VLAWMO Annual Financial Report 2018 (2)

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SECTION 1 SECTION 4 SECTION 5 Engineering Review & Research: $85,931 Landscape Cost -share Program: , $92,387 Capital Improvement Projects: $320,862 11% 17% 2018 Expenditures Total: $780,275 41% 10% Operations & Administration: $134,614 Monitoring: $75,356 Education & Outreach: $ 71,128 EXPENSES Total cash expenses for 2018 were less than budgeted at $780,277. Funding for Sucker channel restoration and work on Lambert Creek and Goose Lake will be carried over into 2019. The Whitaker treatment cells project was installed in 2018 with the help of grant funding from the Legislative Citizens Commission for Minnesota Resources. Studies on Goose,Wilkinson and Deep Lakes were also completed setting the stage for the next phase of projects. Further financial detail is available in the annual audit attached as an Appendix to this Report. GRANTS AND PARTNERSHIPS Grant funds received in 2018 totaled $244,536. The LCCMR supported the Whitaker Treatment wetlands installation ($166,516). Clean Water Legacy funding supported the Birch Lake hot -spot remediation project targeting nutrient loading to one of the cleanest lakes in the watershed ($48,500) and completing a robust feasibility study on the Goose Lake subwatershed ($29,520). Much of the Legacy funds have been carried over as the projects continue into 2019. Wetland Conservation Act reimbursement funds totaled $ 1380. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS Installation of the Whitaker Treatment Wetlands was completed in 2018 and monitoring began (see page 20). The focus of the project is to research new ways to filter bacteria,excess nutrients,and pathogens out of stormwater runoff. A linked study on pathogens will be done by the University of Minnesota. Design of the 4th and Otter hot spot remediation project for Birch Lake was nearing completion with the close of 2018. The partners include White Bear Lake, Ramsey County, the Birch Lake Improvement District and VLAWMO along with Barr Engineering. Together all are working hard to complete the preparations for a 2019 installation. The sand -iron filter should be influential in addressing neighborhood runoff that has been loading nutrients into Birch Lake. Goose Lake work received a substantial boost from the Watershed Based Funding (WBF). These funds from the State's pilot grant will be harnessed to complete modeling and a feasibility study of the Goose Lake subwatershed, along with installation of a best management practice in 2019. VLAWMO will continue to pursue grant funding for an in -lake treatment of Goose Lake. A full survey of Lambert Creek formed the basis of hydraulic and hydrologic modeling of the creek system and its branch ditches. VLAWMO partnered with Vadnais Heights to complete the study and prioritize maintenance needs. VLAWMO staff at the Whitaker Treatment Wetlands 37