All Projects

40 Results for
Recipient
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$180,000
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.

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Recipient
US Geological Survey
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$75,000
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$75,000
Fund Source

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has identified streamflow alteration as a key stressor on aquatic life, but the characteristics of streamflow alteration acting as stressors have not been identified in the MPCA Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) process. Without indices that characterize streamflow alteration, the MPCA cannot quantitatively associate metrics of aquatic life condition to streamflow alteration. The lack of quantifiable indices limits the ability of the MPCA to assess environmental streamflow needs for streams and rivers throughout Minnesota.

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Recipient
RESPEC
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$49,981
Fund Source

The contractor will add more functionality to HSPEXP+ Hydrological Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) tool and conduct 2016 HSPF Modeling Contractors Meeting

Statewide
Recipient
RESPEC
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$42,152
Fund Source

The goal of this project is to enhance the current version of the Enhanced Expert System for Calibration of HSPF (HSPEXP+) so that it can more easily and quickly be used for hydrology calibration, water quality calibration, generate reports and graphs.

Statewide
Recipient
University of Waterloo
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,000
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,982
Fund Source

The lab will analyze stable isotopes oxygen-18 and deuterium in water samples collected in streams, lakes, wetlands, groundwater, and point sources. This data can identify primary flow sources under varying flow conditions (low to very high flows). Identifying sources can help identify pollutant sources or locate areas that are in need of protection. For example, you may want to protect an area that contributes cold groundwater to a coldwater fishery. Or it could link a water chemistry impairment to a specific source.

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Recipient
RESPEC
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$34,955
Fund Source

The goal of this project is to develop the guidance needed for water quality parameter evaluation and calibration for Hydrological Simulation Program – FORTRAN (HSPF) applications that utilize the general water quality constituent routines on the land surface to generate loadings of nutrients and organic material for input to water bodies to support dissolved oxygen (DO), nutrient, and algal simulation.

Statewide
Recipient
Barr Engineering Co.
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,246
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,171
Fund Source

This project is to update stormwater harvest/reuse best management practices (BMPs) in the Minimal Impact Design Standards (MIDS) calculator. The update will also allow the calculator to utilize Excel files from previous of the tool.

Statewide
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.

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Recipient
Hubbard County SWCD
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$48,350
Fund Source

Several important milestones will be completed during this phase of the Mississippi River (Headwaters) Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) project. These milestones will include the completion of the Stressor ID & Watershed Monitoring and Assessment Reports, the completion of the Zonation Modeling watershed priority planning process (through the continuation of the Civic Engagement project component), and the development of the overall WRAPS report.

Becker
Beltrami
Cass
Clearwater
Hubbard
Itasca
Recipient
Hubbard County Soil and Water Conservation District
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$120,000
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$48,349
Fund Source

Several important milestones will be completed during this Phase (Phase II) of the Mississippi River (Headwaters) Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) project. These milestones will include the completion of the Stressor ID & Watershed Monitoring and Assessment Reports, the completion of the Zonation Modeling watershed priority planning process (through the continuation of the Civic Engagement project component), and the development of the overall WRAPS report.

Becker
Beltrami
Cass
Clearwater
Hubbard
Itasca
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
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$275,000
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$275,000
Fund Source

This project will evaluate best management performance and effectiveness to support meeting total maximum daily loads; develop standards and incorporate state of the art guidance using minimal impact design standards as the model; and implement a knowledge and technology transfer system across local government, industry, and regulatory sectors.

Statewide
Recipient
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$162,243
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$171,456
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$154,632
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$394,892
Fund Source

Staffing support to evaluate the performance of existing stormwater infiltration sites, as identified in the Minimal Impact Design Standards (MIDS) project. Monitor the range of existing infiltration devices in Minnesota and compare to design criteria, maintenance records, and quantify year-round infiltration rates. Develop and refine pretreatment options and standards for municipal stormwater treatment.

