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Transcript of April 16, 2014 board of managers packet
Our Mission is to protect, manage and improve the water resources of Capitol Region Watershed District
Board Regular Meeting of the Capitol Region Watershed District (CRWD) Board of Managers, for
Wednesday, April 16, 2014 6:00 p.m. at the office of the CRWD, 1410 Energy Park Drive, Suite 4, St. Paul,
Minnesota.
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
I. Call to Order of Regular Meeting (President Joe Collins)
A) Attendance
B) Review, Amendments and Approval of the Agenda
II. Public Comment – For Items not on the Agenda (Please observe a limit of three minutes per person.)
III. Permit Applications and Program Updates (Permit Process: 1) Staff Review/Recommendation, 2) Applicant Response, 3) Public Comment, and 4)
Board Discussion and Action.)
A) Permit # 14-010 Maryland – Payne Intersection
B) Wetland and Floodplain Permitting Procedures (Kelley)
C) Permit Program/Rules Update (Kelley)
IV. Special Reports – Monitoring Program Updates A) Monitoring Program Review, Bob Fossum and Britta Suppes
a. Monitoring Station Power and Communication Upgrades, Joe Sellner
b. Enhanced Lakes Biological Monitoring, Sarah Wein
V. Action Items
A) AR: Approve Minutes of the April 2, 2014 Board Meeting (Sylvander)
B) AR: Approve March Accounts Payable & Budget Update (Sylvander)
C) AR: City of Falcon Heights Curtiss Pond Improvement Pond Project (Fossum)
a. Approve Cooperative Construction Agreement
b. Approve Maintenance Agreement
c. Authorize Bidding
D) AR: Approve Submittal of 2013 Annual Report (Doneux)
E) AR: District Office Facility (Doneux)
a. Adopt Program and Facility Plan
b. Approve Contract Amendment with CB Richard Ellis for Real Estate Consulting Services
F) AR: Approve Professional Services Agreement with Geosyntec for the Upper Villa Project
(Kelley)
G) AR: Adopt Resolution Approving Post-Issuance Compliance Procedure and Policy for Tax-
Exempt Bonds (Doneux)
VI. Unfinished Business
a. Highland Ravine Update (Eleria)
b. Lake McCarron’s Aquatic Plant Harvesting Project Update (Doneux)
Materials Enclosed
Our Mission is to protect, manage and improve the water resources of Capitol Region Watershed District
VII. General Information
A) Administrator’s Report
VIII. Next Meeting(s)
A) Wednesday, May 7, 2014 CAC Meeting Review
IX. Adjournment
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Capitol Region Watershed District Permit Application 14-010 Maryland-Payne
Permit Report 14-010 April 16, 2014 Board Meeting
PERMIT RECOMMENDATION: Approve with 3 Conditions
1. Provide a copy of the NPDES permit.
2. Provide additional detail on the Maryland Avenue Traffic study scope and process.
3. Provide documentation to support a cost of $125 per lineal foot for the future installation of 640 linear feet of perforated
18” pipe, or reduce the unit price accordingly. For reference, the City of St. Paul recently estimated an installed cost of
$47 per lineal foot for 280 lineal feet of 12” perforated pipe.
Applicant: Lucas Lortie Contact Molly Churchich
Ramsey County Public Works Ramsey County Public Works
1425 Paul Kirkwold Drive 1425 Paul Kirkwold Drive
Arden Hills, MN 55112 Arden Hills, MN 55112
Description: Road reconstruction and intersection improvements at Payne and Maryland Avenues
Stormwater
Management: Applicant proposes submittal of $67,500 to the Stormwater Impact Fund
District Rule: C, D, and F
Disturbed Area: 3.5 Acres
Impervious Acres: 2.25 Acres
Aerial Photo
Pay
ne A
ven
ue
Maryland Avneue
Permit Location
Capitol Region Watershed District Permit Report
CRWD Permit #: 14-010 Review date: April 11, 2014 Project Name: Maryland Payne Intersection Applicant: Ramsey County Department of Public Works Purpose: Street Reconstruction Location: Maryland Avenue between Edgerton Street and Greenbrier Street Applicable Rules: C, D, and F Recommendation: Approve with 3 Conditions EXHIBITS:
1. Memorandum, by Ramsey County, dated 3/11/14, recd. 3/12/14. 2. Construction Plans (9 sheets), by Ramsey County, not dated, recd. 3/12/14. 3. HydroCAD models, by Ramsey County, dated 4/2/14, recd. 4/9/14. 4. Soil borings (SB-3 and SB-4), by Ramsey County, dated 3/11/14, recd. 3/12/14. 5. Drainage Area Maps, by Ramsey County, not dated, recd. 4/9/14. 6. Response to Questions, by Ramsey County, not dated, recd. 4/9/14. 7. Construction Plan Updates (sheets 33-40), by Ramsey County, dated 3/20/14.
Recd. 4/9/14. 8. Soil Boring Map, By Ramsey County, not dated, recd. 4/9/14.
HISTORY & CONSIDERATIONS: None. RULE C: STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
Standards Proposed discharge rates for the 2-, 10-, and 100-year events shall not exceed
existing rates. Developments and redevelopments must reduce runoff volumes in the amount
equivalent to an inch of runoff from the impervious areas of the site.
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Stormwater must be pretreated before discharging to infiltration areas to maintain the long-term viability of the infiltration area.
Developments and redevelopments must incorporate effective non-point source pollution reduction BMPs to achieve 90% total suspended solid removal.
Findings 1. A hydrograph method based on sound hydrologic theory is used to analyze
runoff for the design or analysis of flows and water levels. 2. Runoff rates for the proposed activity do not exceed existing runoff rates for
the 2-, 10-, and 100-year critical storm events. Stormwater leaving the project area is discharged into a well-defined receiving channel or pipe and routed to a public drainage system.
3. Stormwater runoff volume retention is not achieved onsite in the amount equivalent to the runoff generated from one inch of rainfall over the impervious surfaces of the development.
a. The amount of proposed impervious onsite is 98,010 square feet. b. Volume retention: Volume Retention Required (cu. ft.) Volume Retention Provided (cu. ft.)
7,351 None
4. Alternative compliance sequencing has been requested due to utility conflicts, poor soils, and lack of space.
a. The applicant did not partially comply with the volume retention standard.
b. The applicant did not partially comply with the volume retention standard at an offsite location or through the use of qualified banking credits.
c. The applicant requests to submit $60,750 to the Stormwater Impact Fund. This money is proposed to be used at the intersection of Maryland Avenue and Edgerton Street as reconstruction of Maryland Avenue continues to the west. No schedule was provided for the Maryland Avenue and Edgerton Street reconstruction, but is estimated to be completed within 3-5 years.
d. The project is linear, and the cost cap has amount is proposed to be submitted to the Stormwater Impact Fund.
e. Banking of excess volume retention is not applicable 5. Best management practices do not achieve 90% total suspended solids
removal from the runoff generated by a NURP water quality storm (2.5” rainfall) or on an annual basis.
6. A memorandum of agreement exists between Ramsey County and CRWD
RULE D: FLOOD CONTROL
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Standards Compensatory storage shall be provided for fill placed within the 100-year
floodplain. All habitable buildings, roads, and parking structures on or adjacent to a
project site shall comply with District freeboard requirements. Findings 1. There is no floodplain on the property according to FEMA. 2. It is not known if all habitable buildings, roads, and parking structures on or
adjacent to the project site comply with CRWD freeboard requirements. However, sufficient conveyances have been provided to allow the storm sewer system to function as or better than it did prior to the project.
RULE E: WETLAND MANAGEMENT Standard
Wetlands shall not be drained, filled (wholly or in part), excavated, or have sustaining hydrology impacted such that there will be a decrease in the inherent (existing) functions and values of the wetland.
A minimum buffer of 25 feet of permanent nonimpacted vegetative ground cover abutting and surrounding a wetland is required.
Findings 1. There are no known wetlands located on the property.
RULE F: EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL
Standards A plan shall demonstrate that appropriate erosion and sediment control
measures protect downstream water bodies from the effects of a land-disturbing activity.
Erosion Control Plans must adhere to the MPCA Protecting Water Quality in Urban Areas Manual.
Findings 1. Erosion and sediment control measures are consistent with best management
practices, as demonstrated in the MPCA manual Protecting Water Quality in Urban Areas.
2. Adjacent properties are protected from sediment transport/deposition. 3. Wetlands, waterbodies and water conveyance systems are protected from
erosion/sediment transport/deposition. 4. Project site is greater than 1 acre; an NPDES permit is required.
RULE G: ILLICIT DISCHARGE AND CONNECTION
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Standard Stormwater management and utility plans shall indicate all existing and
proposed connections from developed and undeveloped lands for all water that drains to the District MS4.
Findings 1. New direct connections or replacement of existing connections are not
proposed. 2. Prohibited discharges are not proposed.
RECOMMENDATION: Approve with 3 Conditions Conditions:
1. Provide a copy of the NPDES permit. 2. Provide additional detail on the Maryland Avenue Traffic study scope and
process. 3. Provide documentation to support a cost of $125 per lineal foot for the future
installation of 640 linear feet of perforated 18” pipe, or reduce the unit price accordingly. For reference, the City of St. Paul recently estimated an installed cost of $47 per lineal foot for 280 lineal feet of 12” perforated pipe.
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20'
R/W
33'
EXISTING
C/L
2.0% 2.0%
5'CONC BLVD.WALK
5'CONCBLVD.WALK
R/WEXISTING
R/WPROPOSED
2' 11' 11' 11' 11' 2'
W.B. THRU LANE W.B. THRU LANE LEFT TURN LANE E.B. THRU LANE E.B. THRU LANE
LANES
0'-11'
VARIABLE - 13'
R/W
33'
EXISTING
C/L WB LANES
C/L EB
20'WALK
5'8'BLVD
1:3 MAXPROFILE GRADE
LINESECTION
CONST.
LINESECTION
1:3 MAX
33'
R/WEXISTING
1'
WALK5' 8'
BLVD
BITUMINOUS TACK COAT BETWEEN BOT. COURSES MNDOT SPEC.23572" - 2360 BITUMINOUS WEARING COURSE MIXTURE SPWEB440F2" - 2360 BITUMINOUS WEARING COURSE MIXTURE SPWEB440F3" - 2360 BITUMINOUS NONWEARING COURSE MIXTURE SPNWB430B6" - AGGREGATE BASE CLASS 6 MN/DOT SPEC. 221124" - SELECT GRANULAR BORROW4" CONCRETE WALK MN/DOT 2521
6" AGGREGATE BASE CLASS 6 MN/DOT SPEC. 2211SEE DETAIL SHEET 15
INSET A
2.0%4.0%
INSET A3" TOPSOIL & SOD
4.0%2.0%
INSET A
1'1'
2:1 2:1
8" - CONCRETE PAVEMENTVARIABLE DEPTH- BITUMINOUS OVERLAY
NOTES
5'
33'
2.0%
3" TOPSOIL & SOD
5'
6"6"
11
FILL WITH COMMON BORROW MATERIAL1
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-2.33%
-0.88%
-0.99%
-1.25%
-0.63% 0.60%
PV
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20.3
6E
LEV
911
.64
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.48
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K=350.17L=90.00'
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+40.
00E
LEV
911
.45
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T 48
+30.
00E
LEV
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.44
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K=30.72L=90.00'
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+35.
00E
LEV
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.62
PV
T 54
+25.
00E
LEV
905
.85HP 53+53.43
ELEV 906.68
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K=248.48L=90.00'
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+20.
00E
LEV
909
.31
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T 50
+10.
00E
LEV
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K=353.67L=90.00'
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+25.
00E
LEV
907
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PV
T 52
+15.
00E
LEV
906
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K=72.97L=90.00'
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+30.
00E
LEV
906
.55
PV
T 53
+20.
00E
LEV
906
.54LP 52+76.22
ELEV 906.40
PVI 59+00.00ELEV 894.78
K=91.86L=132.78'
PV
T 58
+33.
61E
LEV
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PV
T 59
+66.
39E
LEV
894
.19
PAYNE AVENUECENTERLINE
1204
1210
591
599 603607
609611
615 617621 623
12011202
647 657 663 667 671 675 679 687 693 697 1201 1201
655
1199
1197
1193
11991 99119999119991199911991 999119911 99119911 99119911 99119911 99119911 9119911 91199
3" MILL WITHVARIABLEDEPTHOVERLAY
3" MILL WITHVARIABLE
DEPTHOVERLAY
11'11'
11'11'11'
5'
5'
11'11'
11'11'11'
5'
5'
47+20 48+00 49+00 50+00 51+00 52+00 53+00 54+00 55+00 56+00 57+00 58+00 59+0060+00 60+70
893.48
MARYLAND AVENUE AT PAYNE AVENUE
“Our mission is to protect, manage, and improve the water resources of the Capitol Region Watershed District.”
Stormwater Impact Fund Implementation Plan (Adopted March 17, 2010)
Capitol Region Watershed District’s (CRWD) mission is to protect, manage and improve the water
resources of the District. The District adopted Rules in September 2006. The Rules were amended
January 7, 2009 and require permits for projects that create greater than one acre of land disturbance.
Stormwater Management Rule C requires permanent Best Management Practices (BMPs) to achieve
volume reduction in the amount equivalent to one inch of rainfall over the new impervious surfaces of
the development. The alternative compliance section of Rule C, section 3(c)(2), part (iii) allows for
payment to the Stormwater Impact Fund when on-site practices, off-site treatment, or banked volume
reduction credits can not be used to achieve compliance. Money contributed to the Fund will be used
to provide equivalent volume reduction elsewhere in the District.
GOALS
The Stormwater Impact Fund is the last step in the alternative compliance sequencing section of
CRWD Rule C and is intended to:
Provide an alternative method to achieve volume reduction on all permitted projects;
Account for unique conditions that may make compliance difficult on some sites;
Incorporate flexibility into the District’s stormwater requirements;
Provide applicants a known process and expenditure for project planning and budgeting.
ELIGIBILITY FOR CONTRIBUTION TO THE STORMWATER IMPACT FUND
The following criteria must be met in order for a project to be eligible for contribution to the
Stormwater Impact Fund as required in Stormwater Rule C:
Documentation of specific site conditions indicating why standard compliance is not feasible
and the project therefore qualifies for alternative compliance sequencing;
Documentation that the alternative compliance sequencing steps have been satisfied;
In the case of linear projects that have previous Board approval to defer volume reduction
credits as provided for in Rule C, Section 3(c)(4), documentation to support why BMPs to
compensate for the volume deficit have not been constructed within two years of approving the
deferral.
1410 Energy Park Dr., Suite 4, St. Paul, MN 55108
Phone: (651) 644-8888 Fax: (651) 644-8894 www.capitolregionwd.org
Capitol Region Watershed District
“Our mission is to protect, manage, and improve the water resources of the Capitol Region Watershed District.”
ELIGIBILITY FOR USE OF FUNDS
Money from the Stormwater Impact Fund shall be allocated to the following two activities:
1. Project Planning and Engineering for Construction of Volume Reduction Practices
2. Construction of Volume Reduction Practices
The Board of Managers will evaluate projects as funding becomes available and assign priority
to projects based on the following criteria:
1. Projects located within the same subwatershed as the permitted projects contributing to the
Fund.
2. Projects that are identified in completed subwatershed studies or other planning documents.
3. Projects that include multiple funding and planning partners
4. Quantity of stormwater treated
5. Cost per cubic foot removed
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Capitol Region Watershed District Permit Application 14-010 Maryland-Payne
Permit Report 14-010 April 16, 2014 Board Meeting
PERMIT RECOMMENDATION: Approve with 3 Conditions
1. Provide a copy of the NPDES permit.
2. Provide additional detail on the Maryland Avenue Traffic study scope and process.
3. Provide documentation to support a cost of $125 per lineal foot for the future installation of 640 linear feet of perforated
18” pipe, or reduce the unit price accordingly. For reference, the City of St. Paul recently estimated an installed cost of
$47 per lineal foot for 280 lineal feet of 12” perforated pipe.
Applicant: Lucas Lortie Contact Molly Churchich
Ramsey County Public Works Ramsey County Public Works
1425 Paul Kirkwold Drive 1425 Paul Kirkwold Drive
Arden Hills, MN 55112 Arden Hills, MN 55112
Description: Road reconstruction and intersection improvements at Payne and Maryland Avenues
Stormwater
Management: Applicant proposes submittal of $67,500 to the Stormwater Impact Fund
District Rule: C, D, and F
Disturbed Area: 3.5 Acres
Impervious Acres: 2.25 Acres
Aerial Photo
Pay
ne A
ven
ue
Maryland Avneue
Permit Location
Capitol Region Watershed District Permit Report
CRWD Permit #: 14-010 Review date: April 11, 2014 Project Name: Maryland Payne Intersection Applicant: Ramsey County Department of Public Works Purpose: Street Reconstruction Location: Maryland Avenue between Edgerton Street and Greenbrier Street Applicable Rules: C, D, and F Recommendation: Approve with 3 Conditions EXHIBITS:
1. Memorandum, by Ramsey County, dated 3/11/14, recd. 3/12/14. 2. Construction Plans (9 sheets), by Ramsey County, not dated, recd. 3/12/14. 3. HydroCAD models, by Ramsey County, dated 4/2/14, recd. 4/9/14. 4. Soil borings (SB-3 and SB-4), by Ramsey County, dated 3/11/14, recd. 3/12/14. 5. Drainage Area Maps, by Ramsey County, not dated, recd. 4/9/14. 6. Response to Questions, by Ramsey County, not dated, recd. 4/9/14. 7. Construction Plan Updates (sheets 33-40), by Ramsey County, dated 3/20/14.
Recd. 4/9/14. 8. Soil Boring Map, By Ramsey County, not dated, recd. 4/9/14.
HISTORY & CONSIDERATIONS: None. RULE C: STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
Standards Proposed discharge rates for the 2-, 10-, and 100-year events shall not exceed
existing rates. Developments and redevelopments must reduce runoff volumes in the amount
equivalent to an inch of runoff from the impervious areas of the site.
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Stormwater must be pretreated before discharging to infiltration areas to maintain the long-term viability of the infiltration area.
Developments and redevelopments must incorporate effective non-point source pollution reduction BMPs to achieve 90% total suspended solid removal.
Findings 1. A hydrograph method based on sound hydrologic theory is used to analyze
runoff for the design or analysis of flows and water levels. 2. Runoff rates for the proposed activity do not exceed existing runoff rates for
the 2-, 10-, and 100-year critical storm events. Stormwater leaving the project area is discharged into a well-defined receiving channel or pipe and routed to a public drainage system.
3. Stormwater runoff volume retention is not achieved onsite in the amount equivalent to the runoff generated from one inch of rainfall over the impervious surfaces of the development.
a. The amount of proposed impervious onsite is 98,010 square feet. b. Volume retention: Volume Retention Required (cu. ft.) Volume Retention Provided (cu. ft.)
7,351 None
4. Alternative compliance sequencing has been requested due to utility conflicts, poor soils, and lack of space.
a. The applicant did not partially comply with the volume retention standard.
b. The applicant did not partially comply with the volume retention standard at an offsite location or through the use of qualified banking credits.
c. The applicant requests to submit $60,750 to the Stormwater Impact Fund. This money is proposed to be used at the intersection of Maryland Avenue and Edgerton Street as reconstruction of Maryland Avenue continues to the west. No schedule was provided for the Maryland Avenue and Edgerton Street reconstruction, but is estimated to be completed within 3-5 years.
d. The project is linear, and the cost cap has amount is proposed to be submitted to the Stormwater Impact Fund.
e. Banking of excess volume retention is not applicable 5. Best management practices do not achieve 90% total suspended solids
removal from the runoff generated by a NURP water quality storm (2.5” rainfall) or on an annual basis.
6. A memorandum of agreement exists between Ramsey County and CRWD
RULE D: FLOOD CONTROL
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Standards Compensatory storage shall be provided for fill placed within the 100-year
floodplain. All habitable buildings, roads, and parking structures on or adjacent to a
project site shall comply with District freeboard requirements. Findings 1. There is no floodplain on the property according to FEMA. 2. It is not known if all habitable buildings, roads, and parking structures on or
adjacent to the project site comply with CRWD freeboard requirements. However, sufficient conveyances have been provided to allow the storm sewer system to function as or better than it did prior to the project.
RULE E: WETLAND MANAGEMENT Standard
Wetlands shall not be drained, filled (wholly or in part), excavated, or have sustaining hydrology impacted such that there will be a decrease in the inherent (existing) functions and values of the wetland.
A minimum buffer of 25 feet of permanent nonimpacted vegetative ground cover abutting and surrounding a wetland is required.
Findings 1. There are no known wetlands located on the property.
RULE F: EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL
Standards A plan shall demonstrate that appropriate erosion and sediment control
measures protect downstream water bodies from the effects of a land-disturbing activity.
Erosion Control Plans must adhere to the MPCA Protecting Water Quality in Urban Areas Manual.
Findings 1. Erosion and sediment control measures are consistent with best management
practices, as demonstrated in the MPCA manual Protecting Water Quality in Urban Areas.
2. Adjacent properties are protected from sediment transport/deposition. 3. Wetlands, waterbodies and water conveyance systems are protected from
erosion/sediment transport/deposition. 4. Project site is greater than 1 acre; an NPDES permit is required.
RULE G: ILLICIT DISCHARGE AND CONNECTION
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Standard Stormwater management and utility plans shall indicate all existing and
proposed connections from developed and undeveloped lands for all water that drains to the District MS4.
Findings 1. New direct connections or replacement of existing connections are not
proposed. 2. Prohibited discharges are not proposed.
RECOMMENDATION: Approve with 3 Conditions Conditions:
1. Provide a copy of the NPDES permit. 2. Provide additional detail on the Maryland Avenue Traffic study scope and
process. 3. Provide documentation to support a cost of $125 per lineal foot for the future
installation of 640 linear feet of perforated 18” pipe, or reduce the unit price accordingly. For reference, the City of St. Paul recently estimated an installed cost of $47 per lineal foot for 280 lineal feet of 12” perforated pipe.
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20'
R/W
33'
EXISTING
C/L
2.0% 2.0%
5'CONC BLVD.WALK
5'CONCBLVD.WALK
R/WEXISTING
R/WPROPOSED
2' 11' 11' 11' 11' 2'
W.B. THRU LANE W.B. THRU LANE LEFT TURN LANE E.B. THRU LANE E.B. THRU LANE
LANES
0'-11'
VARIABLE - 13'
R/W
33'
EXISTING
C/L WB LANES
C/L EB
20'WALK
5'8'BLVD
1:3 MAXPROFILE GRADE
LINESECTION
CONST.
LINESECTION
1:3 MAX
33'
R/WEXISTING
1'
WALK5' 8'
BLVD
BITUMINOUS TACK COAT BETWEEN BOT. COURSES MNDOT SPEC.23572" - 2360 BITUMINOUS WEARING COURSE MIXTURE SPWEB440F2" - 2360 BITUMINOUS WEARING COURSE MIXTURE SPWEB440F3" - 2360 BITUMINOUS NONWEARING COURSE MIXTURE SPNWB430B6" - AGGREGATE BASE CLASS 6 MN/DOT SPEC. 221124" - SELECT GRANULAR BORROW4" CONCRETE WALK MN/DOT 2521
6" AGGREGATE BASE CLASS 6 MN/DOT SPEC. 2211SEE DETAIL SHEET 15
INSET A
2.0%4.0%
INSET A3" TOPSOIL & SOD
4.0%2.0%
INSET A
1'1'
2:1 2:1
8" - CONCRETE PAVEMENTVARIABLE DEPTH- BITUMINOUS OVERLAY
NOTES
5'
33'
2.0%
3" TOPSOIL & SOD
5'
6"6"
11
FILL WITH COMMON BORROW MATERIAL1
880
890
900
910
920
930
880
890
900
910
920
930
47+00
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4
911.
35
910.
7
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48+00
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“Our mission is to protect, manage, and improve the water resources of the Capitol Region Watershed District.”
Stormwater Impact Fund Implementation Plan (Adopted March 17, 2010)
Capitol Region Watershed District’s (CRWD) mission is to protect, manage and improve the water
resources of the District. The District adopted Rules in September 2006. The Rules were amended
January 7, 2009 and require permits for projects that create greater than one acre of land disturbance.
Stormwater Management Rule C requires permanent Best Management Practices (BMPs) to achieve
volume reduction in the amount equivalent to one inch of rainfall over the new impervious surfaces of
the development. The alternative compliance section of Rule C, section 3(c)(2), part (iii) allows for
payment to the Stormwater Impact Fund when on-site practices, off-site treatment, or banked volume
reduction credits can not be used to achieve compliance. Money contributed to the Fund will be used
to provide equivalent volume reduction elsewhere in the District.
GOALS
The Stormwater Impact Fund is the last step in the alternative compliance sequencing section of
CRWD Rule C and is intended to:
Provide an alternative method to achieve volume reduction on all permitted projects;
Account for unique conditions that may make compliance difficult on some sites;
Incorporate flexibility into the District’s stormwater requirements;
Provide applicants a known process and expenditure for project planning and budgeting.
ELIGIBILITY FOR CONTRIBUTION TO THE STORMWATER IMPACT FUND
The following criteria must be met in order for a project to be eligible for contribution to the
Stormwater Impact Fund as required in Stormwater Rule C:
Documentation of specific site conditions indicating why standard compliance is not feasible
and the project therefore qualifies for alternative compliance sequencing;
Documentation that the alternative compliance sequencing steps have been satisfied;
In the case of linear projects that have previous Board approval to defer volume reduction
credits as provided for in Rule C, Section 3(c)(4), documentation to support why BMPs to
compensate for the volume deficit have not been constructed within two years of approving the
deferral.
1410 Energy Park Dr., Suite 4, St. Paul, MN 55108
Phone: (651) 644-8888 Fax: (651) 644-8894 www.capitolregionwd.org
Capitol Region Watershed District
“Our mission is to protect, manage, and improve the water resources of the Capitol Region Watershed District.”
