The Next Generation of Stormwater Treatment & Regional Collaboration

What does rain that falls in another city have to do with the First Ward? Because the water cycle is a complex system that doesn't abide by lines on a map, rain that falls in St. Anthony Village becomes run-off that travels through Northeast Minneapolis and ends up in the Mississippi. Effectively managing that stormwater runoff is a multi-jurisdictional task, which is why St. Anthony Village, the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO), and the City of Minneapolis have teamed up to create a stormwater treatment and research facility in a grassy corner of the Windom Park neighborhood. Council Member Reich, who is also the MWMO Board President, recently joined MWMO Executive Director Doug Snyder and St. Anthony Mayor Jerry Faust (pictured at right) at a ribbon-cutting for the project.

This $1.6 million project, which is being funded by MWMO, will capture and clean roughly 169 million gallons of stormwater runoff annually, significantly reducing pollution levels of the water entering the Mississippi River. At the same time, it will allow researchers to test new and emerging treatment technologies.

The scale of this project combined with it's cutting edge technology and the significant research opportunities it offers make it uniquely noteworthy. Visit http://mwmo.org/projects/st-anthony-regional-stormwater-treatment-research-system/ to learn more about the project and watch a video of how the treatment facility works.