2021 Metro WBIF - Lower MN North - LMRWD - Area #3 Ravine Bank Stabilization
Funding will be used to assess previous recommended solutions and provide design of a project to stabilize 1,500+ feet of Minnesota River bank in an area that has been identified as a high risk for slope failure. By stabilizing the river bank in this area the District hopes to reduce the amount of sediment. The District believes that stabilization of this area will provide a significant reduction in the amount of sediment entering the Minnesota River.
Annie Felix-Gerth
(Watershed Based Implementation Funding)(a) $13,591,000 the first year and $13,375,000 the second year are for performance-based grants with multiyear implementation plans 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.
Stabilizing Study Area 3 will reduce the local frequency and severity of mass wasting events and prevent sediment from entering the lower Minnesota River while improving water quality in the river and habitat in the bluff corridor.
LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS