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SECTION 1 <br />SECTION 2 <br />SECTION 4 <br />SECTION 5 <br />Project Updates <br />WHITAKER TREATMENT WETLANDS <br />Grant Funds: MN Legislative -Citizen Commission on Minnesota <br />Resources (LCCMR) Location: White Bear Township <br />Completion: Spring, 2018 <br />Cost: $500,000 <br />The Whitaker Treatment Wetlands are an innovative research <br />project in treating stormwater runoff. VLAWMO is excited to partner <br />with the University of Minnesota, White Bear Township, and Barr <br />Engineering for this project. VLAWMO is thankful to receive a grant <br />from LCCMR for this project. <br />The structure of three treatment 'wetlands' are fed water from <br />stormwater runoff.This runoff is the start of Lambert Creek, which <br />flows in to Vadnais Lake, and is impaired for E. coli bacteria and high <br />nutrients. The polluted stormwater is pumped through the three <br />wetland cells that consist of different engineered soils called sorptive <br />material. The water is tested and directed into groundwater and <br />Lambert Creek. <br />Water monitoring will help us understand which soil mixture is <br />most effective at treating stormwater runoff and removing bacteria. <br />Findings for this project could advance stormwater treatment <br />across the country.The design was done by Burns and McDonnell <br />Engineering. See page 20 for more on the project's findings so far. <br />Three wetlailo cells are filled with sorptive material . <br />VLAWMO <br />created <br />educational signage along the <br />channel. Description of the project <br />and how it helps fishing is provided <br />in English, Spanish, and Hmong. <br />SUCKER CHANNEL RESTORATION <br />Capital Improvement Project <br />Location: Vadnais Heights <br />Completion: May, 2018 <br />Amount Awarded: $20,000 <br />The Sucker Channel restoration <br />is a collaboration between <br />Ramsey County Parks, Ramsey <br />Conservation District (RCD), <br />VLAWMO, and the Saint Paul <br />Regional <br />Water Services (SPRWS). <br />This popular park and fishing <br />destination was experiencing heavy <br />erosion between Pleasant Lake and <br />Sucker Lake, harming water quality in Sucker <br />Lake and creating inefficiencies in the water <br />filtration process.To improve aquatic habitat <br />and protect this source of drinking water, the <br />shoreline was stabilized with rip -rap, coir <br />logs, and new vegetative cover. <br />Planting was completed in partnership <br />with Prairie Restorations, Inc. in Summer, 2018. <br />9 <br />