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AgBMP Loan Program

Recipient

Farmers, Rural Landowners, and Agricultural Supply Businesses

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$75,000

2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$75,000

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$75,000

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$75,000

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$200,000

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$200,000

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$4,500,000

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$4,500,000

2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$2,500,000

2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$2,000,000

Fund Source

Clean Water Fund

The AgBMP Loan Program provides needed funding for local implementation of clean water practices at an extremely low cost, is unique in its structure and is not duplicated by any other source of funding.The AgBMP loan program provides 3% loans through local lenders to farmers, rural landowners, and agriculture supply businesses.

Drinking Water Contaminants of Emerging Concern Program

Recipient

Minnesota Department of Health

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$1,700,000

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$1,100,000

2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$1,100,000

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$1,100,000

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$1,100,000

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$1,150,000

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$1,150,000

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$1,020,000

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$1,020,000

2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$744,717

2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$250,291

Fund Source

Clean Water Fund

The Drinking Water Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CEC) program identifies environmental contaminants for which current health-based standards currently do not exist or need to be updated, investigate the potential for human exposure to these chemicals, and develop guidance values for drinking water. Contaminants evaluated by CEC staff include contaminants that have been released or detected in Minnesota waters (surface water and groundwater) or that have the potential to migrate to or be detected in Minnesota waters.

Lower Red River and Lake of the Woods Watersheds Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) Finalization

Recipient

Houston Engineering Inc

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$26,477

Fund Source

Clean Water Fund

This project will address Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), United States Environment Protection Agency (EPA), and public comments on draft Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) studies and Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) reports, preliminary draft TMDL studies, and public noticed TMDL studies and WRAPS reports for the Lower Red River Watershed and the Lake of the Woods Watershed and produce final versions of the TMDL studies and WRAPS reports for each watershed.

Minnesota River E. Coli Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) and Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) Development

Recipient

Tetra Tech Inc

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$68,033

This project addresses five reaches of the Minnesota River that have aquatic recreation impairments as identified by high concentrations of E. coli. The project will describe the water quality impairments, complete pollutant source assessments, establish loading capacities and allocations for the impairments, and develop implementation strategies.

Nutrient Calibration: Minnesota River Basin 2017

Recipient

Tetra Tech Inc

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$109,928

Fund Source

Clean Water Fund

The goal of this project is to refine the nutrient and algae simulation in the Minnesota River basin using all relevant available sources of information. The outcome of this work order is a revised Hydrological Simulation Program – FORTRAN (HSPF) watershed model application for the Minnesota River basin that correctly represents nutrient sources and algae.