ELIGIBILITY FOR USE OF FUNDS
Money from the Stormwater Impact Fund shall be allocated to the following two activities:
1. Project Planning and Engineering for Construction of Volume Reduction Practices
2. Construction of Volume Reduction Practices
The Board of Managers will evaluate projects as funding becomes available and assign priority
to projects based on the following criteria:
1. Projects located within the same subwatershed as the permitted projects contributing to the
Fund.
2. Projects that are identified in completed subwatershed studies or other planning documents.
3. Projects that include multiple funding and planning partners
4. Quantity of stormwater treated
5. Cost per cubic foot removed
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Our Mission is to protect, manage and improve the water resources of Capitol Region Watershed District
DATE: April 10, 2014 TO: CRWD Board of Managers FROM: Bob Fossum, Water Resource Program Manager Britta Suppes, Monitoring Program Coordinator Joe Sellner, Water Resource Technician
Sarah Wein, Water Resource Technician SUBJECT: Monitoring Program Review Background Capitol Region Watershed District established a Monitoring and Data Collection Program in 2004. Over the program’s 9 year history incremental improvements and enhancements have been made. In 2013, the District sought to complete a comprehensive review of the program to analyze, and if necessary refocus the goals, approach, methods, and deliverables of the Program. Issues District staff completed a review of the existing program during a staff retreat that took place the morning of November 1, 2013 at the Wilder Foundation Offices. Following this, recommendations for program improvement were developed.
The District’s CAC reviewed the draft Monitoring Program Review and 2014-2016 Recommendations on April 9, 2014 and offered several suggestions relative to clarifying the intent of the recommendations and identifying areas where data could be used to better inform the public on water resource and water quality issues. The CAC passed a motion supporting the Monitoring Program Review and Recommendations document with the suggested changes. District staff will present the draft Monitoring Program Review and 2014-2016 Recommendations to the Board. Additionally, during the first part of 2014, District staff have already begun work on two recommendations identified in the Program Review so that can be implemented during the 2014 field season. Staff will review with the Managers the Monitoring Station Power and Communication Improvement Plan and Enhanced Lakes Biological Monitoring Work Plan. Requested Action Approve the Monitoring Program Review and 2014-2016 Recommendations. enc: Monitoring Program Review and 2014-2016 Recommendations, draft Monitoring Station Power and Communication Improvement Plan, draft
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April 16, 2014 Board Meeting IV. Special Reports, A)
Monitoring Program Review
Monitoring Program Review and 2014-2016 Recommendations
Capitol Region Watershed District Saint Paul, MN April 2014
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1. Background
Capitol Region Watershed District established a Monitoring Program in 2004. Over the program’s nine year history incremental improvements and enhancements have been made. In 2013, the District sought to complete a comprehensive review of the program to analyze, and if necessary, refocus the goals, approach, methods, and deliverables of the Program.
2. Program Review
District staff completed a review of the existing program and discussed its strengths and weaknesses. The first step in the review was a staff retreat that took place the morning of November 1, 2013 at the Wilder Foundation Offices. Elizabeth Beckman facilitated the discussion and the following District staff participated in the retreat: Anna Eleria, Britta Suppes, Forrest Kelley, Mark Doneux, Corey Poland, Joe Sellner, Nate Zwonitzer, Gustavo Castro, Stephanie Herbst, and Bob Fossum. Discussions at the retreat resulted from consideration of the following questions:
1. What do we do well? 2. Why monitor in CRWD? 3. How can our monitoring data be used in other CRWD programs? 4. Who are the audiences for our data? 5. What do our audiences need to effectively make use of our data? 6. Who are potential new monitoring program partners who could strengthen our work? 7. What changes can we make to improve the efficiency of our data collection? 8. To best use our finite resources, where are areas we could reduce or eliminate collection
efforts? 9. Is there anything that should be added to the program?
A summary of the retreat, responses to the questions above, subsequent discussions, and initial recommendations are found in Appendix 1.
3. Program Evaluation and Recommendations
Following the retreat, staff of the Monitoring, Research, and Maintenance Division developed a list of recommendations for the Monitoring Program. These recommendations were focused on the 3-year time period of 2014—2016. A summary table of all recommendations including a proposed schedule and estimated additional cost is found at the end of this document. The recommendations are grouped by the questions from the retreat that they address. (Note: no recommendations are linked to questions 1 and 4)
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Question #2--Why monitor in CRWD? Recommendation 1 Currently, in Annual Monitoring Reports, the stated goal/objective of the monitoring program as follows:
In 2004, CRWD established a monitoring program to assess water quality and quantity of various subwatersheds and stormwater best management practices (BMPs) owned and/or operated and maintained by CRWD…..The objectives of the program are to identify water quality problem areas, quantify the subwatershed runoff pollutant loadings to the Mississippi River, evaluate the effectiveness of BMPs, and provide data for the calibration of hydrologic, hydraulic, and water quality models.
It is recommended that the District adjust the goal/objective of the Monitoring Program as follows: CRWD monitors waters within the District to: identify problem areas, quantify subwatershed runoff pollutant loadings, evaluate effectiveness of BMPs, provide data to calibrate hydrologic, hydraulic, and water quality models, and promote understanding of District water resources and water quality. Question #3--How can our monitoring data be used in other CRWD programs? Recommendation 2 The District should better incorporate monitoring data into the following work of the District. Specifically, better utilizing monitoring data within the following programs should be evaluated:
a) BMP Performance b) Targeting CIPs, grants and education c) In-lake management decisions d) Spatial Analysis e) MS4 permit, specifically TMDL compliance/progress
Question #5--What do our audiences need to effectively make use of our data? Recommendation 3
Develop a comprehensive monitoring database that could more effectively manage the large data sets of the District. This would improve: data organization, data accessibility, data querying, and data analysis. The database should have components useable to both District staff and the general public. Recommendation 4 Complete a comprehensive evaluation of and implement improvements to the District’s reporting methods. The evaluation should focus on improvements to: format, frequency, analysis types, generation of figures & tables, data cleaning.
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Recommendation 5 Consider expanded stand-alone sub-watershed reports that would contain a more comprehensive analysis of monitoring data in the subwatershed. This could include reports for the Como Lake and/or Trout Brook Subwatersheds. Further consider a subwatershed summary document that would be focused to inform the general public. Question #6--Who are potential new monitoring program partners who could strengthen our work? Recommendation 6 Based on the idea that a true partnership needs to mutually benefit all parties, 5 specific partners should be prioritized for actively developing or enhancing our monitoring partnerships over the next 3 years. The 5 priority partners are:
a) University of Minnesota b) City of St Paul c) Ramsey County (Conservation District and Public Works) d) Ramsey Washington Metro Watershed District (RWMWD) e) Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO)
The District would continue to actively communicate and partner with several other entities but would not actively attempt to develop/nurture new partnerships during the next three year period unless mutually beneficial outcomes can be realized. Question #7--What changes can we make to improve the efficiency of our data collection? Recommendation 7 Improve staff organization and training. This includes create of the District’s Monitoring, Research, and Maintenance Division as well as more formal and comprehensive training of new District staff. Recommendation 8 Install AC Power and Remote Data Access to baseline sites (6). This would improve the monitoring program as follows:
a. Temperature control (heating & cooling) of sampling equipment b. Year-round sampling c. Reduced frequency of site visits d. Analyze and report data more quickly e. Improved data quality
Recommendation 9
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Improve methods and efficiency of sample preparation and lab analysis, including: a. Submittal requirements and procedures b. Laboratory results reporting c. Sample Bottle Cleaning d. Finalize Quality Assurance and Project Plan (QAPP)
Recommendation 10 For baseline sites, adjust sampling frequency as follows:
a. Fewer baseflow samples (1x per month vs 2x per month) b. Focus sampling towards larger storm events
Question #8--To best use our finite resources, where are areas we could reduce or eliminate collection efforts? Recommendation 11 Evaluate and consider adjusting monitoring parameters and frequency at the following locations:
a. Arlington-Pascal Infiltration Trenches (T5E, T4W, T4E) b. Como Regional Pond Inlet and Outlet c. Arlington Hamline Underground (AHUG) Outlet d. Como 3 Subwatershed e. Stormwater Pond Level Loggers
Recommendation 12 Evaluate and consider discontinuing analysis of the following chemical parameters:
a. Nitrogen b. Metals with negligible concentrations (Nickle, Cromium)
Recommendation 13 Evaluate and consider adjusting Qualitative Lakes Data Collection. Consider utilizing citizen volunteers to accomplish this work. Question #9--Is there anything that should be added to the program? Recommendation 14 Enhance lake monitoring and conduct more complete analysis. Regularly collect and analyze the following data:
a. Biological data i. Fisheries
ii. Macrophytes
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iii. Phyto/Zooplankton b. Temperature c. Ice cover/Ice out d. Sediment
Recommendation 15 Historically, the District has focused on more typical stormwater parameters such as phosphorus and total suspended solids. The District should consider expanding its analysis of other stormwater parameters, including:
a. Bacteria/microbial source tracking b. Chloride c. Trash d. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)
Recommendation 16 Consider monitoring and/or analysis of previously unmonitored subwatersheds. This effort should focus on:
a. Subwatersheds with land uses/source areas different than existing monitored locations b. Utilize modeling to simulate loading
Recommendation 17 Consider additional BMP monitoring, such as:
a. Research based BMP monitoring b. “Microsite” monitoring (roofs, parking lots, greenspace, construction sites, private
BMPs) c. Climate change adaptation monitoring
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Monitoring Program Review RecommendationsSchedule and estimated additional costs beyond typical annual monitoring cost
# Name 2014 2015 2016 Estimated Additional Cost Question Addressed1 New goal/mission statement for Monitoring Program -$ 22 Better incorporate data into other District programs -$ 33 Develop a comprehensive monitoring database Budgeted for in 2014 54 Improvements to monitoring reports -$ 55 Consider stand-alone subwatershed reports (Como, Trout Brook) -$ 56 Develop enhanced monitoring partnerships 2,500$ 67 Improve staff organization and training 5,000$ 78 Install AC power and remote data access at baseline sites Budgeted for in 2014 79 Sample preparation and lab improvements 5,000$ 7
10 Adjust sampling frequency for baseline sites -$ 711 Evaluate adjusting some existing monitoring sites -$ 812 Evaluate discontinuing some existing chemical analysis -$ 813 Evaluate adjusting qualitative lakes data collection -$ 814 Expand Lakes Monitoring to include additional biological data Budgeted for in 2014 915 Consider expanding analysis to others stormwater parameters Budgeted for in 2014 916 Consider monitoring of previously unmonitored subwatersheds -$ 917 Consider additional BMP monitoring -$ 9
12,500$
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Appendix 1—Monitoring Program Review Retreat Summary, November 1, 2013
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Monitoring program evaluation, Retreat Summary and Initial Recommendations Retreat held 11/1/2013 Document drafted 11/19/2013
1. What do we do well? Responses to this question can be categorized into 3 categories: Data Collection, Data Analysis/Reporting, Other
Data Collection o Collecting data. o Developing methods that work in CRWD. o Adapt to challenges of monitoring in an urban watershed o Working on a team in the field. o Handling lots of physical/manual labor successfully. o Maintain equipment….make sure it’s in working order and appropriate for the task. o Efficiency in field work…we have lots of tasks to do and they all get done
Data Analysis/Reporting o QA/QC of data. o Managing a lot of data. o Reporting data. o Sharing with other practitioners….transparent with process and data. o Making a complete analysis of data...automated samplers and loading calculations. o Calculating loads…it takes time. This is unique and important because it plays into cost-
benefit analysis. o
Other o Adequately funding the different steps of the program….monitoring is made a budgetary
priority. o Recently open to innovation, encouraging innovative thought, open to staff suggesting
ways to do things better. o We want to be leaders in our field and make it happen...this generates pride in our work. o We generate lots of data, but perhaps more important is its quality…it is research grade
and usable by other partners. o Communication between field staff and coordinator (weekly meetings, regular
communication, open lines of dialogue) this is key to getting work done well.
2. Why monitor in CRWD? Each response to this question was tested against our current monitoring program goal to see if it is adequately covered in the current goal or adjustments need to be made.
Current program goal:
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In 2004, CRWD established a monitoring program to assess water quality and quantity of various subwatersheds and stormwater best management practices (BMPs) owned and/or operated and maintained by CRWD…..The objectives of the program are to identify water quality problem areas, quantify the subwatershed runoff pollutant loadings to the Mississippi River, evaluate the effectiveness of BMPs, and provide data for the calibration of hydrologic, hydraulic, and water quality models.
Overall the current goal encapsulates the program well with the exception of monitoring serving to educate and increase awareness within the District. Potential new program mission statement: (in bulleted list to make review/discussion easier, final will be narrative) CRWD monitors waters within the District to:
a) Identify problem areas b) Quantify subwatershed runoff pollutant loadings c) Evaluate effectiveness of BMPs d) Provide data to calibrate hydrologic, hydraulic, and water quality models e) Educate and increase awareness
3. How can our monitoring data be used in other CRWD programs? The responses to this question can be placed in one of 6 categories listed below.
Permitting a. Determine Rules (Requirements and Standards…1”?). b. Subwatershed-specific rules (Como TMDL). c. Permit sites – problem areas, i.e. illicit discharges. d. BMP Performance. e. Identify suitable designs of BMP construction sites. f. Construction site inspection and permitting
Subwatershed (new) a. Focus project dollars. b. Address “hot spots”.
TBI a. Model/calibrate/validate. b. Safety for operations and maintenance. c. MS4 Permit. d. Trout Brook conveyance questions.
Education a. Show impacts, good and bad. b. Link behaviors with water quality improvements. c. Influence public decision making in relation to other watersheds
Capital Improvement Projects a. To focus our CIPs, grants and education geographically. b. Determine maintenance requirements and frequency.
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c. Assist BMP design and placement. Other
a. Support research opportunities. b. Climate change adaptation. c. In-lake management. d. Guide wetland management plan. e. Spatial analysis (GIS, modeling, etc.)
Recommendation: 5 priorities areas to incorporate monitoring data in the next 3 years.
a. BMP Performance b. Focus CIPs, grants and education c. In-lake management decisions d. Spatial Analysis e. MS4 permit, specifically TMDL compliance/progress
4. Who are the audiences for our data?
Answers to this question can be grouped into 3 major categories—Internal, External-Local, External-Non-Local
Internal o CRWD Board. o CRWD staff. o Citizens of CRWD, children, adults and seniors (different data delivery systems for all).
External--Local o MPCA. o Other CRWD cities. o Scientific community, academia, graduate students. o Stormwater professionals. o Developers (a potential audience). o Artists. o Teachers. o Advocates. o Nonprofit staff. o Landscape professionals. o Snowplow drivers, winter maintenance workers (Saint Paul snowplow fleet drivers and
their supervisors, Kevin Nelson, Matt Morreim). o Contractors. o Legislators/policymakers. o District planning councils. o Other decision makers.
External—Non-Local o Other regulatory agencies, EPA, NPDES NPS Listserv (Don Waye). o Other cities outside CRWD. o International locations.
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5. What do our audiences need to effectively make use of our data?
Answers to this question can be grouped into 2 major categories—Data Understanding, Data Delivery
Data Understanding o Data they can understand. o Summaries. o Pie charts. o To know how to ask for the data, i.e. we need to help them know what’s available, and
may need us to prompt them re: what they want/need. o Point person to ask questions re: data, “handholding.” o Presentation of data in different formats. o Condensed versions of data. o More concise or simplified versions of data for the layperson. o Symbols, images to show data. o Interactive presentations. o Translation/interpretation. o Interpreted data: “What does it mean?” o Clean recommendations for management: “How do I use this data as an audience
member?” o Caveats or disclaimers for data. o Clear definitions of QAQC…people need assurance of how the data was collected, e.g.
Braun recently sent a clear definition of their QAQC. o We need to promote our data to certain audiences. o Comparison or amount that is commonly understood. o To make sure audiences members understand the science to education/policy leap. o A call to action, either general or specific.
Data Delivery
o Detailed procedures about collection. o Easy access to data. o Electronic/internet access. o Good organization. o Different delivery methods: a cellphone app, printed reports, .PDFs, billboards. o Different ways to query data on website, or monitoring database. o Consistent way to give data away to everyone, even if they are a nontraditional client. o Nontraditional delivery methods, marketing, advertising formats. o Deliver data in a more timely way, sometimes it is needed immediately by a client,
especially illicit discharges. o Raw data available. o A place to provide feedback and/or to interact with the data.
6. Who are potential new monitoring program partners who could strengthen our work?
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Each potential partner was put into one of 6 categories for partner types: 1. Academic/Research:
a. University of Minnesota i. St. Anthony Falls Lab (SAFL)
ii. Ecology Evolution Behavior (EEB) iii. Entomology iv. Water Resource Center
b. University of New Hampshire c. Center for Watershed Protection (CWP) d. Water Environment Federation (WEF) e. Local Road Research Board
2. State/NAT’L Govt:
a. MPCA b. DNR c. MnDOT d. EPA e. USGS f. NWS g. Port Authority
3. Cities/Counties/Municipalities:
a. City of St. Paul i. Public Works, Sewer Division
ii. Regional Water Services b. City of Roseville c. City of Falcon Heights d. Ramsey County
i. Conservation District ii. Public Works
e. Other major cities within the region (e.g. Milwaukee)
4. Other Watershed Districts: a. MWMO b. RWMWD c. WCD d. MCWD
5. Citizens/Groups/NGOs
a. CLNN b. Citizen volunteers c. Non-profit/advocacy groups d. Private landowners with BMPs
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6. Private Sector a. Media/Communication b. Private engineering companies (e.g. Barr) c. Vendors of BMPs
Recommendation: Based on the idea that a true partnership needs to mutually benefit all parties, from the list above 5 specific partners should be prioritized for actively developing or enhancing our monitoring partnerships over the next 3 years.
a. University of Minnesota b. City of St Paul c. Ramsey County (CD and PW) d. RWMWD e. MWMO
The others in the list above we would actively communicate and partner with as appropriate partnerships present themselves but we would not actively attempt to develop/nurture partnerships during the next three year period.
7. What changes can we make to improve the efficiency of our data collection? 8. To best use our finite resources, where are areas we could reduce or eliminate collection
efforts? 9. Is there anything that should be added to the program?
Based on the response to Questions 7-9 priority items (Top 5) were listed for Changes, Deletions, and Additions to the monitoring program (without sacrificing data quality): TOP 5 Changes:
1. AC Power and Remote Data Access to baseline sites a. Temp control (heating & cooling) b. Year-round monitoring c. Reduced frequency of site visits d. Analyze and report data more quickly e. Improved data quality
2. Staff organization and training 3. Monitoring Database development 4. Reporting Improvements (Format, Frequency, Analysis types, Generation of figures & tables,
data cleaning) 5. Sample Preparation and Lab Efficiency
a. Submittal requirements and procedures b. Laboratory results reporting c. Bottle Cleaning
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TOP 5 Deletions: 1. Site Removal:
a. Trenches (T5E, T4W, T4E) b. GCP Inlet and Outlet c. AHUG Outlet d. Como 3—what are we doing here? e. Level Loggers—do we need this many deployed? What is data being used for?
2. Parameter removal: a. N b. Metals with non-detects (Ni, Cr)
3. Qualitative Lakes Data Collection (volunteers instead?) 4. Adjust Sampling Frequency:
a. Fewer baseflow samples (1x per month vs 2x) b. Larger storm events only
TOP 5 Additions:
1. Lakes Monitoring Data expansion and more complete analysis a. Biological data
i. Fisheries ii. Macrophytes
iii. Phyto/Zooplankton b. Temperature c. Ice cover/Ice out d. Sediment
2. Expanded analysis of other stormwater parameters a. Bacteria/microbial source tracking b. Chloride c. Trash d. PAHS e. Emerging contaminants
3. Monitoring of new subwatersheds a. Sub-WSs with different land use/source areas b. Utilize modeling to simulate loading c. Detailed, stand-alone reports by subwatershed
i. Como ii. Trout Brook
4. BMP Monitoring a. BMP research based monitoring b. “Microsite” monitoring (roofs, parking lots, greenspace, construction sites, private
BMPs) c. Climate change adaption monitoring
5. Detailed sub-watershed reports a. Expanded subwatershed monitoring and more detailed reports by subwatershed
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Hot topics:
Reporting wetland data Groundwater data Lake monitoring – biochemical and chemical Mississippi River Emerging contaminants
Monitoring Station Power and Communication UpgradeWork Plan
Capitol Region Watershed District Saint Paul, MN April 2014
I. Background Capitol Region Watershed District (CRWD) maintains and operates, as of February 2014, 16 full water quality sites consisting of an automated water sampler, data logger, and area-velocity sensor. Each is equipped with a 12 volt deep cycle marine battery to power the sampler and two 6 volt lantern batteries to power the data logger and area-velocity sensor. Stored data on the data loggers is manually downloaded to a field laptop which is brought to each site. There are several limitations and inefficiencies to the current monitoring system: Battery Power
1. Battery voltages must be checked on a regular basis to prevent power failure. This requires routine visits to each monitoring site.
2. When a battery voltage drops below the accepted threshold, it must be exchanged for a fully charged battery and returned to the CRWD shop for charging. There is no system to charge batteries in the field, nor is there a source of backup power.
3. Power failures due to low battery power are common. Power failures can result in loss of data and/or potential water quality samples.
Data Access
1. Stored data must be downloaded manually requiring a CRWD staff member to visit each site.
2. Data cannot be reviewed for possible equipment issues, current conditions, illicit discharges etc. until a site visit has been made and the data downloaded.
3. Certain sampling activities such as snowmelt grabs or storm grabs require specific conditions that, at present, can only be determined by physically visiting each site.
4. All programming of data loggers and samplers must be carried out in person at each site.
5. A site visit is required to determine if a site collected water quality samples during a storm event.
A significant amount of staff time is dedicated to the maintenance, reprogramming, status checking, and sample collection at monitoring sites. Table 1 summarizes the staff time spent at the 3 Trout Brook Monitoring Sites in 2013. Table 1 - 2013 Staff Hours
Activity Trout Brook East Branch Trout Brook West Branch Trout Brook Outlet Total
Storm Composite/Grab 8.1 6.4 13.0 27.6
Base Composite/Grab 14.7 14.0 12.8 41.6
Routine Site Visit 6.4 7.2 6.7 20.0
Maintenance 2.9 5.6 6.4 14.9
Total 32.2 33.2 38.9 104.4
CRWD is interested in increasing power reliability, reducing staff time spent on field visits, and accessing site data in real-time. To achieve these goals, CRWD has evaluated the establishment of AC power at its monitoring sites and a communication system for remote wireless data access.
II. Project Goals and Description The primary goals of this project are to 1) Increase sampling reliability and data integrity by providing monitoring sites with a reliable power source 2) Establish a system of real-time and/or on-demand remote wireless data access between deployed monitoring equipment and the CRWD office and 3) Increase the efficiency of staff time and resources related to field work activities. A reliable power source will eliminate periods of missing data caused by battery power failure. Continuous power will also increase the consistency of samples, delivering uniform volumes for each sample, by eliminating variations in pump motor speeds caused by the diminishing power over time supplied by the current battery setup. A key component of the remote data access system will be a 2-way communication system allowing for (re)programming of equipment without the need for personnel to be physically present at a site. Access to real-time data on flow conditions, sampler status, and equipment condition as well as the ability to react to conditions through remote programming is expected to significantly reduce staff time spent on travel to and from sites. It will also allow for more timely and effective responses to equipment malfunctions thereby increasing data quality. Higher quality raw data will reduce the amount and scope of QA/QC that needs to be done prior to reporting each year’s monitoring data. CRWD will pilot the power upgrades and communication system outlined in this work plan at three (3) of its long term baseline monitoring sites:
1. Trout Brook – East Branch 2. Trout Brook – West Branch 3. Trout Brook – Outlet
These sites were chosen because they are anticipated to be monitored well into the foreseeable future and because they monitor the Trout Brook Storm Sewer Interceptor, which CRWD owns and maintains. Once the three pilot sites have been established and the performance of the remote data access system has been evaluated, CRWD will make a determination on how or whether to implement remote data access at its remaining baseline monitoring sites.
III. Project Organization CRWD will coordinate with Xcel Energy, property owners and the electrical contractor throughout the course of this project. IV. Scope of Work The tasks needed to complete this project can be divided into two main categories 1) Installation of the AC power connection and 2) Establishment of the remote wireless data access system. Many aspects of the two categories can be completed concurrently, but the remote data access system cannot be fully established and tested without first establishing the AC power connection. 1. Installation of AC Power Connection
Task 1 CRWD will ensure that all necessary easements and agreements from property owners are in order prior to proceeding with any of the following tasks. Task 2 CRWD will solicit quotes and contract with an electrical contractor who will be responsible for the following:
1. Assessment of the project needs in terms of materials, labor, and energy loads. 2. Calculation of each site’s projected load and complete the necessary load sheet
for submittal to Xcel Energy. 3. Installation of an Xcel Energy approved meter and all necessary components
from the meter to the monitoring box terminating in a standard outlet (exact specs to be determined by the electrician).
Task 3 Meet with parties to discuss the project. Parties include but are not limited to:
1. Xcel Energy 2. CRWD personnel 3. CRWD’s electrician/contractor 4. Property owner(s)
Task 4 CRWD or its contractor will apply for service from Xcel Energy. Task 5 Xcel Energy will design the project and determine its costs, if any. Task 6 All necessary agreements between Xcel and CRWD will be signed and any payment owed to Xcel will be made before construction begins.
Task 7 Xcel Energy will construct the designed project. Task 8 A final check will be performed by CRWD’s electrician and, if necessary, Xcel Energy.
2. Establishment of Wireless Data Access System Task 1 Set up cellular data plans for the three pilot sites. Task 2 Equipment Purchases:
1. Three (3) Isco 2105ci cellular interface modules 2. Three (3) power adapters with battery backup for the 6712 samplers at the three
pilot sites
Task 3 Conduct in-house testing of the intended setup prior to field deployment.
1. Evaluate performance vs. needs 2. Adjust and seek additional solutions as needed.
Task 4 Deploy remote access equipment in the field and evaluate its field performance. Task 5 Continually evaluate overall performance of the remote access system vs. desires and find areas for improvement, if any.
1. Evaluate the potential benefits of the addition of Flowlink Pro software. 2. Perform a cost-benefit analysis after 1 year of operation.
