All Projects

Develop a groundwater flow model

Dump cleanup near wells 8 & 9

Install fence around well #1

Construct a new well; Seal existing well 258666

Construct a new well; Seal existing well 258565

Construct a new well; Seal existing well 805775; Eliminate buried pressure tank and pit removal

Add WHP information on City website; Include WHP strategies and actions in the City newsletter; Move leaf composting site from the 1-year TOT area; Survey and well inventory; Survey shallow disposal wells; Training about BMP in the DWSMA

Seal wells on private property 333599, 329364, 329363, 333031, 333049, 324987

Seal irrigation well 114377

Seal 3 unused wells on private property 313220, 313222, 313221

Nutrient reduction program

Wiring and setting up well house to be compatible with the generator

Replace the damaged Solar Bee, floating, solar powered mixing unit in Budd Lake

Seal well #9 (323025)

Seal private well within the DWSMA

Groundwater sampling; Public education about chemical storage and waste handling; Public education about ISTS

Remove buildup and debris from well casing and bottom of the well

Seal abandoned, 14 unused public wells; Update GIS well database; Educate students; Water festival; Educate storage tank owners; Develop "Groundwater News" newsletter

Install fencing around municipal well site; Update PCSI; Contact Randolph Township and Dakota County regarding land use permits and zoning; Research to identify site for new municipal well

Install sensors to monitor static and pumping levels of groundwater in wells #2 and #3

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

Construct new well; Seal existing well 259606

Construct a new well; Seal existing well 806040

Promote landowner enrollment into easement programs

Build a WHP website; Develop and distribute WHP informational brochure; Distribute information about unsealed wells to owners within the DWSMA

Televise well, perform maintenance and reinstall equipment (well#1 and well #2)

Construct new well and water lines; Seal existing well 325319; RO removal

Construct a new well; Seal existing well 699797

Develop emergency response plan; Well survey - locate missing or unknown wells in the DWSMA

Construct new well

Investigate well integrity, camera well casing; cleaning

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.

The South Branch Wild Rice Sediment Reduction Project will implement 45 erosion control structures and 40 acres of filter strips to reduce sediment loading to the South Branch of the Wild Rice River in Becker County. Sediment leaving the project area contributes to water quality impairments downstream where Total Suspended Solids (TSS) are affecting aquatic life and aquatic recreation. This project is projected to reduce sediment loads leaving the project area by 26% and reduce TSS in the Lower Wild Rice River by 7%.

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.

Oftentimes water conservation efforts are directed toward impaired waters. However, it is much more cost-effective to protect habitat and water resources before they become degraded. The Nature Conservancy is using this appropriation to create a broader, long-term, watershed-based framework for proactively protecting habitat and water resources in southeast MN, specifically the Cannon River and Zumbro River watersheds, before they become degraded.