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Overview The Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) is retrofitting an existing stormwater pond in Orono to improve water quality to downstream Long Lake. The project, mapped out in the collaborative Long Lake Creek Partnership Roadmap, will involve the addition of a sand filtration bench to improve water treatment capacity in the pond. Use of this […]

Overview In 2007, the City of Wayzata and Presbyterian Homes partnered with the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) to develop a plan for stormwater management for the redevelopment of the Wayzata Bay Center. The project was implemented in three phases and involved the installation of underground infiltration systems to treat runoff, new and expanded underground […]

Overview Supported through the pilot phase of MCWD’s Land & Water Partnership program, the Maple Creek Pond Improvement project includes an iron-enhanced sand filter that will reduce phosphorus loading to downstream Gleason Lake. The project, led by the City of Plymouth, will also help alleviate local flooding.  The City of Plymouth coordinated with MCWD to […]

Overview In 2014, the Mader Family Trust was considering selling their 77-acre parcel for development. They were interested in maximizing their financial return while also preserving the site’s natural heritage, including a large wetland complex, as a family legacy. The Mader family reached out to MCWD early in their planning process to learn more about the district’s […]

Overview In 2007, Duke Realty (a developer) applied for a Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) permit for the proposed redevelopment of a 35-acre site located at the southwest intersection of Highway 100 and 394. Given the scale of the development, and its proximity to Brownie Lake, which was not meeting state water quality standards, MCWD […]

Overview The Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) is in the early phases of planning a 1,000-foot trail connection from Methodist Hospital and the Minnehaha Creek Preserve to the Cedar Lake LRT Regional Trail and upcoming Southwest Light Rail Blake Road Station. The new trail will also connect to 325 Blake Road and Cottageville Park in […]

Overview In 2013, MCWD worked with the Japs Olson Company, a large printing business and major employer in St. Louis Park, to develop a solution for treating the site’s stormwater after its expansion. Japs-Olson is right in the heart of the Minnehaha Creek Greenway, a series of projects undertaken by MCWD and a host of […]

Overview Working in partnership with the City of Minneapolis and Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB), Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) is developing a shared implementation framework for the Minnehaha Parkway Regional Trail Master Plan, a 30-year vision to enhance recreation, improve ecological function of the creek corridor, promote public safety, address flooding, and advance […]

Overview From 2014 to 2023, the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) and its partners conducted one of the region’s largest habitat restoration and water quality enhancement programs. The program aimed to improve water quality and aquatic vegetation conditions in the Six Mile Creek-Halsted Bay Subwatershed (SMCHB)‘s 14-lake system by managing common carp populations. Introduced to […]

Overview The East Auburn wetland corridor is a system of wetlands originating at the outlet of Wassermann Lake and flowing north toward Highway 5 to the inlet of East Auburn Lake in Victoria. The wetland corridor includes part of Six Mile Creek and contains several types of wetlands. MCWD is partnering with the City of […]

Overview This set of planned, complementary projects will treat water within the chain of lakes that includes Turbid, South and North Lundsten, Parley Lake and Six Mile Creek. The Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) is in the planning stage for a project in this corridor. Work in this area is dependent on land acquisition, partnerships, and […]

Overview The Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) is exploring the opportunity to construct a water treatment facility on Halsted Bay of Lake Minnetonka. The treatment facility would pump water from Six Mile Creek, treat it with aluminum sulfate (alum), and discharge treated water into the creek before it enters Halsted Bay. Upon completion, the facility […]