Projects
Read moreEffective watershed management requires planning to ensure that District projects, programs, and actions achieve the greatest possible benefit. Thoughtful evaluation and prioritization of projects and activities are necessary to deliver targeted benefits from limited resources. Transparent and defensible project prioritization methods are also critical for building partnerships and stakeholder trust.
August 23, 2022This project will reduce the phosphorus loading and improve the water quality of Lotus Lake.
August 22, 2022This project will improve the ecological functions along a section of Upper Riley Creek and downstream Lake Susan by reducing stream bank erosion,…
August 22, 2022This project will provide an ecologically diverse stream reach that significantly reduces streambank erosion, provides diverse habitat layers,…
September 8, 2021The Rice Marsh Lake Water Quality Improvement Project will construct and install stormwater-management facilities and associated infrastructure to…
September 8, 2021This project will stabilize 970 feet of Riley Creek within the Bearpath Golf and Country Club.
September 8, 2021This project will stabilize a ravine and capture runoff to reduce future erosion along Silver Lake.
August 12, 2021The Pioneer Trail Wetland Restoration Project will restore wetland and upland habitats on seven acres of land owned by the Riley Purgatory Bluff Creek…
August 1, 2021This project, in collaboration with St. Hubert Catholic School, involves a campus retrofit that will improve water quality, reduce runoff volumes,…
May 8, 2020The Watershed District is working to engage residents who live in Silver Lake's watershed to take action to protect clean water.
January 11, 2019The Watershed District and the City of Eden Prairie are partnering to engage residents who live in Duck Lake's watershed to take action to protect…
December 5, 2018A project to stabilize the banks of Bluff Creek, decreasing sediment pollution and protecting wetland habitat
August 13, 2018RPBCWD and the City of Chanhassen installed a spent-lime treatment system to reduce phosphorus loading into Lake Susan.
July 27, 2018A project to capture stormwater before it flows to Bluff Creek, and reuse it to irrigate athletic fields.
July 27, 2018As part of an ongoing effort to improve water quality in Lake Susan, the District and the city of Chanhassen are teaming up to fund a water filtering…
June 15, 2018Through a grant from the Metropolitan Council, the District partnered with the city of Eden Prairie to implement water conservation practices at Fire…
June 8, 2018The District with the City of Eden Prairie and the Lower Minnesota River Watershed District are working together to stabilize and enhance the creek.
October 26, 2017This project will restore a healthy ecosystem in the school forest, one that promotes clean water in nearby Purgatory Creek, and provides habitat for…