Lake St. Croix Small Communities Urban Phosphorus Reductions Phase II
This project will address stormwater discharge from a 1,852 acre pipe shed that is directly discharging to Lake St. Croix. This will be done through the installation of targeted stormwater treatment best management practices prioritized in the Lake St. Croix Direct Discharge Stormwater Retrofit Analysis. The goal of this project is to reduce urban pollutant loading to Lake St. Croix by at least seven pounds of phosphorous and 2,000 pounds of sediment and one acre-foot of stormwater per year through the installation of up to 15 Low Impact Development stormwater best management practices.
Annie Felix-Gerth
(Projects and Practices)(b) $16,000,000 the first year and $16,000,000 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. A portion of this money may be used to seek administrative efficiencies through shared resources by multiple local governmental units. Up to 20 percent of this appropriation is available for land-treatment projects and practices that benefit drinking water.
The goal of this project is to reduce loading to Lake St. Croix by at least 7.0 lbs phosphorous, 2,000 lbs TSS and 1.0 ac/ft of stormwater per year through the installation of up to 15 practices identified in 2014 Lake St. Croix Direct Discharge SRA.
LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS