Capital Improvement Program
This project will place additional capacity and control structures in the Prior Lake Outlet Channel to handle increased stormwater runoff draining to the channel, caused by new development in the area. Estimated load reductions show a reduction of 30-50 pounds of phosphorus loading per year and 75,000-100,000 pounds of total suspended solids annually.
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Schroeder Acers Park is located in the city of Savage within the Lower Minnesota River Watershed District (LMRWD). The project goal was to improve the overall health of Eagle Creek, a designated trout stream, by reducing bacteria, and nutrients, managing temperature, reducing volume, and evaluating impacts of chlorides.
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Calcareous fens are wetlands fed by groundwater that are home to rare calcium-rich plants. They are a unique resource within the Lower Minnesota River Watershed District (LMRWD). This project is a partnership between the LMRWD, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR), and the Metropolitan Council to develop a management plan to protect, preserve, and possibly restore calcareous fens within the LMRWD.
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The Lower Minnesota River Watershed District (LMRWD) participated in a feasibility study in the downtown area of Shakopee to analyze the current stormwater system and identify opportunities for stormwater best management practices (BMPs) before runoff is discharged to the Minnesota River.
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