Commenting open: June 05, 2026 12:00AM CT - June 19, 2026 11:59PM CT.
South Branch Root River Enhancement Project- 401 Water Quality Certification
We invite you to comment on the draft 401 Water Quality Certification for the South Branch Root River Enhancement project in Fillmore County.
Minnesota Trout Unlimited is proposing a stream enhancement project for 3,100 linear feet of the South Branch Root River in Lanesboro to improve in-stream and floodplain areas. The project area begins at the Lanesboro dam and extends to the northern end of Elmwood Street West. Activities include rip rap restoration, bank and channel shaping, floodplain bench grading, creating riffle pools, and stabilizing banks with toe wood and rip rap. The current channel is incised with little connection to a floodplain. Wetland and pollinator seed mixes will be planted throughout the project area after invasive and woody species are removed.
A 401 Water Quality Certification is required when an individual, business, or property owner proposes construction-related activities near a navigable lake, river, stream, or adjacent wetland. The MPCA reviews projects to ensure they will not violate Minnesota's more protective water quality standards. The 401 certification becomes an enforceable component of the associated federal license or permits issued under the Clean Water Act.
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We invite you to comment on the draft 401 Water Quality Certification for the South Branch Root River Enhancement project in Fillmore County.
Minnesota Trout Unlimited is proposing a stream enhancement project for 3,100 linear feet of the South Branch Root River in Lanesboro to improve in-stream and floodplain areas. The project area begins at the Lanesboro dam and extends to the northern end of Elmwood Street West. Activities include rip rap restoration, bank and channel shaping, floodplain bench grading, creating riffle pools, and stabilizing banks with toe wood and rip rap. The current channel is incised with little connection to a floodplain. Wetland and pollinator seed mixes will be planted throughout the project area after invasive and woody species are removed.
A 401 Water Quality Certification is required when an individual, business, or property owner proposes construction-related activities near a navigable lake, river, stream, or adjacent wetland. The MPCA reviews projects to ensure they will not violate Minnesota's more protective water quality standards. The 401 certification becomes an enforceable component of the associated federal license or permits issued under the Clean Water Act.
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