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Forest Lake Alum Treatment
The Forest Lake Alum Treatment will occur the last week of September resulting in cleaner and clearer water.
Read MoreGreening the Big Box
Greening the Big Box Project Description & Outcomes This project involved multiple components including an iron enhanced sand filter, tree trenches, and a raingarden/drainage swale. The project was completed in…
Read MoreBixby Park Water Quality Project
Bixby Park Water Quality Project Project Description & Outcomes This project restored a ditched wetland that receives stormwater runoff from the City of Forest Lake and treats water before flowing…
Read MoreHilo Lane Stormwater Retrofit
Hilo Lane Stormwater Retrofit Project Description & Outcomes This iron enhanced sand filter project filters runoff from a 14-acre developed residential area, resulting in improved water quality in Forest Lake.…
Read MoreForest Lake Wetland Treatment Basin
Forest Lake Wetland Treatment Basin Project Description & Outcomes This project restored a degraded wetland adjacent to Forest Lake’s east basin (“3rd Lake”) and is also referred to as the…
Read MoreGoodwin Stormwater Wetland Project
Goodwin Stormwater Wetland Project Project Description & Outcomes This project will restore approximately half an acre of wetland and expand a stormwater pond located adjacent to the Sunrise River. It…
Read MoreBone Lake Northeast Wetland Restoration
Bone Lake Northeast Wetland Restoration Project Description & Outcomes This project removed accumulated phosphorus-rich sediment from the northern portion of a wetland directly adjacent to Bone Lake that had a…
Read MoreShields Lake Stormwater Harvest, Irrigation Reuse, and Alum Treatment Project
Shields Lake Stormwater Harvest, Irrigation Reuse, and Alum Treatment Project Project Description & Outcomes Phase 1 of this project entailed harvesting water runoff from 294 acres, west-southwest of Shields Lake,…
Read MoreBone Lake Southeast Wetland Restoration
Bone Lake Southeast Wetland Restoration Project Description & Outcomes This project involved restoration of two wetlands along the tributary that was identified as the single highest source of phosphorus loading…
Read MoreForest Lake Enhanced Street Sweeping
Forest Lake Enhanced Street Sweeping Project Description & Outcomes This project utilized research conducted by the University of Minnesota to develop an enhanced street sweeping plan for the City of…
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