St. Peter Wellhead Project 33
Lying in the area west of Saint Peter, MN is the 4,500 Acre Drinking Water Supply Management Area that serves as the city's only source of drinking water for its 12,000 residents. With the installation of best management practices, the goal of this project is to reduce nitrate levels by 50%, or 6-14 parts per million on average at the source well. To achieve this goal, Nicollet SWCD, along with the City of Saint Peter, Nicollet County and the Project 33 Watershed Committee, will work together to plan and implement water retention practices, and best management practices within the wellhead protection area. Nitrate, phosphorus and sediment reductions will be achieved through structure installation and utilizing beneficial farming practices and nutrient application practices. Nitrogen and sediment reductions of 100 tons/year and phosphorus reductions of 200 pounds/year are expected in the watershed.
Annie Felix-Gerth
(Projects and Practices Drinking Water) (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.
Nitrogen and sediment reductions of 100 tons/year and phosphorus reductions of 200 lbs/year are expected in the watershed. Outcomes will be measured by calculating the reduced inputs across acres and pollution reduction calculator tools.
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