This project will result in a subwatershed retrofit assessment for the City of Glenwood, identifying and prioritizing critical sources of nutrient and sediment reaching Lake Minnewaska and prioritizing retrofit opportunities.

Source of Additional Funds

LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS

Recipient Board Members

Members for Pope SWCD are: D. Gary Reents, Keith Nygaard, Mike Billehus, Randy Pederson, Tom Talle

Project Manager

Holly

Kovarik

Pope SWCD

1680 N. Franklin Street

Glenwood

56334

320-634-4278