Minnesota reuse projects
There is interest in tracking stormwater reuse systems so that lessons learned can be shared, and the impacts of stormwater reuse documented. Here is a spreadsheet that lists many current reuse systems in Minnesota. Please use this information and contacts as a resource, and contact Mike Trojan at the MPCA. to have information on your system added to the list.
Stormwater reuse project data.
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| Project name | City | Source water type | End use of water | Treatment process | Startup date | Collection area | Size of storage tank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Place of Woodbury | Woodbury | Constructed stormwater pond | Irrigation-commercial center | Filter, no other treatment | 2016 | ||
| Legends of Woodbury | Woodbury | Constructed stormwater pond | Irrigation-high density residential | Filter, no other treatment | 2019 | ||
| Sundance | Woodbury | Constructed stormwater pond | Irrigation-high density residential | Filter, no other treatment | under construction | ||
| Beyond Apartments | Woodbury | Constructed stormwater pond | Irrigation-high density residential | Filter, no other treatment | under construction | ||
| North Bluffs | Woodbury | Constructed stormwater pond | Irrigation-high density residential | Filter, no other treatment | under construction | ||
| Launch/Tamarack | Woodbury | Constructed stormwater pond | Irrigation-commercial center | Filter, no other treatment | under construction | ||
| Bielenberg Gardens | Woodbury | Constructed stormwater pond | Irrigation-commercial center | Filter, no other treatment | 2017 | ||
| Saint Therese Senior Services | Woodbury | Constructed stormwater pond | Irrigation-high density residential | Filter, no other treatment | 2017 | ||
| Harvest Commons | Woodbury | Constructed stormwater pond | Irrigation-high density residential | Filter, no other treatment | 2018 | ||
| Oak Hill | Woodbury | Constructed stormwater pond | Irrigation-high density residential | Filter, no other treatment | 2019 | ||
| Ascend at Woodbury | Woodbury | Constructed stormwater pond | Irrigation-high density residential | Filter, no other treatment | 2018 | ||
| Heartland Dental/Kindercare | Woodbury | Constructed stormwater pond | Irrigation-commercial center | Filter, no other treatment | under construction | ||
| Summerhill at Woodbury | Woodbury | Constructed stormwater pond | Irrigation-high density residential | Filter, no other treatment | 2018 | ||
| Health East Sports Complex | Woodbury | Constructed stormwater pond, irrigation well adds water to the same pond | Irrigation-ball fields | Filter, no other treatment | see DNR water conservation report for more info | ||
| Eagle Valley Golf Course | Woodbury | Constructed stormwater pond, irrigation well adds water to the same pond | Irrigation-golf course | Filter, no other treatment | see DNR water conservation report for more info | ||
| Prestwick Golf Course | Woodbury | Constructed stormwater pond, irrigation well adds water to the same pond | Irrigation-golf course | Filter, no other treatment | see DNR water conservation report for more info | ||
| Summit Pointe Park | Woodbury | Natural wetland | Irrigation-ball fields | Filter, no other treatment | see DNR water conservation report for more info | ||
| Windwood Passage Park | Woodbury | Natural wetland | Irrigation-public building | Filter, no other treatment | see DNR water conservation report for more info | ||
| County Road 19 Expansion | Woodbury | Stormwater | Irrigation-golf course | Pond settling | 2014 | Roughly 60 acres | 3 acre pond |
| Capitol Region Watershed District Office | St. Paul | Rainwater - roof only | Toilet Flushing, Interactive Water Feature, Pocket Park Pond, Exterior Hose Spigots, Bottle Washing Machine | Wisy Pre=treatment, 50 micron pre-filter, 5 micron bag filter, 5 micron carbon filter, UV disinfection | 2019 | 15,000 square feet of rooftop | 3000 gallons |
| Allianz Field | St. Paul | Rainwater - roof only | Currently used for exterior landscaping only, designed and constructed for indoor use by future developments. | CDS Swirl Separator pretreatment, 25 micron pre-filter, 5 micron bag filter, 5 micron carbon filter, UV disinfection, Ozone injection recirculation in storage tank | 2019 | Currently 3.83 acres of stadium roof, designed for additional future development rooftop area of 7.7 acres | 58,000 ft3 below overflow of 10-foot SRPE pipe gallery |
| CHS Field | St. Paul | Rainwater - roof only | Irrigation - ballfield and toilet flushing | WISY Filter 380 microns – 50 micron back flushing orival filter – 1 micron absolute sediment filter – carbon filter – high flow 140GPM UV disinfection | 2015 | 33,770 ft2 | 27,000 gallons |
| Great River School | St. Paul | Rainwater - roof only | Irrigation | Vortex-150 Filter | 2015 | 8,276 ft2 | 4,500 gallons |
| Springbox Office | St. Paul | Rainwater - roof only | Irrigation | WISY, WFF 300, 100 micron filter | Planned for 2021 | 3,296 ft2 | 3,400 gallons |
| Greensboro Square Cistern | St. Louis Park | Rainwater - roof only | Irrigation | Coarse filter at top of pump; UV disinfection is used when in operation for irrigation. City required UV disinfection at installation. | September 25, 2017 | Collects gutter runoff from sections of two large condo buildings (approx. 5100 ft2) and used to irrigate planting areas of about a 1/2 acre using multiple zones | 3500 gallons |
| Rice Creek Fields Water Reuse Project | Shoreview | Stormwater | Irrigation - ballfield | UV disinfection | 2019 | No storage tank | |
| St. Anthony Reuse | St. Anthony Village | Stormwater, process water | Irrigation | Self cleaning disc filter | 2008 | 500,000 gallons | |
