2008 Combined Clean Water Legacy Grant Application Id#: Use TAB key to move from field to field

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1 cwl funds - CWL_FY08Application.doc Page Combined Clean Water Legacy Grant Application Id#: Use TAB key to move from field to field 1. Applicant Organization Applicant Organization:THREE RIVERS PARK DISTRICT Day-to-Day Operation Contact Person: John M. Barten Mailing Address:12615 County Road 9 - Suite 100 City: Plymouth State: MN Zip:55441 Phone: Extension: Fax: address: jbarten@threeriversparkdistrict.org Organization Web Site: 2. Fiscal Agent Organization that will financially oversee use of awards Fiscal Agent Organization: THREE RIVERS PARK DISTRICT Fiscal Agent Contact Person: Howard Koolick Fiscal Agent Address: 3000 Xenium Lane No. City: Plymouth State: MN Zip:55441 Phone: Extension: Fax: address: hkoolick@threeriversparkdistrict.org 3. Project Reporting List the organization(s) that will be responsible for reporting project outcomes into BWSR s elink reporting system: Pioneer-Sarah Creek WMC and Three Rivers Park District 4. Overall Project Objectives a. Clean Water Legacy Project Title: Provide a title for your project (10 words or less) Lake Independence Channel Stabilization Project b. Type of project that will be implemented: (choose one): Restoration or Protection c. Select TMDL Plan that will be implement if Restoration is checked, or Enter the name of state approved plan if Protection box is check: Approved TMDL Implementation Plan: Lake Independence: Excess Nutrients OR State Approved Water Plan(s): d. List all counties in the project area: Hennepin e. List all Major Watersheds in the project area: (8 digit HUC number only do not list name) f. Project Narrative: (one page or less) Summarize the overall objectives of this proposed project and any other information to support your request. Suggested topics include an explanation of each initiative, a description of how and what will be done, relevant project history, coordinating partners, administration and oversight, needs assessments and inventories, current status, significant budget items, outcomes, deliverables, and other pertinent information to justify your project. The Lake Independence TMDL study identified numerous eroding channels adjacent to the lake as significant sources of phosphorus and sediment loading. The TMDL Implementation Plan included recommendations to stabilize these eroding channels (7.1.3, Task 3, 4.c). A series of these 1

2 cwl funds - CWL_FY08Application.doc Page 2 eroding channels are located in the Baker Park Reserve campground adjacent to Lake Independence. The channels convey rainfall runoff water from the campground and residential areas in the City of Maple Plain down a 60-foot high bluff on the shore of the lake to Lake Independence. Increased runoff from the drainage area has converted the drainage channels into deep ravines with active headcutting and channel widening. The main objective of this project is to repair and stabilize four of these ravines to reduce phosphorus and sediment loading to Lake Independence. In 2006, Three Rivers Park District contracted with the SRF Consulting Group to assist with the selection and design of best management practices necessary to stabilize the ravines. The final report recommended the following best management practices to repair and stabilize the ravines: Construct two rain gardens to reduce runoff rates and volume discharging into the ravines. Construct catch basins and diversion structures to channel runoff into rain gardens. Install 700 feet of storm sewer in the most severely eroded ravine to convey runoff water and rain garden discharge down the bluff to Lake Independence. Fill and re-grade eroded ravine after pipe installation. Construct grade control drop structures in the remaining four ravines. Reseed 0.35 acres of watershed with buffalo grass to increase infiltration Re-grade paved roadway to divert runoff into rain gardens The total cost of the proposed BMP installation is estimated at $239,000. Design and preparation of bids and specifications is estimated at $40,000. Stabilization of the ravines and construction of the rain gardens will reduce phosphorus loading to Lake Independence by 15-pounds/year according to observed soil loss rates in the eroding ravines. Three Rivers Park District will provide 50% local cost-share funds to implement the project. Construction is anticipated to begin in 2008 and be completed in 2009 when vegetation in the rain gardens is established. 5. Project Initiatives (maximum of 5 initiatives) List in the table below the specific initiatives that are proposed to be undertaken to meet the objectives and goals of the TMDL Implementation Plan, state approved water plan, or 303(d) listed water. Provide a short identifying name for each initiative Describe this initiative and the types of activities involved (AgBMP loan, SSTS Inventory, IHT, or Incentive grants, Technical Assistance or Implementation grants) Provide a numeric estimate of load reduction values (for example, RUSLE calculation, reported literature values, observations) or other measurable results for EACH proposed initiative. Report reductions as amount per unit of time. No. Initiative Name Description 1 Channel stabilization Stabilize eroding ravines in Baker Park Reserve Estimated Reduction: 15 lbs/year phosphorus reduction 2 Rain Garden Construct rain gardens at the head of ravines in Baker Park Reserve construction Estimated Reduction: 2 lbs/year phosphorus reduction 3 Establish buffalo grass Replace 0.35 acres of turf in Baker campground with deeprooted Buffalo grass Estimated Reduction: 1 lb/year phosphorus reduction 2

