Thank you for visiting the website for the Vadnais Lake Area Water Management Organization VLAWMO’s mission is to protect and enhance the water resources within the watershed. Activities we work on include water quality monitoring, wetland protection, water quality enhancement projects.
The watershed approach to protecting our vital water resources has become the primary approach across the country. Since water flows across political boundaries, partnerships among local governments, regional, state and federal agencies are vital. Land and water stewardship protects not only protect local resources, but also those downstream from pollution and degradation.
VLAWMO covers approximately 25 square miles in the northeast metropolitan area. The watershed encompasses the City of North Oaks and portions of the Cities of White Bear Lake , Gem Lake , Vadnais Heights , Lino Lakes , and White Bear Township .
VLAWMO works in conjunction with the St. Paul Regional Water Service (SPRWS) on many water quality monitoring and improvement projects. Water from the Mississippi River is pumped through a chain of lakes (Charley – Pleasant – Sucker – Vadnais) and Vadnais Lake is used as the drinking water reservoir for the City of St. Paul. Lambert Creek flows through the VLAWMO watershed and enters Vadnais Lake as well. Click here to learn more about projects VLAWMO and SPRWS have worked on recently.
VLAWMO is governed by a Board of Directors and has a Technical Commission and Citizen’s Advisory Committee.
To learn more about the organization and governance of VLAWMO, click here .
Raingarden Workshop - April 7th Are you interested in raingardens? VLAWMO will be hosting a raingarden workshop on Wednesday, April 7th from 6:30-8:00pm. This is an introductory class to teach people about raingardens and how they not only add beauty to your landscape, but also improve water quality.
The class will be held at the Vadnais Heights Fire Station, located next to Vadnais Heights City Hall at 800 East County Road E.
The class is free but registration is required by Monday, April 5th. Please contact Kristine Lampert via email or phone (651-204-6074) to register.
Rainbarrel Cost Share Program Are you interested in purchasing a rainbarrel? VLAWMO has partnered with the Maplewood ReUse Center and can offer property owners within the watershed rainbarrels at a price of $45. Please look at the attached application for more information. Feel free to contact VLAWMO for any questions.
Rainbarrel Order Form
Upcoming Meetings Board of Directors meeting will be April 21, 2010 at 7pm and the next Technical Commission meeting will be March 12, 2010 at 7:30am. The Citizen's Advisory Committee meeting for February 11, 2010 at 7:00pm. All meetings will be held at Vadnais Heights City Hall.
Shallow Lakes Workshop Click here to access the slide show presentations.
Winter Fish Kill Winter Fish Kill
VLAWMO is now on Facebook! Facebook . We will post up to date information on the Facebook page - as well as here on the VLAWMO website. If you are on Facebook, search for VLAWMO and become a fan. That way you will get updates whenever you log into Facebook. If you have any questions, please contact Kristine Lampert .
Learn how to build a raingarden How to Install a Raingarden .
Storm Sewer Utility (SSU) Rates Approved for 2010 Click here to learn more about how the 2010 rate was determined.
Whitaker Pond Construction & Flume 2 Replacement Beginning in mid December Landwehr Construction will start to work on improvements to Whitaker Pond and the channel downstream of the Dillon storm sewer. VLAWMO has partnered with the City of White Bear Lake, White Bear Township, Ramsey County and the St. Paul Regional Water Service to improve the effectiveness of the pond and forbay, and to enhance the water quality leaving Whitaker Pond. Click here for a basic design map .
For more information, click here .
In addition to the Whitaker Pond project, a flume located at Centerville Road & County Road F will be replaced. For more information about this project, click here .
Let VLAWMO help you with your landscaping projects! Click here to find out more about our Cost Share Program. A listing of native plant suppliers and landscapers can be found on the Blue Thumb Website as well as on the DNR website .
Want to be involved? Citizen’s Advisory Committee . If you are interested in helping VLAWMO protect and enhance our lakes and streams, please join us to learn about the different ways you can help. Please contact Kristine Lampert at 651-204-6074 for more information.
2009 VLAWMO Monitoring Report 2009 Monitoring Report
