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Metro Area Groundwater Monitoring
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$1,000,000
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$4,000,000
Source: 
Clean Water Fund
This project will establish a groundwater monitoring network in the 11 county metropolitan area. The network will provide information about aquifer characteristics and natural water trends by monitoring healthy aquifers (non-stressed systems). The project will also develop an automated system that captures groundwater level and water use data.
Metro Area Groundwater Monitoring
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$1,000,000
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$4,000,000
Source: 
Clean Water Fund
This project will establish a groundwater monitoring network in the 11 county metropolitan area. The network will provide information about aquifer characteristics and natural water trends by monitoring healthy aquifers (non-stressed systems). The project will also develop an automated system that captures groundwater level and water use data.
Metro Area Groundwater Monitoring
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$1,000,000
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$4,000,000
Source: 
Clean Water Fund
This project will establish a groundwater monitoring network in the 11 county metropolitan area. The network will provide information about aquifer characteristics and natural water trends by monitoring healthy aquifers (non-stressed systems). The project will also develop an automated system that captures groundwater level and water use data.
Metro Area Groundwater Monitoring
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$1,000,000
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$4,000,000
Source: 
Clean Water Fund
This project will establish a groundwater monitoring network in the 11 county metropolitan area. The network will provide information about aquifer characteristics and natural water trends by monitoring healthy aquifers (non-stressed systems). The project will also develop an automated system that captures groundwater level and water use data.
Metro Area Groundwater Monitoring
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$1,000,000
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$4,000,000
Source: 
Clean Water Fund
This project will establish a groundwater monitoring network in the 11 county metropolitan area. The network will provide information about aquifer characteristics and natural water trends by monitoring healthy aquifers (non-stressed systems). The project will also develop an automated system that captures groundwater level and water use data.
Metro Area Groundwater Monitoring
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$1,000,000
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$4,000,000
Source: 
Clean Water Fund
This project will establish a groundwater monitoring network in the 11 county metropolitan area. The network will provide information about aquifer characteristics and natural water trends by monitoring healthy aquifers (non-stressed systems). The project will also develop an automated system that captures groundwater level and water use data.
Metropolitan Area Watershed Outlet Monitoring Program
Recipient: 
Metropolitan Council
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$326,500
Source: 
Clean Water Fund

This project will provide condition monitoring and problem investigation monitoring at the following sites. Mississippi River: Tributaries include Bassett Creek, Cannon River, Crow River, and Minnehaha Creek. Minnesota River: Tributaries include Eagle Creek, Riley Creek, and Willow Creek. St. Croix River: Tributary includes Valley Creek.

Metropolitan Area Watershed Outlet Monitoring Program 2013-2014
Recipient: 
Metropolitan Council-Environmental Services
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$405,500
Source: 
Clean Water Fund

This project will provide condition monitoring and problem investigation monitoring at the following sites.
Mississippi River: Tributaries include Bassett Creek, Cannon River, Crow River, and Minnehaha Creek.
Minnesota River: Tributaries include Eagle Creek,Riley Creek, and Valley Creek tributary to the St. Croix River

Statewide
Minnesota Breeding Bird Atlas (Audubon MN)
Recipient: 
Audubon Minnesota
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$211,000
Source: 
Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund

Years three and four of a six-year, statewide, volunteer-conducted survey of all breeding birds in Minnesota, resulting in the first comprehensive data identifying species ranges and concentrations.

Statewide
Minnesota County Biological Survey
Recipient: 
MN DNR
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$1,125,000
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$1,125,000
Source: 
Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund

Minnesota County Biological Survey systematically collects, interprets and delivers data on the distribution and ecology of plants, animals, native plant communities and functional landscapes to guide and monitor conservations actions.

Statewide
Minnesota County Biological Survey
Recipient: 
MN DNR
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$1,125,000
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$1,125,000
Source: 
Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund

Minnesota County Biological Survey systematically collects, interprets and delivers data on the distribution and ecology of plants, animals, native plant communities and functional landscapes to guide and monitor conservations actions.

Statewide
Mississippi River Water Quality Assessment
Recipient: 
University of Minnesota
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$278,000
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$279,000
Source: 
Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund

New DNA sequencing approaches and chemical analyses will be used to assess water quality in the Mississippi River, producing searchable databases that will be incorporated into classrooms and public exhibits.

