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Recipient
Red Rock Township
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$177,483
Fund Source

Corrective action work for small community collection and treatment system serving previously unsewered area

Mower
Recipient
Red Rock Township
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$289,744
Fund Source

Construct collection and treatment facilities (TMDL Grant)

Mower
Recipient
Red Rock Township
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$294,637
Fund Source

Construct collection and treatment facilities (Small Community WWT Grant & Loan)

Mower
Recipient
College of Saint Benedict
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$157,514

The College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University (CSB+SJU), in partnership with the University of Minnesota Morris (UMM), will collect and analyze archival records and oral testimonies on Native American boarding schools in order to develop educational materials that promote truth and healing. The project includes: 1) archival research; 2) oral testimonies; 3) developing curricular materials from these archival and oral records.

Carver
Clearwater
Hennepin
Mahnomen
Ramsey
Stearns
Stevens
Recipient
Cedar River Watershed District
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$133,250
Fund Source

Water quality and flood damage reduction goals can't be accomplished without reducing flows and taking a targeted approach to the upper most reaches of the most critical waterways. Water and sediment control basins are eartern structures that retain water and have been identified as one of the best tool for measured success in reducing peak flows. For this project, basins will be targeted and implemented in the Upper Cedar River Watershed, specifically in the Dobbins Creek Watershed.

Dodge
Mower
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$147,000
Fund Source

Purchase and install fishing piers at priority lake and river sites in Region 3

Ramsey
Stearns
Todd
Wright
Hennepin
Recipient
Monarch Joint Venture
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$180,000

This project uses remote sensing technology (UAVs) to evaluate pollinator habitat on energy and transportation lands across Minnesota.

Aitkin
Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Carlton
Carver
Cass
Chippewa
Chisago
Clay
Clearwater
Cook
Cottonwood
Crow Wing
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Grant
Hennepin
Houston
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Jackson
Kanabec
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Koochiching
Lac qui Parle
Lake
Lake of the Woods
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Lyon
McLeod
Mahnomen
Marshall
Martin
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Mower
Murray
Nicollet
Nobles
Norman
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pennington
Pine
Pipestone
Polk
Pope
Ramsey
Red Lake
Redwood
Renville
Rice
Rock
Roseau
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
St. Louis
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Traverse
Wabasha
Wadena
Waseca
Washington
Watonwan
Wilkin
Winona
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
The Episcopal Church of the Good Samaritan
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$50,000

To hire qualified professionals to rebuild the chancel wall in the Episcopal Church of the Good Samaritan, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Stearns
Recipient
SELCO Southeastern Libraries Cooperating
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Statewide
Dodge
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Rice
Steele
Wabasha
Winona
Recipient
Paynesville Area Historical Society
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,930
To hire a qualified historian to conduct primary source research on the history of underserved populations in the Paynesville area.
Kandiyohi
Meeker
Stearns
Recipient
Susan A. Foss
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$600

Resiliency Grant

St. Louis
Anoka
Isanti
Aitkin
Pine
Kanabec
Dakota
Washington
Ramsey
Hennepin
Carlton
Stearns
Sherburne
Crow Wing
Mille Lacs
Mille Lacs
Recipient
North Fork Crow River Watershed District
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$34,110
Fund Source

In the North Fork Crow River Watershed, land use is mainly row crop agriculture with an extensive drainage system. Many of the existing tile lines have open intakes that transport sediment and nutrients to open ditches that drain to the North Fork Crow River. The river flows into Rice Lake which has elevated phosphorus levels. Studies show a major source of phosphorus loading comes from animal manure. Field applied manure has potential to runoff to open tile intakes being a direct path to surface water.

Stearns
Recipient
Stearns SWCD
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$243,750
Fund Source

Rice Lake, in Stearns County, is an impaired water for nutrients that has a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Implementation plan developed. Rice Lake is one of the larger lakes in the county, offering major water recreation opportunities, economic benefits as well as fish and wildlife habitat. It is a priority for Stearns County to implement projects that have positive impacts on this resource.

Stearns
Recipient
BWSR
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$13,808,000
Fund Source

Under the CREP partnership with USDA, 71 easements were recorded on a total of 4,365 acres to restore previously drained wetlands and adjacent uplands. The easements were accomplished with local implementation done by SWCD, NRCS and FSA staff within the 54 county CREP area and leveraged federal funds for both landowner payments and cost share for conservation practice installation.

