![]() ![]() ![]() The sedimentation appeared to slow or stop by the mid-1990s. A 2015 study found that the lagoons remained relatively unchanged until the early 1990s, when large amounts of sediment began to appear in the lagoons. These lagoons were originally created in the mid-1930s by Civilian Conservation Corps crews. This project will remove sediment that has collected in three of the seven “lagoons” created along the Main Stem of Bassett Creek in Wirth Park, between Golden Valley Road and Highway 55. A $74,000 Hennepin County Opportunity Grant was awarded in 2021. Project costs are likely to be paid from a variety of sources including grant funds, ad valorem property taxes collected over multiple years by Hennepin County on property within the Bassett Creek Watershed, and up to $800,000 in BCWMC Closed Project Account funds.Ĭlean Water Grant Funding of $250,000 from the MN Board of Water and Soil Resources was awarded in late 2020. The total cost of this project is estimated at $2,759,000 including feasibility study, design, construction, landfill disposal of contaminated sediment, and administration. Site restoration is expected in May 2023. Construction began in early January 2023 and dredging was completed in March. Project design at the 50% phase were approved in December 2021. ![]() The project is being implemented (designed and constructed) by the BCWMC in close coordination with the Minneapolis Park and Rec Board. A public hearing was held Septemthere was no public input received at the hearing and the project was officially ordered by resolution. After a detailed feasibility study, in May 2020 the BCWMC approved implementation of the project to dredge all 3 lagoons to a depth of 6 feet (Alternative 2-all). ![]()
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