Vermillion River Watershed - Foxborough Pond Tour
Monday, June 2, 2025
Storm water management and infrastructure retrofitting
Water quality improvement and sediment removal
Flood mitigation and erosion control strategies
Maintenance of urban storm water ponds
Environmental impact of impervious surfaces in urban landscapes
Areas of Interest (4)
- The $350,000 clean water grant for the Foxboro Park retrofit serves as a model for addressing urban runoff issues.
- Retrofitting aging 1970s suburban developments to meet modern storm water standards.
- The fiscal impact of preventive maintenance versus major repair costs for city infrastructure.
- 19 tons of sediment annually diverted from North Creek via local infrastructure maintenance.
Notable Quotes (2)
if you don't keep an eye on the pond and do the proper maintenance then it's not going to function and in the long run it's going to cost more
MaintenanceDiscussing the lifecycle costs of public works projects.
this is a good testament to how much of that sediment that they might be putting down on the roadways... we're getting rid of it a lot of a lot of it here
Pollution controlLinking roadway deicing and snow plowing to sediment collection in storm ponds.
People (1)
Jeff DunnRepresentativeRepresenting the Vermillion River Watershed to explain storm water pond functionality.
1 quote
Representing the Vermillion River Watershed to explain storm water pond functionality.
“if you don't keep an eye on the pond and do the proper maintenance then it's not going to function and in the long run it's going to cost more”
Emphasizing the importance of long-term infrastructure maintenance.
Places Mentioned
Foxboro ParkNorth CreekVermillion RiverLakevilleDakota County
Events & Meetings (1)
- 1979: State of Minnesota enacts legislation for storm water management