All Projects

145 Results for
Recipient
RESPEC
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$49,986
Fund Source

The goal of this project is to continue and finalize Hydrologic Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) watershed model construction and complete the calibration/validation process. The project will add representation of point source discharges to the model, compile flow and water quality data for the purposes of calibration and validation. The end result will be an HSPF watershed model that can readily be used to provide information to support conventional parameter TMDLs.

Mahnomen
Norman
Polk
Recipient
Chippewa River Watershed Project
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$136,325
Fund Source

This project will work with the MPCA to conduct watershed pollutant load monitoring at four sites in the Chippewa River watershed and one site in the neighboring Pomme de Terre River watershed . The Chippewa River Watershed Project (CRWP) team will also aid the MPCA in measuring and comparing regional differences and long-term trends in water quality. The goal is to collect quality data and complete load calculations for the five sites using the MPCA's established protocols.

Big Stone
Chippewa
Douglas
Grant
Kandiyohi
Otter Tail
Pope
Stearns
Stevens
Swift
Recipient
Pomme de Terre River Association JPB
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$387,146
Fund Source

The Pomme de Terre River Association has targeted and identified specific areas and activities required for marked water quality improvement. This project will implement of 16 Water and Sediment Control Basins (WASCOBs), 28 Rain Gardens, 2 Shoreline/ Stream bank stabilization, 10 Waste Pit Closures, 1 Terrace Project, and the enrollment of 1900 acres into conservation practices. These practices in total will directly result in site-specific and watershed-dependent reductions of 17,801 tons of sediment and 17,784 pounds of phosphorous from entering surface waters yearly in the watershed.

Big Stone
Douglas
Grant
Otter Tail
Stevens
Swift
Recipient
University of Minnesota
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$500,000
Fund Source

These funds are being used to systematically collect data and produce statistically valid estimates of the rate of soil erosion and tracking the adoption of high residue cropping systems in in the 67 counties with greater than 30% land in agricultural row crop production. Designed to establish a long term program in Minnesota to collect data and produce county, watershed, and state wide estimates of soil erosion caused by water and wind along with tracking adoption of conservation measures to address erosion.

Becker
Benton
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Carver
Chippewa
Chisago
Clay
Cottonwood
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Grant
Houston
Isanti
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Lac qui Parle
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Lyon
Mahnomen
Recipient
Pomme de Terre River Association JPB
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$246,441
Fund Source
Big Stone
Douglas
Grant
Otter Tail
Stevens
Swift
Recipient
Pomme de Terre River Association JPB
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$431,587
Fund Source

The goal of the Pomme de Terre River Association (JPB) is to improve the local water resources within the watershed through targeted voluntary efforts and the building of strong relationships with local landowners, producers, and citizens. The Pomme de Terre River is currently not meeting state water quality for sediment. The purpose of this project is to strategically work towards a 53% sediment reduction goal at the mouth of the Pomme de Terre River based on a Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy document.

Big Stone
Douglas
Grant
Otter Tail
Stevens
Swift
Recipient
University of Minnesota
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$500,000
Fund Source

These funds are being used to systematically collect data and produce statistically valid estimates of the rate of soil erosion and tracking the adoption of high residue cropping systems in counties with greater than 30% land in agricultural row crop production. Designed to establish a long term program in Minnesota to collect data and produce county, watershed, and state wide estimates of soil erosion caused by water and wind along with tracking adoption of conservation measures to address erosion.

Becker
Benton
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Carver
Chippewa
Chisago
Clay
Cottonwood
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Grant
Houston
Isanti
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Lac qui Parle
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Lyon
Mahnomen
Recipient
Bois de Sioux WD
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$271,879
Fund Source
Traverse
Wilkin
Otter Tail
Grant
Stevens
Big Stone
Recipient
Norman SWCD
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$123,000
Fund Source

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.

