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Recipient
Tetra Tech
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$31,750
Fund Source

The goal of this project is to construct two executable Hydrologic Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) watershed models for the Minnesota River Headwaters and Lac qui Parle watersheds. The contractor will use the Minnesota River HSPF model application already developed by Tetra Tech as a starting point and will refine the model construction based on the details in this work plan. The contractor will produce HSPF models that, after calibration and validation, will readily be used to provide information to support conventional parameter Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs).

Statewide
Recipient
Prior Lake-Spring Lake Watershed District
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$189,511
Fund Source

Prior Lake has long been a regional recreation destination including swimming, boating and fishing. The lake gets year-round use from anglers pursuing bass, panfish and walleye. The undulating landscape and the lake itself are important groundwater recharge features for regional water resources including the Savage Fen, Eagle Creek water supply aquifers and the Minnesota River. The management of water quality in Prior Lake is top priority for the Prior Lake-Spring Lake Watershed District (PLSLWD) and other local partners.

Scott
Recipient
Prior Lake-Spring Lake Watershed District
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$195,600
Fund Source

The management of water quality and water levels in the Spring and Prior chain of lakes has been top priority for the Prior Lake-Spring Lake Watershed District (PLSLWD) and local partners. Fluctuating water levels affect recreational use and shoreline stability. Both lakes have poor water quality conditions and are impaired due to excessive nutrients. In 2004, the PLSLWD conducted a study that identified areas draining to Spring Lake that have potential for stormwater storage and infiltration.

Scott
Recipient
Buffalo-Red River Watershed
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$135,363
Fund Source

Portions of the South Branch of the Buffalo River are currently overloaded with sediment. Two primary waterways in the watershed, Deerhorn Creek and the South Branch, are listed as impaired for turbidity. Due to sediment deposition in the channel, the waterways have lost much of their capacity. Historical attempts by landowners and others to restore the capacity of the channel by removing sediment have had limited success due to additional excess sediment being washed into the channel.

Otter Tail
Wilkin
Recipient
Wenck Associates, Inc.
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$146,988
Fund Source

This project will develop a watershed restoration plan that provides quantitative pollutant load reduction estimates and a set of pollutant reduction and watershed management strategies to achieve water quality standards for all impairments within the watershed. It will also an important framework for civic and citizen engagement and communication, which will contribute to long-term public participation in surface water protection and restoration activities throughout the watershed.

Anoka
Carver
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Sherburne
Washington
Wright
Recipient
Wilderness Inquiry
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,093,000

There has been a sharp decline in participation in outdoor recreation and education amongst youth, particularly in urban areas. Some argue that youth who have meaningful outdoor education experiences are more likely to become engaged in environmental stewardship and invested in outdoor resources as adults.

Statewide
Recipient
Wilderness Inquiry
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$557,000

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Anoka
Benton
Carver
Chisago
Crow Wing
Dakota
Hennepin
Isanti
Kanabec
McLeod
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Ramsey
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
Washington
Wright
Recipient
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,800
To hire a qualified archaeologist to conduct a survey in an attempt to locate the lost Fort L'Huillier.
Blue Earth
Recipient
Olmsted SWCD
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$400,000
Fund Source

The South Branch of Cascade Creek Turbidity Reduction Project will construct three wetland retention structures within the upper half of the watershed for water quality improvement including sediment reduction, flood attenuation and wildlife habitat improvement. The project will construct wetland basins on the Meadow Lake Golf Course to provide water quality improvement on a previously untreated branch that flows into the upper end of the stream channel restoration project.

Olmsted
Recipient
Crow Wing County
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$85,000
Fund Source

Crow Wing County is pursuing this grant to continue this proven community and landowner outreach campaign by developing new water planning tools and using print and social media strategies to effect a positive change in our watersheds. The County believes that landowners want to do the right thing and has the data to show that when doing the right thing can be presented in customer-focused, fact-driven, easy-to-understand format, they get engaged and conservation gets done!

Crow Wing
Recipient
Becker SWCD
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$398,000
Fund Source

A joint effort of Becker and Clay Soil and Water Conservation District, the Buffalo Red Shallow Lakes and Mainstem Improvement Strategy will reduce nutrient and sediment delivery to 12 impaired lakes and impaired reaches of the Buffalo River through a targeted and prioritized approach to the implementation of Best Management Practices (BMPs). Numerous models have been combined with local knowledge to identify chief sources of constituents in the watershed and to isolate and prioritize implementation sites demonstrating the most significant gains in water quality.

Becker
Clay
Recipient
Maritime Heritage Minnesota
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,990

Editing/Transcription is the second of three projects documenting and preserving the Maritime Heritage Minnesota's historical/archaeological investigation and assessment of the USS Essex Shipwreck, listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Five out of twenty-five of the vessel's previously digitized log books were edited, combined into .pdf e-books, transcribed and processed which included the creation of metadata for the digital images. The information resulting from this project is available for public access on Internet Archive.