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
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
Recipient
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$33,940
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$39,346
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$47,631
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$46,084
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$50,000
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$41,424
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$53,427
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$68,378
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$285,633
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$298,802
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$342,506
Fund Source

The Clean Water Council was created through the Clean Water Legacy Act (Minn. Stat. Ch 114D) which was signed into law June 2, 2006. The council’s role is to advise on the administration and implementation of the Clean Water Legacy Act. See the Council’s FY18-19 Clean Water Fund and Policy Recommendations Report (December 1, 2016). The 28-member Clean Water Council (Council) represents organizations with a major role in achieving clean water, enabling consensus building and coordination on a wide array of issues critical to the people of Minnesota.

Statewide
Recipient
East Otter Tail SWCD
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$52,556
Fund Source

This project will determine the condition of the water bodies in the Otter Tail River watershed, initiate public participation in the Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) development process, begin identification of potential stressors and priority management areas within the watershed, and begin development of initial drafts of the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) study and WRAPS report.

Becker
Clearwater
Otter Tail
Wilkin
Recipient
Tetra Tech Inc
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$75,000
Fund Source

The goal of this project is to complete the construction, calibration, and validation of a Hydrological Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) watershed model for the Otter Tail River watershed. The contractor will produce an HSPF model that can readily be used to provide information to support conventional parameter Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Studies. The model will generate predicted output for hydrology, sediment, nutrients, and dissolved oxygen that is consistent with observed data.

Becker
Clay
Clearwater
Mahnomen
Otter Tail
Wilkin
Recipient
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,500,000
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,500,000
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$940,000
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,060,000
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$50,000
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,950,000
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$300,000
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,180,000
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$270,000
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,200,000
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,000,000
Fund Source

This will fund a competitive grant program for sewer projects that will help protect or restore the water quality of waters in national parks located within Minnesota.

Statewide
Recipient
RESPEC
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$49,999
Fund Source

The goal of this project is to extend, calibrate, and validate the existing Hydrological Simulation Program – FORTRAN (HSPF) watershed models in the Red Lake River, Thief River, Clearwater River and Red Lake watersheds.

Beltrami
Clearwater
Mahnomen
Marshall
Pennington
Polk
Red Lake
Recipient
RESPEC
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,998
Fund Source

The goal of this project is to update the time series and calibration for the Sandhill River Hydrological Simulation Program – FORTRAN (HSPF) model.

Mahnomen
Norman
Polk
Recipient
RESPEC
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$74,991
Fund Source

The contractor will provide 4 day-long training sessions for the Scenario Analysis Manager (SAM) and 2 Processing Application Tool for HSPF (PATH) sessions. The SAM tool’s framework currently consists of a pre-processor (PATH) for interactively translating HSPF model application files, a Geographic Information System (GIS) for best management practice (BMP) site selection, a BMP database with pollutant removal efficiencies and associated costs, and scenario analysis, optimization, and reporting capabilities.

Statewide
Recipient
RESPEC
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$69,995
Fund Source

The contractor will collect and process the necessary files needed to develop a Processing Application Tool for HSPF (PATH) and Scenario Application Manager (SAM) project for 30 HUC 8 watersheds in Minnesota. SAM provides a graphical interface to the Hydrological Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) model applications and expands the state’s investment in HSPF to a broader audience in support of the development of Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) studies and Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) reports.

Statewide
Recipient
RESPEC
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$211,886
Fund Source

The goal of this project is to develop forestry related best management practice (BMP) pollutant reduction/management efficiencies, costs, and management information applicable to Minnesota forests and incorporate these BMPs into the Hydrological Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) model Scenario Application Manager (SAM) tool. By incorporating forestry BMPs into the existing SAM tool, forestry related management scenarios can be evaluated for potential impacts on surface waters and can inform the development of watershed restoration and protection strategies.

Statewide
Recipient
RESPEC
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$27,136
Fund Source

The goal of this work order is to collect and process the watershed specific files needed to create the Scenario Application Manager (SAM) project files to apply the SAM software in selected major watersheds in Minnesota where an Hydrological Simulation Program – FORTRAN (HSPF) model has been developed. This work order will also involve technical support for the SAM users who are applying the SAM projects.

Statewide
Recipient
RESPEC
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$44,982
Fund Source

The contractor will provide 3 Scenario Analysis Manager (SAM) training sessions in the fall of 2016 for use with Hydrological Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) model applications.

