NE St Cloud Sediment Reduction Project

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$705,000
Fund Source
Clean Water Fund
Recipient
Benton SWCD
Recipient Type
Local/Regional Government
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2015
End Date
December 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Benton
Benton
Project Overview

This project addresses the northeast St. Cloud drainage basin, the highest priority in the St. Cloud Stormwater Management Plan. St. Cloud has observed and documented ongoing sediment loading to the Mississippi River from the 367 acre watershed. The project is also a companion to the Green Roofs Blue Waters program in which several sediment reduction BMPs are being identified and installed along the Mississippi River. These initiatives tie together as part of a larger effort to make significant improvements to the sedimentation problem in this reach of the river, an initiative called the Mississippi River Renaissance project. Installed practices are modeled to reduce TSS by 21,500 lbs, which is 15% of the total drainage area loading.

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

Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Regular Session chapter 137
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$705,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$176,250
Direct expenses
$705,000
Administration costs
$762
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.08
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

This project addresses the northeast St. Cloud drainage basin, an older part of town, with little to no stormwater treatment within the existing drainage system. The proposed projects are estimated to reduce sediment by approximately 11 tons which is 15% of the total drainage area loading.

Measurable Outcome(s)

This project resulted in estimated reductions of 5 lb. of phosphorus per year and 7 tons of sediment per year

Source of Additional Funds

LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS

Recipient Board Members
Members for Benton SWCD are: Bernard Thole, Charles Rau, Joseph Jordan, Phillip Grosland, Wade Bastian
Project Manager
First Name
Gerry
Last Name
Maciej
Organization Name
Benton SWCD
Street Address
14 2nd Ave W
City
Foley
State
MN
Zip Code
56329
Phone
320-968-5300 x3
Email
gerry@soilandwater.org
Administered By
Administered by
Location

520 Lafayette Road North
St. Paul, MN 55155

Phone
651- 296-3767