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 Project
Overview
In fall of 2001, MESERB members
agreed to develop a "Phosphorus Initiative" to evaluate different
municipal wastewater treatment phosphorus reduction efforts and analyze the
costs, level of reduction, and improvements to water quality associated with the
different treatment methods.
In 2003, MESERB received a $296,000 grant
from the Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCMR) for the
Wastewater Phosphorus Control and Reduction Initiative. The
project runs from July 1, 2003 to June 30, 2005 and has three phases:
1.
Site examination and data review of the participating facilities;
2.
Preparation of a best practices report detailing low-cost,
high-efficiency phosphorus reduction methods; and
3.
Presentation and discussion of the report in two regional seminars (see
below).
The
LCMR also granted $244,000 to the MPCA for a study of non-ingested
phosphorus sources to surface waters. The MPCA submitted its
report to the Legislature on February 26, 2004. This report,
titled Detailed Assessment of Phosphorus Sources to Minnesota
Watersheds, can be accessed on the MPCA website at: www.pca.state.mn.us/hot/legislature/reports/phosphorus-report.html.
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