All Projects

Seal municipal well.

Secure a new water production source.

Purchase a generator for Well #5 (654758)

Install an arsenic treatment removal system according to MDH rules and regulations.

Seal unused well. Relocate and cover electrical conductor lines around the well.

Survey wells and finalize report. Develop materials and products to educate the public about groundwater protection.

Drill and test for water quality and capacity for a potential new water source.

Rehab/Rebuild city well #1.

Test well drill and water quality sample.

Seal well #3.

Seal 2 test wells. Research and document wells, tanks, and leak sites.

Purchase and install a generator for well #2. Phase 1

Assessment of utility ordinances. Completion of a Spill Response Plan. Purchase/install fencing around municipal wells.

Drill new well. Seal well.

Seal wells; Inventory SSTS; Update website

Install two monitoring wells

Update drawdown equipment; Inspect private wells within the DWSMA

Purchase transducer to be installed on the new municipal well

Seal well; Replace septic system

Drill two test wells (241571 & 221419), install screen and gravel pack, 24 hour pump test for two wells, seal well.

Increase security to protect active production well and water plant that are located out of city limits in rural area.

Assess security needs and install fence around well and pump house area; Provide brochure about WHP; Mail City DWSMA map

Open house National Water Week; Develop presentation about groundwater and purchase sand tank groundwater model; Update City zoning map, emergency plan and City ordinances; update City webpage

Educational materials and webpage update; Install rain gardens and vegetative buffer zones; Purchase haz mat kits

SCADA equipment for remote monitoring at municipal well production site

Collect data, perform inspections and create a storm sewer map for the City

Seal well 1

Signage, test Spring Creek, emergency manual

Public education

PCSI wells/tanks and public ed.

Inventory leaking tanks and public education for tank owners

Analyze drainage patterns; Stormwater infrastructure mapping throughout the DWSMA

Connect to City of Faribault water system; Abandon existing well

Public education; identify abandoned wells

Installation of a 400 amp Transfer Switch

This project will support the review of all public comments submitted for the Buffalo Creek TMDL and make appropriate edits and changes to the draft TMDL based on MPCA guidance.

Phase I built the foundation for the South Fork Crow River Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) and created a civic engagement plan. Civic engagement strategies were identified to create greater communication and watershed activities. Phase II provided the analytical and strategic foundation essential to prescribing protection and restoration strategies. These strategies focus on both protecting current fully supporting and restoring impaired surface water resources to water quality standards in the South Fork watershed.

This project will develop Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) allocations and complete a final draft TMDL report for the five lake impairments listed for the South Fork Crow River Watershed.

The purpose of this effort is to create an educational video that will “bring to life” geo-scientific information related to groundwater movement in southeast Minnesota. This video will be used by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) and other regional partners to help explain the local geology and related groundwater movement. It is anticipated that the video will be used at meetings and other events related to water resource management and natural resource issues. In addition, three stand alone high resolution graphics will be created.