3 cwl funds - CWL_FY08Application.doc Page Estimated Reduction: Estimated Reduction: 6. Pending Activities List pending activities that will commence by 6/30/2008, if funds are awarded. (Costs must start to be incurred by 6/30/2008 to be considered pending.) Identifying activity name (include Name and Address of landowner for SSTS activities) A brief activity description Estimated cost Activity or Activity Description Estimated Cost Landowner Name & Address Stabilize ravines Install storm sewer, grade drop structures, grade $121, and revegetate ravines. Rain Garden construction Construct two rain gardens at head of ravines $94, Buffalo grass seeding Replace turf with Buffalo grass in campground $22, TOTAL $239, Coordination with Partners and Other Funding List up to five other types of funds that your organizations have already received or may receive shortly that will be coordinated with Clean Water Legacy funds. This may include other Federal, State, and Local funds. Some examples include, but not limited to: NRCS EQIP allocation, Federal Section 319 and Clean Water Partnership funds, local grant and loan programs, and local landowner contributions. Show the source organization, the general purpose of the funds, the amount of funding that has been applied or may become available and amount that is firmly committed. Organization Providing Funds Purpose of Funding Potentially Available Firmly Committed Three Rivers Park District Baker Park ravine stabilization $119, TOTAL $119, $ Plan Citation, Relationship of Initiative to Plan, and Effectiveness Evaluation For each initiative, give the page and paragraph as a reference citation AND briefly paraphrase the plan s recommended action steps. For each initiative, describe the relationship between the proposed action and the plan. For each initiative, describe how the effectiveness of the proposed initiative will be evaluated or measured. 3

4 cwl funds - CWL_FY08Application.doc Page 4 1 Channel stabilization - Citation: Lake Independence TMDL Implementation Plan, Page 35, paragraph 3, Page 37 Task 3, 4.c. Stabilize eroding channels to reduce sediment and phosphorus load to lake. Relationship: The Lake Independence Implementation Plan recommends stabilization of eroding channels conveying sediment and nutrients to the lake. This project would acomplish a portion of the recommendations referenced as Task 3 in the Plan. Evaluation: Three Rivers Park District will monitor and maintain the stabilized ravines following completion of the project. Park District maintenance staff will ensure maintenance of grade drop structures and vegetation. Lack of continued soil loss from ravine head cutting will be evidence of project success. 2 Rain Garden construction - Citation: Lake Independence TMDL Implementation Plan, Page 35, paragraph 2, Page 37 Task 3, 4.d. Construct urban BMPs to reduce nutrient loading to lake. Relationship: The Lake Indepedence TMDL Implementation Plan recommends installation of BMPs to reduce nutrient loading from urban developed areas. The plan specifically calls for construction of rain gardens to remove phosphorus from runoff water. This project proposes to construct two rain gardens to remove phosphorus from runoff water and reduce the volume and rate of runoff flowing down a steep bluff to Lake Independence. Evaluation: The rain gardens will be monitored and maintained by Three Rivers Park District horticulture staff. Effectiveness of the rain gardens will be determined by the ability of the gardens to infiltrate water. The gardens wil be routinely inspected after rain events by staff. Reduction in water flow rate and volume through the ravines will also be monitored to ensure stabilization of the channels. 3 Establish buffalo grass - Citation: Lake Independence TMDL Implementation Plan, Page 35 paragraph 6, Page 37 Task 3, 4.a. Stabilize lake shoreline areas to reduce erosion and reduce phosphorus loading to the lake. Relationship: The Lake Independence TMDL Implementation Plan recommends installation of buffer areas around the lake shoreline to reduce nutrient loading to the lake. This project will convert 0.35-acres of turf to native Buffalo grass to increase rain fall infiltration, thus reducing runoff volume and sediment movement down the ravines into the lake. Evaluation: The Buffalo grass field will be monitored and maintained by Three Rivers Park District staff. The area will be monitored to ensure development of a surface sod layer that will capture and infiltrate rainfall water. The Park District intends to install sheet flow monitoring devices to measure runoff before and after Buffalo grass establishment. 4 - Citation: Relationship: Evaluation: 5 - Citation: Relationship: Evaluation: 4