V. Anticipated Timeline CRWD anticipates that the remote access system and all supporting components will be active and in use by late July to early August 2014. The largest uncertainty in the schedule is Xcel Energy’s construction schedule. The expected time to go from design to construction is 8 – 10 weeks. Table 2 outlines the anticipated schedule of tasks.
Table 2 - Anticipated Timeline
VI. Cost Estimates Table 3 outlines the estimated up-front costs associated with the proposed system. Once the system is in place, recurring costs consist of monthly charges for the cellular data plan and power usage. Table 3 – Estimated Up-Front Costs
Item Unit Cost Units Total
Xcel Energy Design and Construction1 $3200 3 $9600
Electrician Installation1 $900 3 $2700
Cellular Data Plan – 3 Sites (Verizon Wireless) $45 242 $1080
Verizon Static IP setup (one‐time fee) $500 3 $1500
Isco 2105ci Module $3070 3 $9210
Power Adapter with Battery Backup (Isco model 914) $536 3 $1609
Project Total $25,6991 Based on data provided by MWMO for similar work.
2 Months. Based on minimum 2 year contract.
Attachments: Xcel Energy Electric Service Information Load Sheet
May June July August Sept Oct Nov Dec
Task 1 ‐ Secure Easments and Property Owner Agreements CRWD x
Task 2 ‐ Solicit Quotes and Contract with Electrical Contractor CRWD x
2.1 ‐ Assessment of project needs Electrician x
2.2 ‐ Calculation of projected load and submittal to Xcel Electrician x
2.3 ‐ Installation of Meter and Connection to Monitoring Box Electrician x
Task 3 ‐ Meet With Parties to Discuss Project All x
Task 4 ‐ Apply for Service from Xcel CRWD x
Task 5 ‐ Design Project and Determine Costs Xcel x
Task 6 ‐ Sign Agreements and Make Payment to Xcel Xcel/CRWD x
Task 7 ‐ Construction Xcel x
Task 8 ‐ Finalize Installation and Perform Check Electrician x
Task 1 ‐ Set up Cellular Data Plan CRWD x
Task 2 ‐ Equipment Purchases CRWD x
Task 3 ‐ In‐House Testing CRWD x
Task 4 ‐ Field Deployment of Equipment CRWD x
Task 5 ‐ Performance Evaluation CRWD x x
Task Party
Establishment of Remote Data Access System
2014
Installation of AC Power Connection
Enhanced Lake Biological Monitoring Work Plan
Capitol Region Watershed District Saint Paul, MN April 2014
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I. Background of CRWD Lakes Capitol Region Watershed District (CRWD) has five lakes within its boundaries: Como Lake, Crosby Lake, Little Crosby Lake, Loeb Lake, and Lake McCarrons (monitored annually since 1984, 1999, 2011, 2003, and 1988, respectively). The lakes are monitored by Ramsey County Public Works (RCPW), Ramsey Conservation District (RCD), the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR), and CRWD to assess overall health and to determine if each lake supports their designated uses for swimming, fishing, and/or aesthetics. All of the lakes receive stormwater runoff and ultimately drain to the Mississippi River (with the exception of Loeb Lake). Como, Crosby, Little Crosby and Loeb Lakes are classified as shallow lakes, defined by a maximum depth of less than fifteen feet or those in which more than 80% of the lake is within the littoral zone (the area of the lake in which plants grow). Lake McCarrons is the only deep lake in the District, defined by a maximum depth of greater than fifteen feet or those in which less than 80% of the lake is in the littoral zone. Every two years, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) assesses the water quality conditions of the State’s surface waters and updates the “Impaired Waters List” based on the current, available water quality data. This list identifies the lakes and streams in the state that do not meet their designated uses (i.e.: fishing, swimming, drinking water, etc) because of poor water quality. Of the five District lakes, Como Lake is the only lake listed as impaired on the MPCA 303(d) list for excess nutrients, having been listed since 2002. CRWD developed the Como Lake Strategic Management Plan in 2002 in an effort to improve water quality in the lake. II. Historical Monitoring and the Need for More Data CRWD lakes have been consistently monitored in the past for chemical, physical, and some biological parameters (i.e., nutrient concentrations, water clarity, and aquatic vegetation, respectively). Examining the relationships between these parameters provides insight into overall lake health. In many cases chemical and physical data are the primary factors that inform lake management decisions. Biological data is equally as important, and can provide additional insight into the complex interactions taking place within a lake. Biological parameters include information on abundance and size of phytoplankton and zooplankton, abundance and types of aquatic vegetation, and size and composition of fish populations. Historically, CRWD or others have collected or obtained data on certain biological parameters, but on an inconsistent basis (Table 1). Collection of biological data is often more
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time-intensive and expensive, and therefore not monitored as frequently as some of the major chemical and physical data parameters collected. The relationship among the biological organisms in a lake is complex and can greatly affect water quality. For example, if there are larger populations of piscivorous fish (fish that consume other smaller fish) in a lake, this can cause lower populations of planktivorous fish (fish that consume zooplankton). When there are not as many planktivorous fish to feed on zooplankton (such as daphnia), zooplankton communities increase, feeding on more of the phytoplankton in the lake. This can result in lower levels of algae and clearer water. Conversely, lower levels of piscivorous fish equates to higher levels of planktivorous fish, lower levels of zooplankton to consume phytoplankton, higher levels of algae growth and reduced water clarity. Among other chemical, physical, and biological factors, the abundance of different members of the lake food chain can greatly affect water quality and clarity.
In addition, lake sediments can often be a large internal source of phosphorus. A small amount of phosphorus released from the upper level sediments (typically through wave action or rough fish disturbance) can have a pronounced impact on the overall phosphorus concentration in the water column. Sediment data has been collected in the past, but only on a few lakes for specific purposes (i.e., the 2004 alum treatment of Lake McCarrons). Establishing baseline lake sediment data would provide information essential for identifying phosphorus sources and could impact lake management decisions. III. Project Goals and Description The primary goal of this project is to enhance monitoring of biological parameters of CRWD lakes in order to increase understanding of how they interact with chemical and physical parameters, all of which shape lake water quality. Ultimately, this additional knowledge will provide a more complete picture of CRWD lake health. In 2013, CRWD contracted Wenck Associates, Inc. to complete a statistical analysis of CRWD lake data to determine if any water quality trends exist and what factors could be causing these trends. One major recommendation from the report was to increase monitoring of biological data, as many of these parameters (aquatic vegetation, zooplankton and phytoplankton abundance, and fish populations) could be having an effect which cannot be determined by examining chemical and physical data alone. By obtaining data on biological parameters that have not been monitored in the past or have been monitored infrequently, a better picture of what is happening within the District’s lakes can be obtained. This additional data will also help us better understand our overall watershed management efforts. For example, many successful BMP projects (i.e., CRWD’s Arlington-Pascal Stormwater Improvement Project) have been completed in recent years in the area around
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Como Lake. The projects have significantly reduced external pollutant loading to the lake, but improvements in water quality have been inconsistent. Instead, a cyclical trend in total phosphorus (TP) and chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) concentrations, and Secchi disk depth has become apparent, where every 5-6 years these parameters fluctuate and affect water quality. This is one example of where knowledge of biological factors will increase understanding of lake water quality trends, as it can be difficult to develop conclusions based on chemical and physical data alone.
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Table 1. CRWD HISTORICAL LAKE MONITORING
Chemical/Physical Data Collection Yes 2x per month (May-Sept)
1984 (Como), 1999 (Crosby), 2003 (Loeb),
1988 (McCarrons), 2011 (Little Crosby)
RCPW
Collected parameters in accordance with MPCA required data collection (depth, pH, DO, conductivity, Chl-a, chloride, ammonia, TP, temperature, etc). Collected annually since start year.
Aquatic Vegetation Point-Intercept Surveys* Yes2x per year (spring and late summer)
2012-2013 (And past years for lakes surveyed during DNR fish
surveys, i.e., Loeb)
RCD (DNR)
Occurred in all lakes. Additional survey completed in West End of Lake McCarrons in August, 2013. Additionally done in Como in 2010, Crosby in 2009, and Loeb in 2011. Data collected on Species Name, Depth, % Occurrence, and Avg. Abundance.
Aquatic Vegetation Biovolume Analysis** YesOnce/Year (late
summer) 2012-2013 RCDOccurred in all lakes. Data collected on lake depth, plant biovolume at each depth, % area covered in vegetation, heat map.
Phytoplankton Data Collection Yes 2x per month (May-Sept)
1984 (Como), 1999 (Crosby), 2003 (Loeb),
1988 (McCarrons), 2011 (Little Crosby)
RCPW
Data collected on Phylum/Genus and concentration (organisms/mL) found for each date. Collected annually since start year except for McCarrons, which missed a year in 1999.
Zooplankton Data Collection Yes 2x per month (May-Sept)
1984 (Como), 1999 (Crosby), 2003 (Loeb),
1988 (McCarrons), 2011 (Little Crosby)
RCPW Data collected on number and concentration (1000/m^3) of specific types, as well as daphnia size distribution
Fisheries Survey YesOnce (mid-late
summer)
2011 (Como), 2004 (Crosby), 2006 (Loeb),
2008 McCarronsDNR
The DNR surveys all MN lakes on a 5-10 year rotation. Stocking occurs more frequently in lakes popular for fishing. Little Crosby never surveyed. Data not collected frequently enough on any lake to say it was regularly monitored.
Temperature Data Collection Yes 2x per month (May-Sept)
1984 (Como), 1999 (Crosby), 2003 (Loeb),
1988 (McCarrons), 2011 (Little Crosby)
RCPW Surface temperature and temperature profiles taken along with chemical/physical data collection
Sediment Analysis Yes Once (unknown times of year)
2004 (McCarrons), 2008 (Crosby)
Barr Engineering/ UMN LCR
Completed once for McCarrons (2004) corresponding to the alum treatment on the lake, and once for Crosby (2008) completed by the UMN LRC. Not enough times to say we consciously monitored for sediments in the past.
Lake Elevations Yes
At least once/month,
twice/month in summer
1978 (Como), 1924 (McCarrons), 2003 (Loeb) DNR
Monitored as part of the Lake Level Minnesota Monitoring Program by the DNR.
* The point-intercept method involves surveying aquatic vegetation at specif ic evenly-spaced points throughout a lake and documenting type and abundance of plant species found.
** Biovolume surveys involve using a GPS enabled depth-f inder to assess evenly spaced transects that determine the depth of the lake and the amount of aquatic vegetation along each transect.
Data Type NotesPreviously Collected? Frequency Collected Since Year Collected By
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IV. Enhanced Monitoring Recommendations The following recommendations are proposed for each CRWD lake (Table 2): Monitoring to be continued as currently scheduled:
Chemical/physical data collection eight times from May – September by RCPW
Aquatic vegetation point-intercept surveys completed twice per summer by RCD
Aquatic vegetation biovolume analysis completed twice per summer by RCD
Phytoplankton data collection eight times from May – September by RCPW
Zooplankton data collection eight times from May – September by RCPW
Monitoring to be completed by external organizations not contracted by CRWD Fisheries surveys to be conducted on Crosby Lake, Loeb Lake and Lake McCarrons in
2014 by the Minnesota DNR
Lake elevations to be measured on Como Lake, Loeb Lake, and Lake McCarrons by the Minnesota DNR
Recommended additional monitoring:
Chemical/physical data to be collected in spring and fall by RCPW (if possible)
Aquatic vegetation point-intercept survey to be conducted in spring by RCD (if possible)
Aquatic vegetation biovolume analysis to be conducted in spring by RCD (if possible)
Phytoplankton data to be collected in spring and fall by RCPW (if possible)
Zooplankton data to be collected in spring and fall by RCPW (if possible)
Fisheries surveys to be conducted on Como Lake and Little Crosby Lake in 2014 by a consultant. Fisheries surveys to be conducted in future years for ALL lakes by a consultant when not surveyed by the DNR.
Temperature monitoring equipment to be installed in Como Lake and Lake McCarrons by CRWD (to obtain continuous data on lake epilimnion temperature)
Sediment analyses to be conducted on all lakes in winter of 2014 – 2015 by external consultant (with potential for additional analyses in future years)
Lake elevation to be measured in Como Lake, Crosby Lake, and Lake McCarrons by CRWD
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Table 2. CRWD PROPOSED LAKE MONITORING
Winter April May - Sept October
Chemical/Physical Data Collection Once? 2x per Month
Once? Annually RCPW
Collected parameters in accordance with MPCA required data collection (depth, pH, DO, conductivity, Chl-a, chloride, ammonia, TP, temperature, etc). Potential collection in early spring and late fall if possible based on staff time.
Aquatic Vegetation Point-Intercept Surveys Once 2x per summer
Annually RCD* As per previous collection methods, collect data on Species Name, Depth, % Occurrence, and Avg. Abundance.
Aquatic Vegetation Biovolume Analysis Once2x per
summer Annually RCD*As per previous collection methods, but potentially interested in performing this during the spring as well as the late summer timeframe. This is dependent upon staffing at RCPW and cost.
Phytoplankton Data Collection Once? 2x per Month Once? Annually RCPW
As per previous collection methods, collect data on phytoplankton type (phylum/genus) and concentration (organisms/mL). Recommendations for monitoring are once in early spring and late fall, and 2x monthly through summer. Hope for early spring/late fall but probably not possible based on predicted staff time.
Zooplankton Data Collection Once? 2x per Month Once? Annually RCPW
As per previous collection methods, collect data on zooplankton type, number and concentration (1000/m 3̂), as well as daphnia size distribution. Recommendations for monitoring are once in spring and fall, and 1x monthly through summer. The District anticipates for spring/fall monitoring but it is probably not possible based on predicted staff time. CRWD already collects more than is recommended during summer months.
Fisheries Survey Once Annually DNR or consultant
Crosby/Loeb/McCarrons will be monitored in 2014 by the DNR. Como is scheduled to be monitored in 2016. CRWD will be responsible for organizing consultants to monitor Como/Little Crosby in 2014. As the DNR only monitors MN lakes every 5-6 years (at most), future years will require CRWD to find external consults to complete this work in future years.
Temperature Data Collection Continuous Annually CRWD
CRWD will install temperature monitoring equipment in Villa Park to see possible effect of Villa Park overflow on Lake McCarrons surface temperature. Temperature sensors will also be installed in Como/McCarrons on the fishing piers which will give a continous record of temperature over the summer months.
Sediment Analysis Once? 2014 Consultant
Survey sediment once (Talk to consultant as to best time during the year to conduct sampling and what parameters to monitor) in order to have baseline knowledge of the sediment in our lakes. Based on the findings, this could have to be analyzed again in the future.
Lake Elevations Continuous Continuous Continuous Annually CRWD
The DNR currently manages the lake elevation database and historical years of elevation data for Como/Loeb/McCarrons can be obtained from their website. The District will install a level logger in Crosby Lake to monitor level for Crosby/Little Crosby.
*May require the use of consultants if RCD does not have adequate staff resources.
Data Type To be Collected By
NotesAnnually or 2014 only?
Frequency of Collection
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V. Project Timeline As shown in Table 3, the majority of preparatory work for this project is expected to be completed in April 2014. Once outside consultants are determined for the additional work that is to be completed, the 2014 budget for the additional monitoring can be finalized. Data will then be collected by CRWD monitoring staff at the end of the monitoring season and included in the 2014 reporting. Table 3. CRWD 2014 lakes enhanced biological monitoring timeline
March April May June July August September OctoberAdministrative
Develop work plan draft CRWDCRWD staff review of work plan CRWD Early AprilPresent work plan to CRWD Board CRWD April 16th Verify contract with RCPW for 2014 monitoring season CRWDContract with external consultants to complete additional work CRWDDevelop budget specifics based off of consultant work CRWD
MonitoringInstall temperature probes in Como Lake and Lake McCarrons CRWD (As early as possible)Install level gauge in Crosby Lake CRWD (As early as possible)
2014 Lakes MonitoringRCPW, RCD,
DNR, etc (If possible) (If possible)
Tasks Organization2014 Monitoring Season
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VI. Project Budget The CRWD 2014 lakes monitoring budget allocates $20,000 for enhanced biological monitoring of all five lakes (Table 4). This amount is sufficient to cover anticipated costs of the additional monitoring. Table 4. CRWD 2014 lakes monitoring budget Cost Budgeted Amount DescriptionCRWD Staff Time $4,880 Includes 0.1 FTE for qualitative lakes monitoring and lakes reportingRCPW $6,000 Lakes monitoring and laboratory analysisEnhanced Biological Monitoring $20,000 For additional monitoring of aquatic organisms and sedimentEquipment $1,300 Equipment purchase, rental/lease, and maintenance
Total $32,180
Our Mission is to protect, manage and improve the water resources of Capitol Region Watershed District
Regular Meeting of the Capitol Region Watershed District (CRWD) Board of Managers, for Wednesday,
April 2, 2014 6:09 p.m. at the office of the CRWD, 1410 Energy Park Drive, Suite 4, St. Paul, Minnesota.
REGULAR MEETING
I. Call to Order of Regular Meeting (President Joe Collins)
A) Attendance
Joe Collins
Shirley Reider
Seitu Jones
Mary Texer
Mike Thienes
Staff Present
Mark Doneux, CRWD
Michelle Sylvander, CRWD
Forrest Kelley, CRWD
Anna Eleria, CRWD
Jim Mogan, Ramsey County
Attorney
Public Attendees Nathan Campeau, Barr
Engineering
Tony Wendland, Xcel
Sharon Sarappo, Xcel
Conrad Miller, Xcel
B) Review, Amendments and Approval of the Agenda
Manager Mary Texer asked for additions or changes to the agenda. No changes were requested.
Motion 14-066: Approve the April 2, 2014 Agenda.
Reider/Jones
Unanimously approved
II. Public Comments – For Items not on the Agenda
There were no public comments.
III. Permit Applications and Program Updates
A) Permit # 14-007 St. Paul Public Schools – 360 Colborne Parking Lot Rehabilitation (Kelley)
Mr. Kelley reviewed Permit #14-007 Colborne Pavement Rehabilitation. The applicant is St. Paul Public
Schools. The permit is for reconstruction of the parking lot at the St. Paul Public School District headquarters.
The applicable rules are Stormwater Management (Rule C), Flood Control (Rule D), Erosion and Sediment
Control (Rule F). The disturbed area of this project is 2.64 Acres and 2.40 Acres impervious surface.
Motion 14-067: Approve the St. Paul Public Schools – 360 Colborne Parking Lot Rehabilitation with 2 Conditions.
1. Increase filtration volume from 9,193 cubic feet to at least 10,204 cubic feet. Storage must be provided below the lowest adjacent gutter elevation. See attached diagram of calculated volume retention. The volume of 10,336 cf calculated by the applicant includes volume above the gutter elevation (hatched areas in attached diagrams A, B, and C).
April 16, 2014 Board Meeting
V. Action Item A) Approve Minutes
of April 2, 2014
DRAFT Regular Board Meeting
(Sylvander)
Our Mission is to protect, manage and improve the water resources of Capitol Region Watershed District
2. Provide inlet protection for the catch basin at the center of the north edge of the parking lot.
No discussion.
Reider/Jones
Unanimously approved
B) Permit # 14-011 Xcel Energy – East Metro Gas Pipeline – Phase 2 (Kelley)
Mr. Kelley reviewed Permit #14-011 Xcel Energy East Metro Gas Pipeline. The applicant is Xcel Energy. The
permit is for replacement and maintenance of existing pipeline. The applicable rules are Stormwater
Management (Rule C), and Erosion and Sediment Control (Rule F). The disturbed area of this project is 8.7
Acres.
Motion 14-068: Approve permit #14-011 Xcel Energy – East Metro Gas Pipeline Phase 2 with 6 conditions:
1. Receipt of surety.
2. Provide plans signed by a professional engineer per the Minnesota Board of AELSLAGID.
3. Provide a copy of the NPDES permit.
4. Identify specific locations of inlet protection, stormwater and erosion control devices.
5. Provide the amount of impervious area to be reconstructed and maps or figures similar to that provided
with the 2013 CRWD permit application.
6. Provide additional information on Highland Park regulator station between stations 2+30 and 3+40.
a. Will a building be constructed?
b. When will this part of the project be constructed?
Ms. Texer requested clarification of item number six, provide addition information on regulator station. Mr.
Kelley replied that he has already received the additional information requested.
Mr. Jones asked if there will additional utilities in future phases. Mr. Kelley replied that there may be in the
future but he is not aware of any.
Thienes/Reider
Unanimously approved
Motion 14-069: Approve variance from Rule C Stormwater Management requirements for permit #14-011 Xcel
Energy East Metro Gas Pipeline.
Thienes/Reider
Unanimously approved
C) Permit Program/Rules Update (Kelley)
Mr. Kelley reviewed an upcoming permit for a Goodwill store on University Avenue. Mr. Kelley noted that the
TAC is still working on some adjustments to the rules. The percentages for the new filtration credits were off
so the TAC may need to go back and redo some the calculations.
IV. Special Reports.
Our Mission is to protect, manage and improve the water resources of Capitol Region Watershed District
A. TBI Drainage Improvements at Cottage Ave. and Farrington Street (Eleria)
Ms. Eleria introduced Mr. Nathan Campeau with Barr Engineering. Ms. Eleria reviewed how an area located
near Cottage Avenue and Farrington Street has experienced flooding from rainwater runoff. Mr. Campeau
shared his feasibility report showing the causes of flooding and potential solutions. The inlet in this area would
often get clogged with debris, garbage, and items being dumped. In the summer of 2013 repairs were made to
the berm and large rocks were placed around the inlet. Soon after the repairs were made a large rainfall tested
the improvements and it held to hold up well to the amount of storm water runoff. The improvements have
reduced the flooding in this area. The low area located just north east of the inlet may still experience some
flooding in a residential backyard. Mr. Campeau reviewed four options that could be implemented to reduce
the flooding problems in this area. The first option would be to replace the current inlet with a beehive style
inlet. This would allow more runoff to enter the storm drain. Option number two would be to place a beehive
style inlet further upstream. This option would capture more stormwater runoff before it would reach the
current inlet. The third option would be to build a raingarden. This option does cost more and would not
reduce flooding. The forth option is a combination of a beehive style inlet and a raingarden.
Administrator Doneux noted that Mr. Campeau has shared his feasibility report with the CAC in March for
comments. Two of the CAC members had strong opinions of this project. Mr. Barton suggested that the area is
a wetland and a flooding easement be acquired. Mr. Byrne suggested obtaining flooding or ponding easements
rather than building a project.
Mr. Jones asked why the cause of the flooding was not looked into further for the homeowners. Ms. Eleria
replied that much of the information was based on the information that the homeowners were sharing.
The focus of the project was, to determine if CRWD was contributing to the problem. Ms. Eleria noted that she
has not heard from the neighbor that was having flooding issues in his backyard. There was some discussion
about option number two, adding a beehive inlet further upstream. The Board of Managers discussed observing
this area and to consider adding this to the budget in 2015 if a project is warranted. The Board of Managers
thanked Mr. Campeau for his presentation.
V. Action Items
A) AR: Approve Minutes of the March 19, 2014 Regular Meeting (Sylvander)
Motion 14-070: Approve Minutes of the March 19, 2014Regular Meeting.
Jones/Reider
Unanimously approved
B) AR: Approve Minutes of the March 19, 2014 Board Workshop (Sylvander)
Motion 14-071: Approve Minutes of the March 19, 2014 Board Workshop.
Reider/Thienes
Unanimously approved
C) AR: Approve Monetary Limits of Municipal Tort Liability (Doneux)
Our Mission is to protect, manage and improve the water resources of Capitol Region Watershed District
Administrator Doneux reviewed that in the past several years the Board has decided to NOT waive the tort
liability limits. In a review of our insurance coverage it was determined that we must again determine if we are
going to waive our tort liability limits. Administrator Doneux met with Mark Lenz the District’s Insurance
agent. Mr. Lenz reviewed the options regarding whether or not to waive tort liability limits, as the District has
done in the past. Administrator Doneux recommends that the District NOT waive the monetary limits on
municipal tort liability. The District will continue to purchase an insurance rider for accident coverage for
volunteers.
Motion 14-072: Accept the LMCIT liability coverage and NOT Waive the Monetary Limits on municipal tort
liability.
Thienes/Jones
Unanimously approved
D) AR: Approve License Agreement with the City of St. Paul for Highland Ravine Project
(Eleria)
Ms. Eleria, reviewed the Highland Ravine Stabilization Project. This project involves work on both private
property and public parkland with construction limits ranging from 10 to 20 feet wide along the centerlines of
three ravines. In Ravine 3, the majority of the project will take place on City parkland with a small area on one
private residence. The private property easement has been secured and approved by CRWD’s Board of
Managers.
Ms. Eleria said the City of Saint Paul and CRWD staff prepared a draft license agreement for access and
construction of the Highland Ravine Stabilization Project on City parkland. The license agreement grants
CRWD the rights to stabilize the main ravine channel with rock grade control structures, remove select,
undesirable trees to allow more sunlight into the area, and conduct minor grading to enhance the berm on the
downstream ravine section within City property. The license also allows CRWD to maintain the project through
2017.
Mr. Jones asked what the difference was between a license and easement. Attorney Mogen replied that a
license gives CRWD the right to access and use the land. An easement is a more permanent attachment to the
land.
Motion 14-073: Approve the license agreement with the City of Saint Paul for the Highland Ravine
Stabilization Project subject to approval of the Ramsey County Attorney.
Thienes/Reider
Unanimously approved
VI. Unfinished Business
A) FI: Highland Ravine Update (Eleria)
Ms. Eleria provided an update on the Highland Ravine Project. Attorney Mogen has been talking to the
Attorney for the Deer Park Association. The final issues and verbiage are being worked out. Ms. Eleria
anticipates being able to put the project out to bid next week.
B) FI: Upper Villa Park Stormwater Improvements (Kelley)
Our Mission is to protect, manage and improve the water resources of Capitol Region Watershed District
Mr. Kelley reviewed the Upper Villa Park stormwater improvements. Mr. Kelley has met with the City of
Roseville Public Works Department. It has been confirmed that CRWD will proceed with the feasibility study
for the reuse portion of the project. Mr. Kelley currently has proposals from SRF and Geosyntec.
