Sucker Lake Channel Restoration Project
The Ramsey Conservation District is partnering with the Vadnais Lake Area Water Management Organization, St. Paul Regional Water Service, and Ramsey County Parks and Recreation to restore and stabilize approximately 550 linear feet of streambank along the Sucker Lake Channel in northeastern Ramsey County with a cost effective critical area planting, replacing the existing mix of turf grass and asphalt streambank with a native vegetation planting. The Sucker Lake Channel is part of the Vadnais Chain of Lakes, which is the drinking supply for over 400,000 people being wholly located within a designated Drinking Water Supply Management Area. This project will reduce phosphorus by 8 pounds and sediment by 6 tons annually.
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Marcey Westrick
6 tons of sediment/year and 8 lbs of phosphorus/year
This project resulted in an estimated annual reduction of 8.21 lbs of phosphorus, 4.6 tons of sediment, and 0.0390725 acre-feet per year of water volume.
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