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By: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, 2019
Open for public comment until September 20, 2019
This MPCA TMDL will be part of an upcoming LPLA Event, “The Future of Lake Pepin: Managing Upstream Pollution”
Other TMDLs nested in the Minnesota River Basin are also open for public comment, including: Minnesota River-Mankato, Lower Minnesota River, and Watonwan River (See Full List Here)
Read MoreBy: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, 2019
Open for public comment until September 20, 2019
This MPCA TMDL will be part of an upcoming LPLA Event, “The Future of Lake Pepin: Managing Upstream Pollution”
Read MoreBy: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, 2015
Sets forth sediment reduction goals for the Minnesota River:
25% reduction by 2020
50% reduction by 2030 (to protect Lake Pepin)
90% reduction by 2040
By: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, 2015
Addresses the accelerated sedimentation in Lake Pepin.
Examines the reach of the Mississippi River impaired for turbidity upstream of Lake Pepin
Determines that the Minnesota River Basin (MRB) contributes 75% of the sediment
Requires the following sediment load reductions:
50% reduction from Minnesota River
50% reduction from the Cannon River
20% reduction from the Upper Mississippi River, St. Croix and Vermillion Rivers
50% reduction in internal sediment loading within Lake Pepin
By: Lake Pepin Legacy Alliance & MN Audubon
The Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) starts all restoration projects with a PAR that examines habitat conditions before a project. To ensure Lake Pepin restoration was considered for a federal restoration project, LPLA and MN Audubon completed this step on their own. ACOE used this draft PAR to obtain approval from department leadership to move the process forward.
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Read MoreLake Pepin Legacy Alliance
PO Box 392, Red Wing, MN 55066
Phone: 651-327-0854
Email: info@lakepepinlegacyalliance.org
LPLA is a 501(c)3 organization and all donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowable by law. EIN: 27-0573238