C) FI: Curtiss Pond Improvement Project (Fossum)
Mr. Fossum provided an update on the Curtiss Pond Improvement Project. Mr. Fossum reviewed the evolution
of the design. Mr Fossum reviewed that the newest design will lower the level of the pond by two feet before
anticipated rainfall. Educational informational signage will be added to the site. The City of Falcon Heights is
currently in the planning process for the park area. The city plans to remove the current basketball court. The
hockey rink will be paved and serve as the basketball court in the summer months. Mr. Fossum reviewed a
schedule of the project. The City of Falcon Heights will be reviewing the project and schedule. Work would
not begin until after the MN State Fair due to heavy traffic.
D) FI: Office Plan Update (Doneux)
Administrator Doneux gave an update on the office plans. Administrator Doneux met with CBRE, they will
compile the information collected into one summary report. This report will be presented at the next meeting.
A letter is being drafted to extend the current lease.
VII. General Information
Administrator Approved or Executed Agreements
No new agreements
Board Approved or Executed Agreements
Partner Grant Agreement with Harambee Elementary for water education programming and activities - $9,000.
General updates including recent and upcoming meetings and events
Friday, March 14 was Seasonal Water Resource Technician, Stephanie Herbst’s last day at CRWD. Jordan
Jessen started work on Monday, March 17 as the new Annual Water Resource Technician.
Sarah Wein and Britta Suppes will attend the annual Women’s Environmental Network, networking event on
Wednesday April 2, 2014 held at Hamline University.
A meeting is set for Monday, April 7, 2014 with the neighbors of Lake McCarrons to discuss weed harvesting.
Staff will give a presentation on stormwater management and BMPs to students during Central High School’s
Earth Day Extravaganza on Tuesday, April 29, 2014.
The IT Committee has decided to contract with Computer Revolution as CRWD’s IT consultant.
1.) Upcoming events and meetings
a) Manager Collins will not be at the April 2, 2014 Board meeting.
b) Next CAC meeting is Wednesday April 9, 2014 from 7:00 - 9:00 pm. Manager Reider will attend the
April 9, 2014 CAC meeting.
c) Next Board Meeting is Wednesday April 16, 2014 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. Manager Jones will not be at
the April 16, 2014 meeting.
Our Mission is to protect, manage and improve the water resources of Capitol Region Watershed District
d) Manager Thienes will not be at the May 7, 2014 or May 11, 2014 Board meetings.
e) The 20th
Annual Great River Gathering presented by the Saint Paul River Front Corporation is Thursday
May 8, 2014 from 5:00 – 8:30 pm at Union Depot.
f) Saint Paul Public Works Annul Open House is Tuesday May 20, 2014 from 4:00 – 7:00 pm at the Dale
Street Garage.
2.) Project Updates – None at this time
VIII. Adjournment
Motion 14-074: Adjournment of the April 2, 2014 Regular Board Meeting at 7:23 p.m.
Jones/Thienes
Unanimously Approved
Respectfully submitted,
Michelle Sylvander
Our Mission is to protect, manage and improve the water resources of Capitol Region Watershed District.
DATE: April 10, 2014
TO: CRWD Board of Managers
FROM: Michelle Sylvander, Office Manager
RE: March 2014 Accounts Payable/Receivable and Administrative/Program Budget
Report
_________________________________________________________________________________
Background
Enclosed are the Accounts Payable/Receivable and the Administrative/Program Budget Reports for the
Month of March 2014.
Issues
Summary of Accounts Payable/Receivable Report: Accounts Payable $ 278,719.20
Accounts Receivable $ 50,851.51
Summary of Preliminary Budget Report:
Administrative Budget $ 70,856.21
Program Budget $ 161,188.85
Project Budget $ 15,590.87
Capital Improvement Budget $ 31,083.27
TOTAL $ 278,719.20
Request Action
Approve March 2014 Accounts Payable/Receivable and March Budget Report and direct Treasurer and
Board President to endorse and disperse checks for these payments.
enc: March 2014 Accounts Payable/Receivable
March 2014 Preliminary Budget Report
W:\02 Budget and Finance\Board Memos\Board Memos 2014\BD Memo AP Budget Report 4.10.2014.docx
April 19, 2014
Board Meeting
V. Action Items – B) Accounts
Payable & Budget Update
(Sylvander)
CAPITOL REGION WATERSHED DISTRICT 2014 BUDGET REPORT REPORT DATE: 4/10/2014
OPERATIONSProject/Program: 2014 Budget
2014 Budget Transfers/
Amendments
2014 Amended Budget Current Month Expenditures YTD Expenditures Balance of Budget
Remaining % of Budget Expended
ADMINISTRATION Administrative Budget 419,800.00 419,800.00 70,856.21 162,160.58 257,639.42 38.63%
200-Administration 80,081.00 80,081.00 - - 80,081.00 0.00%
201-Groundwater 7,950.00 7,950.00 - 16.54 7,933.46 0.21%
207-Rulemaking/Rule Revisions 28,650.00 28,650.00 889.08 2,220.38 26,429.62 7.75%
208-Permitting 177,482.00 177,482.00 12,717.37 33,409.53 144,072.47 18.82%
210-Stewardship Grants 210,152.00 210,152.00 4,155.57 30,367.98 179,784.02 14.45%
211-Monitoring and Data Collection 489,802.00 489,802.00 101,585.17 174,027.18 315,774.82 35.53%
220-Education/Outreach 224,530.00 224,530.00 36,531.10 52,777.12 171,752.88 23.51%
225-Technical Resources & Information Sharing 48,080.00 48,080.00 - - 48,080.00 0.00%
228-Future Trends: Research & Positioning 98,000.00 98,000.00 - - 98,000.00 0.00%
230-Geogrpahic Information Systems (GIS) 71,490.00 71,490.00 1,171.88 7,124.27 64,365.73 9.97%
240-Safety Program 28,140.00 28,140.00 4,138.68 8,761.56 19,378.44 31.14%
PROGRAM TOTAL 1,464,357.00 0.00 1,464,357.00 161,188.85 308,704.56 1,155,652.44 21.08%
300-Administration 39,169.00 39,169.00 0.00 - 39,169.00 0.00%
301-Shoreline & Streambank Maintenance 20,920.00 20,920.00 8,000.00 8,000.00 12,920.00 38.24%
305-Como Lake Subwatershed 185,594.00 185,594.00 665.50 1,514.83 184,079.17 0.82%
310-Lake McCarron's Subwatershed 30,000.00 30,000.00 968.96 968.96 29,031.04 0.00%
313-Loeb Lake Subwatershed 11,920.00 11,920.00 - - 11,920.00 0.00%
315-Trout Brook Subwatershed 219,230.00 219,230.00 4,334.85 16,905.33 202,324.67 7.71%
317-Crosby Lake Subwatershed 11,920.00 11,920.00 0.00 0.00 11,920.00 0.00%
325-Wetland, Stream and Ecosystem Restoration-Planning 76,320.00 76,320.00 531.43 1,193.58 75,126.42 0.00%
330-Mississippi River Subwatershed 107,398.00 107,398.00 1,090.13 5,885.49 101,512.51 5.48%
PROJECTS TOTAL 702,471.00 0.00 702,471.00 15,590.87 34,468.19 668,002.81 4.91%
TOTAL OPERATIONS BUDGET $2,586,628.00 $0.00 $2,586,628.00 $247,635.93 $505,333.33 $2,081,294.67 19.54%
Capital Improvement Project 2014 Budget2014 Budget Transfers/
Amendments
2014 Amended Budget Current Month Expenditures YTD Expenditures Balance of Budget
Remaining % of Budget Expended
401-Shoreline Restoration Fund 48,380.00 48,380.00 0.00 0.00 48,380.00 0.00%
405-Como BMP Fund 599,620.00 599,620.00 11,525.52 23,058.25 576,561.75 3.85%
410- Lake McCarron's BMP Fund 67,700.00 67,700.00 5,072.05 11,104.06 56,595.94 16.40%
415-Trout Brook BMP's 35,400.00 35,400.00 5,141.60 22,450.45 12,949.55 63.42%
417-Crosby Lake BMP 45,600.00 45,600.00 6,362.70 12,768.61 32,831.39 0.00%
420-Other BMP Fund 0.00 0.00 174.33 174.33 (174.33) 0.00%
425-Wetland, Stream and Ecosystem Restoration - Implementation 151,920.00 151,920.00 - - 151,920.00 0.00%
430-Mississippi River Subwatersheds BMP's 76,520.00 76,520.00 272.21 12,485.83 64,034.17 0.00%
440-Special Projects and Grants 539,510.00 539,510.00 2,534.86 204,073.73 335,436.27 37.83%
490-Debt Services 372,000.00 372,000.00 - 139,530.91 232,469.09 37.51%
TOTAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM $1,936,650.00 $0.00 $1,936,650.00 $31,083.27 $425,646.17 $1,511,003.83 21.98%
Fund Balances Unaudited Fund Balance @ 12/31/13
2014 Fund Balance Transfers
Unaudited Fund Balance @ 12/31/14 2014 YTD Revenue Current Month
Expenditures YTD Expenditures Unaudited Fund Balance @ 03/31/14
Operations 1,854,547.70 - 1,854,547.70 7,004.31 247,635.93 505,333.33 1,356,218.68
Capital Improvement 2,923,609.07 - 2,923,609.07 48,613.48 31,083.27 425,646.17 2,546,576.38
TOTAL FUND BALANCE: $4,778,156.77 $0.00 $4,778,156.77 $55,617.79 $278,719.20 $930,979.50 $3,902,795.06
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Report Date 4/16/14
Date Vendor Name Vendor Address Invoice # Description Amount Total Check # G/L Code G/L Description
03/01/14 Metropolitan Council P.O. Box 856513Minneapolis, MN 55485-6513 1027174 Lab Analysis $62,277.00 $62,277.00 15840 211-13210-4450 $15,569.25
211-13230-4450 $9,341.55 Laboratory Analysis
03/28/14 Computer Revolution 2335 Fairview Ave.Roseville, MN 55113 Computer Equipment $2,388.89 $2,388.89 15841 101-14970-4610 Equipment Purchase/Rental/Lease
03/31/14 Al's Coffee 820 Decatur Ave. NorthGolden Valley, MN 55427 117569 Coffee $101.50 --- --- 101-14970-4210 Office Supplies
04/01/14 Al's Coffee 820 Decatur Ave. NorthGolden Valley, MN 55427 33417 Oasis Filter Cooler $10.76 $112.26 15842 101-14970-4210 Office Supplies
03/21/14 Barr Engineering 4700 West 77th Street Minneapolis MN 55435-4803 23620944.05-38 TBI Engineering Services $3,152.16 --- --- 315-14550-4470 Engineering
03/21/14 Barr Engineering 4700 West 77th Street Minneapolis MN 55435-4803 23620944.11-6 Farrington Drainage $2,029.50 --- ---
---
415-13818-4470 Engineering
03/21/14 Barr Engineering 4700 West 77th Street Minneapolis MN 55435-4803 23620944.09-27 Trout Brook Realignment from I-35E to Cayuga $2,415.50 $7,597.16 15843 415-12815-4470 Engineering
03/03/14 Ben Meadows P.O. Box 5275Janesville, WI 53547-5275 1020006407 Saftey Equipment $52.92 --- --- 240-14396-4210 Office Supplies
03/19/14 Ben Meadows P.O. Box 5275Janesville, WI 53547-5275 1020037782 Saftey Equipment $887.14 $940.06 15844 240-14396-4210 Office Supplies
03/13/14 Benefit Extras, Inc. P.O. Box 1815Burnsville, MN 55337 55072 Monthly Flex and Renewal Processing Fee $51.75 $51.75 15845 101-14970-4040 Employee Benefits
06/17/13 Bond Trust Services 3060 Centre Pointe Drive, Suite 110Roseville, MN 55113 9149 Paying Agent Services $450.00 $450.00 15846 101-14970-4290 Insurnce & Bonds
03/31/14 Braun IntertecNW 7644P.O. Box 1450Minneapolis, MN 55485-7644
1401022 Lab Analysis $840.00 --- ---211-14200-4450 $420.00211-14210-4450 $134.40211-14230-4450 $285.60
Laboratory Analysis
03/18/14 Braun IntertecNW 7644P.O. Box 1450Minneapolis, MN 55485-7644
1400837 Lab Analysis $840.00 --- ---211-14200-4450 $420.00211-14210-4450 $134.40211-14230-4450 $285.60
Laboratory Analysis
03/17/14 Braun IntertecNW 7644P.O. Box 1450Minneapolis, MN 55485-7644
1400769 Lab Analysis $840.00 --- ---211-14200-4450 $420.00211-14210-4450 $134.40211-14230-4450 $285.60
Laboratory Analysis
02/24/14 Braun IntertecNW 7644P.O. Box 1450Minneapolis, MN 55485-7644
1400573 Lab Analysis $630.00 --- ---211-14200-4450 $352.80211-14210-4450 $138.60211-14230-4450 $138.60
Laboratory Analysis
02/25/14 Braun IntertecNW 7644P.O. Box 1450Minneapolis, MN 55485-7644
1400516 Lab Analysis $2,224.00 $5,374.00 15847 211-14200-4450 $1668.00211-14210-4450 $556.00 Laboratory Analysis
04/01/14 CBRE P.O. Box 848844Los Angeles, CA 90084-8844 PJM0019000P Project Management Fees $10,468.77 --- --- 101-14970-4430 Consultants
12/17/13 CBRE P.O. Box 848844Los Angeles, CA 90084-8844 PJM0015559P Project Management Fees $10,055.37 $20,524.14 15848 101-14970-4430 Consultants
03/25/14 Century College 3300 Century Avenue NorthWhite Bear Lake, MN 55110-1842 540586 Confined Space Training 2/26/2014 $1,835.00 $1,835.00 15849 240-14390-4430 Consultants
03/23/14 City of St. Paul 1100 Hamline Avenue NorthSt. Paul, MN 55108 Intership Support Parks & Recreation Internship - Tyler Polster $8,000.00 $8,000.00 15850 301-14405-4710 Grants/Cost-Share/Partnerships
01/24/14 Joe Collins 1410 Energy Park Dr.St. Paul, MN 55108 1st Quarter Expense Report 1st Quarter, 2014 $934.68 $934.68 15851 101-13970-4000 $900.00
101-13970-4010 $34.68 Manager Per Diem/Expense
03/07/14 Corner Marking Co. 1174 7th Street W.St. Paul, MN 55102 86916 Name Plate for Jordan Jessen $19.91 $19.91 15852 101-14970-4210 Office Supplies
03/28/14 Anna Eleria March Expense Expense Report $57.68 $57.68 15853
101-14970-4330 $5.04240-14390-4330 $11.20315-14550-4330 $12.88330-14620-4330 $20.16417-12801-4330 $8.40
Staff Expenses
03/27/14 Ford Motor Credit Company, LLCMunicipal Finance1 American Road, MD 7500Dearborn, MI 48126
1082858 2013 Ford Edge Lease - April $535.81 $535.81 15854
208-14000-4635 - 160.74 210-14141-4635 - 160.74 220-14275-4635 - 107.16 315-14550-4635 - 107.15
Equipment Lease/Purchase
03/28/14 Bob Fossom March Expense Expense Report $220.36 $220.36 15855 405-13700-4330 $1.12410-12750-4330 $219.24 Staff Expenses
03/14/14 Geosyntec 900 Broken Sound Pkwy, Suite 200Boca Raton, FL 33487-2775 1714141 Curtiss Pond Design & Construction Project $1,884.00 $1,884.00 15856 405-13700-4470 Engineering
03/25/14 Hamline University 1536 Hewitt AvenueSt. Paul, MN 55104 H003267/H003647 Design & Production of 3 exhibits $24,900.00 $24,900.00 --- 220-14250-4610 Equipment Purchase/Rental/Lease
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE/RECEIVABLE
Report Date 4/16/14
Date Vendor Name Vendor Address Invoice # Description Amount Total Check # G/L Code G/L Description
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE/RECEIVABLE
03/12/14 Hamline University 1536 Hewitt AvenueSt. Paul, MN 55104 Membership Dues Watershed Patners $3,500.00 $3,500.00 15857 220-14265-4260 Dues & Publications
04/10/14 Health PartnersNW 3600PO Box 1450Minneapolis, MN 55485-3600
May May Health & Dental Benefits $10,541.42 $10,541.42 15858 various Employee Benefits
02/28/14 HLB 4810 White Bear ParkwayWhite Bear Lake, MN 55110 150413240 Monthly Accounting for Feb. 2014 $5,388.69 $5,388.69 15859 101-14970-4440 Accounting
03/13/14 Houston Engineering Inc. 1401 21st Ave. N.Fargo, ND 58102 19220 Curtiss Pond Design & Construction Project $7,928.00 $7,928.00 15860 405-13700-4470 Engineering
03/14/14 Impressive Print 1995 Oakcrest AvenueRoseville, MN 55113 62562 Winter News letter $367.00 --- --- 220-14250-4210 Office Supplies
04/04/14 Impressive Print 1995 Oakcrest AvenueRoseville, MN 55113 62805 Arlington Pascal Brochure, Green Lin Brochure $509.07 $876.07 15861 220-14250-4210 Office Supplies
03/31/14 International Erosiion Control Assoc. 3401 Quebec Street, Suite 3500Denver, CO 80207-2339 2014 Membership 2014 Membership $170.00 $170.00 15862 101-14970-4260 Dues & Publications
03/11/14 Integra Telecom P.O. Box 2966Milwaukee, WI 53201-2966 11826292 Monthly Phone service $558.70 $558.70 15863 101-14970-4320 Utilities
04/08/14 Seitu Jones 629 Kent StreetSt. Paul, MN 55103 Expense Report 1st Qtr Expense Report $700.47 $700.47 15864 101-14970-4000 $675.00
101-14970-4010 $25.47 Manager Per Diem/Expense
03/28/14 Forrest Kelley 1259 Avon St. N.St. Paul, MN 55117 Expense Report Jan.-March Expense Report $253.51 --- ---
208-14000-4330 $220.19208-14000-4635 $10.00210-14141-4635 $10.00220-14275-4635 $6.66315-14550-4635 $6.66
Staff Expenses
03/28/14 Forrest Kelley 1259 Avon St. N.St. Paul, MN 55117 March Cleaning March Monthly office cleaning $600.00 $853.51 15865 101-14970-4320 Utilities
03/28/14 C Lanphear Design 3715 45th Avenue SouthMinnapolis, MN 55406 0314-01 Design work $603.23 $603.23 15866
101-14970-4430 $175.00220-14275-4430 $50.00220-14250-4430$378.23
Consultants
03/17/14 Marco P.O. Box 790448St. Louise, MO 63179-0448 249528050 Konica Minolta Copier contract $810.10 $810.10 15867 101-14970-4610 Equipment Purchase/Rental/Lease
03/18/14 Marco NW 7128, P.O. Box 1450Minneapolis, MN 55485-7128 1874375 HP contract 3/18/2014-04/17/2014 $21.04 $21.04 15868 101-14970-4610 Equipment Purchase/Rental/Lease
03/24/14 MenardsCapitol One CommercialP.O. Box 5219Carol Stream, IL 60197-5219
3.05906E+14 Office Supplies - mouse traps, trash bags, light bulbs $34.63 $34.63 15869 101-14970-4210 Office Supplies
03/31/14 MetlifeSmall Business CenterP.O. Box 804466Kansas City, Missouri 64180-4466
KM05988320 Employee Benefits - April $591.40 --- --- Various Employee Benefits
03/31/14 MetlifeSmall Business CenterP.O. Box 804466Kansas City, Missouri 64180-4466
Employee Benefits - May $591.40 $1,182.80 15870 April-May 2014 Employee Benefits
03/25/14 Metropolitan ConcilEnvironmental ServiceP.O. Box 856513Minneapolis, MN 55485-6513
1031722 Lab Analysis $12,183.75 $12,183.75 15871211-13210-4450 $3045.94211-13230-4450 $1827.56211-13200-4450 $7310.25
Laboratory Analysis
03/28/14 Midway Ford 2777 North Snelling Ave.Roseville, MN 55113 385101 Tire mount & balance $180.51 $180.51 15872
208-14000-4635 $54.15210-14141-4635 $54.15220-14275-4635 $36.10315-14550-4635 $36.11
Equipment Lease/Purchase
04/04/14 Nelson's 1562 Como Ave.St. Paul, MN 55108 561721 Confined space training $136.63 $136.63 15873 240-14390-4280 Training & Education
04/02/14 Noah & Associates, Inc. 8117 Telgraph RoadBloomington, MN 55438 1477 Job Family Tables $968.75 $968.75 15874 101-14970-4430 Consultants
03/31/14 Pioneer Press 345 Cedar StreetSt. Paul, MN 55101 314424071 Legal Notice for 2014 Mtg Schedule & Workshop $120.60 $120.60 15875 101-14970-4310 Legal Notices
02/28/14 Pitney Bowes P.O. Box 223648Pittsburgh, PA 15250-2648 38926275-May Postage Meter refill funds $1,000.00 $1,000.00 15876 101-14970-4300 Postage
03/28/14 Corey Poland 1410 Energy Park Dr.St. Paul, MN 55108 Expense Report March Expense Report $154.23 $154.23 15877 208-14000-4330 $100.80
211-14200-4330 $53.43 Staff Expenses
02/21/14 Ramsey County - Attorney90 Plato Blvd. WP.O. Box 64097St. Paul, MN 55164-0097
Atty 4649 Attorney Services - Feb. 2014 $2,394.00 $2,394.00 15878 101-14970-4420 Legal Services
04/03/14 Shirley Reider 1725 Fairview Ave. N.Falcon Heights, MN 55113 Expense Report 1st Qtr Expense Report $703.26 $703.26 15879 101-14970-4000 $675.00
101-14970-4010 $28.26 Manager Per Diem/Expense
02/28/14 Joe Sellner 1410 Energy Park Dr St. Paul MN 55108 Feb. 2014 Feb. Expense Report $20.00 $20.00 15880 211-14200-4330 Staff Expenses
03/04/14 Slate Holdco LLC 4678 World Parkway CircleSt. Louis, MO 63134 Rent Office Rent - May $5,835.00 $5,835.00 15881 101-14970-4220 Office/District Facility Lease/Rent
Report Date 4/16/14
Date Vendor Name Vendor Address Invoice # Description Amount Total Check # G/L Code G/L Description
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE/RECEIVABLE
02/20/14 SRF Consulting One Carlson Parkway North, Suite 150Minneapolis, MN 55447-4443 7896.00-9 Lake McCarrons SW BMP CWP $1,019.00 $1,019.00 15882 410-12751-4470 Engineering
02/15/14 StaplesDept. DETP.O. Box 83689Chicago, IL 60696-3689
8029202944 Office Supplies $92.19 $92.19 15883 101-14970-4210 Office Supplies
03/17/14 Techware17850 Kenwood Trail, Suite 216Lakeville, MN 55044 85335 Sage Software $3,000.00 $3,000.00 15884 101-14970-4610 Equipment Purchase/Rental/Lease
02/26/14 Mary Texer 1St. Qtr Expense Report - 1st Qtr 2014 $1,112.72 $1,112.72 15885 101-14970-4000 $1050.00101-14970-4010 $62.72 Manager Per Diem/Expense
03/31/14 Michael Thienes 1St. Qtr Expense Report - 1st Qtr 2014 $725.85 $725.85 15886 101-14970-4000 $675.00101-14970-4010 $50.85 Manager Per Diem/Expense
02/28/14 University of MinnesotaEnvironmental Internship & Career Fair198 McNeal Hall1985 Buford Avenue
5836 Registration for job fair $130.00 $130.00 15887 101-14970-4340 Employee Procurement
02/28/14 US Bank P.O. Box 790408St. Louis, MO 63179-0408 March
Intermedia.net $392.72, Lynda.com $25.00, MN Association $110.00, St. Paul Bagelry $27.97, Kwik Trip $5.97, Amazon $742.03, Credit $93.00 (late fees)
$1,264.69 $1,264.69 15888
101-14970-4210 $471.72101-14970-4210 ($93.00) credit
101-14970-4280 $110.00240-14390-4280 $33.94101-14970-4610 $742.03
Office Supplies/Training/Equipment
02/18/14 Viking Industrial Center 710 Raymond Ave.St. Paul, MN 55114 3012179 Monitoring Equipment $263.75 --- --- 240-14396-4210 Office Supplies
03/06/14 Viking Industrial Center 710 Raymond Ave.St. Paul, MN 55114 3010865 Saftey equipment $385.03 --- --- 240-14396-4610 Equipment Purchase/Rental/Lease
02/18/14 Viking Industrial Center 710 Raymond Ave.St. Paul, MN 55114 3009726B Oxygen Sensor $249.72 --- --- 240-14396-4210 Office Supplies
02/18/14 Viking Industrial Center 710 Raymond Ave.St. Paul, MN 55114 3009740B Safey equipment $9.49 $907.99 15889 240-14396-4210 Office Supplies
03/28/14 Walters P.O. Box 67Circle Pines, MN 55014 703018 Trash/Recycling - March $54.76 $54.76 15890 101-14970-4320 Utilities
02/18/14 Wenck1800 Pioneer Creek CenterP.O. Box 249Maple Plain, MN 55359-0249
11401043 Highland Ravine $2,896.00 --- --- 417-12801-4470 Engineering
03/18/14 Wenck1800 Pioneer Creek CenterP.O. Box 249Maple Plain, MN 55359-0249
11401045 Permit Engineering $4,249.28 --- ---
208-14000-4470 $506.88208-14103-4470 $400.00208-14005-4470 $380.00208-14006-4470 $387.20208-14007-4470 $448.00
208-14008-4470 $1679.20208-14009-4470 $448.00
Engineering
03/18/14 Wenck1800 Pioneer Creek CenterP.O. Box 249Maple Plain, MN 55359-0249
11401044 Permit Program $1,125.00 $8,270.28 15891
208-14004-4470 $600.00208-13022-4470 $225.00208-13029-4470 $75.00
208-13033-4470 $225.00
Engineering
03/18/14 Xcel Energy P.O. Box 9477Minneapolis, MN 55484-9477 March 2014 Electrial Service $508.00 $508.00 15892 101-14970-4320 Utilities
03/01/14 XylemOl CorporationP.O. Box 9010College Station TX 77842-9010
164570 Water Lvl Logger $989.00 $989.00 15893 211-14200-4210 Office Supplies
Approved for Payment:
4/16/2014
$278,719.20
$278,719.20 Michael Thienes, Treasurer Date
Report Date 4/16/14
Date Vendor Name Vendor Address Invoice # Description Amount Total Check # G/L Code G/L Description
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE/RECEIVABLE
RECEIPTS
Vendor Name Vendor Address Description Check Amount Check # G/L Code G/L Description
02/28/14 Xcel Energy 414 Nicollet MallMinneapolis, MN 55401 Permit Fee for Pipeline Phase II $2,000.00 875355 208-14010 Permit Fees
03/20/14 Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed 2665 Noel DriveLittle Canada, MN 55117 Confined Space Training $300.00 66714 240-14390 Miscellaneous Income
03/20/14 State of Minnesota 658 Cedar Street, Suite 400St. Paul, MN 55155-1616 Green Line - Central Corridor $48,484.00 53554592 430-12880 Grant Income
03/31/14 PMA FINANCIAL - 4M Fund7th Floor 2135 City Gate Lane Naperville, IL 60563
Interest Income $67.51 N/A 101-3700 Interest Income
03/24/14 TOTAL $50,851.51
OUTSTANDING INVOICES/CREDITS
03/03/14 All CoveredDept. 33163P.O. Box 39000San Francisco, CA 94139-3163
600491 Monthly Service Fee $1,557.38 $1,557.38 Ended contract - prepaid one month
03/17/14 Techware17850 Kenwood Trail, Suite 216Lakeville, MN 55044 85335 Sage Software $3,051.09 $3,051.09 Only paying 1/2 - not installed
03/11/14 Pitney Bowes Purchase Power 38926275 Credit for returned ink cart. ($53.92) ($53.92) Credit for items returned from old meter
Northern Battery 1326007 Credit RM363478 & RM377567 -credit for core charge ($80.00) ($80.00)
Our Mission is to protect, manage and improve the water resources of Capitol Region Watershed District
DATE: April 10, 2014 TO: CRWD Board of Managers FROM: Bob Fossum, Water Resource Program Manager SUBJECT: Curtis Pond Improvement Project Background Curtiss Field Pond, located in Falcon Heights, regularly floods during moderate rainfall events which limits the use of the park, park infrastructure, and presents a safety concern for the City. In 2011, the City requested our assistance in determining the causes of the problems and identifying possible solutions to mitigate the flooding. In 2012 the District completed the Curtiss Pond Improvement Project Feasibility Study. The study recommended a project to increase the stormwater storage and infiltration area with in the park. During 2013 and early 2014 the District has been completing final design of the project. Issues District staff reviewed the draft Curtiss Pond Plans, Cost Estimate, and Project Financing with the CAC on April 9, 2014. The CAC offered was supportive of the project and recommended it move forward. District staff will review the project plans, cost estimate, financing, schedule, and maintenance plan with the Managers. Requested Action Approve Curtiss Pond Improvement Project Joint Powers Agreement with Falcons Heights and direct Board President and Administrator to execute the agreement. Approve Curtiss Pond Improvement Project Maintenance MOA with Falcons Heights and direct Board President and Administrator to execute the agreement, subject to the review and approval of the Ramsey County Attorney. Authorize Bidding for the Curtiss Pond Improvement Project. enc: Curtiss Pond Improvement Project Joint Powers Agreement with Falcons Heights Curtiss Pond Improvement Project Maintenance MOU with Falcons Heights
Curtiss Pond Improvement Project Plans Curtiss Pond Improvement Project Cost Estimate Curtiss Pond Improvement Project Financing Plan W:\06 Projects\Curtis Field\Bidding, Contracting\Brd Memo Curtiss Pond 4-10-14.docx
April 16, 2014 Board Meeting V. Action Items, C) Curtiss Pond
Improvement Project
JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is entered into between the Capitol Region Watershed District a Minnesota watershed district established under the authority of Minnesota Statutes Chapter 103D (the CRWD), and the city of Falcon Heights, a municipal corporation under the laws of the State of Minnesota (the City), pursuant to the provisions of Minn. Stat. §103D.335, subd. 2, and §471.59.
