Stephanie Johnson - Houston Engineering Inc. sjohnson@houstoneng.com (763) 493-6685
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$102,466
Source:
Clean Water Fund
The objective of this project was to develop a comprehensive database of information related to agricultural BMPs and provide that information in easily accessible formats to people across the state of Minnesota.
Dakota County Soil and Water Conservation District
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$150,000
Source:
Clean Water Fund
This project will improve surface and groundwater quality in the rural sections of the Vermillion and North Cannon River Watersheds located in Dakota County through the installation of targeted structural and vegetative conservation practices.
This project address a priority in the local water management plan and will install a bio-infiltration basin to capture stormwater runoff from a 2.3 acre site before it enters a protected wetland.
Contractor assistance with site selection, reconnaissance and obtaining access for installation of ambient groundwater monitoring wells in northcentral and northeastern Minnesota. This project will provide services and oversight of the installation for up to 31 well sites.
Contractor assistance with site selection, reconnaissance and obtaining access for installation of ambient groundwater monitoring wells in Minnesota. This project will provide services for up to 25 well sites.
This project continues water plan activities from a 2007 Clean Water Legacy grant and initiates a multi‐county project to restore hydrology and water quality in an impaired trout stream.
Kanabec County Soil and Water Conservation District
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$112,265
Source:
Clean Water Fund
This project will be a complete TMDL report for the Biota and Bacteria (E. coli) impairments for the Ann River Watershed. The water bodies associated with these impairments will then be removed from the MPCA’s impaired waters list, and implementation activities to restore the water bodies will begin.
A direct appropriation of $400,000 in FY 2010 for the Anoka Conservation District (ACD) is for the metropolitan landscape restoration program for water quality and improvement projects in the seven-county metro area.
The Washington Conservation District (WCD), Washington County, and South Washington Watershed District (SWWD) are partnering to retrofit water quality improvement practices at the Oakdale Library.
Naturally occurring arsenic can make groundwater unsafe for drinking. Before going to the expense of drilling a well and sampling the water for arsenic, it would benefit public health to be able to predict the level of arsenic in groundwater in a certain area. A special research project with the U.S.
This assessment will be performed using scientific volunteers, will build capacity at a technical training program at Itasca Community College (ICC), and will provide MPCA with answers providing a reasonable expectation for water quality in this under-studied region of Minnesota.
This project is a continuation of Statewide Lake study that revealed the obiquitous presence of endrocrine active compounds (EACs) in many MN Lakes. The initial project findings suggested two potential knowledge gaps in our understanding of EACs and their effects in lake environments.
Metropolitan Council/University of Minnesota - Minnesota Technical Assistance Program (MnTAP)
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$143,124
Source:
Clean Water Fund
Working with the Metropolitan Council, the University of Minnesota - Minnesota Technical Assistance Program (MnTAP) is investigating the opportunity for water conservation by private industrial water users across the Twin Cities metropolitan region. Private industrial water users are defined as industries that use private wells for their water supply.
