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Overview The Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD), in partnership with the City of Minneapolis and the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB), is exploring opportunities to retrofit the Cedar Meadows regional stormwater management system and enhance its effectiveness. Constructed in 1996 as part of the 1990s Clean Water Partnership, the system includes a stormwater pond […]

Overview The Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) is exploring opportunities to restore a degraded section of Minnehaha Creek that flows through the Meadowbrook Golf Course, expanding the Minnehaha Creek Greenway and enhancing the Course in partnership with the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB). A restoration project would support the Creek corridor’s ecological integrity, improve […]

Overview The Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) is exploring opportunities to expand public greenspace, trails, and stormwater management at the Minnehaha Creek Preserve, in partnership with the City of St. Louis Park as it reimagines the Louisiana Avenue Station Area. Project opportunities may include stormwater management, habitat restoration, flood resilience, and trail connections between the […]

Overview The Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) and the City of Deephaven have partnered on a stormwater management project, to reduce local flooding and improve water quality in Lake Louise and Robinson’s Bay on Lake Minnetonka. The City is leading the project with technical and financial assistance through MCWD’s Land and Water Partnership (LWP) Program. By constructing an […]

Overview The Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) and the City of Medina have partnered to construct a regional stormwater pond and stabilize three ravines, to reduce phosphorus loading to Lake Katrina and impaired Jennings Bay on Lake Minnetonka. The City is leading the project with technical and funding support from MCWD’s Land and Water Partnership (LWP) Program. In […]

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 building a 1,000-foot trail connection from Methodist Hospital and the Minnehaha Creek Preserve to the Cedar Lake LRT Regional Trail and upcoming Green Line Extension Light Rail stations. The new trail will also connect to 325 Blake Road and Cottageville Park in Hopkins to Minnehaha Creek Greenway […]

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 […]