Red Lake River 1W1P 2018-2019

Impaired waters in the Red Lake River 1W1P are categorized into management classes to target impaired waters that are closest to meeting water quality standards and to protect unimpaired waters close to becoming impaired. Management areas targeted in 2018 and 2019 include the Little Black River, Black River, County Ditch 96, the Red Lake River between Thief River and Crookston, Burnham Creek, and Grand Marais Creek. Total Suspended Solids is a common impairment in the watershed and it's a priority to restore impaired waters closest to meeting water quality standards and to reduce runoff driven sediment to high-quality unimpaired waters. 64 Grade Stabilization Structures (side water inlets) are identified in the Black River and Little Black River Management Areas to reduce sediment by 640 tons contributing to the impairment on the Red Lake River between CD 96 and Red Lake Falls. A Grade Stabilization project is identified along 1,100 feet of ditch bank near the outlet of CD 96. 102 Grade Stabilization Structures (side water inlets) are planned to be installed in the Grand Marais and Burnham Creek Management Areas that will reduce 1,020 tons of sediment. An Annual Workplan has been developed and approved by the Red Lake River 1W1P Policy Committee to implement other practices including Grazing Management, a Black River Impoundment project, additional Grade Stabilization Structures and Streambank Stabilization projects. Funding will come from a variety of Local, State, and Federal sources.