There was a pilot grant program in 2018 through the Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) called Watershed Based Funding through which the Lower Minnesota River Watershed District (LMRWD) received grant funding. The City of Shakopee partnered with LMRWD and identified two projects to receive grant funding through this pilot grant program.

The first project that was identified is "Targeted BMPs for Downtown Shakopee Area". The grant funding for this project will be used to complete a study that evaluates Best Management Practices (BMPs) in the downtown Shakopee area where there is currently little to no water quality treatment prior to stormwater discharging to the Minnesota River. This study will help identify, evaluate, and prioritize BMPs that can be used for future planning to meet water quality requirements for redevelopment that will occur within this area. This study will also provide information that is needed to apply for grant funding for construction of BMPs that are identified through this study. This study will help identify areas to implement projects as part of the NE Shakopee Storm Water BMP Retrofit Project Storm-22-001 that is identified in the city's Capital Improvement Plan (see attached CIP summary sheet).

The second passthrough funding agreement with Lower Minnesota River Watershed District is identified as the  "Prior Lake Outlet Channel Realignment/Wetland Restoration". The grant funding will be used to evaluate, design, and construct water quality improvement features in the Ridge Creek Park project. This study will supplement funding as part of the Ridge Creek Park and Prior Lake Outlet Channel Improvement Project PR-19-001 that is identified in the city's Capital Improvement Plan (see attached CIP summary sheet).