Cost Share Program #1
Abandoned Water Well Sealing - Attention Ramsey County Residents - Well Sealing Cost-Share Program is available
The Ramsey Conservation District received a $128,000 grant through the Clean Water Fund to assist owners seal unused wells located in Drinking Water Supply Management & Wellhead Protection Areas within Ramsey County, MN.
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Applicants eligible for funding will be reimbursed up to 50% of the well sealing costs, not to exceed $750 per well.
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Grant money is limited and funding may not be applied retroactively to wells that have already been sealed
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Wells eligible for cost share funding must be located within a drinking water supply management area or a wellhead protection area.
To determine if an unused well is located in a drinking water supply management area or wellhead protection area click on the link below for more information and a map of the eligible area:
Program Information Flyer Well Sealing Grant Agreement
Funding is expected to go quickly. If you have determined that you own a well within the eligible area, need help in determining your well location, or have any other questions, please contact below:
Mike Goodnature at (651) 266-7274
List of Licensed Well Drillers Fact sheet on Well Sealing Program
Other Resources
Cost Share Program #2
Native Plantings - Rain gardens - Shoreline Restorations
Cost share funds are available and free technical assistance for Ramsey County residents who would like to implement restoration projects, such as rain gardens, native plantings, and shoreline restorations, that will create habitat and protect our lakes, streams, and wetlands. The following cooperators have cost share funds available for projects: Capitol Region Watershed District, Grass Lake Watershed District, Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District, Rice Creek Watershed District, and Vadnais Lake Area Watershed Management Organization.
Program Goals - Program goals include; protecting surface and groundwater quality, increasing storm-water infiltration, increasing wildlife habitat and increasing diversity.
For more program info, contact Ryan Johnson at (651) 266-7275
Cost Share Program #3
Phalen Chain of Lakes Shoreline Restoration Cost Share Grant Program
If you own shoreline property on Kohlman, Keller or Gervais lake, you qualify for shoreland restoration assistance. The Ramsey Conservation District in partnership with Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District and the Board of Water & Soil Resources is offering up to 75% cost share grants for shoreline restoration projects on the Phalen Chain of Lakes. Free of charge to all is an introductory consultation, technical design of the shoreline, and project cost estimates. Contact Ryan Johnson (see above) for further information.
