manchester Stormwater Wetlands project
2020
Project Partners
City of Manchester
Good Neighbor Society
Wesley Schulte
Limestone Bluffs Resource Conservation & Development
Iowa State Extension - Delaware County
Maquoketa River Watershed Management Authority
Delaware County Soil and Water conservation district
About
Grant award
$100,000
Total project
$244,700
Description
The City of Manchester is constructing two stormwater wetlands within the city that will treat runoff from urban and rural landscapes. The wetlands will be located in a critical municipal well’s capture zone and will reduce nutrients over time in the public wells as well as the Maquoketa River.
Conservation Practices