Recitals
WHEREAS, the CRWD and the City have been planning to conduct stormwater and flood mitigation improvements to Pond at Curtiss Field by completing the Curtiss Pond Improvement Project (the Project); and WHEREAS, the Project contemplates and includes regrading of the field, installation of an underground storage system and site restoration; and WHEREAS, the Project has been identified in the “Curtiss Pond Improvement Project Feasibility Study” report dated August 28, 2013, and prepared by Houston Engineering, Inc.; and WHEREAS, these constructed improvements are proposed at the Curtiss Field Park adjacent to the Snelling Ave. N. and Idaho Ave. intersection in the city of Falcon Heights, See Exhibit “A”; and WHEREAS, the City and the CRWD have agreed to participate in financing the total cost of the Project, and such participation for the City as is defined herein. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and benefits that each party shall derive herefrom, the parties agree as follows: 1. Purpose. The purpose of this Agreement is to define the funding shares, direction, management and control, contracting, supervision, and liability of the parties in connection with the Project. 2. Funding. Pursuant to estimates prepared by Houston Engineering, Inc. dated April 1, 2014 (See Exhibit “B”) the preliminary estimate of the cost of the Project is $575,600. The CRWD shall be responsible for payment of the sum of $375,600. The City shall pay $200,000, subject to the provisions of paragraph 3. 3. Cost Overrun. In the event actual design and construction costs exceed $575,600, the City shall pay an additional 10%, to a maximum additional contribution of $20,000. Regardless of actual cost, the City’s maximum contribution shall be $220,000. The CRWD shall be responsible for additional costs not paid by the City. 4. Project Management. The CRWD shall manage and direct the Project on its own behalf and on behalf of the City. The CRWD shall cause to be prepared all construction plans and specifications; shall prepare bid specifications and let the Project for public bidding; shall award the construction and
related contracts; shall enter into construction and other contracts on its behalf; and shall direct and manage completion of the Project. The CRWD reserves the right to reject all bids. 5. Extra Work. All extra work orders or substantial changes to the Project made during construction of the Project shall be subject to approval by change order in writing signed by the City and the CRWD prior to such construction. 6. Construction Permits. Each party having jurisdiction for any construction permits or other permits required for construction of the Project agrees to provide those permits, in accordance with applicable law, with no fee or expense made to the Project. 7. Records and Reports/Payment by City. All parties agree to maintain records of costs pertaining to the Project in accordance with Minnesota Statutes and relevant internal record keeping and accounting procedures. Upon completion of the Project, the CRWD will submit a payment request to the City, payable in full within sixty (60) days of the billing date. Completion of the Project will be as determined by the City and the CRWD at a final project walk-through and when all punchlist items have been satisfactorily addressed by the Contractor. 8. Maintenance and Safety During Construction. Work site maintenance and safety will be the responsibility of CRWD and its contractor during the construction project. 9. Employees. It is further agreed that any and all employees of CRWD and all other persons engaged by CRWD in the performance of any work or services required, volunteered, or provided for herein to be performed by CRWD, shall not be considered employees of City, and that any and all claims that may arise under the Worker’s Compensation Act of the State of Minnesota on behalf of said employees while so engaged, and any and all claims made by any third parties as a consequence of any act or omission on the part of said employees while so engaged on any of the work or services provided to be rendered herein, shall in no way be the obligation or responsibility of City. 10. Non-Discrimination. The provisions of Minn. Stat. §181.59, and of any applicable local ordinance relating to Civil Rights and Discrimination, shall be considered a part of this Agreement as if fully set forth herein 11. Indemnification. The City and CRWD agree that liability under this Agreement is controlled by Minn. Stat. §471.59, subd. 1a and that the total liability for the participating cities shall not exceed the limits on governmental liability for a single use of government as specified in §466.04, subd. 1. CRWD agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless City against any and all claims, liability, loss, damage, or expense arising under the provisions of this Agreement and caused by or resulting from negligent acts or omissions of CRWD or those of CRWD’s employees or agents. City agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless CRWD against any and all claims liability, loss, damage, or expense arising under the provisions of this Agreement for which City is responsible and caused by or resulting from negligent acts or omissions of City and or those of City’s employees or agents. Under no circumstances, however, shall a party be required to pay on behalf of itself and the other party any amount in excess of the limits on liability established in Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 466, applicable to any one party. The limits of liability for both parties may not be added together to determine the maximum amount of liability for either party. The intent of this paragraph is to impose on each party a
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limited duty to defend and indemnify each other subject to the limits of liability under Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 466. The purpose of creating this duty to defend and indemnify is to simplify the defense of claims by eliminating conflicts among the parties and to permit liability claims against both parties from a single occurrence to be defended by a single attorney. 12. Project Property Ownership. Upon completion of the Project, all infrastructure constructed and all property utilized in connection with the Project shall be the property of the City, and the CRWD shall have no interest in or claim thereto. 13. Term. This Agreement shall be effective as of the last date of signature of the parties below. This Agreement shall expire and be of no further force or effect upon completion of the Project, except that the provisions of paragraphs 7 and 12 shall survive expiration of the Agreement. CAPITOL REGION WATERSHED DISTRICT By: __________________________ Joe Collins, President Date Recommended for Approval: By: __________________________ Mark Doneux, Administrator Date
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CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS BY: Peter Lindstrom, Mayor AND: Bart Fischer, City Administrator/Clerk
STATE OF MINNESOTA ) ) SS COUNTY OF RAMSEY ) The foregoing instrument was acknowledge before me this __ day of _______________, 2014, by Peter Lindstrom and by Bart Fischer, respectively the Mayor and City Administrator/Clerk of the City of Falcon Heights, a Minnesota municipal corporation, on behalf of the corporation and pursuant to the authority granted by its City Council. Notary Public
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EXHIBIT A Project Plans for Curtiss Pond Improvement Project
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EXHIBIT B Estimated Costs for Construction of Curtiss Pond Improvement Project
Curtiss Pond Improvement Project Costs and Financing 4-1-2014
CostsConstruction, Contingency $424,000Base Engineering (Houston Eng. Inc.) $81,600Design and Installation--OptiRTC (Geosyntec) $70,000
Total $575,600
Financing CRWD $375,600Falcon Heights $200,000
Total $575,600
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CONTRACT NO. _________________
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT for
MAINTENANCE OF STORMWATER MANAGEMENT FACILITY AT CURTISS FIELD PARK
AN AGREEMENT, dated this of , 2014, by and
between the CAPITOL REGION WATERSHED DISTRICT hereinafter called the “DISTRICT”, and the CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS, Minnesota hereinafter called the “CITY”.
WHEREAS, the DISTRICT and the CITY jointly completed installation of a stormwater
management facility at Curtiss Field Park as part of the 2014 Curtiss Pond Improvement Project; and
WHEREAS, the DISTRICT and CITY jointly participated in financing the installation of
the stormwater management facility and have considerable vested interest in the proper long-term operation and maintenance of the facility; and
WHEREAS, the DISTRICT and the CITY desire to enter into an agreement to maintain
constructed stormwater management facilities to ensure timely and efficient operation and maintenance of the facilities; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the DISTRICT and the CITY agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Definitions a) Stormwater Management Facility means the devices constructed as a part of the
Curtiss Pond Improvement Project. SECTION 2. DISTRICT Obligations The DISTRICT shall maintain, in working
condition and in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommended schedule of long term maintenance activities, all improvements associated with the Inlet Manhole and Opti-RTC infrastructure, including, the stop logs, valve, actuator motor, level probes, electrical service, telephone service, and control panel.
SECTION 3. CITY Obligations The CITY shall maintain all improvements installed as part of the Curtiss Pond Improvement Project, with the exception of the improvements identified as District obligations in Section 2, in working condition and in accordance with the schedule of long term maintenance activities agreed to, as follows:
a) Maintain all stormwater management facilities as necessary to preserve the integrity
and intended function of the facility, and where applicable in accordance with the recommendations of the State of Minnesota Stormwater Manual, or as amended.
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SECTION 4. Entire Agreement It is understood and agreed that this Agreement constitutes the entire Agreement between the parties, and that it supersedes all oral agreements and negotiations between the parties relating to the subject matters hereof. This Agreement may be amended only by written agreement of the parties.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement, the day and year first above written. CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA CAPITOL REGION WATERSHED DISTRICT By By _______________________________
Peter Lindstrom, Mayor Joe Collins, President By By_______________________________ Bart Fischer, Administrator Mark Doneux, Administrator Approved as to form: Approved as to form: _______________________________ City Attorney Assistant Ramsey County Attorney Legal Counsel for Capitol Region Watershed District
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CURTISS POND PROJECT1‐Apr‐14
Item Item Description Unit Quantity Unit Price Total Price
2021.501 MOBILIZATION LUMP SUM 1 15,000.00$ 15,000.00$ 2101.618 REMOVE SHRUBS SQ FT 100 5.00$ 500.00$ 2104.503 SAW CUT AND REMOVE CONCRETE WALK SQ FT 1162 1.25$ 1,452.50$ 2104.602 SALVAGE AND REINSTALL DISABLED PARKING SIGN EACH 1 500.00$ 500.00$ 2105.501 COMMON EXCAVATION (CV)(P) CU YD 3900 8.00$ 31,200.00$ 2105.607 HAUL AND DISPOSAL SOIL (LV) CU YD 3000 10.00$ 30,000.00$ 2015.525 TOPSOIL BORROW CU YD 170 25.00$ 4,250.00$ 2015.525 CLAY BORROW FOR CLAY PLUG CU YD 4 30.00$ 120.00$ 2015.535 PLACE SALVAGED TOPSOIL (P) CU YD 253 4.00$ 1,012.00$ 2105.601 WATER CONTROL LUMP SUM 1 5,000.00$ 5,000.00$ 2211.503 AGGREGATE BASE (LV) (CLASS 5) CU YD 30 25.00$ 750.00$ 2451.607 0.75" ‐ 2" WASHED ROCK FOR DETENTION SYSTEM (P) CU YD 1330 35.00$ 46,550.00$ 2501.515 24" RC PIPE APRON EACH 1 850.00$ 850.00$ 2503.511 24" CS PIPE SEWER LIN FT 4 70.00$ 280.00$ 2503.511 24" RC PIPE SEWER LIN FT 8 45.00$ 360.00$ 2506.601 CMP DETENTION SYSTEM LUMP SUM 1 189,000.00$ 189,000.00$ 2506.602 WATER CONTROL STRUCTURE EACH 1 16,000.00$ 16,000.00$ 2511.515 GEOTEXTILE FABRIC, NON WOVEN SQ YD 1300 5.00$ 6,500.00$ 2521.501 4" CONCRETE WALK SQ FT 1523 3.50$ 5,330.50$ 2557.501 TEMPORARY 6FT CHAIN‐LINK FENCE LIN FT 495 15.00$ 7,425.00$ 2557.517 TEMPORARY 12FT VEHICULAR GATE W/LOCK EACH 1 750.00$ 750.00$ 2563.602 TRAFFIC CONTROL LUMP SUM 1 5,000.00$ 5,000.00$ 2564.537 PROJECT SIGN EACH 2 1,500.00$ 3,000.00$ 2573.502 SILT FENCE, TYPE PA LIN FT 110 3.50$ 385.00$ 2573.505 SILT FENCE , TYPE TB LIN FT 85 20.00$ 1,700.00$ 2573.535 STABILIZED CONSTRUCTION EXIT LUMP SUM 1 1,500.00$ 1,500.00$ 2574.604 SOIL BED PREPARATION SQ YD 2320 0.50$ 1,160.00$ 2575.502 COVER CROP SEED MIXTURE 21‐112 POUND 48 4.00$ 192.00$ 2575.502 SEED MIXTURE 25‐151 POUND 58 4.00$ 232.00$ 2575.563 HYDRAULIC MATRIX, FIBER BONDED HYDRO‐MULCH SQ YD 2190 0.85$ 1,861.50$ 2575.523 EROSION CONTROL BLANKET CATEGORY 2 SQ YD 130 4.00$ 520.00$ 2575.530 INLET PROTECTION EACH 1 500.00$ 500.00$ 3803.501 4" PVC SCH. 80 ELECTRIC CONDUIT LIN FT 16 20.00$ 320.00$
SUBTOTAL BASE BID 379,200.50$
10% CONTINGENCY 37,920.05$
TOTAL BASE BID 417,120.55$
Bid Alternate #1
2557.501 4FT CHAIN‐LINK FENCE LIN FT 522 10.00$ 5,220.00$ 2557.517 8FT VEHICULAR GATE W/LOCK EACH 3 600.00$ 1,800.00$
SUBTOTAL ALTERNATIVE #1 7,020.00$
Bid Alternate #2
2104.501 REMOVE EXISTING CHAIN‐LINK FENCE LIN FT 80 5.00$ 400.00$ 2104.503 REMOVE BITUMINOUS SQ FT 1610 1.67$ 2,688.70$ 2104.503 SAW CUT AND REMOVE CONCRETE WALK SQ FT 166 1.25$ 207.50$ 2104.509 REMOVE BASKETBALL HOOP EACH 1 500.00$ 500.00$ 2015.525 TOPSOIL BORROW CU YD 30 25.00$ 750.00$ 2574.604 SOIL BED PREPARATION SQ YD 200 0.50$ 100.00$ 2575.502 COVER CROP SEED MIXTURE 21‐112 POUND 5 4.00$ 20.00$ 2575.502 SEED MIXTURE 25‐151 POUND 5 4.00$ 20.00$ 2575.563 HYDRAULIC MATRIX, FIBER BONDED HYDRO‐MULCH SQ YD 200 0.85$ 170.00$
SUBTOTAL ALTERNATIVE #2 4,856.20$
Curtiss Pond Improvement Project Costs and Financing 4-1-2014
CostsConstruction, Contingency $424,000Base Engineering (Houston Eng. Inc.) $81,600Design and Installation--OptiRTC (Geosyntec) $70,000
Total $575,600
Financing CRWD $375,600Falcon Heights $200,000
Total $575,600
Our Mission is to protect, manage and improve the water resources of Capitol Region Watershed District.
DATE: April 10, 2014
TO: CRWD Board of Managers
FROM: Mark Doneux
RE: Approve CRWD 2013 Annual Report
Background
All metropolitan watershed management organizations are required to annually submit to the
Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) an Activity Report, Financial Report
and Financial Audit.
Issues
Attached is the Draft CRWD 2013 Annual Report. Upon Board approval and the receipt of
Financial Audit documents, staff will submit the Annual Report to BWSR. A draft Annual
Report will be submitted to BWSR by April 30, 2014 to comply with 8410 requirements.
Request Action
Approve the Draft CRWD 2013 Annual Report for submission to BWSR.
enc: Draft CRWD 2013 Annual Report
W:\07 Programs\Edu-Outreach\Communication\Annual Report 2013\BM Approve 2013_Annual Report.docx
April 16, 2014 Board Meeting
V. Action Items – D) Approve
2013 Annual Report (Doneux)
CAPITOL REGION WATERSHED DISTRICT
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Dear community stakeholders: April 2014
Board Managers and staff of Capitol Region Watershed District (CRWD) would like to share a review of the past
year’s accomplishments, the Capitol Region Watershed District 2013 Annual Report.
2013 was another excellent year for CRWD. Improvement projects were completed on the Trout Brook
Stormwater Interceptor, which was transferred to CRWD from Metropolitan Council in 2006. CRWD’s
Permitting Program completed its eighth year. In 2013, 36 permit applications were received and processed. Of
the 210 acres covered in the applications, approximately 82 of those acres were impervious surfaces on which
stormwater runoff is treated to the 1” standard specified in CRWD’s Watershed Rules.
In 2013, CRWD operated 50 monitoring stations including 16 flow and water quality sites, five flow logger sites,
20 level loggers, seven rain gauges and two grab sample sites. Four of the flow and water quality monitoring
sites are located at major CRWD subwatershed outlets to the Mississippi River.
The completion of green infrastructure practices on the Metropolitan Council’s Green Line signified an impor-
tant milestone in water quality protection partnership in an urban transit corridor. With financial assistance
from State of Minnesota Clean Water Fund, project partners Metropolitan Council, CRWD, City of Saint Paul and
Ramsey County built a tree trench, rain gardens and stormwater planters to reduce stormwater pollution in the
light rail transit corridor.
In 2013, construction began on Trout Brook Nature Sanctuary, a 41-acre site on Saint Paul’s East Side that
will include special water quality features. CRWD is also a partner with the City of Saint Paul’s Inspiring
Communities Program, which leverages grant funds to acquire and redevelop foreclosed properties. The City
requested CRWD’s assistance to create stormwater plans that minimize runoff and improve aesthetics on
those properties. CRWD also assisted with the installation of 80 boulevard rain gardens in Hamline Midway and
Macalester Groveland neighborhoods in partnership with City of Saint Paul Department of Public Works as they
carried out their annual Residential Street Vitality Program (RSVP) street reconstruction.
Board Managers, Citizen Advisory Committee members and staff said goodbye to trusted colleagues in 2013
when former manager Marylyn Deneen passed away in January, former manager Mary Jo Murray passed away
in March, CRWD Citizen Advisory Committee member Jerome Wagner passed away in June and former Board
President Bob Piram passed away in September. We recall with gratitude their years of dedicated service.
More details of our accomplishments follow in this report. For this successful year, CRWD Board of Managers
would like to express appreciation to CRWD’s Citizen Advisory Committee, Saint Paul District Planning Councils,
the cities of Saint Paul, Falcon Heights, Maplewood, Roseville, and Lauderdale, Ramsey County, Ramsey
Conservation District and most importantly, the citizens of CRWD for their continued support in helping
improve our water quality.
Respectfully,
Joe Collins, President Mark Doneux, Administrator
Letter to Stakeholders
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Contents
1410 Energy Park Drive • Suite 4Saint Paul, Minnesota 55108651.644.8888 • fax 651.644.8894www.capitolregionwd.org
Great River Greening provides expert planting support.
Letter to Stakeholders ............................. inside cover
Our Organization ........................................................... 4
District Map .................................................................. 6
Our People .........................................................................7
Recognition ...................................................................... 8
Our Work
CRWD Water Resources ........................................ 10
Trout Brook Storm Sewer Interceptor ................ 17
Watershed Rules and Permitting .........................18
Education and Outreach ........................................20
Stewardship and Partner Grants ......................... 24
Inspiring Communities Program ..........................27
Stormwater Quality Monitoring .......................... 28
BMP Maintenance and Monitoring ....................30
Green Line .....................................................................32
Finance Summary ......................................................... 34
Our Plans
2013 Year in Review .................................................. 35
2014 Workplan ............................................................ 39
Appendix A: Financial Statement and Audit
Appendix B: Printed Materials
Appendix C: BWSR Annual Report Compliance
Crosby Lake.Cover: Lake McCarrons.
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Our Organization
Mission To protect, manage and improve the water resources of Capitol Region
Watershed District.
Vision Capitol Region Watershed District achieves cleaner waters through
strategic initiatives and partnerships, using:
• research-based, informed decision making,
• effective water quality rules and
• education and outreach to promote changed attitudes toward
water quality stewardship.
What is a Watershed District?
A watershed district is a special purpose unit of local government in charge
of managing water resources within designated watershed boundaries.
Watershed districts work to protect and improve water quality in the lakes,
rivers and wetlands, and to protect residents against flooding.
Because Minnesota is the Land of 10,000 Lakes, it was one of the very first
states to establish watershed districts as legal entities through the Minnesota
Watershed Act of 1955. Minnesota has 48 watershed districts, including 13
in the metro area, all working to protect our lakes, streams, wetlands and
natural habitat.
All of CRWD drains to the Mississippi River.
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Our Organization
Background
Capitol Region Watershed District (CRWD) originated
from a small group of dedicated citizens who wanted
to protect Como Lake. They petitioned the State of
Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR)
to create a new watershed district, and in 1998 CRWD
was formed. CRWD is a special purpose local unit of
government created to manage and protect part of
the Mississippi River Basin, along with the lakes and
wetlands that drain to the river.
CRWD covers 40 square miles and includes portions of
the cities of Falcon Heights, Lauderdale, Maplewood,
Roseville and Saint Paul. Located within Ramsey
County, it has a population of 225,000. CRWD
drains to the Mississippi River, also its primary water
resource. Como Lake, Crosby Lake, Loeb Lake and Lake
McCarrons are also located in the District.
A Board of five managers appointed by the Ramsey
County Board of Commissioners guides the work
of CRWD. Meetings are held on the first and third
Wednesdays of the month and are open to the public.
Officers are elected at the annual meeting, which is
generally held in December. CRWD works with other
government units, partner cities and neighboring
watershed districts to protect, manage and improve
surface water and groundwater. District staff also
undertakes and cooperates on studies and projects
to protect and improve lakes, wetlands and the
Mississippi River.
The District’s 2010 Watershed Plan was adopted on
September 1, 2010. The plan is the blueprint for the
work of CRWD and includes goals and objectives,
watershed data, standards, priorities and implemen-
tation plans for CRWD until 2020. The plan is available
at capitolregionwd.org.
Finances
State statutes 103B and 103D provide watershed
districts the authority to levy property taxes and
this amount is included on property tax statements.
A budget is developed annually and approved after
comments are received and a public hearing is held.
The funds received through the property tax levy can
be used for projects, grants, programs and adminis-
tration as recommended in the Watershed Plan. More
specific information on CRWD’s finances and a copy
of the 2013 Financial Statement and Audit can be
found in Appendix A.
Pier at Como Lake.
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Lauderdale
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District Map
Capitol Region Watershed District is home to more than 225,000 people and the land area contains 42% impervious surfaces.
Our Organization
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Our People
Board of ManagersCRWD is led by a five-person Board of Managers that guides the implementation of goals and objectives
set forth in the CRWD Watershed Management Plan. Board Managers are appointed by the Ramsey County
Board of Commissioners and serve a three-year term.