Statewide
Recipient
Board of Water and Soil Resources
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$60,000
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$60,000
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$60,000
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$61,300
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$61,300
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$61,300
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$54,800
Fund Source

This agreement is for Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) to provide statewide conservation reporting system support services in order to support Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) programs. Support services will be aimed at both MPCA staff and local government recipients of grants.

Statewide
Recipient
United States Geological Survey (USGS)
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$200,000
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$200,000
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$100,000
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$100,000
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$108,547
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$200,000
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$99,999
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$99,999
Fund Source

The Statewide Sediment Network was established to measure the levels of suspended sediment concentrations and particle size distributions at eight sites across Minnesota to evaluate the amount of sediment carried by rivers. USGS sample collection and laboratory analysis techniques provide a more rigorous, robust, and technically accurate measure of sediment in water than the current use of total suspended solids as the measure of sediment in water.

Statewide
Recipient
Fortin Consulting
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$63,000
Fund Source

The goal of this project will be to research and develop statewide winter maintenance best management practices (BMPs) for inclusion in the Statewide Chloride Management Plan and Winter Maintenance Assessment tool (WMAt). The WMAt is a necessary technical resource and planning tool for stakeholders and permittees to implement the chloride reduction strategies described in the Statewide Chloride Management Plan. This project will enhance the WMAt so that it is an effective planning tool to assist local winter maintenance professionals to reduce salt use.

Statewide
Recipient
LimnoTech
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$93,388
Fund Source

The goal of this project is to update and revise the Twin Cities Metro Area (TCMA) Chloride Management Plan to a Statewide Chloride Management Plan (CMP). The Statewide CMP will provide stakeholders the information and tools necessary to improve and/or maintain water quality with respect to chloride.

Statewide
Recipient
Red Lake Department of Natural Resources
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$121,943
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$184,960
Fund Source

The goal of this project is to gather and collect necessary watershed data for the development of a Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) for the Upper/Lower Red Lakes Watershed that includes impairments, their causes, and plans for restoration. Implementation of the WRAPS will maintain or improve water quality for the watershed.

Beltrami
Clearwater
Itasca
Koochiching
Recipient
Tetra Tech Inc
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$134,960
Fund Source

The primary goal of this project is to examine the calibration and validation of recently extended Hydrological Simulation Program – FORTRAN (HSPF) watershed models for the Mississippi River-Headwaters, Mississippi River-Grand Rapids, Mississippi River-Brainerd, Mississippi River-Sartell, Mississippi River-St. Cloud, Leech Lake, Pine River, Crow Wing River, Long Prairie River, and Redeye River watersheds and revise the calibration.

Aitkin
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Carlton
Cass
Clearwater
Crow Wing
Douglas
Hubbard
Itasca
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Otter Tail
Pine
Sherburne
St. Louis
Stearns
Todd
Wadena
Recipient
RESPEC
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$99,992
Fund Source

The goal of this project is to develop guidance for water quality parameter evaluation and calibration for Hydrological Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) applications focused on dissolved oxygen (D.O.), nutrient, and algal simulation, along with a demonstration of the guidance by step-by-step application to D.O.-impaired Minnesota watersheds.

Statewide
Recipient
USGS North Dakota Water Science Center
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$20,000
Fund Source

This is a joint project between the United States Geological Survey (USGS), Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), North Dakota, and Manitoba. The project is a basin-wide, up-to-date water quality trend analysis using the "QWTrend" program for approximately 40 bi-national river sites to review nutrients, total suspended solids, total dissolved solids, sulfate and chloride from 1980 - 2015.

Clay
Kittson
Marshall
Norman
Polk
Wilkin
Recipient
LimnoTech
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$47,612
Fund Source

The goal of this project is to maintain and make enhancements to the Winter Maintenance Assessment tool (WMAt), which is a necessary technical resource and planning tool for stakeholders and permittees to implement the chloride reduction strategies described in the Chloride Management Plan. The WMAt is critical for assisting stakeholders in meeting the water quality goals of the Chloride Management Plan without compromising public safety, and allowing for consideration of the varying resources and conditions for each individual winter maintenance program.

Statewide