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Granting approval to submit a grant for 2012 Special Project and Grant Program funds administered by the Capitol Region Watershed District (CRWD) for the Hidden Falls Regional Park Water Resource Development Feasibility Study.
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WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul is committed to a sustainable future including cleaner air, soil, water, habitat, and other natural resources; and
WHEREAS, the City supports, and will continue to support, collaboration with the CRWD and other agencies and groups to provide resources for increasing water quality and for providing a cleaner environment throughout the city; and
WHEREAS, the Clean Water Act, administered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, mandates improvements in water quality; and
WHEREAS, the CRWD has solicited grant applications for its 2012 Special Project and Grant Program fund, to which it has allocated $200,000 for projects that will a) improve water quality by decreasing stormwater runoff and increasing pollutant removal, b) preserve and protect plant and wildlife communities adjacent to lakes, rivers, and wetlands, c) establish links between people and water resources through education, and d) provide demonstration projects for innovative management practices; and
WHEREAS, the Saint Paul Parks and Recreation Department has determined that the following project is appropriate for these funds:
ยง Hidden Falls Regional Park Water Resource Development Feasibility Study: The scheduled closure of the Ford Plant in the southwest corner of the city has created an opportunity for an engineering study to assess and provide recommendations for water flow over Hidden Falls and through Hidden Falls Regional Park from a future redeveloped plant site that incorporates water quality Best Management Practices; and also provides recommendations for a both an aesthetically pleasing restored falls and stream corridor, as well as potential secondary water qu...
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