City of Baudette Stormwater BMPs
The City of Baudette is located on the shores of Baudette Bay. Baudette Bay is a widened portion of the Baudette River where it joins the Rainy River, an international waterbody. Baudette Bay is a sensitive estuary which is listed as impaired for low dissolved oxygen. The Bay serves as an important fishery and provides spawning habitat for northern pike and smallmouth bass. It is a source of wild rice, which is culturally significant to the area and supplies food and cover for waterfowl and songbirds. Baudette Bay is also a recreation destination and is a popular spot for fishing, swimming and photography.
The City of Baudette is partnering with the Soil and Water Conservation District and the MN Department of Transportation to install two stormwater treatment structures (stormceptors) in conjunction with the reconstruction of road and sewer infrastructure under and adjacent to State Highway 72. These treatment structures will help to lower total suspended solids entering Baudette Bay. Total suspended solids have a negative impact on dissolved oxygen levels. By installing these structures, the City will be taking steps identified in the Rainy-Rapid Comprehensive Watershed Management Plan to protect this sensitive estuary. This project will also springboard the effort by the City to develop a comprehensive stormwater management plan, which will be supported through the Rainy-Rapid watershed-based implementation program.
Annie Felix-Gerth
(b) $8,500,000 the first year and $8,500,000 the second year are for grants to local government units to protect and restore surface water and drinking water; to keep water on the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect groundwater and drinking water, including feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage treatment system projects and stream bank, stream channel, shoreline restoration, and ravine stabilization projects. The projects must use practices demonstrated to be effective, be of long-lasting public benefit, include a match, and be consistent with total maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation plans, watershed restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS), or local water management plans or their equivalents. Up to 20 percent of this appropriation is available for land-treatment projects and practices that benefit drinking water.
Install two multi-functional sediment chambers with outlet baffles to intercept and treat stormwater before it enters Baudette Bay. These structures will remove up to 80% of total suspended solids from approximately 56 acres of stormwater runoff.
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