Prairie View Golf Course Pond Modification

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$428,000
Fund Source
Clean Water Fund
Recipient
Okabena-Ocheda WD
Recipient Type
Local/Regional Government
Status
Completed
End Date
January 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Nobles
Nobles
Project Overview

Lake Okabena does not meet state water quality standards due to high phosphorus levels. The Total Daily Maximum Load Study identified a 70% reduction in phosphorus from the watershed is needed to meet water quality standards. The City of Worthington owns the recently closed Prairie View Golf Course. Okabena Creek flows through the golf course and some small ponds. This project will modify these three ponds to increase storage and removal efficiency, and add an iron-enhanced filter bench to enhance soluble phosphorus removal. These modifications will an estimated 945 pounds of phosphorus annually, accomplishing about 30 percent of the total watershed load reduction needed.

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

Marcey Westrick

Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015, First Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7(b)
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$428,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$107,000
Direct expenses
$428,000
Administration costs
$559
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

945 pounds of phosphorus/year

Measurable Outcome(s)

Project completed as proposed. Technical services completed by Wenck Associates staff includes surveying and staking the site and construction site observation assistance during excavation of the expanded pond and construction of the emergency spillway and sand filter benches.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS

Project Manager
First Name
Dan
Last Name
Livdahl
Organization Name
Okabena-Ocheda WD
Street Address
960 Diagonal Rd PO Box 114
City
Worthington
State
MN
Zip Code
56187
Phone
507-372-8228
Email
dan.livdahl@okabenaochedawd.org
Administered By
Administered by
Location

520 Lafayette Road North
St. Paul, MN 55155

Phone
651- 296-3767