Minnesota's Impaired Waters and TMDLs
Project: Carnelian-Marine St. Croix WD Lakes TMDL — Excess Nutrients

Background

The Carnelian Marine St. Croix Watershed District’s “10 Lake” TMDL will be addressing all the impaired lakes located within the Watershed District’s (WD) boundary.  The lakes included in this study are all listed for excess nutrients (phosphorus). The overall goal is not only to have a completed TMDL for the impaired waters, but to also include the project information into the WD’s Water Plan.  This TMDL is being lead by the WD and the Washington Conservation District.

The 10 lakes included in the TMDL are:

• East Boot
• Fish
• Goose
• Hay
• Jellum’s
• Loon
• Louise
• Long
• Mud
• South Twin

Map and Location

Location:  The project area is located in Northeastern Washington County, which includes the cities of Marine on St. Croix and parts of Stillwater and Hugo.

• Map of the Project area and the Impaired Lakes.

More maps are available using the MPCA's Impaired Waters Viewer.

TMDL Report and Implementation Plan

• Final TMDL Report (wq-iw6-09e)
• EPA Approval Letter (wq-iw6-09g) (Sept. 18, 2012)

Other Documents

• Carnelian Marine St. Croix Watershed District 12 Lakes TMDL Phase 1 Report
• Ten Year Comprehensive Water Management Plan

Meetings and Events

See the TMDL Meetings, Events and News page for notices of general interest and event-related information on impaired waters/TMDLs.

Links

• St. Croix River Basin (MPCA Basins Page)
• Carnelian Marine St. Croix Watershed District
• Washington Conservation District
• City of Marine on St. Croix
• Metropolitan Council of Environmental Services (MCES)
• Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR)
• MPCA Environmental Data Access (Lake and Stream Data)
• Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Information Contact

Christopher Klucas
TMDL Project Manager
520 Lafayette Rd
St. Paul, MN 55155
651-757-2498
Christopher.Klucas@pca.state.mn.us