All Projects

70 Results for
Recipient
Statewide
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$500,000
Fund Source
Statewide
Recipient
Carver SWCD
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$122,548
Fund Source
Carver
Recipient
Otter Tail, East SWCD
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$136,974
Fund Source
Otter Tail
Recipient
Otter Tail, West SWCD
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$135,858
Fund Source
Otter Tail
Recipient
Otter Tail, East SWCD
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$25,000
Fund Source
Otter Tail
Recipient
Carver SWCD
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$20,000
Fund Source
Carver
Recipient
Farmers, Rural Landowners, and Agricultural Supply Businesses
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,799,000
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,799,000
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$75,000
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$75,000
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$75,000
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$75,000
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

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. Funds are used for proven practices that prevent non-point source water pollution or solve existing water quality problems.

Statewide
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,000,000
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,000,000
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,850,000
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,850,000
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,075,000
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,075,000
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,375,000
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,375,000
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,375,000
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,375,000
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,375,000
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,375,000
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,500,000
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,500,000
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$525,000
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$600,000
Fund Source

The DNR is working with local communities and an interagency team to define, prioritize, and establish groundwater management areas in Minnesota. Groundwater management areas will have increased data collection and monitoring that allow the state and local communities to understand water supplies, uses, limitations, and threats to natural resources that depend on groundwater. This information will support detailed aquifer protection plans that ensure equitable and sustainable groundwater and drinking water use for the future.

Statewide
Recipient
Minnesota Humanities Center
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$150,000
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$120,000
Fund Source

This project will use the We Are Water MN traveling exhibit and the Minnesota Humanities Center's approach to community engagement, relationship building, and storytelling, to increase community capacity for sustainable watershed management in six Minnesota watersheds.

Aitkin
Anoka
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Carlton
Carver
Cottonwood
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Goodhue
Grant
Hennepin
Itasca
Lake
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Nicollet
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pipestone
Ramsey
Redwood
Renville
Rice
Rock
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
St. Louis
Steele
Stevens
Swift
Wabasha
Washington
Watonwan
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$25,000
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$25,000
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$25,000
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$25,000
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$100,000
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$100,000
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$100,000
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$100,000
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$325,000
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$325,000
Fund Source

Governor Mark Dayton's landmark buffer initiative was signed into law in 2015. The law establishes new perennial vegetation buffers of up to 50 feet along rivers, streams, and ditches that will help filter out phosphorus, nitrogen, and sediment. The new law provides flexibility and financial support for landowners to install and maintain buffers. The DNR's role in Minnesota's new buffer law is to produce a statewide map of public waters and public ditches that require permanent vegetation buffers. The DNR is scheduled to produce these maps by July 2016.

Statewide
Recipient
Funding is awarded to projects selected by the evaluation committee. This is a competitive process.
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$205,436
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$259,586
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$609,694
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$622,885
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$894,991
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$993,255
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,135,603
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$959,552
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$691,070
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,050,000
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,050,000
Fund Source

The  goals of the program are to evaluate the effectiveness of agricultural conservation practices, identify underlying processes that affect water quality, and develop technologies to target critical areas of the landscape. Funded projects provide current and accurate scientific data on the environmental impacts of agricultural practices and help to develop or revise agricultural practices that reduce environmental impacts while maintaining farm profitability.

Statewide
Recipient
Board of Water and Soil Resources
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,574,731
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,909,980
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,753,907
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,429,331
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,696,395
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,599,600
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,973,000
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,045,774
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,009,907
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,650,000
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,027,047
Fund Source

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) offers grants to counties for Subsurface Sewage Treatment System (SSTS) program administration and special projects to improve SSTS compliance rates, and assistance for low-income homeowners with needed SSTS upgrades. The MPCA will determine grant allocations based on applications review; funds will flow to counties through the Board of Water and Soil Resources' Natural Resources Block Grants.

Statewide
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$100,000
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$100,000
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$150,000
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$150,000
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$125,000
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$125,000
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$250,000
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$250,000
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$615,000
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$615,000
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$0
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$0
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$0
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,000,000
Fund Source

The DNR works with the Minnesota Geological Survey (MGS) to convey valuable geologic and groundwater information and interpretations to government units at all levels, but particularly to local governments, private organizations and citizens. The MGS focuses on geology (Part A reports) and DNR focuses on groundwater (Part B reports). These provide useful information for projects completed by community planners, industry, agriculture, citizens and state agencies related to groundwater.