Becker
Blue Earth
Carver
Clay
Cottonwood
Dodge
Faribault
Freeborn
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Le Sueur
Lyon
Martin
McLeod
Meeker
Mower
Nicollet
Otter Tail
Ramsey
Redwood
Renville
Rock
Sibley
Stearns
Wilkin
Recipient
BWSR
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000,000
Fund Source

The Clean Water Fund (CWF) and Outdoor Heritage Fund (OHF) were used together to secure easements on buffer areas. 25 easements have been recorded for a total of 672.1 acres and are reported in the output tables for the final report (acre total does not include Clean Water Fund acres). The total acreage from both CWF and OHF sources for recorded easements is 1,152.4 acres. Only the OHF acres are being reported in this final report to be consistent with the approved accomplishment plan.

Blue Earth
Brown
Clay
Cottonwood
Jackson
Lincoln
Martin
Mower
Nicollet
Pipestone
Renville
Rock
Stearns
Waseca
Watonwan
Wright
Recipient
BWSR
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000,000
Fund Source

Under the CREP partnership with USDA, 28 easements were recorded on a total of 2,390 acres to restore previously drained wetlands and adjacent uplands. Two easements are RIM wetland easements that were required to complete wetland restoration work on an adjacent easement secured with 2018 Wetlands funding. The landowners received the RIM-Only payment rate. The easements were accomplished with local implementation done by SWCD, NRCS and FSA staff within the 54 county CREP area and leveraged federal funds for landowner payments and conservation practices.

Brown
Freeborn
Jackson
Lyon
Martin
McLeod
Meeker
Mower
Redwood
Renville
Stearns
Todd
Wright
Recipient
BWSR
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,708,000
Fund Source

The Clean Water Fund (CWF) and Outdoor Heritage Fund (OHF) were used together to secure easements on buffer areas. 84 easements have been recorded for a total of 1,441 acres and are reported in the output tables for the final report (acre total does not include Clean Water Fund acres). The total acreage from both CWF and OHF sources for recorded easements is 2,793.2 acres. Only the OHF acres are being reported in this final report to be consistent with the approved accomplishment plan.

Brown
Carver
Chippewa
Cottonwood
Freeborn
Jackson
Lac qui Parle
Le Sueur
Lyon
Martin
McLeod
Meeker
Mower
Nicollet
Nobles
Pipestone
Redwood
Renville
Rock
Sibley
Swift
Traverse
Waseca
Watonwan
Wilkin
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
BWSR
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,392,000
Fund Source

This continuation of the Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM) Reserve buffers program will protect and restore riparian areas, permanently protecting approximately 600 acres on 17 easements. This program will continue utilizing a science-based ranking and selection process and be implemented locally, working with Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) staff in targeted areas in the state. Historically, buffer funding was used to expand basic water quality buffers into larger buffers.

Cottonwood
Mower
Scott
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
City Of St. Cloud
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$580,000
Fund Source

Acquisition of 34.75-acre addition to existing 140-acre River Bluffs Regional Park.

Stearns
Recipient
City Of St. Cloud
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$427,000
Fund Source

Develop outdoor recreation facilities including a nature study/observation area, roads and trails, information boards and signs. Park includes shoreline adjacent to the Mississippi Wild & Scenic River. The new trails will provide safety and accessibility along the bluff line overlooking the river and prevent erosion caused by existing, informal earthen trails.

Stearns
Recipient
City of St. Cloud
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000

To hire a consultant to complete a publicly available, digital-audio tour of the city's historically significant Mississippi River built environment based on recommendations in a Community Education and Marketing Plan.

Stearns
Recipient
U of MN
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$622,000

We propose identifying hot spots of groundwater chloride pollution of surface waters due to excessive road salt use, which is a long term source increasing chloride impairment of surface waters.

Aitkin
Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Carlton
Carver
Cass
Chippewa
Chisago
Clay
Clearwater
Cook
Cottonwood
Crow Wing
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Grant
Hennepin
Houston
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Jackson
Kanabec
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Koochiching
Lac qui Parle
Lake
Lake of the Woods
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Lyon
McLeod
Mahnomen
Marshall
Martin
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Mower
Murray
Nicollet
Nobles
Norman
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pennington
Pine
Pipestone
Polk
Pope
Ramsey
Red Lake
Redwood
Renville
Rice
Rock
Roseau
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
St. Louis
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Traverse
Wabasha
Wadena
Waseca
Washington
Watonwan
Wilkin
Winona
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Stearns County
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$500,000
Fund Source

Develop parking area, rest room, bridge, observation deck, open play field, trails and horseback riding facilities.

Stearns
Recipient
Rocori Trail Construction Board
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$500,000
Fund Source

to acquire 3 miles of the Rocori Trail, connecting the cities of Richmond and Cold Spring, and eventually connecting to the Glacial Lakes State Trail

Stearns
Recipient
Tetra Tech
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$17,656
Fund Source

The Root (HUC 07040008) and Upper Iowa/Mississippi River – Reno (HUC 07060002 and 07060001) watershed Hydrologic Simulation Program – FORTRAN (HSPF) models currently simulate hydrologic and water quality processes through 2015. In order to support work to update the existing WRAPS report, the two HSPF models will be extended through 2021.

