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Watershed Achievements Report 2016 Annual Report to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Clean Water Act Section 319, Clean Water Fund, and Clean Water Partnership Projects in Minnesota This page left blank intentionally. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency www.pca.state.mn.us 2 Watershed Achievements Report 2016 Annual Report to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Clean Water Act Section 319, Clean Water Fund, and Clean Water Partnership Projects in Minnesota A portion of the Clean Water Partnership Grant funds that are passed through to local units of government for nonpoint source implementation projects listed in this report are appropriated from the Clean Water, Land, and Legacy Amendment. Cover photo: Hay Lake, Minnesota River Basin wq-cwp8-20 Contents List of acronyms .....................................................................................................................................................................................5 Introduction ...........................................................................................................................................................................................6 Maps Statewide intensive watershed monitoring schedule and progress .................................................................................................10 Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies (WRAPS) progress .............................................................................................11 Major watersheds Stressor Identification status .......................................................................................................................................12 Major watersheds model status ......................................................................................................................................................................13 Impaired waters in Minnesota .........................................................................................................................................................................14 Approved TMDLs in Minnesota .......................................................................................................................................................................15 Tracking progress .................................................................................................................................................................................................16 Previous Impairments Now Meeting .............................................................................................................................................................18 Water Quality Standards Due to Corrective Actions ................................................................................................................................18 eLINK results from Section 319 and CWP projects 2006–July 2016 ..........................................................................................19 All projects awarded through 2016 .................................................................................................................................................23 Summary of statewide watershed project activity/Projects completed, currently active and awarded ..........................27 Statewide .............................................................................................................................................................................................28 Assessing Iron-Enhanced Swales for Pollution Prevention ........................................................................................................................29 eLINK Database Support – FFY 2015 ..................................................................................................................................................................30 HSPF Scenario Application Manager (SAM) 2015 Package 1 ....................................................................................................................32 Watershed Specialist Training, Phase 2 .............................................................................................................................................................33 Minnesota Pollution Control Agency www.pca.state.mn.us 3 Statewide Active projects in 2016 ....................................................................................................................................................34 Cedar River Basin ................................................................................................................................................................................36 Cedar River Basin Active projects .....................................................................................................................................................37 Des Moines and Missouri River Basins ...........................................................................................................................................38 Fulda Phosphorus Reduction Initiative .............................................................................................................................................................39 West Fork Des Moines River TMDL Implementation Project .....................................................................................................................40 Des Moines and Missouri River Basins Active projects ................................................................................................................41 Lake Superior Basin .............................................................................................................................................................................42 Lake Superior River Basin Active projects ......................................................................................................................................43 Lower Mississippi River Basin ............................................................................................................................................................44 Lower Cannon River Turbidity Reduction Project ..........................................................................................................................................45 Lower Mississippi Basin Active projects ..........................................................................................................................................47 Minnesota River Basin ........................................................................................................................................................................49 Assessing Iron Enhanced Filtration Trenches ..................................................................................................................................................50 High Island Creek TMDL Project for Fecal Coliform .......................................................................................................................................51 Neighborhood Lakes Management Plans ........................................................................................................................................................53 Protecting North and South Fork Yellow Bank River ....................................................................................................................................54 Minnesota River Basin Active projects ............................................................................................................................................56 Red River Basin.....................................................................................................................................................................................64 Red River Basin Active projects ........................................................................................................................................................65 St. Croix River Basin.............................................................................................................................................................................66 St. Croix River Basin Active projects ................................................................................................................................................67 Upper Mississippi River Basin ...........................................................................................................................................................69 Kingston Wetland Feasibility Study and Restoration Project ....................................................................................................................70 Modular Green Roof Retro-fit System Development ...................................................................................................................................71 Lower Sauk – Metro Area Water Quality Protection ......................................................................................................................................72 Upper Mississippi River Basin Active projects ...............................................................................................................................74 Minnesota Pollution Control Agency www.pca.state.mn.us 4 lbs/yr pounds per year List of acronyms LGU Local Government Unit BMP best management practice LiDAR Light Detection and Ranging BMPs best management practices