Chisago Lakes Chain of Lakes Watershed Restoration and Protection Plan

Chisago Lakes Chain of Lakes Watershed Restoration and Protection Plan

2013

Along with a Total Maximum Daily Load Study (TMDL) that is approved by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) requires a Restoration and Protection Plan that outlines the steps and costs associated with projects designed to improve lake water quality to meet State water quality standards. The Chisago Lakes Chain of Lakes Watershed currently has nine lakes that are on the EPA’s 303(d) Impaired Waters List; these lakes are impaired for Excess Nutrients (phosphorus). In addition to those impaired lakes, there are ten other water bodies of concern within the watershed. Within this document, we will outline some of the steps that can be taken to restore the impaired lakes to meet water quality standards and protect the remaining waterbodies from future addition to the Impaired Waters List. The Chisago Lakes Chain of Lakes Watershed TMDL study can be found at http://www.pca.state.mn.us/lupgdd5.

Thiel, Casey
Mell, Craig

Chisago Soil & Water Conservation District
Emmons & Olivier Resources, Inc.

Chisago Soil & Water Conservation District Chisago SWCD https://chisagoswcd.org/
Chisago Soil & Water Conservation District Chisago SWCD https://chisagoswcd.org/

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (St. Paul, Minnesota)

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Water Restoration & Protection

Phosphorus
South center lake
North center lake
Wallmark lake
Little lake
Ogren lake
Linn lake
Pioneer lake
School lake
Chisago chain of lakes
St croix watershed
Mississippi river basin
Minnesota
Impaired waters
Watershed restoration and protection plan
WRAPS
Nutrients

Mississippi River - Headwaters (07010101)

Ramsey
Hennepin

2010-2019

No

https://www.pca.state.mn.us/business-with-us/watershed-information

Public Domain

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency