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Citizen-Based Stormwater Management
Recipient: 
Metro Blooms
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$279,000
Source: 
Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund

The effectiveness of rain gardens to improve the quality of impaired waters will be evaluated for three citizen-organizing approaches and residential test areas around Powderhorn Lake in Minneapolis.

Clearwater County Lake Monitoring Program
Recipient: 
Clearwater Soil and Water Conservation District
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$6,290
Source: 
Clean Water Fund

This project will complete a lake data set for 303(d) and Aquatic Recreation use assessments in Clearwater County by monitoring total phosphorus, chlorophyll-a and Secchi depth; by utilizing lakeshore owners.

Statewide
Conservation Easement Stewardship and Enforcement Program - Phase II
Recipient: 
MN DNR
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$250,000
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$250,000
Source: 
Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund

Accelerated implementation of Phase I Conservation Easement Stewardship Plan for existing easements through monitoring, Baseline data collection and report completion, corrective surveys, researching current fee ownership and enforcement protocol developm

Statewide
Conservation Easement Stewardship and Enforcement Program - Phase II
Recipient: 
MN DNR
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$250,000
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$250,000
Source: 
Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund

Accelerated implementation of Phase I Conservation Easement Stewardship Plan for existing easements through monitoring, Baseline data collection and report completion, corrective surveys, researching current fee ownership and enforcement protocol developm

Statewide
Contamination of Stormwater Pond Sediments by Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Minnesota
Recipient: 
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$155,000
Source: 
Clean Water Fund

This project will provide notification of the potential for coal tar contamination, establish a storm water pond inventory schedule, and develop best management practices for treating and cleaning up contaminated sediments. The sampling design includes 15 stormwater ponds, 5 each from residential, commercial, and industrial land use areas.

Statewide
Continued Statewide Endocrine Disrupting Chemical Study
Recipient: 
United States Geological Survey (USGS)
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$146,602
Source: 
Clean Water Fund

USGS will complete the following activities in support of the SCSU project Assessing the Contribution of Microhabitat Differences on Biological Effects in Bluegill Sunfish in Sullivan Lake, MN-Continuation of MN Lakes Study 2010-2011.

Controlling the Movement of Invasive Fish Species
Recipient: 
University of Minnesota
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$300,000
Source: 
Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund

The ecological integrity of Minnesota’s waterways is threatened by invasive fish. We will  develop and test sonic barriers that will be effective in preventing and controlling the movement of carp.

Coon Creek Watershed District Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy
Recipient: 
Coon Creek Watershed District
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$252,200
Source: 
Clean Water Fund

This project will provide the MPCA, CCWD, and all other stakeholders the information and tools necessary to improve the water quality within Coon Creek Watershed District. The improvements will take place using targeted activities throughout the watershed to reduce the primary biological and chemical stressors.

Cooperative Habitat Research in Deep Lakes
Recipient: 
MN DNR
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$825,000
Source: 
Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund

Understanding, predicting, and responding to the consequences of large ecological drivers of change on water quality, habitats and fish populations in cold-water Minnesota lakes.

County Geologic Atlas and South-Central Minnesota Groundwater (MN DNR)
Recipient: 
MN DNR
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$1,875,000
Source: 
Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund

To accelerate production of County Geologic Atlases and the installation and testing of Mt. Simon aquifer monitoring wells for groundwater protection and wise use.

Crow Wing County Citizen Monitoring Program
Recipient: 
Crow Wing Soil and Water Conservation District
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$45,964
Source: 
Clean Water Fund

This project will collect a complete Trophic Site Index (TSI) data set for Crow Wing County lakes and a complete data set for streams and rivers for the Intensive Monitoring Program (IMP). Crow Wing County, Cass County, Wadena County, Morrison County and Hubbard County are partnering to ensure that all target lakes and rivers within the Crow Wing River watershed are monitored efficiently.

Crow Wing River Watershed Restoration and Protection Project-Phase 2
Recipient: 
Hubbard Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD)
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$69,990
Source: 
Clean Water Fund

This project covers activities necessary to complete the major watershed restoration and projection project. The major objectives this project covers include contract administration, watershed coordination, stressor ID activities, identifying priority management zones, engage watershed citizens, and the creation of watershed restoration and protection plans.

Deer Creek Watershed Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Final Report and Implementation Plan
Recipient: 
Barr Engineering Company
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$86,020
Source: 
Clean Water Fund

Deer Creek has been identified as an impaired water body. This project will quantify the reductions in pollutant loading that would be necessary to bring water quality in the creek to an acceptable level. The project also includes collection of any additional data needed for stream channel modeling scenarios.

