The City of Owatonna received $88,380.00 in Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) grant funding to be used for planning projects to improve stormwater, wastewater, and community resilience. Minnesota’s climate is changing, causing harmful effects in communities across our state today. The impacts experienced include risks to health and safety, overwhelmed infrastructure, damaged property, dying trees and culturally important native species, and the inability of population centers to cool off overnight.
The City of Owatonna has taken the following climate resiliency actions:
- Identified improvements to stormwater infrastructure located in flood risk priority areas within the Environmental Justice Areas to protect economically vulnerable homes and businesses.
- Developed a climate response plan for underserved portions of Owatonna to maintain access to integral community services during future flood events.
- Provided scientific basis for upcoming stormwater utility rate updates, development of the next 10-year capital improvement plan, and state funding grant applications.
Visit the Climate Resiliency StoryMap to learn more.