HF 1606

as introduced - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/09/2010 01:53am

A bill for an act
relating to water; appropriating money for a water quality pilot project in the
Buffalo River watershed.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin BUFFALO RIVER WATERSHED PILOT PROJECT.
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new text begin $250,000 in fiscal year 2010 is appropriated from the clean water fund to the
commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency for a pilot project for the development of
total maximum daily load (TMDL) studies conducted on a watershed basis within the
Buffalo River watershed in order to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes,
rivers, and streams. The pilot project shall include all necessary field work to develop
TMDL studies for all impaired subwatersheds within the Buffalo River watershed
and provide information necessary to complete reports for most of the remaining
watersheds, including analysis of water quality data, identification of sources of water
quality degradation and stressors, load allocation development, development of reports
that provide protection plans for subwatersheds that meet water quality standards, and
development of reports that provide information necessary to complete TMDL studies for
subwatersheds that do not meet water quality standards, but are not listed as impaired.
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