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Lower Mississippi River Basin Watershed Achievements Report 2015 Lower Mississippi Basin Active Projects Projects awarded in 2014 - 2015 Projects involving multiple watersheds Reducing Runoff from Southeast Minnesota Feedlots – 2013 Sponsor: SEMWRB Funding: Section 319 (Grant) $300,000 Purpose: A larger regional effort to comprehensively address sources of fecal coliform bacteria tied to the Regional TMDL Implementation Plan. Local feedlot staff in the ten counties of SE Minnesota will provide technical and engineering assistance to design and implement feedlot runoff control activities to treat polluted runoff. Farms will be prioritized based on criteria developed by each county and SWCD. The MinnFARM model will be run by feedlot technicians for each completed fix to determine reductions in polluted runoff from projects implemented. Reduction amounts will be reported using the Feedlot Unified Reporting Form developed for this project. Cannon River Watershed Building a Culture of Citizen Engagement – 2014 Sponsor: Cannon River Watershed Partnership Funding: Section 319 (Grant) $57,620 Purpose: Develop and pilot a process for building local community capacity for engaging in the watershed management process that can be sustained long-term with continuity. Using two subwatersheds currently engaged by CRWP, the process will cross-fertilize and organize diverse perspectives and segments of watershed residents and stakeholders to get watershed management work done in a way that is in tune with community needs, identities and aspirations. The project will explore new approaches to strategic collaborations and coalitions with local, regional and state programs and organizations. Lower Cannon River Turbidity Reduction Project – 2011 Sponsor: Cannon River Watershed Partnership Funding: Section 319 (Grant) $178,120 Purpose: The Lower Cannon River Turbidity TMDL study, completed in July 2007, sets significant load reductions for sediment in the Lower Cannon River watershed. The water quality goal is a total suspended solids (TSS) value of 44 mg/L or less. At high flows, a reduction in TSS values ranging from 49% to 82% is needed in the Cannon River system depending on the reach. The implementation plan, completed in October 2009, established a short term goal of achieving a 30% reduction in sediment sources by 2020. Project Goals: • Identify the major sources of sediment to the Little Cannon River and Belle Creek that are contributing to the pollution of these streams and the Cannon River. • Implement BMPs to reduce sediment delivery to the streams with the support of local landowners. The water body is considered of high public value, having been designated a Wild and Scenic River in order to afford it additional protection from potential degradation. It is located less than an hour’s drive from the TCMA, along a popular bicycle path which brings thousands of Minnesotans close to the water. Steele County Septic System Loan Program – 2012 Sponsor: Steele County Funding: CWP (Loan) $700,000 Purpose: This project will promote and install 70 SSTSs in Steele County. Mississippi River – Twin Cities Dakota County Nitrate Reduction Project – 2012 Sponsor: Dakota County Funding: Section 319 (Grant) $215,307 Purpose: This project will create and implement agricultural projects to validate, demonstrate, and refine BMPs for nitrogen fertilizer for corn production that will lower nitrate levels in Dakota County’s groundwater and surface water; promote Private Pesticide Applicator Training, Crops Days, “Focus on Ag” Newsletter and innovative demonstration projects to area farmers to improve quality of Dakota County’s water resources; monitor nitrate levels in private drinking water wells and Minnesota Pollution Control Agency www.pca.state.mn.us 60
Lower Mississippi River Basin Watershed Achievements Report 2015 in the Vermillion River and its tributaries; track project grant, matching funds and expenditures; and complete required reporting. Mississippi River – Winona Downtown Winona Pre-Mississippi River Rain Garden – 2015 Sponsor: Port Authority of Winona Funding: Clean Water Partnership (Grant) $41,324 Purpose: This project will protect the Mississippi River at Winona, MN by the installation of a downtown Winona parking lot rain garden. This project will improve the Mississippi River water quality by removing an incorrectly sloped, 100% impervious parking lot surface then regrading and resurfacing the parking lot to direct runoff into a central rain garden planted with deep-rooted native vegetation that will filter pollutants such as oil, grease, dirt, debris, broken glass, road salt, sand and unseen nutrients before any runoff reaches Winona’s stormwater system and the Mississippi River. The rain garden will also serve to slow the velocity of runoff and reduce the likelihood of flooding which is a regular concern in Winona. Zumbro River Zumbro River Ultra-Urban Vol-TSS-FeC Reduction – 2014 Sponsor: City of Rochester Funding: Section 319 (Grant) $300,000 Purpose: Reduce turbidity and fecal coliform bacteria loading in the receiving waters for downtown Rochester by identifying feasible volume control locations in the project area and demonstrating green infrastructure designs, benefits, and maintenance practices before redevelopment opportunities arise. In addition to delineating these areas, volume control practices need to be demonstrated to help “sell” their effectiveness and attractiveness and to clarify their maintenance needs. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency www.pca.state.mn.us 61
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