| Minnesota Nursery & Landscape Association | Roseville | Stormwater - roof only | Irrigation | Conservation Technology pot filler with perforated filter insert filled with gravel and filter pad, WFF 150 vortex filter | 2019 | 3,696 ft2 | 6000 gallons |
| Upper Villa Park Stormwater Reuse and Infiltration Project | Roseville | Stormwater | Irrigation for one softball field | Stainless steel filter for particles | 2016 | 250 acres of residential land | 13,000 cubic feet |
| Ramsey County Stormwater Reuse Project | Ramsey County | Stormwater | Irrigation | TBD | 2021 | TBD | TBD |
| Mystic Lake Water Reuse System | Prior Lake | Water reclamation plant discharge, rainwater | Irrigation of commercial property around the community. | Filtration | 2013 | NA | NA |
| Lions Park Water Reuse | New Brighton | Stormwater and unused irrigation water | Irrigation | UV disinfection | 2019 | 14 acres | No storage tanks |
| Water Treatment Plant #16 | Minnetonka | Groundwater | Water treatment filter backwash water is reclaimed and treated for drinking water | Filtration and chemical treatment. | 2004 | NA | 350,000 gallons |
| MWMO Stormwater Park and Learning Center | Minneapolis | Rainwater - roof only | Irrigation | Filter screen | 2012 | 4000 gallons | |
| Westminster Church | Minneapolis | Rainwater - roof only | Toilet flushing / fountain | UV disinfection | 2016 | 24,210 gallons | |
| Water works | Minneapolis | Rainwater - roof only | Irrigation / toilet flushing | UV disinfection | 2021 | 100,000 gallons | |
| Jax Apartments Blue-Green Roof | Minneapolis | Rainwater - roof only | Irrigation | 2020 | 4000 gallons | ||
| Edison High School | Minneapolis | Roof and parking lot | Irrigation | UV disinfection | 2014 | 142,000 gallons | |
| The Interchange (Target Field) | Minneapolis | Stormwater - plaza | Industrial processes | Sand filter | 2014 | 40,000 gallons | |
| Cemstone | Minneapolis | Stormwater - roof and parking lot | Making concrete | Series of concrete washout bays | 2018 | 169,769 gallons | |
| Hiawatha Collegiate Reuse | Minneapolis | Stormwater - roof and parking lot | Irrigation | 2018 | 97,700 gallons | ||
| Towerside | Minneapolis | Stormwater - roof and parking lot | Irrigation | UV disinfection | 2020 | 206,500 gallons | |
| Minneapolis Sculpture Garden | Minneapolis | Stormwater from vegetated ground, overflow from sculpture | Irrigation | 2020 | 80,000 gallons | ||
| Maplewood Mall Retrofit - Cistern | Maplewood | Rainwater - roof only | Turn water wheels and activate chimes as part of an interactive public education piece. | None | 2012 | Roughly about 1% of the Maplewood Mall Roof | 5700 gallons |
| Aronson Park Water Reuse | Lakeville | Stormwater | Irrigation of ball and soccer fields at Aronson park | Water is pumped from the wet well and through a self flushing 300 micron suction scanner filter and out to an irrigation system | 2019 | ~10 acres of roadway and park area, ~3 acres of development draining to stormwater pond providing irrigation to 5.3 acres of soccer field and 6.59 acres of ball field | Two previous stormwater treatment basins were combined to create one large wet sedimentation basin to provide 3.81 million gallons of annual volume reduction. |
| King Park Irrigation Reuse | Lakeville | Stormwater from two stormwater ponds | Irrigation of adjacent park ball fields (4.5 ac of turfgrass) | Pump system draws water from stormwater ponds, does not provide additional treatment | 2011 initiation, added a second stormwater pond to expand treatment and reuse volume in 2016 | 5 acres of pavement from Dodd Road and the parking lot for King Park, also runoff from 20,000 ft2 rubberized and asphalt baseball field (The Miracle League) | Volume reduction to Middle Creek from pond 2 is 415,562 ft3/year. Combined usage reduction is 3.1 million gallons/year of municipal water. |
| Tom Kaldunski | Inver Grove Heights | Rainwater - roof only | Irrigation | Treatment train with combination of SAFL baffles, rain garden infiltration basins and pumps with irrigation systems to spray yards or forested outlets | 2015 to 2021 | Large ponds used to capture runoff and a lake with appropriation permit | |
| Honeywell Pond | Golden Valley | Stormwater | Irrigation | Filter | 2017 | 278147.5 ft3 | |
| Shields Lake Stormwater Harvest & Irrigation Reuse Project | Forest Lake | Stormwater | irrigation water for the Forest Hills Golf Club | Settling | 2019 | 294 acres of agriculture and mixed residential | 40,000 ft3 pond |
| Fire Station #2 Water Reuse System | Eden Prairie | Rainwater - roof only | Irrigation - drip, for one system. Vehicle washing for second system. | Filter only for drip irrigation system. Three stage filter and UV disinfection for vehicle washing system. | 2018 | 8,900 square foot roof | Drip irrigation system consists of one 150 gallon tank and a 800 gallon tank. Vehicle washing system consists of a 6,500 gallon tank. Total combined tanks are 7,450 |
| Becker Park Storm Water Infiltration System | Crystal | Rainwater, splashpad runoff | Infiltration | Sump, trash skimmer | 2019 | 142 acres mostly commercial and some residential | Approximately 2.3 million gallons |
| Fireman's Park | Chaska | Rain water, off of roofs, streets and parking lots | Irrigation water for the park and the landscaping in the median on county road 61 | Filtering system to protect the pump station and heads | 2016 | 4 acres | 155,000 gallons |
| Lake Susan Park Pond Watershed Treatment and Stormwater Reuse Project | Chanhassen | Stormwater | Irrigation - ballfield | UV disinfection | 2019 | 2553 acres | No tank; stormwater pond |