2019 - Watershed Based Funding Metro (Capitol Region WD)
This project will improve the water quality of the Mississippi River through stormwater treatment and flood control activities. The Capitol Region Watershed District and the City of Lauderdale will expand the storage area of a regional stormwater pond and and improve the pond treatment capacity by installation of an iron-enhanced sand filter along the pond edge. This project is funded through the Ramsey County allocation of the Watershed-Based Funding Pilot Program for the Seven County Metropolitan Area.
Annie Felix-Gerth
Watershed Based Funding Metro 2019 - (a) $4,875,000 the first year and $4,875,000 the second year are for a pilot program to provide performance-based grants to local government units. The grants may be used to implement projects that protect, enhance, and restore surface water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from degradation; and protect drinking water sources. Projects must be identified in a comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan or metropolitan surface water management frameworks or groundwater plans. Grant recipients must identify a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this paragraph.
This project will reduce total suspended solids by approximately 2 tons per year and total phosphorus by 8 pounds per year to the Mississippi River.
This project has resulted in an estimated annual reduction of 10 pounds of Phosphorus and 2 tons of Sediment.
LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS