Minnesota's Impaired Waters and TMDLs

Project: Minnehaha Creek Watershed Lakes - Excess Nutrients (Metro)

Background

This project addresses four lakes impaired due to excess nutrients within the Minnehaha Creek watershed: Lake Nokomis, Parley Lake, Lake Virginia, and Wassermann Lake. Nokomis is located in Hennepin County and the others are in Carver County. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is contracting with Emmons & Olivier Resources, Inc., an environmental consulting firm, to develop this TMDL study. The Minnehaha Creek Watershed District has partnered with the MPCA to provide technical support and stakeholder involvement. The draft TMDL is targeted to be completed in 2010.

Map and location

The four lakes in this project lie in the Mississippi River - Twin Cities watershed.

Lake Nokomis

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Parley, Virginia, and Wasserman Lakes

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More maps are available on the TMDL maps page.

TMDL report and implementation plan

•  Fact Sheet (wq-iw11-09a)
• Final TMDL Report (wq-iw11-09e)
  
• EPA Approval Letter (April 25, 2011) (wq-iw11-09g)
  

Other documents

None.

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

• Upper Mississippi River Basin
• Minnehaha Creek Organization
• Basins in Minnesota 

Information contact

Chris Zadak, Project Manager
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
520 Lafayette Road
St. Paul, MN 55155
651-757-2837
chris.zadak@state.mn.us