Statewide
Recipient
Minnesota Department of Health
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,200,000
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,200,000
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

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.

Statewide
Recipient
RESPEC
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$164,878
Fund Source

The goal of this project is to continue the development of Hydrological Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) model application tools improve and expand the effective application of HSPF models. The tools involved in this work include HSPEXP+, the Scenario Application Manager (SAM), and the Water quality Analysis Simulation Program (WASP).

Statewide
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$545,000
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$455,000
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$175,000
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$175,000
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$135,000
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$135,000
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$135,000
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$135,000
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$135,000
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$135,000
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$135,000
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$135,000
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$130,000
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$130,000
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$132,000
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$130,000
Fund Source

The DNR works with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the Minnesota Department of Health to determine the level of contamination from mercury and other harmful chemicals in fish from Minnesota's lakes and rivers and to track the success of efforts to reduce mercury pollution. Clean Water Legacy funding is being used to significantly increase (more than double) the number of lakes and rivers that are assessed for mercury contamination on an annual basis. Fish are collected during DNR fishery surveys, processed for laboratory testing, and analyzed for contaminants.

Statewide
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$300,000
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$300,000
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$250,000
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$250,000
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$250,000
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$250,000
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$250,000
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$250,000
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$250,000
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$250,000
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$250,000
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$250,000
Fund Source

The Minnesota DNR and the Minnesota Forest Resources Council work with forest landowners, managers and loggers to implement a set of voluntary sustainable forest management guidelines that include water quality best management practices (BMPs) to ensure sustainable habitat, clean water, and productive forest soils, all contributing to healthy watersheds. This project will monitor the implementation of these forest management guidelines and BMPs on forested watersheds in MN.

Aitkin
Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Carlton
Cass
Clearwater
Cook
Crow Wing
Fillmore
Goodhue
Houston
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Kanabec
Koochiching
Lake
Lake of the Woods
Mahnomen
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pine
Roseau
Sherburne
St. Louis
Stearns
Todd
Wabasha
Wadena
Winona
Recipient
Minnesota Department of Health
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$250,000
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$250,000
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$250,000
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$250,000
Fund Source

This is a project to to proactively address future threats to safe drinking water. This project will incorporate findings and recommendations from the Future of Drinking Water report to assess, prioritize, and manage drinking water risks.  Through this project, a voluntary statewide plan for protecting drinking water will be developed.  Additional outcomes from this project include public health policies and an action plan.

Statewide
Recipient
LimnoTech
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$34,944
Fund Source

The purpose of this project is to develop recommendations and identify information for incorporating green infrastructure into the Stormwater Manual. LimnoTech will also review and suggest changes to the tree interception credit currently given to the tree trench/tree box best management practice (BMP) in the Minimal Impact Design Standards (MIDS) Calculator and manual. This work will provide information that Municipal Separate Storm Sewer (MS4) permittees can use to help meet permit requirements and stormwater management goals.

Statewide
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$150,000
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$150,000
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$135,000
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$135,000
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$150,000
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$150,000
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$110,000
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$110,000
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$110,000
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$110,000
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$110,000
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$110,000
Fund Source

Funding supports an Irrigation Specialist to develop guidance and provide education on irrigation and nitrogenbest management practices (BMPs). In this position, Dr. Vasu Sharma provides direct support to irrigators onissues of irrigation scheduling and soil water monitoring. She is collaborating on the development of new irrigationscheduling tools that help irrigators manage water and nitrogen resources more precisely. These tools help reducenitrogen leaching losses in irrigated cropping systems.

Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Cass
Chippewa
Clay
Crow Wing
Dakota
Douglas
Goodhue
Grant
Hubbard
Isanti
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Lac qui Parle
Lincoln
Marshall
Meeker
Morrison
Mower
Norman
Otter Tail
Pipestone
Polk
Pope
Red Lake
Renville
Rice
Sherburne
Stearns
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Wabasha
Wadena
Washington
Watonwan
Wright
Recipient
Kim Atkins
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,000
Fund Source

Revise Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) lesson plans about karst geology and groundwater protection, to align with new Minnesota Science Standards (2019) and provide grade level recommendations. The project will add or remove activities so that the lessons better support grade-specific standards and approaches to learning. The plans will also provide recommendations regarding communicating to local teachers in southeast Minnesota and how to support the use of the lesson plans.

Statewide
Recipient
LimnoTech
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,985
Fund Source

The goal of this project is to support the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) in responding to public comments on the Lake Pepin Watershed Phosphorus Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs), which were prepared by LimnoTech under previous phases of the project.

