All Projects

Supplement CRP payments to 2 land owners.

Consolidation of a NonComm PWS system. Well Sealing.

Sealing a 30" in diameter by 20' deep tile well.

Provide the first half of annual rent payment (2020-2021) to land owner to allow city to implement nitrogen BMP's on field immediately upgradient of high nitrate public supply well.

Seal municipal well

Seal the 4th private well within the DWSMA.

Contract a certified well driller to over drill and seal well.

Install a standby generator at water treatment facility.

Provide second half of annual rent payment (2021-2022) to landowner to allow city to implement nitrogen BMP's. Combining and mowing of Kernza.

Monitoring well installation and GW data collection.

Supplemental CRP payments to a local land owner.

Install shallow monitoring well and collect groundwater data. (Phase 2)

Provide first half of annual rent payment (2020-2021) to landowner to allow city to implement nitrogen BMP's.

Collect and analyze groundwater data. (Phase 3)

Collect/analyze data to better define potential groundwater surface interaction near the city's well field.

Provide second half of annual rent Payment (2022-2023) to landowner to allow city to implement nitrogen BMP's. Seed and seeding of oats. Combining oats and Kernza.

GW and SW data collection near the ciy's well field.

Supplemental CRP payments to a local land owner.

Provide the first half annual rent payment (2022-2023) to landowner to allow city to implement nitrogen BMP's on field immediately upgradient of high nitrate public supply.

Provide money to supplement Conservation Reserve Program payments to farmers for incentive to not use nitrogen to grow row crops.

Remove submersible pump and pipe, grouter set up, pumping 15 bags portland cement

Purchase and install generator

Provide second half of rent payment to landowner to allow city to implement nitrogen BMPs on field. Planting custom seed rye to scavenge up the residual nitrogen in the soil to keep it from getting into groundwater.

Conduct pilot test to utilize biological removal of Nitrates on the ranney well water.

Seal as many wells as possible within the DWSMA

Installation of Sump Pump

Provide second half of annual rent payment to landowner for City to implement nitrogen BMPs on field, harvest the cereal rye and kernza already planted in the wellhead protection area and prepare fields and plant kernza in remaining 90 acres of wellhead p

Supplemental CRP Payments

Provide first half of annual rent payment (2019-2020) to landowner to allow city to implement nitrogen BMP's on field immediately upgradient of high nitrate public supply well.

Purchase and installation of a CarboLyser UV raw water monitor at the Mankato treatment plant

Install onsite generator to assure water in the event of an emergency

Remove two septic systems and drainfields

Purchase a generator

Explore options to remove ISTS in High vulnerability area; Educate owners of PCS-s about WHP and BMP; Provide educational brochures of BMPs to owners of PCS in the DWSMA

Removal of septic tank and drain field. System get hooked in City sewer.

Lab accreditation for nitrate analysis; nitrate monitoring program

The City of Mankato is looking to restore a varied ecosystem that includes wetland restoration, upland prairie establishment, and stream improvements. A minimum of a 100 acre area would provide habitat that supports a diverse mix of plants and animals and will allow for different types of outdoor sporting opportunities. The project is a unique opportunity for habitat establishment and protection in an urbanizing area that will provide lasting benefits for region.

Lakes and streams located in Blue Earth, Le Sueur, and Waseca Counties provide important public benefits such as hydrologic storage, economic and recreational opportunities, and regional water quality improvement. However, several of the lakes and streams have been listed as impaired because of excess nutrients and sediment from runoff.