Citizen Advisory Committee StaffMark Doneux, Administrator
Elizabeth Beckman, Education Coordinator
Gustavo Castro, Water Resource Specialist
Anna Eleria, Water Resource Specialist
Bob Fossum, Water Resource Project Manager
Forrest Kelley, Permit Coordinator
Corey Poland, Water Resource Technician
Britta Suppes, Monitoring Coordinator
Michelle Sylvander, Office Manager
Lindsay VanPatten, Education & Administrative Assistant
Nate Zwonitzer, Urban BMP Specialist
Staff can be contacted by email at
The Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) assists CRWD Board of Managers with organizational development and strengthens connections between CRWD and its citizens. Meetings are held the second Wednesday of each month and are open to the public. 2013 members are:
David Arbeit; co-chair, Bill Barton, Pat Byrne, Janna Caywood, Steven Duerre, Michael MacDonald, Ted McCaslin*, Kathryn Swanson, Michael Trojan, Michelle Ulrich, Jerome Wagner, Richard Weil, Gwen Willems; co-chair
* At-large CAC member.
Shirley Reider1725 Fairview Ave N Falcon Heights, MN [email protected]
Joe Collins, President534 W Orange StSaint Paul, MN 55117joe.collins@ ci.stpaul.mn.us
Michael Thienes, Treasurer284 S McCarrons BlvdRoseville, MN 55113mthienes@ comcast.net
Seitu Jones, Secretary629 Kent StSaint Paul, MN 55103seitu.jones@ comcast.net
Mary Texer, Education/ Information113 Farrington StSaint Paul, MN [email protected]
Seasonal Water Resource Technicians David DePaz, Stephanie Herbst, Joe Sellner
Interns Lisa Hu, Amanda Wareham, Marlys Mandaville,
Samantha Varela
2013 Consultant EngineersBarr Engineering 4700 77th St | Minneapolis, MN 55435
Emmons & Olivier Resources, Inc. 651 Hale Ave N | Oakdale, MN 55128
HDR Engineering, Inc. 701 Xenia Ave S | Minneapolis, MN 55416
HR Green and Associates 2550 University Ave W, Ste 400N | Saint Paul MN 55114
Houston Engineering, Inc. 6901 E Fish Lake Rd, Ste 140 | Maple Grove MN 55369
SRF Consulting Group, Inc. One Carlson Pkwy, Ste 150 | Minneapolis, MN 55447
Wenck Associates 1800 Pioneer Creek Center | Maple Plain, MN 55359
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Recognitions
Recognition
At CRWD’s 2013 Annual Meeting in December,
Mike Thienes was recognized for 15 years of
continuous service as a Board Manager. Mike
has also served as Board Treasurer during his
entire tenure.
Bob Fossum was recognized as Employee of
the Year in 2013 for ten years of service and his
work on many of the District’s integral projects.
MAWD awards
City of Saint Paul and CRWD’s Neighborhood
Stabilization Program wins Program of the Year
from the Minnesota Association of Watershed
Districts. See page 27 for program details.
Bob Piram, Board
Manager 2000-2013,
Board President 2001-2011
Mary Jo Murray, Board
Manager 2000-2005
Jerome Wagner, Citizen
Advisory Committee
Member 1998-2013
Marylyn Deneen,
Board Manager
2000-2011
In Remembrance
Board Managers and staff said goodbye to trusted
colleagues in 2013 when former manager Marylyn
Deneen passed away in January, former manager
Mary Jo Murray passed away in March, CRWD
Citizen Advisory Committee member Jerome Wagner
passed away in June and former Board President Bob
Piram passed away in September. We recall with
gratitude their years of dedicated service.
Mike Thienes with Administrator Doneux.
CRWD Board President presents Bob Fossum with the award.
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Recognitions
LID conference participants
LID conference tour of Como BMPs
National Conferences
Staff members from CRWD have had the
privilege to present projects and work of the
district at multiple national conferences.
International Low Impact Development Symposium: Saint Paul, Minnesota August 18-21, 2013
CRWD Administrator Mark Doneux delivered
the opening remarks for the conference.
Britta Suppes, 2013.
Monitoring Methods for LID Practices for
Performance and Pollutant Removal.
Bob Fossum, 2013.
Urban Stormwater BMP Performance
and Cost-Effectiveness: The Arlington
Pascal Project.
Forrest Kelly, Anna Eleria, 2013.
Green Infrastructure for the Central
Corridor Light Rail Transit Project.
Anna Eleria CRWD, Roxanne Young, Saint
Paul Department of Planning and Economic
Development, 2013.
Redefining the Affordable Housing
Landscape: Linking Neighborhood
Stabilization with Stormwater Management.
WEFTEC 2013 Conference: Chicago, Illinois October 6-9, 2013
Bob Fossum, 2013.
Quantifying Gross solids and phosphorous
loads captured by Stormwater BMP
Pretreatment devices.
Forrest Kelley, 2013.
Green Infrastructure for the Central
Corridor Light Rail Transit Project.
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Our Work
CRWD Water Resources
The water resources located in CRWD all eventually
discharge to the Mississippi River. The four major lakes
in CRWD are Como Lake, Crosby Lake and Loeb Lake
in Saint Paul, and Lake McCarrons in Roseville. All four
lakes serve important recreational needs for CRWD
residents and visitors, including fishing, boating and
swimming. Ramsey County conducts water quality
monitoring of the lakes in CRWD.
Groundwater below the surface of the District
provides non-drinking water for businesses and
institutions in Ramsey County. Few natural wetlands
in the District remain because they were removed or
altered during urbanization and development over the
past century. Woodview Marsh located off Larpenteur
Avenue in Roseville, Willow Reserve located off
Maryland Avenue in Saint Paul, and Villa Park wetland
located northwest of Lake McCarrons in Roseville are
the largest tracts of wetlands in the District.
Como Lake
Located in the City of Saint Paul, Como Lake is a rela-
tively shallow (approximately 16 feet deep), 72-acre
lake located in a highly urbanized watershed. Como
Lake and its associated parkland are a major regional
recreational amenity within the metro. The lake drains
1,680 acres of land in Saint Paul, Roseville and Falcon
Heights.
Nonpoint source or stormwater runoff is the most
serious threat to the water quality of Como Lake
because it carries excessive quantities of nutrients,
specifically phosphorus and sediment, to the lake.
Como Lake does not meet water quality standards for
nutrients and is therefore listed as an impaired water
body by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
In 2002, CRWD developed a strategic management
plan that describes water-related issues facing the
lake and identifies the management strategies and
Arlington-Pascal Stormwater Improvement Project
Algae overgrowth in Como Lake has caused problems
with water clarity and quality, and has periodically
created an unpleasant odor in the area around the
lake. Elsewhere in the Como Lake watershed,
excessive stormwater runoff caused local flooding
problems. CRWD, along with the cities of Saint Paul,
Falcon Heights and Roseville, and Ramsey County,
have worked cooperatively to evaluate, design,
construct and fund several stormwater facilities
to address these problems. The Arlington-Pascal
Stormwater Improvement Project has resulted in a
number of important and effective efforts including
rain gardens, infiltration trenches, a large under-
ground infiltration/storage facility, a regional storm-
water pond and storm drain improvements. Como Lake algae blooms, August 2010.
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implementation activities to address the priority
issues. This plan serves CRWD, the City of Saint Paul
and other partners to guide projects that will improve
Como Lake. The plan identified four priority areas of
concern: water quality, aesthetics, recreation/lake use
and natural resources. One of the key management
goals from the plan is to reduce phosphorus loading
of the lake by 60%.
Loeb Lake
Loeb Lake is a nine-acre lake with an average
depth of nine feet and maximum depth of 28 feet.
It is located in Marydale Park, at the intersection
of Maryland Avenue and Dale Street in Saint Paul.
Loeb Lake is stocked with fish and is included in
the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources,
Fishing in the Neighborhood program sites. The most
common species found in the lake is bluegill. Water
quality is considered generally very good given its
Fishing off the dock at Loeb Lake.
location in a highly urbanized subwatershed. While
nutrients are relatively low to moderate year-round,
they are a pollutant of concern.
In 2009, the CRWD Board approved the Loeb Lake-
Willow Reserve Management Plan which defines the
critical water-related issues of Loeb Lake and recom-
mends management goals and implementation activi-
ties to address these issues. The Plan also considers
goals and activities for Willow Reserve — a wetland
and wildlife preserve located just northeast of
Loeb Lake.
Crosby Lake
Crosby Lake is located within the floodplain of the
Mississippi River and is part of a complex of wetland
and forested areas associated with the Mississippi
River Valley. Crosby Lake is 48 acres in size with a
maximum depth of 19 feet. Because the lake receives
only a small amount of local drainage, the lake’s
Como Lake in winter.
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water quality has generally been good with very
good lake clarity, however, in recent years its water
quality has slightly declined. CRWD analyzes the lake
monitoring data collected by Ramsey County and
identifies concerns and trends in the lake’s health in
our annual Monitoring report. The land surrounding
Crosby Lake, collectively known as Crosby Farm
Regional Park, is managed by the City of Saint Paul
Parks and Recreation Department and is a part of the
National Park Service’s Mississippi National River and
Recreation Area.
In 2012, CRWD completed the development of a
management plan for Crosby Lake. The Plan includes
management goals and implementation projects
and activities to achieve those goals. The plan was
reviewed by both technical and citizen adivisory
groups and was then approved by CRWD Board in
2012. Partial funding for this project was provided by
Minnesota Clean Water Partnership Program.
Lake McCarrons
Starting in 2008, CRWD partnered with Ramsey
Conservation District (RCD) to design and construct
restored shorelines along Lake McCarrons in Roseville.
By the end of 2013, 14 lakeshore residents with eroding
shorelines completed restoration projects with joint
cost-share funds from CRWD, BWSR and RCD. Nearly
1,900 ft. of shoreline with an area of 41,400 ft2 has
been restored. A 2009 program participant whose
project boasts nearly 600 ft. of shoreline and a 20,000
ft2 planting area annually hosts organizations and
gardening groups for tours and education about
shoreline restoration.
A restored shoreline on Lake McCarrons in Roseville.
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Villa Park Management Plan
In 2009, CRWD completed the Villa Park Wetland
Management Plan, which identified reasons why the
system was not reducing nutrient loading to Lake
McCarrons as originally designed. The Plan deter-
mined actions to improve the system’s capacity
to remove nutrient loading and recommended a
duel approach: 1) remove sediment in the wetland
system to restore treatment capacity and 2) increase
treatment in the subwatershed that drains to the Villa
Park Wetland.
The District was awarded a $430,000 loan from the
State of Minnesota to complete sediment removal
from the wetland treatment cells. Work began on
the project in July 2011 with a preliminary engineering
study to determine sediment volume, contami-
nant levels and dredging method. Final design and
financing of the project was completed in late 2012
and the dredging project was completed via hydraulic
dredging during summer 2013. The project removed
17,360 cubic yards of sediment from three cells within
Villa Park Wetland. The sediment was pumped into
geotextile tubes that allowed water to seep out and
drain back to the wetland. A total of 12,762 cubic yards
was hauled away and disposed of.
Approximately, 75% of the sediment
was disposed of in a certified landfill
because it exceeded Level 3 thresh-
olds for elevated amounts of polyaro-
matic hydrocarbons. The rest of the
sediment was categorized as Level
2 and as such was able to be reused
on industrial sites. Total cost for the
project (including construction and
engineering) was $1,397,480. CRWD
financed approximately $1,000,000
of the project and the City of Roseville
contributed $400,000.
A hydraulic dredge removes sediment from the wetland.
Captured sediment was hauled away to nearby landfills.
In April 2012, CRWD received a $275,000 grant from
the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to conduct a
subwatershed analysis to locate, design and construct
a volume reduction practice within the drainage area
upstream of the Villa Park Wetland System. The project
will help to reduce the frequency that the wetland
system needs to be dredged and reduce the pollutant
load and volume of water entering the already under-
sized Villa Park Wetland System. During 2013, CRWD
completed the preliminary engineering study and will
complete final engineering in 2014, with construction
planned for 2015.
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Erosion damage on Highland Ravine.
Highland Ravine
Since 2007, CRWD has partnered with the City of Saint
Paul to address flooding and sedimentation problems
from the Highland Ravine in central Saint Paul.
Highland Ravine is a 50-acre woodland bluff area that
has been incised with gullies over time. The bluff is a
naturally steep escarpment that rises from Lexington
Avenue up to Edgcumbe Road with residential proper-
ties residing at its top and base and City of Saint Paul
parkland to the south. Gullies have formed in the bluff
in response to hydrologic changes associated with
urban development that has occurred near the top of
the bluff. During precipitation events, runoff is trans-
ported downslope through the gullies causing severe
erosion. Subsequently, residential properties at the base
of the bluff frequently experience property damage
from floodwater and sediment discharging from the
gullies. In addition, sediment-laden stormwater is
conveyed to the Saint Paul storm sewer system which
discharges to the Mississippi River.
In response to concerns raised by citizens regarding
property damages from gully erosion, CRWD completed
the Highland Ravine Stabilization/Restoration
Feasibility Study in spring 2011. Based on the results
from this study, several strategies were recommended
to stabilize and restore the ravine area to alleviate
flooding, sedimentation, and pollutant loading.
In 2011, CRWD received a 2012 Clean Water Fund -
Clean Water Assistance Grant for $150,000 from BWSR
to implement recommendations from the feasibility
study. In 2012 and 2013, CRWD designed the ravine
stabilization project in two ravine areas – north ravine
which is all within private residential property and
south ravine which is located primarily on City parkland.
The stabilization practices include rock grade control
structures to slow down runoff, brush bundles or other
slope stabilization features, and a stormwater pond in
the north ravine to detain runoff and allow sediment
to settle out before runoff discharges to the local
storm sewer system. Construction of the stabiliza-
tion practices will occur during summer/fall 2014. It is
estimated that the implementation of this project will
reduce total sediment loads by 11.5 tons/annually and
total phosphorus loads by 91 lbs/annually.
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Trout Brook Nature Sanctuary
A dominant theme in CRWD’s 2010 Watershed Plan is
“Bring Water Back to Saint Paul.” The value of recon-
necting the residents of Saint Paul with the water
resources that flow around them and beneath their
streets is reflected in many of the CRWD programs
— from education programs that aim to bring water
back into the consciousness of people to physical
restoration and enhancement initiatives that will
literally restore flow to streams long buried in storm
sewers. Among the specific goals highlighted in the
Watershed Management Plan is to “identify opportu-
nities to restore portions of historic streams of CRWD
by providing surface flow where water is currently
conveyed through an underground pipe.”
The Trout Brook Nature Sanctuary presents an
excellent opportunity to begin realizing this goal and
building support for expanded restoration efforts in
the city. This 41-acre site sits close to the middle of
where Trout Brook formerly flowed.
In the summer of 2013, project construction began and
by the end of the year the was about 75% complete. In
2014, construction will be completed and the park will
open to visitors in 2015.
An analysis of alternative sources of water was
conducted and included several options for routing
stormwater runoff from nearby watersheds to the
site. It was determined that pumping water from the
Trout Brook Storm Sewer Interceptor (TBI) to the
north end of the Trout Brook site would provide base
flow to the stream. This water would be augmented
during and after storm events with treated storm-
water runoff from the Hatch Agate neighborhood
west of the site. Water features include a small
stream, three stormwater treatment complexes and
an enhanced pond where the Sims Agate stormwater
pond is located. The stream will begin at the northern
end of the site and will have a base width of 6-7 ft,
with a floodplain bench on each side and options
for unpaved footpaths near the stream. Due to site
constraints, the stream will have very mild sinuosity
for most of the reach but will become very sinuous
at the lower end of the site before reaching the Sims
Agate pond.
Water will enter the stormwater management
systems from the neighborhood west of the site and
pass through a system of settling ponds, filtration
systems and wetlands before entering the stream.
In addition to improving water quality, goals for the
project are to make Sims Agate Pond safer and more
attractive for recreation and to improve wildlife
habitat. The routing of higher quality water from
Arlington Jackson pond to this pond and treating
stormwater from the Hatch Agate neighborhood
prior to entering the Sims Agate pond will create
greater capacity for ecological function and diversity.
Enhancements to the pond include a broader
emergent vegetation zone that will also function as
a safety bench to prevent people from accidentally
falling into deep areas, and greater depth diversity
throughout the pond to increase habitat diversity for a
variety fish, birds, reptiles and amphibians.
Trout Brook Nature Sanctuary during construction.
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Curtiss Pond Improvement Project
Curtiss Field Park flooded.
For several years, Curtiss Field Park in Falcon Heights
has experienced periodic flooding when the pond
within the park overflows. The pond drains an area of
Falcon Heights and Snelling Avenue but has no outlet
so all water draining to the pond must infiltrate into
the ground. Over the past several years the infiltration
capacity of the pond has decreased. This has resulted
in flooding of the park and threatened flooding to
adjacent properties.
During 2013, CRWD in partnership with the City of
Falcon Heights completed the final design of the
Curtiss Pond Improvement Project. The project will
install a large infiltration facility underneath the
field adjacent to Curtiss Pond. This will increase
the storage, infiltration footprint and long-term
reliability of water management and thereby reduce
flood frequency and flood elevations at the park.
Construction for the project is planned for fall 2014.
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Trout Brook Storm Sewer Interceptor
CRWD owns, operates and maintains the Trout Brook
Storm Sewer Interceptor (TBI), which consists of 6.5
miles of pipes that drain 5,054 acres from the cities of
Saint Paul, Roseville, Falcon Heights and Maplewood.
In 2011, during the preliminary design process of
Minnesota Department of Transportation’s (MnDOT)
reconstruction of Interstate I-35E, it was determined
that a portion of the existing TBI was in conflict with
the proposed I-35E bridge piers and needed to be
moved by the middle of 2013. The new Trout Brook
alignment involves abandoning 630 feet of existing TBI
pipe and replacing it with 830 feet of new 12’ x 9’ box
culvert and a new TBI railroad crossing.
The first phase of the project was completed in 2012,
which included installation of 560 feet of new storm
sewer sections and the new TBI railroad crossing. Prior
to construction, groundwater levels were lowered to
establish dry conditions for excavating and installing
TBI. The tracks were monitored for movement prior
to, during and after construction to ensure that the
railroad would not subside or be structurally damaged.
During Phase 2 in 2013, transition segments were
constructed at both ends of the new interceptor
segment to connect it with the old tunnel. During
construction of the new segments, stormwater from
the rest of Trout Brook Storm Sewer was diverted
from the construction area.
Cast-in-place tunnel sections connected the new
760-foot segment with the existing Trout Brook
storm-sewer interceptor. Once completed, the old
storm sewer segment was demolished or abandoned
using sand and concrete.
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program
2013 was the sixth year of implementation of CRWD’s
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program (SWPPP), a
federal and state requirement for controlling storm-
water discharges from urbanized areas. CRWD’s
comprehensive, multi-faceted program involves
six minimum control measures to improve water
quality and minimize stormwater runoff: education
and outreach, public involvement, illicit discharge
detection and elimination, construction site erosion
and sedimentation control, post-construction storm-
water management and pollution prevention/good
housekeeping of municipal operations. Highlights of
the program in 2013 included and partnering with
the City of Saint Paul’s Public Works Department to
construct boulevard rain gardens as part of its street
reconstruction projects.
Trout Brook pipe realignment.
Old and new segment of Trout Brook Storm Sewer during realignment.
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Watershed Rule Adoption
In 2002, CRWD adopted Development Review
Criteria addressing stormwater runoff control, flood
protection, wetland protection and erosion control.
During 2003-2005, CRWD assumed an advisory
role to District cities on development and redevel-
opment proposals. The advisory role consisted of
review and comment in reference to the District’s
Development Review Criteria. The District reviewed
71 developments and tracked implementation with all
of the criteria and found marginal compliance. After
completing a study to assess the impact of non-
compliance with the Development Review Criteria,
the District found that the water quality goals estab-
lished in the Watershed Management Plan were not
being met. CRWD then set a goal to develop and
adopt science-based watershed rules to improve
water quality. This process was initiated in 2005. In
January 2006, CRWD Board of Managers established
a joint Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) to make
recommendations on the standards in the draft
rules. After revision of the rules to reflect the recom-
mendations of the TAC, the rules were adopted in
September, effective October 1, 2006.
2013 Watershed Rules and Permitting
Construction of underground storage at a permitted site in Saint Paul.
A storm drain inlet protected from runoff at a construction site.
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CRWD Permits By Year
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Applications Received 30 33 31 33 30 30 36
Acres Disturbed 94 85 110 358 142 331 210
Acres Impervious 68 64 65 194 90 109 82
Alternative Compliance Sites 12 13 5 15 14 12 17
Standard Compliance Sites 15 18 26 18 13 17 19
Linear Projects 4 5 9 9 6 4 11
Total Linear Impervious (ac) 37 34 32 156 49.83 75.93 49.78
Total Linear Treatment (cf) 72,180 20,969 75,201 431,597 118,110 435,928 223,433
Infiltration Approved (cf) 120,349 148,131 163,297 425,289 275,781 91,100 124,856
Filtration Approved (cf) 73,861 65,959 35,649 198,844 179,448 474,887 348,543
Variances Requested 2 2 2 2 1 0 3
Variances Approved 1 2 1 2 1 0 3
Incomplete/Withdrawn Applications
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Permitting Program
The adoption of District Watershed Rules in 2006
made necessary a permitting program to ensure
that developments of more than one acre were in
compliance with standards set forth in the Rules.
By working with the District’s consultant engineer,
Wenck Associates, and permit applicants, the permit
coordinator processes applications and presents
staff recommendations to CRWD Board of Managers.
The Board votes on permit applications and approves
or denies them based on their compliance with
the Rules.
During construction, sites are inspected for
compliance with erosion and sediment control
regulations. When vegetation and topsoil are
removed at construction sites, soil is exposed and
can be transported to stormdrains and water bodies
during rain events. To ensure that the proper Best
Management Practices (BMPs) are installed and
maintained, the District verifies that construction
supervisors comply with permit conditions, to
minimize the impact of sediment-laden discharge.
Permitted sites are also inspected to ensure that
permanent stormwater BMPs are correctly installed.
It is particularly important that infiltration practices
are protected from turbid runoff and soil compaction
during construction, and that vegetation is properly
established.
The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) convenes
regularly to discuss rules and potential changes
to the permitting process. In 2013, the TAC met to
discuss CRWD rules but no revisions were made.
Major discussion topics included credits for filtration
and iron-enhanced filtration practices, stormwater
harvest and reuse, State Minimal Impact Design
Standards and Atlas-14 Rainfall Intensity Update.
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General Outreach
CRWD continued outreach to students and adults
in 2013 through direct work with organizations and
community groups. CRWD staff and volunteers
contacted more than 2,500 watershed residents
through public events, trainings, presentations,
resource assistance, school visits and field trips
within the District. This included a summer evening
lake study attended by 41 residents of all ages, a
workshop on landscaping for clean water attended
by 35 landscape professionals and a tour of green
roof projects in the watershed attended by 40
residents. CRWD also sponsored transportation
costs for six water quality education field trips
attended by CRWD students, supported Children’s
Water Fest with a financial contribution, led a
stormwater BMP tour along the Green Line for
Urban Roots’ youth interns from Saint Paul’s East
Side and supported a water themed dance event at
the first Open Streets celebration in Saint Paul.
Celebrating clean water at Saint Paul Open Streets.
Green Line Interpretive Signage
With ridership of the Green Line Light Rail estimated
at 42,000 trips per day by 2030, there is tremendous
opportunity for public education regarding the
importance of sustainable stormwater management
in urban areas. Rain gardens, stormwater planters,
underground infiltration trenches and a tree trench
system were all installed along the corridor to capture
and treat stormwater runoff. Interpretive signage
was installed to describe the purpose and function of
each of the clean water features and has been trans-
lated into Hmong and Spanish.
Blooming Saint Paul Clean Water Award judges.
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New Education Displays
CRWD Staff and volunteers participate in many
community and school events every year. Interactive
displays help communicate our messages about
stormwater runoff and pollution prevention behaviors.
Beginning in 2012, the Board of Managers and staff
began planning for new education displays for the
district. After completing research which included
literature review of studies on public messaging of
environmental issues as well as conducting multiple
focus groups of CRWD residents, it became clear
that multiple displays were needed to communicate
our messages. Findings from the research and focus
groups revealed that the displays should be designed
for either children or adults because they find different
messages appealing. It was also found that the
messages needed to communicate what individuals
could do personally and in their own neighborhoods
and yards. With this information CRWD designed
three new education displays targeted at adults in
the watershed. The primary messages of each were 1.
Pollute or protect: what you can do to protect storm-
water pollution, 2. Eutrophication: what is it and how
does it happen and 3. Rain Route: where does the rain
and stormwater in your neighborhood flow?
New Education Plan
Staff identified a need to update and strategize the
Districts Education and Outreach work for 2014 –
2015. CRWD hired HDR, Inc. to consult with staff
and develop a strategic education and outreach plan
for the next two years. Objectives were categorized
by audience and the level of importance of each
goal. Staff will use this plan to guide education and
outreach projects for 2014 and 2015.
Green Roof tour.
Eutrophication Pollute or Protect Rain Route
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Metro WaterShed Partners
CRWD is a member of WaterShed Partners (WSP), a
coalition of more than 75 organizations working to
educate Minnesotans about protecting water. WSP
promotes clean water practices and aims to inspire
people to act to protect water, and to create educa-
tional programs and tools to help cities meet the
requirements of the MS4 permit.
In 2013, WSP raised more than $54,000 for media
outreach and made 5,560,507 clean water impressions
on residents in the metro area through:
• Ads on radio and TV that reached 4,883,970 people
in the Twin Cities with messages that encouraged
them to protect water by keeping streets clean.
• Connecting with approximately 676,537 Minnesota
fairgoers at the State Fair’s DNR and Eco Experience
buildings, letting people know through interactive
display, a clean water game and print materials how
they can protect water.
• Launching a Facebook campaign called StormDrain
Goalie to reach a targeted audience of local people
who have expressed interest in protecting water.
https://www.facebook.com/StormDrainGoalie
WaterShed Partners also provided services to
members including:
• Professional training on best practices in using social
media, a field trip on the river with speakers on
managing stormwater for a changing climate and a
talk on using Plain Language in communications.