Deer Creek/Nemadji River Turbidity TMDL
Recipient: 
Carlton County Soil and Water Conservation District
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$234,435
Source: 
Clean Water Fund

This project will result in the development of a total maximum daily load (TMDL) for turbidity for Deer Creek and the Nemadji River, and will also define which reaches of the Nemadji basin may be meeting standards for turbidity.

Lake
Determining Causes of Mortality in Moose Populations
Recipient: 
MN DNR
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$300,000
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$300,000
Source: 
Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund

Determining why Minnesota's moose are dying, and if nutritional stress is playing a fundamental role, will provide guidance for specific management actions to prevent further population decline.

Lake
Determining Causes of Mortality in Moose Populations
Recipient: 
MN DNR
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$300,000
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$300,000
Source: 
Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund

Determining why Minnesota's moose are dying, and if nutritional stress is playing a fundamental role, will provide guidance for specific management actions to prevent further population decline.

Discovery Farms Minnesota
Recipient: 
Minnesota Department of Agriculture
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$200,000
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$200,000
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$250,000
Source: 
Clean Water Fund

The Discovery Farms program is a farmer-led effort to gather information on soil and nutrient movement on farms in different settings across Minnesota. The mission of Discovery Farms Minnesota is to gather water quality information under real-world conditions, providing practical, credible, site-specific information to enable better farm management.

Discovery Farms Minnesota
Recipient: 
Minnesota Department of Agriculture
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$200,000
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$200,000
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$250,000
Source: 
Clean Water Fund

The Discovery Farms program is a farmer-led effort to gather information on soil and nutrient movement on farms in different settings across Minnesota. The mission of Discovery Farms Minnesota is to gather water quality information under real-world conditions, providing practical, credible, site-specific information to enable better farm management.

Discovery Farms Minnesota
Recipient: 
Minnesota Department of Agriculture
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$200,000
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$200,000
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$250,000
Source: 
Clean Water Fund

The Discovery Farms program is a farmer-led effort to gather information on soil and nutrient movement on farms in different settings across Minnesota. The mission of Discovery Farms Minnesota is to gather water quality information under real-world conditions, providing practical, credible, site-specific information to enable better farm management.

Discovery Farms Minnesota
Recipient: 
Minnesota Department of Agriculture
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$200,000
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$200,000
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$250,000
Source: 
Clean Water Fund

The Discovery Farms program is a farmer-led effort to gather information on soil and nutrient movement on farms in different settings across Minnesota. The mission of Discovery Farms Minnesota is to gather water quality information under real-world conditions, providing practical, credible, site-specific information to enable better farm management.

Discovery Farms Minnesota
Recipient: 
Minnesota Department of Agriculture
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$200,000
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$200,000
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$250,000
Source: 
Clean Water Fund

The Discovery Farms program is a farmer-led effort to gather information on soil and nutrient movement on farms in different settings across Minnesota. The mission of Discovery Farms Minnesota is to gather water quality information under real-world conditions, providing practical, credible, site-specific information to enable better farm management.

Discovery Farms Minnesota
Recipient: 
Minnesota Department of Agriculture
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$200,000
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$200,000
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$250,000
Source: 
Clean Water Fund

The Discovery Farms program is a farmer-led effort to gather information on soil and nutrient movement on farms in different settings across Minnesota. The mission of Discovery Farms Minnesota is to gather water quality information under real-world conditions, providing practical, credible, site-specific information to enable better farm management.

Douglas County Citizen Lake Monitoring Program 2010-2011
Recipient: 
Douglas Soil and Water Conservation District
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$16,892
Source: 
Clean Water Fund

This project will obtain a lake data set for Douglas County while fostering lake association participation, ownership, and understanding of their lakes. A better understanding of these lakes is necessary in order to meet goals established in the 2009-2019 Comprehensive Local Water Management Plan and enable 303(d) and 305(b) assessments.

Duck Lake Vegetative Survey Project
Recipient: 
Minnesota State University-Mankato
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$17,949
Source: 
Clean Water Fund

This project will quantify and qualify the effectiveness of herbicide treatments and native plant re-establishment at Duck Lake through systematic vegetative surveys pre and post herbicide application and following mid-summer die-off of curly-leaf pondweed.

Lake
Eagle Lake Watershed Assessment
Recipient: 
South St. Louis Soil and Water Conservation District
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$4,025
Source: 
Clean Water Fund

This project will provide the data necessary to assess Eagle Lake. Assessment parameters will include chl-A, Total Phosphorous, secchi disk readings, temperature (2' interval), conductivity (2' interval), pH (2' interval), and dissolved oxygen (2' interval). These samples will be collected monthly from May through September.