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AssociationCommunityDiscussion
LakeHiawathaRecreationCenter
December9,2015
Presenters
CityofMinneapolisDepartmentofPublicWorks
LisaCerney,PEDirector,SurfaceWater&SewersDivision
MinneapolisPark&RecreationBoard
RachaelCrabb,WaterQualitySupervisor
MinnehahaCreekWatershedDistrict
BeckyChristopher,LeadPlannerandProjectManager
TheBigPicture
Approximatesizeandpopulation
ofdrainageareatoMinnehahaCreek
Size
Population
7.5millionacres340,000
DrainagetoLakeHiawathaincludespartsofMinneapolis
andpartsofcitiesupstreamthatdraintoMinnehahaCreek
Approximatesizeandpopulationof
drainageareasdirecttoLakeHiawatha
Size
Population
900+acres12,000
140acres1,000
85acres
700
8acres90
5acres40
2.5acres20
Lake
Powderhorn
Lake
Hiawatha
LEGEND
Sixpipeoutfallstolake
Lake
Nokomis
Sixdrainageareasthrough
stormpipestotheoutfalls
Creekflowintolake
Lake
Powderhorn
BancroftMeadowsFloodBasin
(Bloomingtonand42nd )
Built1989
Lake
Hiawatha
Lake
Nokomis
Lake
Powderhorn
2
2
SibleyFieldFloodBasin
(nexttoSibleyFieldPark)
Built1990
Lake
Hiawatha
Lake
Nokomis
WetCell
DryCell
Lake
Powderhorn
3
2
3
37th &Columbus2CellFloodBasin
Built2003
Lake
Hiawatha
Lake
Nokomis
Lake
Powderhorn
3
2
4
BlueWaterPartnershipRainGarden
(E43rd Streetand20th AvenueS)
Built2012
4
Lake
Hiawatha
Lake
Nokomis
AnnualCityPrograms
StreetSweeping
AnnualCityPrograms
InspectingOutfalls
AnnualCityPrograms
CatchBasinStenciling
ByVolunteers
AnnualCityPrograms
NEWin2016!
AdoptACatchBasinProgram
1
Stormdrainsandcatchbasinsaredesignedforrainand
snowmelt notleaves,grassclippings,trashoroil.
1.
Sweeporrakethedebrisfromareaaroundgrate,and
disposeofinthetrash.
2. Ifdebrisislodgedinthegrate orvisibleunderthe
grateinsidethecatchbasin donttacklethisyourself.
Contact311forCitycrewstocleanout.
LakeHiawatha:ThenandNow
RachaelCrabb
MinneapolisPark&RecreationBoard
1850sEraSouthMinneapolis
1956
MPRBWaterMonitoringActivities
since1992
LakeLevels
Nutrients(phosphorus,nitrogen)
Clarity(secchi depth,chloroplyll)
Physicalparameters(temp.,pH,conductivity)
BeachMonitoring
PhytoplanktonandZooplanktonspecies
Aquaticplantspeciesandabundance
Zebramusselmonitoring(since2010)
817
Lake Hiawatha Outlet
Elevation (OHW) = 812.8
816
815
Elevation (msl)
814
813
812
811
810
809
1995
2000
2005
Year
2010
2015
TrophicStateIndex(TSI)
Indexthatcombinesphosphorus,Secchi(clarity),andchlorophylldatacalculated
inordertocharacterizealakesoverallhealth.
Higherscoresindicatemorealgalbiomass,lowerscoresindicateclearerwater.
HiawathaTSI DroughtYears
Highlighted
BeachBacteriaMonitoring
Weeklymonitoringduringswimseason
doubletriggerforclosure
Singlesampleover1260cfu
Geometricmeanover126
Multiplesources(humans,pets,animals,creek,
stormwater)
MinnehahaCreekTMDL longtermproject
NowaterborneoutbreakseverinMPRBsystem
BeachIssues
RecentProjectsatHiawatha
MinnehahaCreekInfluence
onLakeHiawatha
BeckyChristopher
MinnehahaCreekWatershedDistrict
TotalMaximumDailyLoad(TMDL)Study
TotalMaximumDailyLoad(TMDL)Study
UpstreamImprovements
UpstreamImprovements
WhatCanYouDo?
Sourcecontrol:
Keepstormwaterwhereitlands
Cleanupleaves,grassclippings,and
trashinstreetsandalleys
Specificprogram/events:
AnnualCreekCleanup July24, 2016
Costsharegrants
http://www.minnehahacreek.org/grants
BecomeaMasterWaterSteward
http://masterwaterstewards.org/
December15deadline
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