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Rice County Community Environmental Partnership Program
Recipient: 
Rice County Environmental Services
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$31,200
Source: 
Clean Water Fund

The purpose of this project is to increase awareness of environmental stewardship practices by providing six subgrants to local community partners. This program aims to engage the public, provide education on conservation practices and install up to eight conservation practices. This includes rain gardens, vegetative buffers and wetland restorations.

Rice County Water Resource Division Surface Water Assessment
Recipient: 
Rice County Planning and Zoning
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$25,308
Source: 
Clean Water Fund

Rice County Water Resources Division will complete a Surface Water Assessment for six lakes located in the Cannon River Watershed. The lakes chosen include: Sprague Lake (66-0045-00), Mud Lake (66-0054-00), Hatch Lake (66-0063-00), Pooles Lake (66-0046-00), Logue Lake (66-0057-00), and Phelps Lake (66-0062-00).

Rice Creek Southwest Urban Lakes TMDL
Recipient: 
Emmons and Oliver Resources, Inc.
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$22,012
Source: 
Clean Water Fund

The goal of this project is to develop a phosphorus TMDL for the six impaired lakes in the southwest portion of the Rice Creek Watershed District; Island Lake, Little Lake Johanna, Long Lake, East Moore Lake, Pike Lake and Lake Valentine.

Rice Lake Wetland Nutrient Reductions
Recipient: 
Pelican River Watershed District
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$250,000
Source: 
Clean Water Fund

The Rice Lake Wetland Nutrient Reduction Project will provide nutrient reductions to downstream recreational water bodies by restoring the Rice Lake Wetland from its current area of 434 acres to pre-ditched water levels of approximately 896 acres. 

Riley Purgatory Bluff Watershed – Bluff Creek TMDL Phase 5
Recipient: 
Barr Engineering
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$3,000
Source: 
Clean Water Fund

This project will complete the final Implementation Plan, semi-annual and final reports and hold project meetings. The Implementation Plan will identify target areas and priorities for implementation strategies to improve water quality for Bluff Creek. This project will build the groundwork so Bluff Creek will meet water quality standards for aquatic life in the future.

Riparian Buffer Easement Program, Phase 1 (FY 2010/2011)
Recipient: 
Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$6,940,000
Source: 
Clean Water Fund

This program is a part of a comprehensive clean water strategy to prevent sediment and nutrients from entering our lakes, rivers, and streams; enhance fish and wildlife habitat; protect groundwater and wetlands. Specifically the Riparian Buffer Easement Program targets creating buffers on riparian lands adjacent to public waters, except wetlands.

Riparian Buffer Easement Program, Phase 1 (FY 2010/2011)
Recipient: 
Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$6,940,000
Source: 
Clean Water Fund

This program is a part of a comprehensive clean water strategy to prevent sediment and nutrients from entering our lakes, rivers, and streams; enhance fish and wildlife habitat; protect groundwater and wetlands. Specifically the Riparian Buffer Easement Program targets creating buffers on riparian lands adjacent to public waters, except wetlands.

Riparian Buffer Easement Program, Phase 2 (FY 2012/2013)
Recipient: 
Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$6,000,000
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$6,000,000
Source: 
Clean Water Fund

This program is a part of a comprehensive clean water strategy to prevent sediment and nutrients from entering our lakes, rivers, and streams; enhance fish and wildlife habitat; protect groundwater and wetlands. Specifically the Riparian Buffer Easement Program targets creating buffers on riparian lands adjacent to public waters, except wetlands.

Riparian Buffer Easement Program, Phase 2 (FY 2012/2013)
Recipient: 
Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$6,000,000
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$6,000,000
Source: 
Clean Water Fund

This program is a part of a comprehensive clean water strategy to prevent sediment and nutrients from entering our lakes, rivers, and streams; enhance fish and wildlife habitat; protect groundwater and wetlands. Specifically the Riparian Buffer Easement Program targets creating buffers on riparian lands adjacent to public waters, except wetlands.

Itasca
Rising Eagle Resort -Transient Grant
A project of: Source Water Protection Grant Program
Recipient: 
Rising Eagle Resort
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$175
Source: 
Clean Water Fund
Seal abandoned well
River Watch at Headwaters Science Center
Recipient: 
Headwaters Science Center (HSC)
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$45,229
Source: 
Clean Water Fund

This project will include stream monitoring of six preselected sites from the Leech Lake Watershed (HUC 07010102) and Pine River Watershed (HUC 07010105). The sites will be monitored for chemical, physical and biological parameters for two years.

