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Rice Creek Watershed District Grant Programs
The Rice Creek Watershed District Grant Program awards financial assiatance for any of the following catagories:
Innovative Best Management Practices
Awards for a new, uncommon and innovative use of a combination of best management techniques to meet district water quality and quantity standards. Consideration given for solutions that apply to urban retrofits and space or elevation limited situations.
Example: In a redevelopment area, space limits the use of a NURP type pond, so the engineers propose a swirl chamber assembly used in combination with a sand filter infiltration system using vegetated parking lot islands and grading as collectors.
Shoreland Management and Streambank restoration
Programs or project focused on restoring and renovating lake and stream bank areas using the BMP to eliminate erosion and phosphorus/sediment deposition.
Example 1: An individual or group would like to improve their lakeshore property. The property is eroded from wave action and an existing retaining wall is failing. They design a vegetated buffer zone and creative site drainage that protects the lake.
Example 2: A portion of their stream bank is failing every year during high flows. Trees and bank are falling into the creek. They consult with the district or others to determine the best actions for repair and then seek matching funds to correct the erosion.
Lake Restoration
Program or project or process designed to address in a comprehensive way the long-term restoration of a particular lake within the RCWD. The program must address the physical, environmental or social aspects of lake restoration and must result in nutrient reduction and the prevention of the deposition of sediments or of sediments.
Example 1: A lakeshore association decides to publish a newsletter informing the residents of the nature of the problems with the lake and possible solutions. They use the newsletter to raise funds and organize an event. They may use these funds to mobilize volunteers to selectively harvest noxious weeds and replant with more natural species.
Example 2: A group or individuals decide to identify problem areas in and around the lake they know. They make surveys and create maps showing the various features and problems in a given lake such as sedimentation areas, leaking septic systems, and poor aquatic conditions. They make a display of their findings and present it at local schools.
Grant Application
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