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<br />Request for Action <br /> <br /> <br />To Item Number <br /> <br />Mayor and Council 4.5 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br /> <br />ConsentJuly 18, 2016Brandon Wisner, Stormwater Coordinator <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />Clean Water Fund Competitive Grant Cal Portner, City Administrator <br />Reviewed by <br /> <br /> <br />Action Requested <br /> <br />Approve, by motion, authorization for staff to apply for Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) <br />Clean Water Fund Competitive Grant. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br /> <br />The City of Elk River was notified in March 2015 that the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Study <br />was approved for Lake Orono. Each Local Government Unit is required to reduce the amount of <br />nutrients entering the watershed in order to improve Lake Orono. Over the last year and a half, city staff <br />has worked with the Sherburne County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) to complete a <br />grant assessment review, ahead of this opportunity, to identify quality candidate projects. <br /> <br />Through this review the team identified a few sites that drain to Lake Orono and one location has <br />surfaced as the most cost effective opportunity. This option is located at the Varty Greenhouse property <br />nd <br />(13192 192 Ave) where an existing drainage easement is in place over the ponding area. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br /> <br />There are no financial impacts at this time. If successful in securing the grant, we will be required to cover <br />a 25% match for the costs of the project. The Stormwater budget has identified and already includes <br />funds for a TMDL reduction project. Any grant received would reduce the amount needed from our <br />fund. <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />None <br /> <br /> <br />