Anoka
Blue Earth
Brown
Carver
Chippewa
Cottonwood
Dakota
Goodhue
Hennepin
Kandiyohi
Lac qui Parle
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Lyon
McLeod
Nicollet
Ramsey
Redwood
Renville
Rice
Scott
Sibley
Wabasha
Washington
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Minnehaha Creek WD
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$284,720
Fund Source
Carver
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,450,000
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,450,000
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,000,000
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,000,000
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,250,000
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,250,000
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,250,000
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,250,000
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,300,000
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,300,000
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,300,000
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,300,000
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,150,000
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,150,000
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,178,000
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$200,000
Fund Source

The biological communities present in a lake are the result of cumulative effects of natural and human-caused influences within the entire area of land and water that flows into the lake (i.e., the watershed). Biological assessments are used on lakes to identify water pollution and habitat concerns based on the type and abundance of selected animals and their habitats. Certain species cannot survive without clean water and healthy habitat while other species are tolerant of degraded conditions.

Statewide
Recipient
Minnesota Department of Health
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$563,000
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$563,000
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$550,000
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$200,000
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$200,000
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$125,000
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$125,000
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$300,000
Fund Source

Appropriations from the Clean Water Fund allow the Minnesota Department of Health to expand and improve the way groundwater and drinking water protection is implemented at the local level. In 2015, $300,000 was allocated to update wellhead protection areas within groundwater management areas. From 2016 onward, funding will be dedicated to the Groundwater Restoration and Protection Strategies (GRAPS) initiative which will provide groundwater and drinking water information and management strategies on a HUC 8 watershed scale.

Statewide
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$0
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$0
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$0
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$0
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$0
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$0
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$0
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$0
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$0
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,000,000
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,000,000
Fund Source

This project will establish a groundwater monitoring network in the 11 county metropolitan area. The network will provide information about aquifer characteristics and natural water trends by monitoring healthy aquifers (non-stressed systems). The project will also develop an automated system that captures groundwater level and water use data. This system will enhance evaluation of changes in aquifers that are stressed by pumping from existing wells.

Anoka
Carver
Chisago
Dakota
Hennepin
Isanti
Ramsey
Scott
Washington
Wright
Sherburne
Recipient
Legislative Coordinating Commission
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,000
Fund Source

Minnesota's Legacy Website is a site that follows the progress of all projects and programs receiving constitutionally dedicated funding from the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment as well as the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund. This website enables citizens to view how Legacy and Trust Fund dollars are being utilized in their community.

Statewide
Recipient
Minnesota Department of Health
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$250,000
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$100,000
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$100,000
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$75,000
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$275,000
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$800,000
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$800,000
Fund Source

The objective of this project is to build on previous efforts aimed at determining the public health risk due to virus contamination in Minnesota groundwater. The Minnesota Department of Health will examine the occurrence of viruses in non-disinfecting groundwater sources in Minnesota as well as evaluate the association between source water virus occurrence and community acute gastrointestinal illness.

Statewide
Recipient
Mankato State University
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,000
Fund Source

Mankato State University (MSU) will work with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) to plan a stakeholder process kick off meeting for the Minnesota River Ag/Urban partnership project. MSU will help to plan and facilitate the meeting.

Aitkin
Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Carlton
Carver
Cass
Chisago
Clearwater
Crow Wing
Dakota
Douglas
Hennepin
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Kanabec
Kandiyohi
McLeod
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Otter Tail
Pope
Ramsey
Renville
Sherburne
Sibley
St. Louis
Stearns
Todd
Wadena
Washington
Wright
Recipient
Minnesota Department of Health
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,006,016
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$949,674
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$857,306
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$671,276
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$627,518
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$557,216
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$406,073
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$526,159
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$524,139
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$802,930
Fund Source

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) will conduct water sample analysis and collect data for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) to meet the requirements of the MPCA’s environmental programs.

Statewide
Recipient
Minnesota Department of Agriculture and Multiple local partners
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,500,000
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,500,000
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,000,000
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,000,000
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,000,000
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,000,000
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,000,000
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,000,000
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,500,000
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,500,000
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,500,000
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,500,000
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$132,830
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$173,380
Fund Source

The Minnesota Ag Water Quality Certification Program (MAWQCP) is a voluntary opportunity for farmers and agricultural landowners to take the lead on implementing conservation practices that protect water quality. Those who implement and maintain approved conservation practices will be certified and in turn obtain regulatory certainty for a period of ten years. This program will help address concerns about changing regulatory requirements from multiple state and federal agencies.

