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Team and Experience | 23A Proposal for Lake Orono Restoration and Enhancement (LORE) for the City of Elk River <br />Mill Pond Restoration <br />CLIENT: CHAMPLIN, MN <br />DURATION: MAY 2016 - OCT 2019 <br />KEY WSB STAFF: LUKE LUNDE, AMY ANDERSON, LAURA <br />CUMMINGS, EARTH EVANS, ALISON HARDWOOD <br />The City of Champlin retained WSB to restore and <br />enhance the 42-acre Mill Pond and 3,700 linear feet of <br />Elm Creek, located above the Elm Creek spillway. WSB <br />developed the restoration plan which included mesic <br />hardwood forest, mesic prairie, shrub-carr, shallow <br />marsh, and deep aquatic habitat types. <br />WSB conducted vegetation assessments using a cover <br />density line transect survey methodology for riparian <br />areas and a line intercept methodology for forested <br />areas. WSB developed a seeding and planting plan and <br />recommended seed replacements to the contractor. <br />The planting plan involved both upland and aquatic <br />vegetation communities and seeding portions of Mill <br />Pond with wild rice. <br />Deep and shallow aquatic habitat were designed to <br />maintain and enhance game fish populations; riparian <br />and upland habitats were designed to attract and <br />support migratory and resident wildlife populations. The <br />project is expected to improve dissolved oxygen (DO) <br />and water clarity while reducing total phosphorus (TP) <br />and total suspended solids (TSS). <br />The project is located approximately 500 feet upstream <br />of the Mississippi River; therefore, an extensive erosion <br />control plan was developed to ensure that construction <br />activities would not negatively impact the river. <br />REFERENCE: TODD TOUMINEN | ENGINEER | 11955 CHAMPLIN DRIVE | CHAMPLIN, MN 55316 | 763.923.7120