Norman
Recipient
Area 1 - Red River Valley Conservation Service Area
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$240,000
Fund Source
Becker
Beltrami
Clay
Grant
Kittson
Mahnomen
Marshall
Norman
Otter Tail
Pennington
Polk
Red Lake
Roseau
Traverse
Wilkin
Recipient
Norman SWCD
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$129,462
Fund Source
Norman
Recipient
Norman SWCD
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$35,000
Fund Source
Norman
Recipient
Grant SWCD
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$137,284
Fund Source
Grant
Recipient
Area 1 - Red River Valley Conservation Service Area
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Becker
Beltrami
Clay
Grant
Kittson
Mahnomen
Marshall
Norman
Otter Tail
Pennington
Polk
Red Lake
Roseau
Traverse
Wilkin
Recipient
Norman SWCD
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$30,100
Fund Source
Norman
Recipient
Norman SWCD
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$129,462
Fund Source
Norman
Recipient
Grant SWCD
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$126,988
Fund Source
Grant
Recipient
Grant SWCD
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$21,500
Fund Source
Grant
Recipient
Area 1 - Red River Valley Conservation Service Area
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$242,500
Fund Source
Becker
Beltrami
Clay
Grant
Kittson
Mahnomen
Marshall
Norman
Otter Tail
Pennington
Polk
Red Lake
Roseau
Traverse
Wilkin
Recipient
Norman SWCD
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$123,609
Fund Source
Norman
Recipient
Norman SWCD
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$30,000
Fund Source
Norman
Recipient
Grant SWCD
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$33,411
Fund Source
Grant
Recipient
Grant SWCD
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$21,500
Fund Source
Grant
Recipient
Norman SWCD
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$30,000
Fund Source
Norman
Recipient
Grant SWCD
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$125,806
Fund Source
Grant
Recipient
Norman SWCD
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$127,694
Fund Source
Norman
Recipient
Area 1 - Red River Valley Conservation Service Area
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$242,500
Fund Source
Becker
Beltrami
Clay
Grant
Kittson
Mahnomen
Marshall
Norman
Otter Tail
Pennington
Polk
Red Lake
Roseau
Traverse
Wilkin
Recipient
Grant SWCD
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$20,000
Fund Source
Grant
Recipient
Norman SWCD
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$35,000
Fund Source
Norman
Recipient
Becker SWCD
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,993,181
Fund Source

The request for funds will go toward the continuation of implementing the conservation practices outlined in the Wild Rice Marsh 1w1p.

Becker
Clay
Clearwater
Mahnomen
Norman
Polk
Recipient
Area 1 - Red River Valley Conservation Service Area
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$242,500
Fund Source
Becker
Beltrami
Clay
Grant
Kittson
Mahnomen
Marshall
Norman
Otter Tail
Pennington
Polk
Red Lake
Roseau
Traverse
Wilkin
Recipient
Norman SWCD
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$150,000
Fund Source
Norman
Recipient
Grant SWCD
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$80,000
Fund Source
Grant
Recipient
Norman SWCD
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$35,000
Fund Source
Norman
Recipient
Grant SWCD
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$20,000
Fund Source
Grant
Recipient
Area 1 - Red River Valley Conservation Service Area
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$250,000
Fund Source

The Accelerated Water Quality Project Implementation Program will increase the connection between landowners, local government units and the landscape to accelerate efforts addressing non-point source loading to surface waters throughout the Red River Valley Conservation Service Area.

Becker
Beltrami
Clay
Grant
Kittson
Mahnomen
Marshall
Norman
Otter Tail
Pennington
Polk
Red Lake
Roseau
Traverse
Wilkin
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
Recipient
Minnesota Humanities Center
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$280,000
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$104,540
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 five Minnesota watersheds. The following communities were selected as host sites for this project:
Winona (City of Winona), active hosting period: March 3-April 25, 2022
Lake City (Lake Pepin Legacy Alliance), active hosting period: April 28-June 20, 2022

Aitkin
Anoka
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Carlton
Carver
Cottonwood
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Goodhue
Grant
Hennepin
Isanti
Lake
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Nicollet
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pipestone
Ramsey
Redwood
Renville
Rice
Rock
Sherburne
Sibley
St. Louis
Steele
Stevens
Swift
Wabasha
Washington
Watonwan
Recipient
Emmons & Olivier Resources, Inc.
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$14,950
Fund Source

This project will result in the final the Bois de Sioux River Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies (WRAPS) report and Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) study. This work order will authorize the consultant to address all comments received during the public notice period and produce the final WRAPS report for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's final approval and a final TMDL study for United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) final approval.

Grant
Otter Tail
Traverse
Wilkin
Recipient
RESPEC
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$14,997
Fund Source

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) requires the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) to carry out the Total Maximum Daily Load Program (TMDL) in the state of Minnesota. Minnesota has an abundance of lakes and river reaches, many of which will require a TMDL study. In an effort to expedite the completion of TMDL projects, the MPCA has decided to construct watershed models. These models have the potential to support the simultaneous development of TMDL studies for multiple listings within a cataloging unit or 8-digit Hydrologic Unit Code watershed.

Big Stone
Grant
Stevens
Traverse
Wilkin