Statewide
Recipient
Minnesota Department of Agriculture
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$40,000
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$40,000
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$40,000
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$40,000
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$50,000
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$50,000
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$50,000
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$50,000
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$50,000
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$50,000
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$150,000
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$100,000
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$175,000
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$175,000
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$85,000
Fund Source

Minnesota Water Research Digital Library

Water Research Inventory Database

The Minnesota Water Research Digital Library (MnWRL) is a user-friendly, searchable inventory of water research relevant to Minnesota. It includes both peer-reviewed articles as well as white papers and reports. The Library provides 'one-stop' access to all types of water research.

Statewide
Recipient
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,000,000
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,000,000
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$784,501
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,215,690
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$333,620
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$242,494
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$55,500
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$83,227
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$27,560
Fund Source

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) uses a watershed-oriented approach to assess surface water quality and define restoration and protection measures. Each of Minnesota's 81 major watersheds is assessed intensively every 10 years, based on a staggered schedule that addresses, on average, eight watersheds per year.  To increase the amount of data directly available to the public online, and to make internal operations more efficient, the MPCA started a multi-year Watershed Data Integration Project (WDIP).

Statewide
Recipient
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,105,849
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,173,501
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,309,905
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,028,498
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,481,766
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,866,668
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,513,679
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,289,006
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,231,367
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,583,937
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,503,333
Fund Source

This project supports activities by Minnesota Pollution Control (MPCA) Watershed Division staff that provide technical assistance, project oversight, coordination, outreach and other agency activities associated with assessing, listing and conducting Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) studies throughout the State of Minnesota. Project also includes lab analysis, equipment, and fieldwork expenses associated with TMDL work at the MPCA.

Statewide
Recipient
MInnesota Pollution Control Agency
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$116,236
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$94,490
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$108,040
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$112,600
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$115,114
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$66,913
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$105,199
Fund Source

Staffing and support for the Accelerated Implementation of municipal stormwater (MS4) Permit Requirements program. The purpose of this program is accelerating municipal stormwater (MS4) implementation activities by providing technical assistance and guidance development to permittees. To date the program has establishment of a digital document library (DDL) which is housed in the MN Stormwater Manual.

Statewide
Recipient
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,351,892
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,528,098
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,477,821
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,529,246
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,483,925
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,284,366
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,956,185
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,413,432
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,971,189
Fund Source

This project supports monitoring and assessment activities by Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Environmental Outcomes staff and includes lab analysis, equipment, and fieldwork expenses associated with monitoring and assessment activities within the described priority watersheds. Lake Monitoring: Lakes are monitored for nutrients, clarity and other information to provide the data needed to assess the aquatic recreation use support. Biological and Water Chemistry Stream Monitoring: Monitoring to assess the conditions of streams in each watershed.

Statewide
Recipient
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$53,114
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$80,816
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$182,975
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$386,663
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$262,427
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$215,721
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$288,794
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$279,451
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$372,553
Fund Source

Agencies and stakeholders are working together to clean up contaminated sediments and restore aquatic habitat to the estuary in the St. Louis River Area of Concern within the Great Lakes Basin.

Statewide
Recipient
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$691,911
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$831,629
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$755,618
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$764,768
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$743,626
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$821,313
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$772,185
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$874,046
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$887,226
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$883,851
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,092,756
Fund Source

Staffing support for the development of permits that provide for implementation of Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) requirements at wastewater facilities and stormwater permittees.

Statewide
Recipient
MInnesota Pollution Control Agency
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$567,922
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$620,426
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$693,557
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$632,044
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$671,209
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$677,851
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$600,617
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$591,495
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$628,687
Fund Source

This project supports monitoring and assessment activities by Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Environmental Outcomes staff and includes lab analysis, equipment, fieldwork, data management, and interpretation expenses associated with monitoring and assessment activities. The ambient groundwater monitoring network describes the current condition and trends in Minnesota's groundwater quality.

Statewide
Recipient
MInnesota Pollution Control Agency
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$853,501
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,205,491
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$798,114
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$719,141
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$235,001
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$164,683
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$200,292
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$215,932
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$180,681
Fund Source

Support for the subsurface sewage treatment system (SSTS)  program administered by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). The MPCA offers grants to counties for SSTS program administration and special projects to improve SSTS compliance rates, and assistance for low-income homeowners with needed SSTS upgrades.

Statewide