Water issues can be challenging to deal with. Too much water, not enough water, I'm getting everybody else's water, I'm not polluting, you're polluting, it's the farmers, it's the cities, it's the lakeshore owners…!!!

We all realize the importance of clean water. There have been great efforts to make improvements over the past years and we would like to share a few more ideas of little things we can do on a regular basis to improve our water's quality. The fast, hard rain events are the ones we need to plan for, and YOU can help!

For instance, did you know that the storm water leaving Worthington flows to four different lakes? Find your neighborhood on the map below. Which lake is getting the water that's running off your yard?

Which Watershed do I contact?

If you need to contact your watershed district to obtain a permit or have questions or concerns about drainage or any other stormwater-related inquiries, you need to know whom to contact. Please click the link below to view a map that will outline what watershed district your neighborhood belongs to.

Watershed district contacts

Stormwater runoff is one of he biggest impediments to surface water quality in Worthington.  Under the federal Clean Water Act, cities must implement management practices to reduce the risk of pollution entering waterbodies through stormwater system.

Municipal Stormwater (MS4)

All Minnesota communities that are subject to state stormwater regulations will be inviting the public to share their ideas and opinions on their stormwater pollution prevention program documents.  The documents describe how each municipality will manage and reduce pollutants in their stormwater runoff. 

MS4 STAFF CONTACT INFORMATION

 https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MS4_staff_assignments

STORMWATER MANUAL

https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Stormwater_101_-_streets_to_streams

CONTACT YOUR LOCAL WORTHINGTON OFFICE, WITH COMMENTS OR SUGGESTION:

MEREDITH VASELAAR /ADMIN ASSISTANT

PO BOX 279

WORTHINGTON, MN 56817

507-372-8640

engineering@ci.worthington.mn.us