Statewide
Mississippi River Water Quality Assessment
Recipient: 
University of Minnesota
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$278,000
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$279,000
Source: 
Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund

New DNA sequencing approaches and chemical analyses will be used to assess water quality in the Mississippi River, producing searchable databases that will be incorporated into classrooms and public exhibits.

Statewide
Mississippi River Water Quality Assessment
Recipient: 
University of Minnesota
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$278,000
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$279,000
Source: 
Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund

New DNA sequencing approaches and chemical analyses will be used to assess water quality in the Mississippi River, producing searchable databases that will be incorporated into classrooms and public exhibits.

Statewide
Mississippi River Water Quality Assessment
Recipient: 
University of Minnesota
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$278,000
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$279,000
Source: 
Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund

New DNA sequencing approaches and chemical analyses will be used to assess water quality in the Mississippi River, producing searchable databases that will be incorporated into classrooms and public exhibits.

Missouri River Watershed Impairment Monitoring-- Nobles County
Recipient: 
Nobles Soil and Water Conservation District
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$36,100
Source: 
Clean Water Fund

This project will support the sampling of six stream sites: two reaches of the Little Rock River, two Locations on the Kanaranzi Creek, one location on the East Branch of the Kanaranzi Creek as well as one location on the Ocheyedan River.

Statewide
Mitigating Pollinator Decline in Minnesota
Recipient: 
U of MN
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$297,000
Source: 
Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund

Pollinators offer valuable ecosystem services in the production of seeds and fruits. The role of insecticides and lack of quality nectar plants will be studied to mitigate pollinator decline.

Statewide
Modeling of Nitrogen Loading to Minnesota Rivers
Recipient: 
United States Geological Survey
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$45,513
Source: 
Clean Water Fund

This project will use the Spatially Referenced Regression On Watersheds (SPARROW) model as a means of assessing and characterizing the nitrogen loading situation in Minnesota. These results will be used along with other nitrogen loading characterization efforts conducted by others, so that a more complete characterization can be conducted.

Monitoring Cook County Lakes for Water Chemistry Data
Recipient: 
Cook County Soil and Water Conservation District
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$22,139
Source: 
Clean Water Fund

This project will collect a complete data set for total phosphorous and chlorophyll-a for 6 Cook County lakes while fostering lake association participation, ownership and understanding of their lakes.

Itasca
Monitoring of the Big Sandy Area Lakes Watershed
Recipient: 
Aitkin County Soil and Water Conservation District
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$9,900
Source: 
Clean Water Fund

This project will monitor sites at the Sandy River, Bass Lake, and Remote Lake located in the Big Sandy Lake Watershed.

Statewide
MPCA Ambient Groundwater Monitoring Activities 2010
Recipient: 
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$826,071
Source: 
Clean Water Fund

This project supports monitoring and assessment activities by MPCA EAO staff and includes lab analysis, equipment, and fieldwork expenses associated with monitoring and assessment activities.The ambient groundwater monitoring network describes the current condition and trends in Minnesota's groundwater quality.

Statewide
MPCA Ambient Groundwater Monitoring Activities 2011
Recipient: 
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$457,610
Source: 
Clean Water Fund

This project supports monitoring and assessment activities by MPCA Environmental Assistance and Outcomes staff and includes lab analysis, equipment, and fieldwork expenses associated with monitoring and assessment activities.The ambient groundwater monitoring network describes the current condition and trends in Minnesota's groundwater quality.

Statewide
MPCA Ambient Groundwater Monitoring Activities 2012
Recipient: 
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$465,000
Source: 
Clean Water Fund

This project supports monitoring and assessment activities by MPCA EAO staff and includes lab analysis, equipment, and fieldwork expenses associated with monitoring and assessment activities.The ambient groundwater monitoring network describes the current condition and trends in Minnesota's groundwater quality.

Statewide
MPCA TMDL Technical Assistance/Project Oversight 2012
Recipient: 
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$4,105,000
Source: 
Clean Water Fund

This project supports activities by MPCA Watershed Division staff that provide technical assistance, project oversight, coordination, outreach and other agency activities associated with assessing, listing and conducting TMDL studies throughout the State of Minnesota. Project also includes lab analysis, equipment, and fieldwork expenses associated with TMDL work at the MPCA.

MPCA Water Monitoring Section Activities 2012
Recipient: 
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$5,500,000
Source: 
Clean Water Fund

This project supports monitoring and assessment activities by MPCA EAO 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.