Our Projects
VRWJPO invests in capital improvement projects that protect or improve water resources and/or are identified in the Watershed Plan.
The VRWJPO has received several grants to implement large-scale water resource projects funded through the Clean Water, Land, and Legacy Amendment approved by Minnesota voters in 2008. All completed capital improvement projects installed with VRWJPO funds are identified on an interactive map below. Stars represent specific projects and are linked to fact sheets.
- Alimagnet Lake Alum Treatments – Apple Valley/Burnsville
- Alimagnet Lake Alum Feasibility Study – Apple Valley/Burnsville
- Direct Drainage Assessments – Farmington/Hastings
- East Lake Habitat Improvements – Lakeville
- East Lake Invasive Fish Barrier – Lakeville
- Foxborough Park Total Suspended Solids Reductions – Lakeville
- Middle Creek at Dodd Boulevard – Lakeville
- North Creek at Highview Channel Improvements – Lakeville
- Ravenna Trail Ravine Stabilization – Ravenna Township
- CCMI Vermillion River Tree Clearing at Empire Park – Empire
- Almquist Sediment Basin Cleanout – Ravenna Township
- Erickson Park Stormwater Improvements – Apple Valley
- Braun Wetland Restoration – Castle Rock Township
- Imminent Health Threat Septic System Upgrade – New Market Township
- 21st St. Stormwater Improvements – Hastings
- Aronson Park Stormwater Reuse System – Lakeville
- Middle Creek at Highview Stream Restoration – Lakeville
- Liquid Anti-Icing Equipment – Rosemount
- South Branch Nitrate Treatment Wetland – Castle Rock Township
- South Branch Woodchip Nitrate Bioreactor – Castle Rock Township
- Webster Wetland Restoration – Elko New Market
- Lake Marion/County Road 50 Phosphorus Reduction Project – Lakeville
- South Creek at Hamburg Ave. Habitat Restoration – Lakeville
- South Creek Hydrodynamic Separator – Lakeville
- Records Trail Grade Stabilization – Ravenna Township
- Alimagnet Lake Stormwater Pond AL-P8 Iron-Enhanced Sand Filter Retrofit – Apple Valley
- South Creek Temperature Reduction – Lakeville
- Alimagnet Iron-Enhanced Sand Filter – Burnsville
- Alimagnet Pond Alum Treatments – Burnsville
- Rambling River Park Stream Habitat Restoration Project – Farmington
- South Creek at Flagstaff Avenue Habitat Restoration Project – Farmington
- 205th St. Channel Stabilization Phase 2 – Lakeville
- King Park Stormwater Reuse Project-Phase 2 – Lakeville
- Legacy Park Conservation Turf – Lakeville (funded by a VRWJPO Stewardship Grant)
- Long Lake Park Iron-Enhanced Sand Filters – Apple Valley
- Minnesota Zoo Stormwater Improvement Best Management Practices – Apple Valley
- Hamburg Avenue Stormwater Improvement – Lakeville
- Middle Creek Restoration at Dakota Co. Rd. 64 – Farmington
- Avonlea Wetland and Stream Restoration – Lakeville
- Valley Lake Park Pollinator Garden (funded by a VRWJPO Stewardship Grant)
- Flint Hills Ravine Restoration Project – Rosemount
- Falcon Ridge Middle School Raingardens – Apple Valley
- Long Lake Drawdown Pipe – Apple Valley
- Miles Aquatic Management Area Remeander – Empire
- North Creek Channel Rehabilitation – Farmington
- ConAgra Foods, Inc. Drainage Swale and Biofiltration Basin – Hastings
- Industrial Park Ravine Stabilization and Restoration – Hastings
- 205th St. Channel Stabilization Phase 1 – Lakeville
- King Park Stormwater Irrigation Project Phase 1 – Lakeville
- Lake Marion Nutrient and Sediment Reduction Project – Lakeville
- South Creek Stabilization and Habitat Improvement – Lakeville
- South Creek Prescribed Burn and Re-seeding – Lakeville
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