Ramsey
Recipient
Maritime Heritage Minnesota
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,462

As a pilot project  for the grantee, Maritime Heritage Minnesota (MHS) the goal was to digitalize 6-10 of the 62 known log books of the USS Essex log books held at the National Archives and Records Administration and the United States Naval Academy.

After twelve days not only did they digital the entirety of the 62 log books but they were able to digitalize a private journal of a USS Essex sailor as well as a hand written journal of a sailor who served on her maiden voyage within the time allotted for the project (101 hours). In total 21,499 images were produced. 

Ramsey
Recipient
Maritime Heritage Minnesota
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,996
To digitize part of a collection of USS Essex log books in order to broaden public accessibility.
St. Louis
Recipient
Minnesota Land Trust, Washington County, Belwin Conservancy, MN Trout Unlimited and Valley Branch Watershed District
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,245,000
Fund Source

This program seeks to permanently protect, restore and enhance priority lands within the watershed of Valley Creek, a coldwater fishery that flows directly into the St. Croix River. We propose to accomplish this protection by acquiring land and conservation easements and restoring the riparian woodlands, prairies, oak savannas, and in-stream areas that provide significant habitat for fish and other wildlife.

Washington
Recipient
Rice County Historical Society
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
To prepare a Historic Structures Report for the Thorstein Veblen Farmstead, a National Historic Landmark near Nerstrand.
Rice
Recipient
Lincoln SWCD
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$184,210
Fund Source

Project partners play a vital role in the implementation of the Verdi Wellhead Protection Plan and have made this water source a priority in lowering nitrate levels. The aquifer used by the wells in the Verdi Well Field consists of a sand and gravel horizon about 30' thick which overlies clay-rich till. The geological sensitivity in all five of the Verdi wells is classified as "high".The Verdi Well Field supplies water to ten community water suppliers, 34 large rural users, and 1,126 rural hookups. Total population served by this water supply is about 7,500.

Lincoln
Recipient
Wadena County Historical Society
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$275

Archival newspaper storage boxes were purchased to rehouse the Verndale newspaper collection at the Wadena County Historical Society. The newspapers were sorted by oldest dates to newest dates on top. Labels were put on the boxes to identify the contents of each. The newspaper collection is now in better storage conditions than prior to the project.

Wadena
Recipient
Cook County Historical Society
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,472
To consolidate finding aids into a single access point to help the public more quickly locate historic resources
Cook
Recipient
Lac qui Parle County Historical Society
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,525

Because of an increase in the number of donated items as well as an increase in museum visitors, the Lac qui Parle Historical Society determined to upgrade the security system. Nine high-resolution cameras, a monitor and a digital recorder were installed to increase the security of the Historical Society's holdings.

Lac qui Parle
Recipient
Minnesota Newspaper Foundation
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000

A documentary-type retrospective video was produced featuring the Minnesota Newspaper Museum at the 2010 Minnesota State Fair. More than eight hours of footage was filmed and used to produce the 15 minute DVD. The final product explains letterpress printing from start to finish including segments on the Linotype, Page Composition, the press, job shop and finally, a section on the editorial/news function of a newspaper. The final section also stresses the importance of newspapers, yesterday and today, in a democratic society.

Ramsey
Recipient
Viking Library System
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$108,067
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$108,995

Minnesota’s Legacy Amendment raises revenue for Clean Water, Outdoor Heritage, Parks and Trails, and Arts and Cultural Heritage. Libraries are beneficiaries of a portion of the Arts and Cultural Heritage Funding.

Douglas
Grant
Otter Tail
Pope
Stevens
Traverse
Recipient
Viking Library System
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$107,050
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$107,050

Minnesota’s 12 regional public library systems, which encompass 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional public library system receives a formula-driven allocation from the annual $3 million Minnesota Regional Library Legacy Grant.

Douglas
Grant
Otter Tail
Pope
Stevens
Traverse
Recipient
Regents of the University of Minnesota for Morris Campus
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,269
To compile a comprehensive guide to historic resources documenting Walden Township (Pope County) preparatory to writing a history
Pope
Recipient
Arts on Superior
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
To hire qualified professionals to produce a booklet on the history of the Two Harbors waterfront.
Lake
St. Louis
Recipient
Waseca County Historical Society
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$119,208
To hire consultants to develop and install a timeline exhibit in Waseca County.
Waseca
Recipient
Washington County
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,033,000
Fund Source

Washington County seeks to preserve the ecological integrity of the St. Croix River by completing a 85-acre permanent conservation easement to protect critical riparian habitat and over one mile of shoreland. The property is located in Denmark Township within the state-managed portion of the St. Croix Scenic Riverway and is one of the remaining large lots along the lower St. Croix River. It provides a critical connection needed to create a continuous corridor of forested bluff lands and ravines.

