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Grant Program

Aaron Meyer, MRWA Source Water Protection Specialist for wet work areas

Purchase Land for 10 Cents on the Dollar
P • For fee title acquisitions – Up to 100% of the IDEAL FOR STANDING WATER

Public water suppliers and local units of government Partner Protection Grants payment schedule includes:
can now buy land for 10 cents on the dollar. I hope
that got your attention!! The State of Minnesota
appraised value of the property (as conducted
by a certified appraiser). State will pay 90%
will pay the remainder of the 90% through a new
program called the Partner Protection Grant (PPG)
with a local match of 10% required.
• For conservation easement proposals – A
program. This program helps protect lands deemed
important for drinking water protection. If you are
Township value for cropland or noncropland, as
worried about an old gravel pit or what is being
applicable, will be used for determining eligible
applied to a field near your well this is the perfect
make it easy to keep work areas dry—great for meter
grant costs:
program for you. The PPG program not only helps percentage of the ReInvest in Minnesota (RIM) PlantPRO™ Utili-Pump Meter Pit Pumps
buy land that needs to be reclaimed but also “good” Ę Permanent easements – 100% of the RIM
lands that need to be preserved or protected. Township value pits, valve boxes, manholes, excavations and other
Ę 30-year easements – 75% of the RIM soggy work areas. They pump 15 gpm and run for an
The Partner Protection Grant program is designed Township value
to offer alternatives to landowners not interested in Ę 20-year easements – 50% of the RIM hour per charge on a standard DeWalt® power tool
perpetual conservation easements. This program’s Township value
fundamental goal is to allow public water suppliers • For non-easement proposals - Long-term battery (not included).
and local units of government the flexibility to decide contracts (minimum 20 years) – 50% of the
what would work best in their area for protecting RIM Township value
drinking water. Through this program, you have the A USABlueBook Exclusive—Order Today!
option to buy the land and the state will pay 90% For more information on this program please visit 18V Utili-Pump # 365018 $ 169.95
or have landowners enter into long-term contracts the BWSR website at https://bwsr.state.mn.us/apply
(minimum of 20 years) where they implement or you can reach me at aaron.meyer@mrwa.com or 20V Utili-Pump # 365020 $ 169.95
groundwater friendly practices. 320-808-7293.

The PPG program is focused on “working lands” FOR MORE PORTABLE PUMPS, see usabluebook.com/portable
options and giving more freedom to landowners,
public water suppliers and local units of government.
Some of the options that have been mentioned
include the establishment of perennials that can be
harvested, hayed or grazed (i.e. Kernza, alfalfa, tree
farms etc…), city parks, wind or solar farms, game
farms, and natural areas/green space to name a few.
All options are on the table as long as they protect Davy Laboratories has been serving Minnesota, Iowa, and
the groundwater supply.
Wisconsin for over 45 years. We have extensive experience in
the analysis of NPDES wastewater and biosolids.
Thus far this program has funded or is in the process
of funding three projects in southwest Minnesota to
the tune of approximately $1,000,000. MN NELAC ID: 055Ǧ999Ǧ151
Here is a list of just some of the analytes we can help you with:
Program eligibility highlights include: Wastewater Biosolids
• Must be located within a Minnesota Department
of Health (MDH) approved Wellhead Protection CBOD Nutrients
Area (WHPA). TSS Metals
• The vulnerability of the drinking water supply
needs to be designated as very high or high Nitrogen Fecal Coliform
by MDH. Phosphorus
• The project area must have a minimum of 50% Contact our Lab Director,
of its area designated as very high and/or high Metals Jennifer Buchholz, for
vulnerability. Fecal Coliform more information.
• Priority will be given to areas that have shown
a nitrate concentration of >5.4 mg/l.
Davy Laboratories, 115 6th Street S., La Crosse, WI 54601
800.548.1234 • usabluebook.com
(608)782Ǧ3130/www.davylaboratories.com
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