Maintaining and improving the critical first leg of the Prior Lake Outlet Channel.

One of the largest jobs ever undertaken by the PLSLWD was completed in May. The Prior Lake Outlet Channel (PLOC) pipe was lined using a Cured In Place Pipe (CIPP) method where no excavation along the pipe needed to be done.

On Thursday May 29 the PLSLWD Board of Directors, Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) members and District staff toured three areas of the Watershed where projects are being worked on or have been completed.

We accomplished a lot in 2024! Our Annual Newsletter summarizes some highlights of our activities throughout the year.

At the Minnesota Watershed Conference held in Nisswa last week, PLSLWD's Project Manager, Emily Dick, was named the 2024 Outstanding Watershed Organization Employee by BWSR (Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources), due in large part having obtained a nearly $1,000,000 grant to repair the Prior Lake Outlet Pipe which is in need of pipe lining which will maintain the pipe's life for another 50 years.. The work on the pipe will happen in 2025.

After many months of searching for funding, the District has been awarded over $850,000 in MPCA grant funding for the Prior Lake Outlet Pipelining! This project will double the lifespan and restore the capacity of Prior Lake's only "relief valve," a critical piece of infrastructure for flood relief.

Bank erosion repair work has been completed along the channel. Maintenance for vegetation reestablishment is an ongoing project.

One of the largest jobs ever undertaken by the PLSLWD was completed in May. The Prior Lake Outlet Channel (PLOC) pipe was lined using a Cured In Place Pipe (CIPP) method where no excavation along the pipe needed to be done.

On Thursday May 29 the PLSLWD Board of Directors, Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) members and District staff toured three areas of the Watershed where projects are being worked on or have been completed.

We accomplished a lot in 2024! Our Annual Newsletter summarizes some highlights of our activities throughout the year.

At the Minnesota Watershed Conference held in Nisswa last week, PLSLWD's Project Manager, Emily Dick, was named the 2024 Outstanding Watershed Organization Employee by BWSR (Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources), due in large part having obtained a nearly $1,000,000 grant to repair the Prior Lake Outlet Pipe which is in need of pipe lining which will maintain the pipe's life for another 50 years.. The work on the pipe will happen in 2025.

After many months of searching for funding, the District has been awarded over $850,000 in MPCA grant funding for the Prior Lake Outlet Pipelining! This project will double the lifespan and restore the capacity of Prior Lake's only "relief valve," a critical piece of infrastructure for flood relief.

Maintaining and improving the critical first leg of the Prior Lake Outlet Channel.

Bank erosion repair work has been completed along the channel. Maintenance for vegetation reestablishment is an ongoing project.