Clean Water Legacy

Note: One-time funding for this program was available in 2007, 2008 and 2009

See the main BWSR Grants page for updated information about competitive grants for protecting and restoring water quality and enhancing wildlife habitat.

Lake Protection Challenge Grant

Posted Jan. 3, 2011:

This grant opportunity is focused on assessing existing lake water quality and watershed data for lakes not identified on the draft 2010 MPCA Impaired Waters (303(d)) List for parameters other than mercury.

• Lake Protection Challenge Grant Announcement
• Request for Proposals
• Application

Clean Water Legacy Act Background

The Board of Water and Soil Resources is responsible for implementing non-point pollution reduction activities through the Minnesota Clean Water Legacy Act. The purpose of the Clean Water Legacy Act is to protect, restore, and preserve the quality of Minnesota's surface waters by providing authority, direction, and resources to achieve and maintain water quality standards for surface waters as required by section 303(d) of the Federal Clean Water Act.

• Background information for grant applicants

Reporting

FY 2008/2009 Reporting Guidance for Clean Water Legacy (CWL) Grant Recipients

• FY 2007-2009 Clean Water Legacy eLINK Reporting Guidelines (posted March 2009)
• Template for CWL Project Report (MS Publisher)
• Template for SSTS Project Report (MS Publisher)
• Grant Action Table (Excel)
• Guidance for Completing Grant Action Table (Word)

BWSR Allocations

FY 2009 CWL Grant Applications Recomended for Funding

• Map of Project Locations
• Project Descriptions and Funding Recommendations

Budget

BWSR Clean Water Legacy FY 2008-2009 Biennial Budget

Agricultural Watershed Restoration Projects Phase 2 (Posted Dec. 23, 2008)

• Funded projects and grant amounts
• Objectives of Agricultural Watershed Restoration Projects
• Locations of funded projects

Watershed identification information

• Map of Minnesota Watersheds (Created by MN DNR)
• Interactive Watershed Homepage (Created by USGS, MnDOT and U of M)