Projects and Progress
Forest Lake Alum Treatment
The Forest Lake Alum Treatment will occur the last week of September resulting in cleaner and clearer water.
Read MoreAlum Treatment on Forest Lake 2025
The Comfort Lake – Forest Lake Watershed District (CLFLWD) will be conducting an alum treatment on Forest Lake to treat excessive levels of phosphorous beginning on September 30th. The application…
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 MoreSchool Lake Agricultural Practices
School Lake Agricultural Practices Project Description & Outcomes This project will implement cover crops and livestock waste management practices on a farm/feedlot in southern Chisago County. Practices include: cover crops,…
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 MoreHeath Iron Enhanced Sand Filter
Heath Iron Enhanced Sand Filter Project Description & Outcomes The Comfort Lake-Forest Lake Watershed District will construct an iron enhanced sand filter project on District-owned land in order to achieve…
Read MoreWashington Judicial Ditch-6 Wetland Restoration
Washington Judicial Ditch-6 Wetland Restoration Project Description & Outcomes The purpose of this project is to reduce the amount of phosphorus entering Forest Lake via Washington Judicial Ditch-6 (WJD-6). WJD-6…
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