5 cwl funds - CWL_FY08Application.doc Page 5 9. Comprehensive Clean Water Legacy Implementation Budget Initiatives Initiative 1: Channel stabilization Initiative 2: Rain Garden construction Initiative 3: Establish buffalo grass Anticipated Type and Number of Activities to be Completed Storm sewer installation 700 feet, install 13 grade drop structures, fill and vegetate ravine over pipe, install 2 catch basins, construct diversion berm Construct 2 rain gardens with underdrains, plant gardens Till 0.35 acres of Baker campground and seed with Buffalo grass. Water seed during summer until established. Loan Funds Technical Assistance Grant Funds Implementation Total Funding Amount Requested $ $ $60,900 $60,900 $ $ $47,350 $47,350 $ $ $11,250 $11,250 Initiative 4: $ $ $ $0 Initiative 5 $ $ $ $0 TOTAL: $0 $0 $ $119,500 Acceptable CWL Funding Sources BWSR Cost Share BWSR Technical Assistance BWSR Lake and River Management Grants MPCA/BWSR SSTS Inventory Grants MPCA/BWSR SSTS Grants for Imminent Health Threats upgrades MPCA Section 319 1:1 non-federal matching funds are required see last page of application. MDA AgBMP Loans 10.Past Performance with FY2007 Clean Water Legacy Funds Did your organization receive CWL funds though past Clean YES Water Legacy Applications? How much CWL funding did your organization receive? How much CWL funding has been spent so far? How much CWL funding has been encumbered? NO 5

6 cwl funds - CWL_FY08Application.doc Page 6 11.MPCA Section 319 Required Budget for Matching Contributions COMPLETE ONLY IF REQUESTING MPCA SECTION 319 FUNDS Project Support Budget: Complete the following sections for all the sources of grant, loan, match money, and in-kind contributions for your project. The match requirement must be no less than the amount of the grant. Project Costs Project Sponsors (Attach additional sheets if necessary) Cash Contribution In-kind Contribution To Total Project Support To Project Project A. Project Sponsor Contribution $149,500 $10,000 $159,500 B. Local Contributing Sponsors: 1. $0 2. $0 3. $0 4. $0 B. Subtotal $0 $0 $0 C. State and/or Federal Contributing Sponsors: 5. $0 6. $0 7. $0 8. $0 State and/or Federal Contributing Sponsors ** (not including funds being applied for in this application) C. Subtotal $0 $0 $0 TOTAL: All project sponsors (A+B+C) $149,500 $10,000 $159,500 MPCA Section 319 Grant amount requested in this CWL application.. (cannot exceed $300,000) $119,500 $119,500 GRAND TOTALS Total Cash $269,000 Total In-kind $10,000 Total Project Cost $279,000 COMPLETE ONLY IF REQUESTING MPCA SECTION 319 FUNDS 6