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Contact Information:Lisa VollbrechtCity of St. Cloudlisa.vollbrecht@ci.stcloud.mn.us

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Upper Mississippi River Source Water Protection Project CFMS# A89128

Clean Water Partnership Grant 2881-03

A partnership with Cities of Minneapolis, St. Paul and St. Cloud, Metropolitan Council, Minnesota Rural Water Association, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the Minnesota Department of Health to protect drinking water taken from the upper Mississippi River.

City of St. Cloud’s City of St. Cloud’s Source Water Protection AreaSource Water Protection Area

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Overview of Management StrategiesOverview of Management Strategies

•SWP Education & Awareness Management PracticesSWP Education & Awareness Management Practices

•Urban Stormwater Management PracticesUrban Stormwater Management Practices

•Agricultural Management PracticesAgricultural Management Practices

•Transportation Corridor & Spills Management PracticesTransportation Corridor & Spills Management Practices

•Commercial & Industrial Management PracticesCommercial & Industrial Management Practices

•Well & Individual Sewage Treatment System (ISTS) Management Well & Individual Sewage Treatment System (ISTS) Management PracticesPractices

•Data Collection & Analysis Management PracticesData Collection & Analysis Management Practices

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SWP Education & Awareness Management PracticesSWP Education & Awareness Management Practices

Create a public awareness campaign involving the SWP Area and protection of the drinking water resource.

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Urban Stormwater Management PracticesUrban Stormwater Management Practices

Reduce sediment from streambank erosion.

Educate landowners of potential impacts of turf management practices.

Work to eliminate known impairments.

Develop working relationships with communities regarding stormwater management.

Promote proper disposal of household hazardous waste.

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Agricultural Management PracticesAgricultural Management Practices

Inventory feedlots in protection areas.

Promote education regarding turf management.

Reduce agricultural chemical usage through education.

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Transportation Corridor & Spills Management Transportation Corridor & Spills Management PracticesPractices

Develop an early warning system for an eight-hour time of travel.

Update the data base, spill response training and equipment on the Mississippi River.

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Commercial & Industrial Management PracticesCommercial & Industrial Management Practices

Educate above and below ground tank owners.

Promote proper disposal of commercial hazardous waste.

Monitor/educate dump sites and salvage yards.

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Well & ISTS Management PracticesWell & ISTS Management Practices

Assess impact of wells on surficial drinking water supplies.

Assess impact of ISTS on surficial drinking water supplies.

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Data Collection & Analysis Management PracticesData Collection & Analysis Management Practices

Inventory potential contaminants of concern.

Calculate time of travel on the South Fork Crow River.

Create a surficial geology/sedimentation potential map of South Fork Crow River.

Determine a methodology on the measurement of ground water gains/losses on the Mississippi River.

Questions on Questions on Management Strategies? Management Strategies?

•SWP Education & Awareness Management Practices

•Urban Stormwater Management Practices

•Agricultural Management Practices

•Transportation Corridor/Spills Management Practices

•Commercial/Industrial Management Practices

•Well/Individual Sewage Treatment System (ISTS) Management Practices

•Data Collection/Analysis Management Practices

THANK YOU!THANK YOU!

lisa.vollbrecht@ci.stcloud.mn.us