The goal of this project is to assess water quality in the following Anoka County waterbodies: Minard Lake, Pickerel Lake, Trott Brook, Seelye Brook, Cedar Creek, and the Rum River.
The MPCA has identified 13 stream sites in the watershed to characterize watershed water quality. This project will supplement and complement the identification of the top 50 sites in the watershed that are contributing to water impairment and also help in identification of priority watersheds in the re-write of the watershed comprehensive plan. Water samples and field measurements will be collected at each monitoring location ranging from baseline events to high flow events.
This project will obtain spatial and long-term pollutant load information from the Root River watershed in Southeast Minnesota. To accomplish this, the Fillmore Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) will assist the MPCA with water quality monitoring and annual pollutant loading calculations. Approximately 25 grab samples will be collected/site/year at 5 sites within the Root River watershed (totaling 125 grab samples/year). Annual load calculations for each site will be determined using the FLUX32 model.
To provide professional development for two staff members at the national American Association for State and Local History Conference in St. Paul, September 17-20, 2014.
To provide professional development for one staff member at the national American Association for State and Local History Conference in St. Paul, September 17-20, 2014.
To provide professional development for two staff members at the national American Association for State and Local History Conference in St. Paul, September 17-20, 2014.
To provide professional development for two staff members at the national American Association for State and Local History Conference in St. Paul, September 17-20, 2014.
To provide professional development for two staff members at the national American Association for State and Local History Conference in St. Paul, September 17-20, 2014.
Provides grants to Soil and Water Conservation Districts that focuses on increasing capacity to address four resource concern areas?Soil Erosion, Riparian Zone Management, Water Storage and Treatment, and Excess Nutrients.
This project will provide public outreach and engagement throughout Anoka County through a newly formed county-wide partner collaboration of Anoka County Watersheds, Cities and the Soil and Water Conservation District. The ultimate goal of this project is to enlist the active support of target audiences to achieve water management goals. This project is funded through the Anoka County allocation of the Watershed-Based Funding Pilot Program for the Seven County Metropolitan Area.
This project will stabilize eroding riverbanks on the Mississippi River through a partnership of the City of Anoka and the Anoka Conservation District. The project will result in the reduction of total suspended solids by at least 5 tons per year and phosphorus by 8 pounds per year to the Mississippi River. This project is funded through the Anoka County allocation of the Watershed-Based Funding Pilot Program for the Seven County Metropolitan Area.
This project will improve water quality to Coon and Pleasure Creeks through the installation of stormwater pond filter bench retrofits in the cities of Blaine and Coon Rapids. Filter bench media will consist of iron-enhanced sand and biochar media to maximize reduction of dissolved and bacterial pollutants. Public events will also be held to engage stakeholders during the project. This project is funded through the Anoka County allocation of the Watershed-Based Funding Pilot Program for the Seven County Metropolitan Area.
This multifaceted project will provide education and install practices to improve water quality in the Sunrise River Watershed. This will be accomplished by: 1) retrofitting stormwater basins and treating stormwater through swales and/or rain gardens to reduce nutrients and sediment to Coon and Martin Lakes, 2) surveying carp populations and developing a Linwood Lake carp feasibility study and management plan, and 3) increasing lakeshore stewardship projects on Typo, Coon, Fawn, Pet, Linwood, Island Lakes through environmental education about water quality.
Provides grants to Soil and Water Conservation Districts that focuses on increasing capacity to address four resource concern areas?Soil Erosion, Riparian Zone Management, Water Storage and Treatment, and Excess Nutrients.
