Sundown Lake Rural Improvement Zone-West Marina Stormwater Wetland Project
2022
Project Partners
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Grant award
$100,000
Total project
$200,000
Description
The Sundown Lake Rural Improvement Zone (RIZ) will construct a stormwater wetland at the Sundown Lake West Marina for the purpose of treating runoff prior to discharging into the lake. This project is part of a larger effort by the Sundown Lake RIZ to improve water quality of the lake. The overall goal is to reduce nutrients in Sundown Lake through capturing and slowing runoff from precipitation events and reducing sediment in the lake, which has been shown to carry phosphorus.
Benefits from the construction of a wetland at this location will positively impact the whole community. The primary benefit of this project includes a reduction in nutrients and sediment to Sundown Lake. A secondary benefit is the opportunity to convey the importance of best management practices (BMPs) to private and public communities for the preservation of Iowa’s surface waters from the negative impacts of runoff.
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