Rochester
Recipient: 
Rochester, City of
2007 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$209,114
Source: 
Clean Water Fund
Construct stormwater BMPs around Silver Lake
Rochester Welding Inc - Plan Implementation Grant
A project of: Source Water Protection Grant Program
Recipient: 
Rochester Welding Inc
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$5,128
Source: 
Clean Water Fund
Educational exhibit; evaluate septic system; sorbent material for hazardous spills
Rock River Main Tributaries Surface Water Assessment
Recipient: 
Rock County Soil and Water Conservation District (Land Management)
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$22,754
Source: 
Clean Water Fund

This project is a comprehensive two year water sampling program that will effectively assess the water quality of three main tributaries that contribute to the Rock River. These tributaries are the Champepadan Creek, Mound Creek and an unnamed Creek. The sampling frequency will be two times per month in the year 2010 and three times per month in the year 2011.

Rock River Stream Bank Stabilization and Turbidity Reduction
Recipient: 
Rock Soil and Water Conservation District
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$25,000
Source: 
Clean Water Fund

One of the objectives listed in the Rock River TMDL Implementation Plan is
streambank stabilization.  This project will address the turbidity impairment
at three high erosion sites along the Rock River by stabilizing stream banks
using rock j-hooks, erosion control fabric, willow bundles and back-sloping
the eroded stream banks.

Rock River Turbidity and Fecal Coliform Reduction
Recipient: 
Rock Soil and Water Conservation District
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$46,598
Source: 
Clean Water Fund

The Rock River is classified as impaired for bacteria and turbidity by the EPA. Local citizens and farmers assisted in writing an Implementation plan that lists stream bank stabilization and city storm water management as priority implementation strategies to address these impairments of the Rock River.

Root River Conservation Drainage Integrated Whole Farm Designs
Recipient: 
Mower SWCD
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$71,600
Source: 
Clean Water Fund

This project aims to mitigate flow and nitrate impacts from agricultural drainage to the Root River through the installation of a suite of multi‐purpose drainage management practices.

Root River Field to Stream Partnership
Recipient: 
Minnesota Department of Agriculture and Fillmore County SWCD (507) 765-3878 ext. 3
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$395,000
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$50,000
Source: 
Clean Water Fund

The Root River Field to Stream Partnership is designed to help southeast Minnesota farmers and policy-makers better understand the relationship between agricultural practices and clean water.

Root River Field to Stream Partnership
Recipient: 
Minnesota Department of Agriculture and Fillmore County SWCD (507) 765-3878 ext. 3
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$395,000
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$50,000
Source: 
Clean Water Fund

The Root River Field to Stream Partnership is designed to help southeast Minnesota farmers and policy-makers better understand the relationship between agricultural practices and clean water.

Root River Field to Stream Partnership
Recipient: 
Minnesota Department of Agriculture and Fillmore County SWCD (507) 765-3878 ext. 3
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$395,000
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$50,000
Source: 
Clean Water Fund

The Root River Field to Stream Partnership is designed to help southeast Minnesota farmers and policy-makers better understand the relationship between agricultural practices and clean water.

Root River Field to Stream Partnership
Recipient: 
Minnesota Department of Agriculture and Fillmore County SWCD (507) 765-3878 ext. 3
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$395,000
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$50,000
Source: 
Clean Water Fund

The Root River Field to Stream Partnership is designed to help southeast Minnesota farmers and policy-makers better understand the relationship between agricultural practices and clean water.

Root River Watershed Comprehensive Strategy Development and Project Support
Recipient: 
Fillmore County Soil and Water Conservation District
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$319,700
Source: 
Clean Water Fund

TMDL project in the Root River Watershed that will support surface water assessment, analysis of data, interpretation of southeast Minnesota's karst landscape, stressor identification, TMDL computation, source assessment, and implementation planning.

Root River Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring
Recipient: 
Fillmore Soil and Water Conservation District
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$92,464
Source: 
Clean Water Fund

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.

Roseland Twp
Recipient: 
Roseland Twp, City of
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$1,283,584
Source: 
Clean Water Fund
Construct collection and treatment facilities
Rosholt Farm
Recipient: 
Pope County Soil and Water Conservation District, Luan Johnsrud, District Technician 320-634-5327
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$84,354
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$87,104
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$23,883
Source: 
Clean Water Fund

This project will provide a better understanding of nitrogen fertilizer management  on irrigated, sandy soils that are common in central and west-central Minnesota.

 Goals: