Once again this year the District will be making awards in its cost-sharing program for water projects, both individual and institutional. Awards continue to be available as of June 2017 — and until award monies are exhausted.

Are you interested in the environment? Do you live in Carver or Hennepin county?

In Carver County and metrowide, new no-wake laws require boats to slow way down. However aggravating to boaters, these laws help protect and preserve our irreplaceable lakes. Read the article for more information.

The Friends of the Minnesota Valley are looking for teachers and administrators to help train, and lead, students monitoring the river's water quality.

In partnership with the city of Bloomington and Metro Blooms, the District this year helped fund Green Streets for Blue Waters, a project to help mitigate stormwater runoff into the Minnesota River