• Monthly meetings with presentations about timely
issues such as invasive species, the new Nitrogen
study and movement in the legislature.
• A listserv for ongoing sharing of information and
resources.
• Cleanwatermn.org, a site with electronic resources
and an image gallery to help water educators with
outreach to their service areas.
2013 Clean Water Summit
The Clean Water Summit is an annual meeting of
water and natural resource professionals interested in
learning how to protect, manage and clean our water
resources. The theme for the 2013 conference was,
“Green Infrastructure for Clean Water: The Essential
Role of People” and focused on the role of education
and outreach efforts in creating beneficial behavior
changes. Education and Outreach Coordinator at
CRWD, Elizabeth Beckman served on the planning
team and presented on CRWD’s work and partner-
ships with the residents around Como Lake.
Internships
CRWD staff hosted several
interns 2013. In partnership
with Dr. Christie Manning of
Macalester College, CRWD
staff worked with students
Amanda Wareham and Lisa
Hu who analyzed focus group
data from groups convened to
review a set of nonpoint source
pollution education displays for
use at community events. The
students completed a literature
review and made a set of
recommendations for creating
display tools with effective
clean water messages. CRWD
also hosted Macalester College
environmental science major
Marlys Mandeville who created
supplemental materials for the
above-mentioned displays and
helped engage students in a
clean water improvement project
at Central High School. CRWD
also sponsored Gordon Parks
High School student Samantha Varela who served in
the office at Great River Greening and participated
in ecological restoration events sponsored by that
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Macalester intern Marlys Mandeville presented her final project as an intern with CRWD.
Gordon Parks High School intern Samantha Varela with Great River Greening staff.
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The Blue Thumb Partners are a group of
professionals from local governmental units
(watershed and conservation districts, cities,
counties), non-profit and community organiza-
tions, and nursery and landscape professionals.
Blue Thumb partners advocate for clean water
through the use of native plant rain gardens,
native plant gardens, and shoreline restoration
projects. Since 2007, CRWD has participated as
a Blue Thumb contributing partner helping to
maintain a website of clean water gardening
resources and print and display materials
for resident use. Blue Thumb partners work
to cultivate consistent clean water planting
messages for watershed residents. In addition
to its membership contribution in 2013, CRWD
coordinated publicity for the Blue Thumb
native plant sale event Landscape Revival and
increased attendance from 800 in 2012 to 1,600
attendees in 2013. Visit bluethumb.org.
P L A N T I N G F O R C L E A N W A T E R
Attendance at 2013 Landscape Revival doubled thanks to CRWD’s event promotion.
Blooming Saint Paul Award
In the 2009 Education and Outreach Plan, the
Board of Managers prioritized the development
of a stewardship recognition program with
the goal of recognizing residents who adopt
outstanding water quality protection behaviors.
In 2013, CRWD partnered with Saint Paul
Parks and Recreation Department to sponsor
a category as part of the Blooming Saint Paul
Award program.
Since 2003, the Blooming Saint Paul Award
has recognized beautification efforts by Saint
Paul citizens through gardens and art in the
public realm. CRWD sponsored the Clean
Water Award category of nominations which
recognizes exemplary landscaping projects or
practices the demonstrate stormwater runoff
reduction, pollution prevention or water reuse.
Staff from CRWD worked with Ramsey County
Master Gardeners to judge the nominations for
the Clean Water Award. This included a short
training session for the judges to explain the
benefits of rain gardens and preventing runoff.
Thirteen projects were nominated for the Clean
Water Award Category.
Green Roof at Hamline University.
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Stewardship and Partner Grants
Stewardship Grants
CRWD values collaboration with individuals and
organizations, and sees the involvement of all citizens
as important to improving the water resources in the
District. Through our grants we hope to encourage
a strong ethic of water resource stewardship among
citizens.
Goals of the Stewardship Grant program are to:
1. improve water quality,
2. increase groundwater recharge,
3. protect plant and wildlife communities and
4. raise stormwater pollution prevention awareness
among residents.
Grant requests are reviewed and approved by staff.
Grants include cost-share funding for residential water
quality improvement projects, as well as funding
for water quality education activities and events.
Grants are available to residents of the District as
well as government agencies, businesses, schools
and nonprofit organizations that are located and/
or conduct work in the District. CRWD offers free
technical assistance for rain garden and shoreline
restoration projects and reimburses project expenses
based on an approved project budget.
In 2013, seven grants were awarded, totaling
$8,502.49. Though grant numbers were lower than
previous years, a substantial amount of site visits
and designs were completed for projects likely to
be installed next year. These grants helped make
possible rain garden and rainwater reuse projects.
Grant funding also provided support for a native plant
education expo and market.
Urban Roots youth interns help with maintenance at Gateway Park.
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Stewardship and Partner Grants
2013 Grants
Seven Stewardship Grant awards (up to $2,000) totaled $8,502.
Nine Partner Grant awards ($2,000 to $20,000) totaled $82,000.
Partner Grants
Partner Grants fund the development and delivery
of collaborative programs that increase resident
knowledge of water quality issues in order to affect
behaviors that decrease stormwater runoff. All
grantees are required to track and report general
information about the number of program activities
and participants. Priority is given to applicants who
propose to also measure program outcomes and/
or impacts to residents, for example: meaningful
actions taken, knowledge increased, behavior changes
committed to or made. In addition to increasing
resident’s awareness of water quality issues, another
purpose of the Partner Grant Program is to support
and foster relationships with organizations and groups
whose work furthers the mission of CRWD.
2013 Partner Grants included:
• Funding for an organizing project with faith commu-
nities in CRWD encouraging water quality projects
• An environmental festival highlighting the role of
water in indigenous cultures
• Civic organizing and a fall cleanup event around
Como Lake
• Stipends for environmental education intern-
ships for youth through the Urban Roots (formerly
Community Design Center) and Great River
Greening’s Science Area Teen Network
• Support of Friends of the Mississippi River’s river
stewardship and habitat restoration programs as
well as their State of the River Report and
• New equipment for the City of Saint Paul’s Street
Maintenance Department to improve plowing and
salt application techniques.
Nine grants were awarded in 2013, totaling $82,000.
CRWD staff worked at Ce Tempoxcalli’s Mother Earth Fest Macroinvertebrate night at Como Lake, June 2013.
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Special Grants
In 2013 several previous Special Grant projects
were constructed and multiple new projects were
awarded for construction in 2014-2015. The first
completed project was the Burns Avenue neigh-
borhood rain garden retrofit. Working with Urban
Roots, homeowners were recruited for curb-cut rain
garden installation within the boulevard. Curb-cut
rain gardens are the most cost-effective water
quality improvement project we can install in
neighborhoods They are designed to capture runoff
from the street before it goes into the storm drain
and the Mississippi River. A total of seven gardens
were constructed by a contractor and planted by
Urban Roots.
The second completed Special Grant project
was large water quality improvement BMPs at
the Union Depot parking lot. Ramsey County
Regional Rail Authority was awarded $200,000
for the construction of pervious parking lot islands,
bio-retention cells, and a substantial underground
filtration system. These projects will treat storm-
water runoff from the parking lot before it is
discharged to the Mississippi River.
In addition to completed projects, the CRWD Board
of Managers awarded grants for projects beginning
in 2014. The following table outlines the projects, a
brief description and the grant award amount.
Stewardship and Partner Grants
Project Name Description Grant Award
Model Cities – Central Exchange and BROWNstone
Design and installation of permeable pavers, infiltration swales and native plantings along the Green Line
$65,000
Saint Paul – Lowertown Ballpark
Rain gardens, underground filtration, tree trenches, rainwater reuse and interactive signage
$225,000
Central High School Design and grant match funding for stormwater retrofits at Central High School
$80,000
Great River School Construction of stormwater retrofits including permeable parking lot, rain gardens, and rainwater reuse
$110,000
Well Sealing Grants
Abandoned wells pose a threat to public health since
they provide a direct pathway for contaminants
to enter groundwater. Groundwater is a source of
drinking water for thousands of people in the metro
area. Abandoned Well Sealing Grants are available
to all residents within Capitol Region Watershed
District who have a well that is no longer in use on
their property. Wells must be sealed by a licensed
well contractor. In 2013, 10 well sealing grants were
awarded, totaling $4,497.50.
Rain Barrel Construction Workshop Grants
With rain barrel construction
workshop grants from CRWD,
two community organizations
hosted 82 participants at three
events. Workshops were held
by Union Park District Council
and Mississippi Market food
cooperative.
Rain barrel assembly workshop.
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Stewardship and Partner Grants
In summer 2011, the City of Saint Paul’s Department
of Planning and Economic Development and CRWD
began a unique partnership to enhance residential
landscapes and achieve water quality benefits at
foreclosed homes acquired by the city for rehabili-
tation. The Inspiring Communities Program
(previously Neighborhood Stabilization Program)
rehabilitates foreclosed and vacant housing in
some of the most racially diverse and economically
challenged areas of Saint Paul. Landscape designs
include features that treat nearly all runoff on-site
and include downspout redirections to rain gardens,
rain barrels or green space. CRWD provides expert
advice and design to create a landscape plan, and
both partners provide resources for installation and
educational support to homebuyers.
After a site visit to assess existing conditions, CRWD
determines how to best redirect downspouts from
the home to pervious areas and improve drainage
on the property, and where to locate rain gardens,
swales or other BMPs. The City of Saint Paul’s
Forestry Department also provides crucial input on
the condition of residential trees and recommenda-
tions on how to improve the tree canopy, which
are incorporated into the design. Along with design
assistance, CRWD provides a $1,000 reimbursement
for the construction of stormwater BMPs on each
property and consultation during construction. The
city provides each homebuyer a rain garden mainte-
nance guidebook.
By the end of 2013, more than 90 properties were
rehabilitated with new landscapes that will infiltrate
127,500 cubic feet of runoff and reduce phosphorus
loads by 2.8 pounds per year. Partners expect to
rehabilitate 40-50 new sites each year.
To recognize the unique and successful collabo-
ration, the partners received a “Program of the
Year” award from the Minnesota Association of
Watershed Districts in December.
Inspiring Communities Program
Residential Street Vitality Program (RSVP) boulevard rain garden plantings
CRWD partners with the City of Saint Paul Public Works
Department during their annual street reconstruction,
known as the Residential Street Vitality Program
(RSVP). Because the boulevard area — the space
between the sidewalk and curb on most residential
streets — is often left unplanted with anything except
turfgrass, it provides a great opportunity to put in
clean water landscaping that helps prevent polluted
runoff from flowing to the Mississippi River. Street
reconstruction is an especially good time to install rain
gardens since the boulevard is already being rebuilt. The
City of Saint Paul offers residents the opportunity to
host a garden, identifies suitable boulevards, constructs
the basin and curb cut, installs a soil mix of sand and
compost and lays mulch. Homeowners agree to plant
and maintain the gardens.
Street reconstruction recipients in Hamline Midway
and Macalester Groveland neighborhoods planted
80 rain gardens in spring 2013 with help from CRWD.
Homeowners picked up their native rain garden plants
and CRWD staff was on hand to answer questions.
Volunteers and staff members from the organization
Great River Greening worked in the neighborhoods to
help the residents with planting and watering. There
are currently 140 RSVP rain gardens in Saint Paul, with
55 more planned for 2014.
RSVP rain garden in Hamline Midway neighborhood.
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Stormwater Quality Monitoring
Since 2005, CRWD has monitored stormwater
quantity and quality from its 41-square-mile
watershed in Saint Paul, Roseville, Maplewood, Falcon
Heights and Lauderdale, which eventually drains to
the Mississippi River. CRWD is highly urbanized with
225,000 residents and approximately 42% impervious
land cover.
Monitoring locations
Of the 16 major subwatersheds in CRWD (see
map page 6), six are currently monitored for
water quantity and quality (St. Anthony Park, East
Kittsondale, Phalen Creek, Trout Brook, McCarrons
and Como 7). Within the monitored subwatersheds,
CRWD collected water quality and/or quantity data
at 17 monitoring sites in 2013. At ten stations, samples
were collected during both baseflow and stormflow
periods and analyzed to determine pollutant concen-
trations for a suite of water quality parameters
including nutrients, sediment, metals and bacteria,
which are used to calculate total pollutant loading.
Additionally, CRWD monitored the water quality
of the five lakes within the District (Como Lake,
Crosby Lake, Little Crosby Lake, Loeb Lake, Lake
McCarrons) in partnership with Ramsey County
Public Works Department. Lakes were sampled
monthly or bi-weekly from May through September
for water quality parameters including nutrients,
sediment, water clarity and Chlorophyll-a. Also,
Ramsey Conservation District worked with CRWD to
conduct macrophyte and biovolume surveys of each
lake, which included plant species identification and
estimations of relative plant abundance.
Precipitation
2013 was an above average year for precipitation,
with 36.36 inches recorded. This was +5.75 inches
above the 30-year normal and the wettest year since
CRWD monitoring began in 2005. The majority of the
precipitation, however, occurred during spring with a
total 19.84 inches from April through June.
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Figure 1: 2013 water yield in cf/acre for CRWD monitored subwatersheds.
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CRWD staff install monitoring equipment.
Monitoring equipment.
Stormwater monitoring continues in winter.
Alternatively, August and September were uncharacter-
istically dry with a total 5.82 inches of precipitation,
5.60 inches below the 30-year normal average.
Discharge
Due to increased precipitation, major CRWD subwa-
tersheds recorded greater than average flow and
water yield in 2013 (Figure 1), especially from April
through June. Subsequently, pollutant loading generally
increased because more water carried more pollutants.
Of the four major CRWD subwatersheds, Trout Brook
exported the greatest amount of water (144,989 cf/ac)
because it has the largest total subwatershed drainage
area (8,000 acres).
Lakes
In 2013, water quality varied in each of CRWD’s five
lakes. Como Lake, Crosby and Little Crosby all failed
to meet the state eutrophication standard for total
phosphorus, so they were considered impaired.
Lake McCarrons and Loeb Lake both met the total
phosphorus standard.
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BMP Maintenance and Monitoring
Stormwater BMPs are activities, practices and struc-
tures that reduce the impacts of stormwater runoff.
CRWD maintains or owns several stormwater BMP
structures throughout the watershed: 18 stormwater
BMPs constructed in the Como Lake Subwatershed
in Saint Paul and 14 along the Green Line (Central
Corridor Light Rail), also in Saint Paul.
The BMPs constructed in the Como Lake
Subwatershed were built as part of the Arlington-
Pascal Stormwater Improvement Project; a
multi-jurisdictional project that aimed to reduce
localized flooding and improve the water quality of
Como Lake. BMPs constructed include an under-
ground stormwater storage and infiltration facility,
a regional stormwater pond, eight rain gardens and
eight underground infiltration trenches. The under-
ground stormwater facility and infiltration trenches
have pretreatment devices (a hydrodynamic separator,
sumped catch basins and manholes) incorporated
into their design in order to provide treatment of
stormwater runoff by capturing trash, debris, oils
and sediment before it flows into the BMP. These
pretreatment units help to maintain the performance
of those BMPs by removing pollutants and infiltrating
stormwater runoff.
The Green Line BMPs include eight stormwater
planters and six rain gardens. These green infra-
structure practices are highly visible and not only clean
stormwater on its way to the Mississippi River, but
also add beauty, improve air quality and reduce the
urban heat island effect.
Regular inspection and maintenance of all of the
BMPs and pretreatment units is coordinated by
CRWD. Maintenance is crucial to ensure the BMPs
are functioning properly. CRWD receives assistance
with maintenance of some of the BMPs from citizen
volunteers and other government entities. In 2013, a
majority of the maintenance was completed by CRWD
staff, Conservation Corps Minnesota, Great River
Greening and a private contractor.
Since 2007, CRWD has been collecting water quality
and quantity data on several BMPs constructed for
the Arlington-Pascal Project. BMPs are monitored to
determine their overall effec-
tiveness at reducing stormwater
runoff and pollutant loads. All
of this monitoring data was
used to calibrate a water quality
model which simulated the
amount of stormwater runoff
and pollutants flowing to and
from all 18 of the Arlington-
Pascal Project BMPs. Modeling
efforts are necessary because
Minnesota’s winter prohibits
monitoring data from being
collected year-round. This
data, in addition to actual
construction, design, operation
and maintenance costs for each
individual BMP, were used to Volunteers clear Frankson McKinley rain garden,
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determine the cost-benefit (the cost per pound of
pollutants removed and the cost per unit of volume
reduction) of each BMP. All of this data is presented
in CRWD’s BMP Performance and Cost-Benefit
Analysis: Arlington-Pascal Project 2007-2010
published in spring 2012 and available at capitolre-
gionwd.org.
CRWD also undertook additional monitoring efforts to
determine the amount of gross solids (trash, organic
matter and sand/gravel) which accumulated within
the Arlington-Pascal Project BMPs as well as the gross
solids captured by the BMP’s pretreatment units. The
amount of phosphorous contained in the gross solids
was also determined. The results of this study were
incorporated into the BMP performance analysis
mentioned above. Detailed results can be found in
CRWD’s Arlington-Pascal Project: Gross Solids
Accumulation Study published in spring 2012 and
available at capitolregionwd.org.
Sumped catch basin with steel hood to capture debris
CRWD staff members monitor a rain garden near the Green Line.
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The Green Line, formerly known as the Central
Corridor Light Rail Transit project, required full recon-
struction of heavily traveled streets in Saint Paul, most
notably University Avenue. The corridor is primarily
comprised of commercial and industrial land uses
with more than 100 acres of paved surfaces that were
devoid of healthy trees and green spaces. The previous
drainage system conveyed all runoff within the project
limits to the Mississippi River through numerous
outfalls without any water quality treatment. Portions
of this stretch of the river are impaired for turbidity,
nutrients and bacteria and are not meeting desig-
nated recreation uses.
CRWD, the City of Saint Paul, Metropolitan
Council (Met Council) and Ramsey County forged
a partnership with a commitment to improve
stormwater management, enhance the urban tree
canopy and transform the aesthetics of the Green
Line corridor using highly visible green infrastruc-
tures practices. Known as the Green Line Green
Infrastructure Project, two clear environmental needs
were addressed: establishing a vibrant and sustainable
urban tree canopy and maximizing treatment of
stormwater runoff from impervious surfaces.
Four types of green infrastructure practices were
constructed from 2010 to 2013: an innovative
integrated tree trench system along University
Avenue and rain gardens, stormwater planters and
infiltration trenches on side streets. These practices
incorporate natural landscape features and hydro-
logic processes to treat stormwater by infiltrating and
evapotranspiring runoff. The practices also integrate
with the character and values of the surrounding
community and serve as educational tools that help
raise community awareness of stormwater.
Improving water quality and stormwater runoff in
urban settings is a challenging, complex problem and
construction of stormwater management practices
Green Infrastructure on the Green Line
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Syndicate Street rain garden.
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Oxford Street stormwater planter.
is often conducted parcel by parcel, which does
not maximize water quality treatment or achieve
cost efficiencies. The partners recognized that the
construction of the Green Line provided a rare oppor-
tunity to address multiple environmental issues and
achieve measurable results on a scale that would likely
not be feasible in the foreseeable future.
CRWD has estimated that annually the entire project
will reduce post-construction stormwater volume by
over 50% or 134 acre-feet, sediment load by 9 tons
and phosphorus load by 109 pounds to the Mississippi
River. This project contributes to the overall pollutant
load reductions required by the state for this section
of the Mississippi River.
Anticipating increased pedestrian traffic along the
Green Line corridor and surrounding neighborhoods,
artistic elements, seating areas and interpretive
signage have been incorporated into the practices.
These features encourage the public to pause and
learn more about stormwater runoff and how it’s
being treated in their community. In 2013, interpretive
signage for each type of practice was installed at the
11 side street practice sites and 11 tree trench locations
nearby. The signs have been interpreted into Hmong
and Spanish to help reach the diverse ethnic groups
residing in and visiting the Green Line corridor.
The Green Line project was featured promi-
nently during the 2013 International Low Impact
Development Symposium hosted in Saint Paul, which
drew over 800 attendees. Staff from CRWD and Met
Council and city and project consultants gave presen-
tations and a tour of the project. In addition, CRWD
has used the practices as interactive examples during
tours to teach youth from Saint Paul’s East Side about
stormwater management.
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2013 District Finance Summary
CRWD offers this summary overview and analysis of the District’s financial activities for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013. The complete 2013 Annual Financial Report and Audit can be found in Appendix A.
Operations2013 budgeted revenue was down $60,468 from a budgeted revenue of $2,322,360 and actual revenue of $2,259,892. This decrease was largely due to an increase uncollectable property taxes and the loss of the Homestead Market Value Credit. Expenditures in 2013 were under budget. Budgeted expenditures were $2,322,360 while actual expenditures were $2,086,711, or $235,649. The decrease in expenditures was largely due to several large projects that were not undertaken in 2013.
Capital Improvement Program (CIP)2013 budgeted revenue was $5,299,552 and actual revenue was $4,395,124. This decrease of $904,428 in revenue was mostly due to not receiving a MNDOT reimbursement until 2014 for work completed in 2013. Expenditures in 2013 decreased from the budgeted amount of $7,701,612 to an actual amount of $5,278,604. This reduction in expenditures was largely due to several large projects coming in under budget, several special grants not being
completed in 2013 and several projects being delayed until 2014.
Financial HighlightsThe assets of CRWD exceeded its liabilities at the close of the most recent fiscal year by $X (net assets). Of this amount, $X (unassigned net assets) may be used to meet the government’s ongoing obligations to citizens and creditors in accordance with CRWD’s fund designations and fiscal policies. CRWD’s total net assets increased $X in 2013. As of the close of the current fiscal year, CRWD’s governmental funds reported combined ending fund balance was $X compared to $X the previous year. At the end of the current fiscal year, CRWD is able to report a positive balance in net assets.
Tax Levy$2,140,918, 90%
Fees/Grants$234,300, 10%
Other(Interest Income)
$5,540, <1%
2013 Operations Revenue (actual)Total $2,259,892
Programs$912,589
47%
Projects$634,902
33%
Administration$384,725
20%
2013 Operations Expenditures (actual)Total $2,086,711
2013 CIP Revenue (actual)Total $4,395,124
Other(Interest Income)
$354, <1%
Tax Levy $304,853
8%
Fees/Grants$3,721,769
92%
Debt Service$114,218, 2%
2013 CIP Expenditures (actual)Total $5,278,604
McCarrons BMP
$243,3025%
Special CIP Grants$163,764, 4%
Trout Brook$3,353,977
72%
Shoreline/StreambankRestoration$6,847, <1%
Wetland, Stream & EcosystemRestoration$51,358, 1%
Mississippi River BMPs &Crosby Lake
$695,36415%
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2013 Year In Review
Below is a complete list of 2013 CRWD projects:
Fund Name Project Name
Administration General Administration
Performance Review and Assistance Program
Groundwater Groundwater Protection — Well Sealing
Groundwater Studies
Ramsey County Groundwater Plan
Rulemaking/Rule Revisions Wetland Management and Regulation Plan
Permitting Implement Permit Program
Permit Tracking Database and Information Management
Construction Inspection
Stewardship Grants Grant Program Administration
Project Inspection
Project Design and Assistance
Application Processing and Grant Award
Monitoring and Data Collection Baseline Monitoring and Data Collection
Lake Monitoring and Data Collection
Villa Park Monitoring and Data Collection
Wetland Bio-monitoring
Long-term Monitoring Database Development
Willow Reserve / Loeb Lake Monitoring and Data Collection
Non-CRWD BMP Inventory
10-Year Monitoring Plan
BMP Monitoring
Education and Outreach Outreach/Communication
Homeowner Outreach — Stop the Rain Drain
Homeowner Outreach — Community Clean-up
Municipal Outreach
Website and Social Media
Contractor Outreach
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Fund Name Project Name
Education and Outreach (cont.) Partnerships
Events/Outreach
Homeowner Outreach — Watershed Heroes
Technical Resources and Information Sharing
Local and Agency Plan Review and Tech Committee
Watershed Approach: MS4 & TMDL Compliance
Strategic Project Preparation
Future Trends: Research and Positioning
Innovative BMPs Research
Water Resource Awareness Tools/Methods/Techniques
National Speakers for Conferences
Geographic Information System GIS Program Development
Data Acquisition
Internal Mapping System
Impervious Surfaces Data Set
Safety Program Safety Training
Safety Program Updates/Audits
CSE Equipment
Shoreline and Streambank Maintenance
Lake McCarrons Shoreline Restoration Project
Saint Paul Natural Resources Intern Program
Loeb Lake Shoreline Assessment
Crosby Lake Shoreline Assessment
Como Lake Subwatershed Como Park Regional Park Stormwater Plan
Como BMP Maintenance and Inspection
Como Lake Implementation Reporting & Audit
Lake McCarrons Subwatershed Lake McCarrons Subwatershed
Villa Park Wetland Sediment Sampling
2013 Year In Review
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Fund Name Project Name
Loeb Lake Subwatershed Willow Reserve Restoration Plan
Crosby Lake Subwatershed
Crosby Lake Management Plan Implementation
Trout Brook Subwatershed Inspection and Minor Maintenance
TBI Easement Verification and Documentation
Center St./Rice St. Subwatershed Analysis
NPDES MS4 Stormwater Program
Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination Program
(TBI) Television Inspection
Wetland, Stream and Ecosystem Restoration — Planning
Stream Corridor Restoration Feasibility Study
Mississippi River Subwatershed Mississippi River Subwatershed Initiatives
Implement Green Infrastructure along the Central Corridor — Planning
Large Scale Redevelopment Stormwater Planning
Green Line BMP Maintenance
Watershed Management Planning Third Generation Watershed Management Plan
Special Projects and Grants Staff & Engineering Support of Special Grants
Green Infrastructure Incentive Program
Shoreline and Streambank Restoration
Shoreline and Streambank Restoration Projects
Como Lake BMPs Curtiss Field Subwatershed Improvements
Gottfried’s Pit Improvement Project
Lake McCarrons BMPs Villa Park Wetland Restoration Project
Villa Park Subwatershed BMPs
Loeb Lake BMPs Stormwater Pond Retrofit
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Fund Name Project Name
Crosby Lake BMPs Highland Ravine
Trout Brook BMPs TBI Repair Station 53+08 to 60+49 — Cayuga Interchange
TBI Repair — Farrington
Wetland, Stream and Ecosystem Restoratiom — Implementation
Trillium Site — Water Resource Feature — Construction
Mississippi River Subwatershed BMPs
Green Line BMP Implementation
Green Line Redevelopment BMPs
Special Projects and Grants Special Grants
Debt Service Debt and Loan Service
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Fund Name Project Name Priority Project Description
Adminstration General Administration
Critical General Administration of District Operations
Administrative Allocation
Ongoing Annual Administrative Cost Allocation to Projects and Programs
Groundwater Groundwater Protec-tion - Well Sealing
Beneficial Provide grant reimbursements for well sealing
Rulemaking/ Rule Revisions
Evaluate Rules and Conduct Annual TAC Meeting
Critical Conduct TAC process to update Rules
Permitting Implement Permit Program
Critical Implement District Permit Program
Permit Tracking Database and Infor-mation Management
Critical Implement BMP Database for previous permits
Construction Inspection
Critical Inspect active permits sites for compliance
Permit Closure and Post Construction Inspection & Mainte-nance
Important Inspect completed permit projects for compliance and maintenance
Stewardship Grants
Grant Program Administration
Important Administer, promote, and outreach on Stewardship Grants
Project Inspection Important Inspection of grant projects to ensure proper construction and function
Project Design and Assistance
Important Provide project designs through public and private partners
Application Process-ing and Grant Award
Important Grant Award payments, processing
2014 Workplan
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Fund Name Project Name Priority Project Description
Monitoring and Data Collection
Baseline Monitoring and Data Collection
Critical Monitoring of 7 baseline sites, 14 level logger sites and 4 rain gauges
Lake Monitoring and Data Collection
Critical Monitoring of 5 CRWD lakes, including chemistry and biological sampling and qualitative parameters
Villa Park Monitoring and Data Collection
Critical Monitoring of 2 FWQ sites in Villa Park as well as 2 level loggers and Lake McCarrons flow only station
Wetland Bio-monitoring
Important Annual Monitoring of CRWD wetlands including IBI assessments, water quality analysis, data analysis and reporting
Long-term Monitoring Database Development
Critical Development of a long term monitoring database for effective data management
BMP Monitoring Important Monitoring of BMP sites — Como 7 (6), Green Line (2), Bdale (1) and 24 level logger sites
Education and Outreach
General Critical General Communication and Outreach (Added $25,000 for U of M Community Assessment)
Stop the Rain Drain Critical Update SRD website to host CRWD Grant Programs
Homeowner Outreach — Community Clean-up
Critical Como Leaf Cleanup
Municipal Outreach Important Turf and winter maintenance Best Practices training for municipalities and Parks staff
Website and Social Media
Important Maintenance and improvement of CRWD website, purchase of contacts database
Contractor Outreach Important Best Practices training for professional landscape contractors
Partnerships Beneficial Contributions to partner organizations and collaborative groups
Events/Outreach Beneficial Events: Community and CRWD-sponsored, including Green Line outreach activity
Homeowner Outreach — Watershed Heroes
Beneficial Partnership with City of Saint Paul Parks to recognize homeowners using clean water practices
Technical Resources and Information Sharing
Local and Agency Plan Review and Tech Committee
Critical Review plans, serve on local, state, national committees related to stormwater/water quality
Strategic Project Preparation
Important Take a project(s) to next level of design to assist with grant applications ("shovel ready")
2014 Workplan
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Fund Name Project Name Priority Project Description
Future Trends:Research andPositioning
Innovative BMPs Research
Important Research of two BMPs or one large BMP to further CRWD understanding of their function
Water Resource Awareness Tools/Methods/Techniques
Important Develop Art Policy work with Watershed Artist in Residence
Green Infrastructure Incentive Program
Beneficial Develop incentive program for Green Infrastructure.