Dodge
Fillmore
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Wabasha
Winona
Recipient
Tetra Tech Inc
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$17,877
Fund Source

The contractor will use the  Scenario Application Manager (SAM) tool to build water quality restoration scenarios for the Root River watershed using the Hydrologic Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) model. The SAM tool simulates  total suspended solids (TSS) and nitrogen reductions based on implementation of various best management practices.

Dodge
Fillmore
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Wabasha
Winona
Recipient
Fillmore SWCD
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,469,595
Fund Source

This grant will fund about 80 project in six sub-watersheds (Headwaters of the Middle & South Branch, Money Creek, Headwaters of Upper Iowa River, Mill Creek, south Fork Root River, and Carey Creek). Projects to include grassed waterways, water and sediment control basins, grade stabilization structures, livestock waste projects, streambank projects and cover crops. Funding will also support staff time for project development and technical assistance for the cost-share projects.

Dodge
Fillmore
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Winona
Recipient
Winona SWCD
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$851,301
Fund Source

This grant will fund an expected 44 projects in 4 subwatersheds (South Fork Root River, Crooked Creek, Rush-Pine and portions of the headwaters of the Middle and South Branch Root) and 2 DWSMAS (Chatfield and Utica). Projects include grassed waterways, WASCOBs, grade stabilization structures and cover crops, plus field walkovers, project development, and technical assistance. The anticipated sediment reduction from this work will be 2,285.5 tons, or 2.2% of the 10-year goal for the entire planning area.

Dodge
Fillmore
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Winona
Recipient
Winona State University
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$22,000
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source

The purpose of this project is to assess the amount of land in the Root River watershed that is treated by structural best management practices (BMPs); more specifically, Water and Sediment Control Basins. The 2016 Root River Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) report recommended reducing sediment loss from upland areas and reducing nitrate loading to streams from runoff. Understanding the location and density of these BMPs will is important for targeting future watershed protection and restoration efforts.

Fillmore
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Winona
Recipient
Mower SWCD
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$71,600
Fund Source

This project aims to mitigate flow and nitrate impacts from agricultural drainage to the Root River through the installation of a suite of multi-purpose drainage management practices.

Mower
Recipient
Fillmore County Soil and Water Conservation District
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$319,700
Fund Source

TMDL project in the Root River Watershed that will support surface water assessment, analysis of data, interpretation of southeast Minnesota's karst landscape, stressor identification, TMDL computation, source assessment, and implementation planning.

Dodge
Fillmore
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Winona
Recipient
Tetra Tech Inc
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$86,582
Fund Source

The goal of this project is to complete the construction, calibration, and validation of an Hydrological Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) watershed model for the Minnesota portions of three watersheds: Root River, Upper Iowa, and Mississippi River-Reno.

Fillmore
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Winona
Recipient
Winona SWCD
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,469,595
Fund Source
Dodge
Fillmore
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Winona
Recipient
City Of Austin
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$18,750
Fund Source

to install a 16 panel photovoltaic system located on the northwest side of the Ruby Rupner Auditorium including a data acquisition monitoring system to help educate students and the public

Mower
Recipient
Rainy Lake Community Orchestra
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,344

Rural and Community Art Project Grant

Koochiching
Roseau
Lake of the Woods
Itasca
St. Louis
Stearns
Rice
Dakota
Recipient
Rainy Lake Community Orchestra
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,246

Rural and Community Art Project Grant

Koochiching
St. Louis
Itasca
Beltrami
Lake of the Woods
Hennepin
Ramsey
Stearns
Roseau
Rice
Becker
Recipient
Rainy Lake Community Orchestra
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,108

Rural and Community Art Project Grant

Koochiching
St. Louis
Benton
Stearns
Lake of the Woods
Dakota
Rice
Rice
Itasca
Recipient
Stearns SWCD
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$294,950
Fund Source
Stearns
Recipient
Sauk River Watershed District
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$48,793
Fund Source

The project goal is to conduct water chemistry monitoring at one subwatershed site, one basin site, and one major watershed site in 2016 and 2017 based on flow conditions, targeting runoff events using protocols defined in the Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network (WPLMN) Standard Operating Procedures and Guidance. The data collected will be submitted to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and used in the FLUX32 model for calculating pollutant loads.

Stearns
Recipient
Sauk River Watershed District
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$135,478
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$128,521
Fund Source

This project will focus on monitoring & assessment, stressor ID assistance, problem investigation, watershed prioritization and targeting, Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) report development, Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) report updates and continuing civic engagement for the Sauk River Watershed.

Douglas
Meeker
Pope
Stearns
Todd