DEPARTMENT: Environmental Resources
FILE TYPE: Consent Information
TITLE
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Report On 2023 Clean Water Funds Well Seal Grant Awards
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Receive report on Clean Water Funds utilized for Well Seal Grant awards in 2023.
SUMMARY
Dakota County received a Black Dog Watershed-Based Implementation Funding (WBIF) grant and a Competitive Clean Water Fund (CWF) grant from the Minnesota Board of Soil and Water Resources (BWSR) in 2023. Dakota County was awarded a total of $135,000 between the two grants to be allocated toward staff time and cost-share grants for the sealing of abandoned wells.
The BWSR Grants Administration Manual requires that all landowner grant applications be documented in the organization meeting minutes as a legal record of the board or council’s action and intent. The minutes must include the contract number, the amount(s) and source(s) of funds being applied to the project, the type of project or practice(s) being installed, and any other information necessary to fully indicate the action and intent <https://bwsr.state.mn.us/implementing-contracts-landowners>.
A breakdown of Well Seal Grant cost-share funding allocation and expenditures in 2023 is shown below. All grant match requirements are achieved through a 50 percent landowner cost-share match. A detailed breakout of 2023 grant award and expenditures is provided in the attachment (Attachment: 2023 Well Seal Grant Awards).
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2023 Grant Expenditures |
Cost-Share Allocation |
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Black Dog WBIF Grant |
$17,043 |
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Competitive CWF Dollars |
$66,411 |
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Total |
$83,454 |
RECOMMENDATION
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Information only; no action requested.
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EXPLANATION OF FISCAL/FTE IMPACTS
None.
☒ None ☐ Current budget ☐ Other
☐ Amendment Requested ☐ New FTE(s) requested
RESOLUTION
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Information only; no action requested.
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PREVIOUS BOARD ACTION
22-326; 8/9/22
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment: 2023 Well Seal Grant Awards
BOARD GOALS
☒ A Great Place to Live ☒ A Healthy Environment
☐ A Successful Place for Business and Jobs ☐ Excellence in Public Service
CONTACT
Department Head: Nikki Stewart
Author: Valerie Neppl