Washington
Recipient
Dodge County Historical Society
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
To hire a qualified architect to conduct a condition assessment of Wasioja Recruiting Station, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Dodge
Recipient
Dodge County
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
To hire qualified professionals to conduct a conditions assessment of the Wasioja Seminary, a contributing part of the Wasioja Historic District listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Dodge
Recipient
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$49,505
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$47,998
Fund Source

This provides a project manager to work with regulated parties to identify new or more efficient ways of meeting standards at wastewater treatment facilities (municipal and industrial).

Statewide
Recipient
Metropolitan Council
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,125,000
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$919,000
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$919,000
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,000,000
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,000,000
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$950,000
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$950,000
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$975,000
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$975,000
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$550,000
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,537,000
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$500,000
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$500,000
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$400,000
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$400,000
Fund Source

This program supports communities as they plan and implement projects that address emerging drinking water supply threats. It supports the exploration cost-effective regional and sub-regional solutions, leverages inter-jurisdictional coordination, and prevents overuse and degradation of groundwater resources.

Activities in this program provide metro communities with:

Anoka
Carver
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Scott
Washington
Recipient
U.S. Geological Survey
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$129,000

Effective groundwater management requires accurate knowledge about the water budget, which is the amount of water stored within the system in aquifers and the amount of water flowing through the overall hydrologic system including water flowing at the surface, water flowing from above ground down into aquifers, and water flowing between aquifers below the surface.

Goodhue
St. Louis
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$165,000
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$170,000
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$165,000
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$176,762
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$202,000
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$202,000
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$185,000
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$185,000
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$230,000
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$230,000
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$95,000
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$85,000
Fund Source

The DNR provides technical support related to the causes of altered hydrology and watershed management solutions. We use state-of-the-art models and statistical methods to look at cumulative impacts of drainage and land-use practices and determine the benefits of best management practices. This involves collaboration with multiple partners at multiple scales.

Statewide
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,650,000
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,650,000
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,435,000
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,440,000
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,475,000
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,478,815
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,549,694
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,567,393
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,638,038
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,624,000
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,591,245
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,750,000
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,630,000
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,630,000
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,182,500
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$689,000
Fund Source

DNR regional clean water specialists and area hydrologists work with regional staff from other state agencies and with local partners to help identify the causes of pollution problems and determine the best strategies for fixing them. We collect and analyze stream channel stability and streambank erosion data to help identify root causes of certain water quality impairments in streams.

Statewide
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$500,000
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$500,000
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$465,000
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$460,000
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$425,000
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$421,185
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$336,306
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$318,607
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$301,962
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$316,000
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$258,755
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$100,000
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$100,000
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$100,000
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$118,000
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$110,500
Fund Source

The Watershed Health Assessment Framework (WHAF) is a web-based tool for resource managers and others interested in the ecological health of Minnesota's watersheds. The framework uses five ecological components to organize and deliver information about watershed health conditions in Minnesota. The five components are hydrology, connectivity, biology, geomorphology, and water quality. Statewide GIS data from DNR and partner agencies are used to calculate health scores that reveal similarities and differences between watersheds.

Statewide
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$350,000
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$350,000
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$280,000
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$285,000
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$285,000
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$280,000
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$260,000
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$248,238
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$223,000
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$223,000
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$190,000
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$190,000
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$235,000
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$235,000
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$190,000
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$180,000
Fund Source

This project delineates and maps watersheds (drainage areas) of lakes, rivers, streams, and wetlands for the state of Minnesota and provides watershed maps in digital form for use in geographic information systems. These maps become the basis for clean water planning and implementation efforts.

Statewide
Recipient
Science Museum of Minnesota - St. Croix Watershed Research Station
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$900,000

Minnesota has widespread water quality impairments due to nonpoint-source pollution generated by agricultural, urban, and other human-altered lands. Mitigation of these impairments requires implementing best management practices (BMPs) that are designed to limit soil erosion and nutrient transport from lands to receiving waters. Long-term data sets of water quality and land-use history are needed to tease apart the many factors that affect water quality. In particular, data sets that span periods before and after BMP implementation are needed to determine BMP effectiveness.

Statewide
Recipient
Chisago SWCD
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$37,895
Fund Source

As Best Management Practices (BMPs) such as rain gardens and infiltration swales begin to be implemented in Chisago County, most people don't understand what they are and what their purpose is. With the dual goals of treating stormwater runoff and educating the public, the SWCD applied for and received a Clean Water Fund grant to implement several pre-designed BMPs at

Chisago
Recipient
Clearwater River WD
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$351,906
Fund Source

This project will construct a stormwater treatment facility to treat runoff from 6,500 acre urban and agricultural drainage area in and around the City of Watkins, MN. The result is an annual phosphorus reduction of 796 pounds to Lake Betsy, the Clearwater River, and the Clearwater River Chain of Lakes.

Meeker
Recipient
Watson, City of
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$787,144
Fund Source

Construct wastewater treatment improvements to meet TMDL wasteload requirement

Chippewa