Climate Change Impacts-Research and Action
Beneficial Research Climate Change impacts on design Standards (Atlas — 14)
GeographicInformation Systems (GIS)
GIS Program Development
Important Manage GIS needs for CRWD
Data Acquisition Critical Purchase and update data layers
Internal Mapping System
Critical Maintain and update internal mapping system layers and troubleshoot issues
Impervious Surfaces Data Set
Critical Coordinate with GIS user group to obtain updated impervious surfaces data set
Safety Program Safety Training Critical Conduct CSE/first aid/CPR training for CRWD staff
Safety Program Up-dates/Audits
Critical Conduct safety audit including assessment of program plan, CSE protocols, office procedures and equipment
CSE Equipment Critical Proper equipment for safe entry into confined spaces including new equipment, calibration, maintenance, and repair expenses
Shoreline andStreambankMaintenance
Lake McCarrons Shoreline Restoration Project
Important Promote shoreline restoration project around Lake McCarrons
Saint Paul Natural Resources Intern Program
Important Sponsor intern with Saint Paul for BMP maintenance or other activities
Loeb Lake Shoreline Assessment
Important Conduct assessment of the lake shore
Crosby Lake Shoreline Assessment
Important Conduct assessment of the lake shore
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Fund Name Project Name Priority Project Description
Como Lake Subwatershed
Como Regional Park Stormwater Plan
Important Complete a Como Regional Park Stormwater Plan
Como BMP Mainte-nance and Inspection
Critical Maintenance and Inspection of Arlington-Pascal BMPs
Como Lake Imple-mentation Reporting and Audit
Important Annual MS4 TMDL compliance reporting, State of the Lake, assess need for in-lake management strategies
Lake McCarrons Subwatershed
Aquatic Invasive Species Plan
Critical Develop an Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Plan for Lake McCarrons
Loeb Lake Subwatershed
Willow Reserve Restoration Plan
Critical Planning for the protection and restoration of Willow Reserve in Saint Paul
Crosby Lake Subwatershed
Crosby Lake Manage-ment Plan Implemen-tation
Critical Implement project initiative as listed in the Crosby Lake Management Plan
Trout Brook Subwatershed
Crosby Lake Management Plan Implementation
Critical Implement project initiative as listed in the Crosby Lake Management Plan
TBI Easement Verification and Documentation
Critical Complete easement verification work for TBI and work towards correcting errors in location and filling gaps where there are no easements
Center St./Rice St. Subwatershed Analysis
Important Evaluate management strategies and plans for water quality improvement and flood reduction for implementation by the District and its partners
NPDES MS4 Stormwater Program
Critical Coordinate District MS4 requirements in cooperation with District partners
Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination Program
Critical Develop a web-based system for citizen reporting of potential illicit discharges
Wetland, Stream andEcosystemRestoration —Planning
Wetland/Stream Reestablishment Feasibility Study
Important Wetland/Stream Feature analysis/design for Victoria Park or Ford Site
2014 Workplan
Our Plans
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2014 Workplan
Our Plans
Fund Name Project Name Priority Project Description
Mississippi RiverSubwatershed
Implement Green Infrastructure along the Central Corridor — Planning
Critical Planning, Design and Construction of Green Line Stormwater BMP Signage
Redevelopment Stormwater Planning
Important Plan, design and other activities for shared, stacked green infrastructure along the Green Line
Green Line BMP Maintenance
Critical Maintain and repair CRWD's green infrastructure along Green Line
Shoreline andStreambankRestoration
Shoreline and Streambank Restoration Projects
Important Implement shoreline restoration and aquatic plant management
Ravine Stabilization Projects
Beneficial Complete design and installation of ravine stabilization projects
Como Lake BMPs
Curtiss Field Subwatershed Improvements
Critical Construction of Curtiss Pond Improvement Project to reduce flooding
Floating Island Important Design and build a floating island wetland in the Como Golf Course Pond
Lake McCarrons BMPs
McCarrons Subwatershed BMPs
Critical Construct BMPs within McCarrons Subwatershed
Crosby Lake BMPs
Highland Ravine Critical Complete the Highland Ravine Stabilization projects.
Trout Brook BMPs
TBI Repair — Farrington/Cottage
Critical Complete TBI inlet repair and new inlet installation at Farrington and Cottage
Wetland, Stream andEcosystemRestoration —Implementation
Wetland Improvement
Future Conduct wetland improvements as identified in the Wetland Management Plan, Appendix F
Wetland Reestablishment: Implementation
Future Implement feasible reestablishment projects identified in Wetland and Ecosystem Restoration — Planning (325 C)
Trout Brook Nature Sanctuary Water Feature — Construction
Critical $150K balance of 2-year $400K cost share for stream elements in the TB Nature Sanctuary
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2014 Workplan
Our Plans
Fund Name Project Name Priority Project Description
Mississippi RiverSubwatershedsBMPs
Green Line Redevelopment BMPs
Important Design and Construction of Innovative BMP(s) the Green Line
Lowertown Stormwater Improvement Project
Important Construciton of innovative BMPs as part of Lowertown Stormwater Improvements
Special Projects and Grants
Special Grants Critical Implement Special Grant Program
Stockholm Tree Trench Demonstration
Critical Construct Stockholm Tree Trench Demonstration w/Saint Paul based on 2013 Payne-Maryland Analysis
Debt Service Debt and Loan Service
Critical Annual Payment for 2007A, CWF Loan and 2013A Debt
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Financial Statements and Audit
Appendix A
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Printed Materials
Appendix B
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BWSR Annual Report Compliance
Appendix C
Our Mission is to protect, manage and improve the water resources of Capitol Region Watershed District.
DATE: April 10, 2014
TO: CRWD Board of Managers
FROM: Mark Doneux
RE: Adopt Program and Facility Plan, Amend CB Richard Ellis Agreement
Background
Following the March 19th
Board Workshop, CBRE has completed the Program and Facility Plan.
Issues
Adopt Program and Facility Plan
The next step in the process is to adopt the Program and Facility Plan. The facility plan includes a
summary and Board direction going forward, the space program, facility characteristics, buy/build/lease
analysis and a preliminary budget. Following adoption of the Program and Facility Plan the District can
begin moving forward in the search for new office space. On page two of the plan the steps going
forward are outlined as follows:
1) Proceed with a search for land, or land with a building to be demolished, in order to build a new
facility for CRWD,
2) This site search should generally be focused on three areas in St. Paul,
3) Concurrent to the land search, continue to look for buildings that could be renovated. It is understood
this is a secondary preference to constructing new, and
4) In order to minimize risk in case suitable sites cannot be located in time, start conversations and
solicit a proposal from the existing landlord for a 12-18 month lease extension.
Amend CB Richard Ellis Agreement
With Phase 1, Needs Assessment and Program Development, and Phase 2, Financial Analysis is
complete, the District can move to Phase 3, Market Review/Site Selection and Phase 4, Lease Renewal.
CB Richard Ellis has prepared a task list and budget for Phase 3 and 4 work (enclosed). Phase 3 work
has an estimated cost of just under $23,000 and Phase 4 work is estimated to cost $6,300. I would
recommend we work with CB Richard Ellis on a time and material basis with a not to exceed contract
amendment of $30,000.
Action Requested
1) Adopt CRWD Program and Facility Plan dated April 1, 2014
2) Approve Contract Amendment with CB Richard Ellis for Phase 3 and 4 work tasks not to exceed
$30,000.
enc: Program and Facility Plan, CB Richard Ellis
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March 19, 2014
V. Action Item E)
District Office Facility (Doneux)
Our Mission is to protect, manage and improve the water resources of Capitol Region Watershed District.
DATE: April 11, 2014
TO: CRWD Board of Managers
FROM: Forrest Kelley, Regulatory and Construction Program Manager
RE: Geosyntec Consultants Feasibility Study for Upper Villa Park Project
Background
The District was awarded a $275,000 Clean Water Partnership grant in 2012 for the identification,
design, and construction of volume reduction practices in the Lake McCarrons subwatershed. In
January of 2014, the District was awarded an additional $360,000 towards construction of the combined
infiltration/harvest and reuse BMP underneath the Upper Villa Park Softball field. CRWD has an
existing contract with SRF Consulting Group, Inc. for the design and construction of a volume reduction
practice in the McCarrons subwatershed with a budget of $129,000. Staff will be approving a contract
amendment with SRF for Harvest and Reuse feasibility study for $16,104 as this aspect was out of scope
of the original proposal.
Issues
As part of preliminary design, District staff and consultants, in cooperation with City of Roseville staff
are seeking to determine if Geosyntec’s OptiRTC active controls system would provide additional
benefits to the harvest and reuse system. Staff have asked Geosyntec to prepare a proposal for a
feasibility study for incorporating this technology into the Upper Villa Park combined system
(enclosed). This work will complement a supplemental feasibility study by SRF that focuses on the
benefits of harvest and reuse for the Upper Villa Park BMP. Both of these proposals have incorporated
a decision point meeting upon completion of Task 1 to determine if the active control system should be
pursued based on the cost/benefit analysis. Further work beyond Task 1 ($7,511) will only be pursued
after CRWD and City staff have decided the active controls will provide significant value and water
quality benefit to the project. Staff will review the Geosyntec proposal with the Managers and
recommend approval.
Requested Action:
Approve the Agreement with Geosyntec Consultants for Design Assistance on the Upper Villa Park
Volume Reduction and Harvest/Reuse Project, and authorize Board President and Administrator to
execute a professional services agreement for an amount not to exceed $68,000. Subject to the review of
the Ramsey County Attorney.
Enc: Potential OptiRTC at Upper Villa Park Project Proposal from Geosyntec revised 4/8/14
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V. Action Items:
F) Professional Services
Agreement with Geosyntec for
the Upper Villa Park Reuse
Project (Kelley)
100 Washington Avenue South, Suite 1330 Minneapolis, MN 55401
PH 612.253.8200 www.Geosyntec.com
13 March 2014; rev 8 April 2014 Capitol Region Watershed District 1410 Energy Park Drive Suite 4 Saint Paul, MN 55108 Attention: Mr. Forrest Kelley Subject: RFP for Potential OptiRTC at Upper Villa Park Project
Dear Forrest:
Geosyntec Consultants Inc. (Geosyntec) is pleased to submit to the Capitol Region Watershed District (CRWD) a proposal to evaluate the benefits of including the OptiRTC monitoring and control system as part of the Upper Villa Park water quality improvement project in Roseville, MN.
PROJECT UNDERSTANDING AND APPROACH
CRWD is working with SRF Consulting Group, Inc. (SRF) to design an infiltration based water quality retrofit in the Lake McCarrons Subwatershed with the goal of reducing phosphorus by 45 pounds per year. As the infiltration gallery is to be located beneath an existing ball field, there is an opportunity to incorporate rainwater harvesting (RWH) for irrigation reuse as part of the project as well. CRWD would like to engage Geosyntec to determine if inclusion of the OptiRTC system can reduce the retrofit size and/or improve the function of the proposed combination of RWH and infiltration.
OptiRTC is a flexible platform that provides real-time control and data management services to meet a wide variety of environmental needs. Geosyntec’s OptiRTC system is a cloud based Microsoft Windows Azure Application coupled with lightweight low cost remote control and monitoring hardware, which provides secure and reliable infrastructure for data collection, storage, processing and internet based delivery.
KEY PERSONNEL
Mr. Eric Tollefsrud, P.G., located in our Minneapolis Office, will be the Geosyntec Project Director. Mr. Tollefsrud will be responsible for coordinating internal resources to ensure that all client expectations are being met.
Ms. Charlene Harper, P.E., LEED AP will serve as your Geosyntec Project Manager and she will be responsible for all services rendered by Geosyntec on this project. Ms. Harper has over 19 years of experience in the fields of water resources and site development specializing in low impact development and innovative stormwater treatment designs, stormwater concepts for federal projects, and compliance strategies for MS-4 and industrial stormwater permit programs.
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Mr. Forrest Kelley 13 March 2014; rev 8 April 2014 Page 2 of 5 Marcus Quigley, P.E., D.WRE, CPESC will provide overall quality control review and specific technical support for the OptiRTC design. Mr. Quigley has over a decade of experience working on challenging projects related to surface water hydrology, hydraulics, water quality, and stormwater and erosion and sediment control permitting and management. Through his research and development efforts, Mr. Quigley has pioneered new approaches to real-time surface and stormwater control and combined stormwater control/reuse systems.
Erica Tillinghast, CPESC, EIT will be the project engineer and lead modeler. She has two years of experience in the application of civil and water resources engineering, and was extensively involved in linking the impacts of urbanization and BMPs to stream bank erosion through her Master’s thesis research at North Carolina State University. Ms. Tillinghast has conducted hydrologic and hydraulic modeling for flood control and precipitation analyses, designed multiple stormwater BMP systems, created web-based dashboards for real-time control of stormwater practices, conducted statistical analyses, performed over 60 construction site audits, and written multiple technical documents.
Ms. Tillinghast is also assisting in a research and development effort led by Mr. Quigley and WERF entitled Critical Assessment of Stormwater Treatment and Control Selection Issues. The goal of the research is the commercialization of innovative real-time control systems for surface water application including rainwater harvesting, controlled underdrain bioretention, active green roofs, tidal marsh restoration, stormwater detention, retention, and wetland control, flood control, CSO compliance, flow diversion and splitting, and other low impact/distributed stormwater designs.
Geosyntec believes in assembling the best team to meet each client’s needs, independent of geography. CRWD will not be charged for travel time or expenses for Geosyntec’s design team; however, travel expenses for the system installation team are included in the fee below.
SCOPE OF SERVICES
Based on the project understanding described above, and a scoping phone call with SRF, Geosyntec will provide the following scope of work:
1. Project Collaboration
Geosyntec will collaborate with SRF to identify and quantify the potential project benefits possible with the inclusion of OptiRTC. Anticipated benefits include reducing the size of the infiltration gallery, optimizing nutrient removal using an actively controlled treatment train approach, and providing monitoring and feedback for tracking the system’s function. This task includes preliminary modeling in support of the control system design, based on SWMM models and plans prepared by SRF.
The deliverable for this task will be a technical memo with recommendations for system layout; budget cost information for the OptiRTC components; and quantified volume and nutrient removal benefits. This task includes three conference/web calls with CRWD and SRF, as well as one presentation to the CRWD board.
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2. OptiRTC Interface Design and System Specifications
Following CRWD approval of the retrofit strategy, Geosyntec will perform detailed design for sensor, control valve and other system components, which will be integrated with the proposed irrigation system. We will produce draft design drawings and specifications for team review. Two to three plan sheets will be required to depict the control system layout, including details and notes necessary to communicate installation requirements. Specifications can be provided either in book form or directly on the drawings.
Once the system design and specifications are complete, Geosyntec will also design an internet interface (i.e., dashboard) for the project for CRWD review. The dashboard will include information on the Park Villa system in real-time, including water levels in the cistern and infiltration gallery, rates of infiltration, and forecasted rainfalls. The project dashboard can be open to the public or made private at the discretion of CRWD.
This task includes one site visit and meeting with CRWD by the design and installation team. Three additional collaboration meetings by conference/web calls are included in this task. The deliverable for this task includes draft and final system drawings and specifications.
3. Construction Phase Technical Support
Geosyntec will review contractor submittals of Site Water Control System components and respond to related RFI requests. These components include water level sensors and control valves to be included in the construction bid documents developed in task 2. Other activities to be provided by the project contractor include installing and connecting power and data signal conduits and cabling from source locations to the controller and other system components as required. This budget includes review of six submittals and two RFIs, as well as two site visits for construction phase meetings or observation of installation of key Control System components.
4. OptiRTC Installation
Geosyntec will provide and install a fully configured OptiRTC controller with appropriate enclosure for interfacing with the power and signal feeds from the system control valve(s), sensor(s), network and irrigation system components installed by the site contractor. This task includes system start-up services and confirmation of operational status.
Please note, any necessary permits and permit fees will be the responsibility of CRWD.
5. Technical Support
As part of this task, Geosyntec will train the system owner/operator how to operate the OptiRTC system. The training will consist of an in-person 4 hour training session at the owner’s offices. All training materials will be submitted to the owner prior to the training for distribution to personnel to be trained. Training will consist of an introduction to the OptiRTC system and how it has been implemented as part of the project and will include a demonstration of the system using the online interface.
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Geosyntec will develop a site-specific Operating Manual (one draft and one final) which will provide users information to manage the system. The training session above will also include a walk-through of the operating manual to ensure site personnel understand how the system operates. Finally, Geosyntec will develop a site-specific Maintenance Manual (one draft and one final) which will provide the owner/operator information required to maintain the system including regularly scheduled maintenance protocols.
POST-CONSTRUCTION MAINTENANCE AND MONITORING
The monitoring and control platform proposed for the project requires little physical maintenance; however periodic inspection of the control valve and other components is warranted. Due to the ability to remotely monitor the system, functional abnormalities or performance degradation can be detected through these means and automatically relayed to stakeholders or operations staff for interim inspection.
The computing environment developed for operation and performance tracking is a cloud-based application set with expandability and redundancy provided as part of the system architecture. As such, network connectivity is required at the site to incorporate predictive weather information, backend processing and control, and system monitoring. If network access cannot be provided by the host property, annual operating costs will need to incorporate the cost of engaging a network service provider to enable system connectivity.
In addition, data processing and transaction costs are accrued as part of normal operations. These are incorporated in as part of the base installation costs for the first year following commissioning. Beginning in year two (2), aggregate data processing, transaction and support service costs will be $100 per month exclusive of dedicated network costs if needed.
ESTIMATED FEE
Please see the attached detailed price breakdown for additional information.
Task Total Labor Hours Direct Expenses Time & Material Budget
1 Project Collaboration
54 $0 $7,511
2 OptiRTC Interface Design and System Specifications
162 $0 $20,849
3 Construction Phase Technical Support
32 $0 $4,796
4 OptiRTC Installation
48 $19,500 $25,532
5 Technical Support 60 $0 $8,355 $67,043
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Mr. Forrest Kelley 13 March 2014; rev 8 April 2014 Page 5 of 5 Geosyntec will provide a one (1) year warranty on all parts and labor installed and will maintain the system for one (1) year after the installation date. Additional system operation and maintenance after the one year warranty period will be contracted separately.
SCHEDULE
Geosyntec understands the project schedule to be as follows:
• Preliminary engineering: Feb – March 2014 • Final engineering: March – July 2014 • Construction documents: June – September 2014 • Bid: December 2014 (to be ahead of MnDOT’s bid letting schedule) • Construction: October 2015.
We are prepared to begin work immediately upon receiving notice to proceed from CRWD and the modeling information from SRF.
CLOSING
Geosyntec appreciates the opportunity to support CRWD and the Upper Villa Park project team for this important project. If you have any questions regarding this proposal, please contact me at (804) 393-9350. Sincerely,
Charlene A. Harper, P.E. Marcus Quigley, P.E. Senior Engineer Principal Attachments: Detailed Hourly Breakdown
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Our Mission is to protect, manage and improve the water resources of Capitol Region Watershed District.
DATE: April 11, 2014
TO: CRWD Board of Managers
FROM: Mark Doneux
RE: Post-Bond Issuance Compliance Policy
Background
The Capitol Region Watershed District is an issuer of tax-exempt governmental bonds. Over time, the
Internal Revenue Service has developed a series of regulations that require issuers of such bonds to take
certain actions after the bonds have been issued, to ensure that the bonds remain tax-exempt.
Issues
In September 2011, the IRS revised its Form 8038-G, which is the informational tax return that issuers
of tax-exempt governmental bonds are required to submit in connection with each bond issue. The new
version of the Form 8038-G requires the issuer to certify whether it has written procedures in place for
its post-issuance compliance activities.
The District’s Bond Counsel, Jenny Boulton of Kennedy and Graven, has prepared a model policy
which, if implemented and followed, will meet IRS requirements for post-issuance compliance. I would
recommend that the Board of Managers adopt this policy and follow the adopted policy with regard to
all of the District’s tax-exempt bonds. Simply stated, the policy requires the Administrator, as
responsible for monitoring three items:
1. How the District spends bond proceeds (use it for capital costs, authorized by statute, for our
governmental purpose),
2. How the District invests bond proceeds until they are spent and how the District invests money set
aside to pay the bonds, and
3. How the facilities the District financed are used.
This policy will be added to our current financial policies and procedures manual.
Requested Actions
Adopt Resolution Approving Post-Issuance Compliance Procedure and Policy for Tax-Exempt Bonds
enc: Post-Issuance Compliance Procedure and Policy for Tax-Exempt Bonds
Resolution Approving Post-Issuance Compliance Procedure and Policy for Tax-Exempt Bonds
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April 16, 2014
V. Action Item G)
Adopt Post-Bond Issuance
Compliance Policy
(Doneux)
DATE: April 10, 2014
TO: CRWD Board of Managers and Staff
FROM: Mark Doneux, Administrator
RE: April 16, 2014 Administrator’s Report
Administrator Approved or Executed Agreements
No new agreements
Board Approved or Executed Agreements
No new agreements
General updates including recent and upcoming meetings and events
CRWD Staff Anna Eleria, Bob Fossum and Forrest Kelley presented at the Stormwater U: Innovation in BMPs
conference on Tuesday April 1, 2014.
Staff attended the annual Women’s Environmental Network, networking event on Wednesday April 2, 2014
held at Hamline University.
Staff will give a presentation on stormwater management and BMPs to students during Central High School’s
Earth Day Extravaganza on Tuesday April 29, 2014.
Britta Suppes will be presenting ‘Multiple uses of data from an automated monitoring network in a 6-mile urban
stormwater tunnel’ at the National Water Quality Monitoring Conference in Cincinnati, OH, April 28 – May 2.
1.) Upcoming events and meetings
a) Next Board meeting is Wednesday May 7, 2014 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm.
b) Manager Thienes will not be at the May 7, 2014 or May 21, 2014 Board meetings.
c) The 20th
Annual Great River Gathering presented by the Saint Paul River Front Corporation is Thursday
May 8, 2014 from 5:00 – 8:30 pm at Union Depot.
d) Next CAC meeting is Wednesday May 14, 2014 from 7:00 - 9:00 pm.
e) Saint Paul Public Works Annual Open House is Tuesday May 20, 2014 from 4:00 – 7:00 pm at the Dale
Street Garage.
2.) Project Updates – Community Capacity Assessment: CRWD staff been working with the research team at the U of M and have
developed an interview guide. Interviews will begin in early May.
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Our Mission is to protect, manage and improve the water resources of Capitol Region Watershed District.