Stormwater - reuse projects earn exemption from state permit

Watershed districts have been partnering with golf courses, city parks, and school districts to construct stormwater harvest and reuse projects. The regulatory burden on these projects will be a little lighter, as the 2017 Legislature exempted stormwater reuse projects from the requirement to obtain a DNR water appropriations permit.  

Harvest and reuse projects reduce use of drinking water for simple irrigation, and more policy work to help support such efforts is yet to come. The Clean Water Fund Water Reuse project involves an interagency work group that is expected later this summer to recommend further measures to promote successful reuse projects.

For a look at stormwater reuse projects around Minnesota, view our gallery.

Towerside District Stormwater System, Mississippi River Watershed Management Organization

Photo courtesy of Mississippi River Watershed Management Organization

Metropolitan Council Waconia Project

Photo courtesy of Clean Energy Resource Teams

Schaar's Bluff Gathering Center, Dakota County

Photo Courtesy of Minnesota Department of Health

Photo courtesy of Metropolitan Council

Raingarden, Mississippi River Watershed Management Organization Stormwater Park and Learning Center

Photo courtesy of Mississippi River Watershed Management Organization

Photo courtesy of MPR

Photo courtesy of Barr Engineering

Tree trench, Mississippi River Watershed Management Organization Stormwater Park and Learning Center

Photo courtesy of Mississippi River Watershed Management Organization

Photo courtesy of Star Tribune

Towerside District Stormwater System, Mississippi River Watershed Management Organization

Photo courtesy of Mississippi River Watershed Management Organization

Photo courtesy of Star Tribune

Photo courtesy of Star Tribune

Stormwater treatment train, Mississippi River Watershed Management Organization Stormwater Park and Learning Center

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Target Field

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Photo courtesy of KSTP

Towerside District Stormwater System, Mississippi River Watershed Management Organization

Photo courtesy of Mississippi River Watershed Management Organization