Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Organization (VRWJPO) Restoration Protection Strategy (WRAPS) - Phase 2

The VRWJPO is pursuing a Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) project in cooperation with the MPCA in order to better identify the sources of stress and impairment to the river, tributaries, and lakes and evaluate the feasibility of reaching water quality goals, and properly allocating pollution reduction goals to those areas identified as likely pollution sources. Successful restoration and protection outcomes are dependent on successful community building and ownership of both the problems and solutions identified in the WRAPS. The civic engagement process is taking place to involve diverse community interests in 1) understanding impairments and their causes, 2) identifying opportunities to restore impaired waters, and 3) building strategies for protecting the watershed’s resources.