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The Water BillBoard Flood damage reduction information: DNR areal regional irvdrologist or ,loe Gibson 512-295-2773 'Nell sealing in~orma- tion: Dan Zwilling 51 ?-295-0427 State bonding to fund #3ood damage reduction Bonding funds of 51,490,000 provided as a match'(50 percent cost-share) to local or other non-state funds for flood damage reduction efforts were approved by the 1996 Legislature. The DNR Division of Waters is responsible for the administration ofthe state flood damage reduction program, which assists local units of government in constructing flood control and flood mitigation projects. The DNR maintains a priority list for eligible projects, and forthe firsttime has received authority to fund. detailed design work for eligible projects in addition to funding actual construction. The Si,490,000 allocated will provide funds to the foilowins projects: City ofHouston Levee City of Marshall Flood Control Project City of StiIIwater Flood Wall City of Cook Flood Impoundment C fry of Montevideo Levee City of Rochester -Mayo Run Stormwater Detention Project Should funds become available as a result of rinaiizing contract amounts, additional eligible projects from the state priority fist may be funded. The state also has an annual general fund appropriation of 5167,000 to provide cost-share (~0 percent) funds for Local flood damage reduction efforts. The maximum per project is 57,000. WeII sealing pursued o state land The 1996 Capitol Bonding Bill included an appropriation of 5696,000 (of which 5276,000 comes from the seneral fund to support staff) to allow the Division of Waters to continue the search for and sealing of unused wells on state property. This funding covers the second biennium of a three-biennium (six-year) effort to deal with abandoned wells on state land in Minnesota. This comprehensive effort has idenrified 479 inactive wells to date that need to be sealed; 347 wells have been sealed underthe plan already. The project has also documented 1307 former dwelling sites that must be searched for wens chat may not have been properly sealed when the buildings were razed. To date about i2 percent of these sites have been searched by staff employing new technologies. The Division of Waters still expects to complete the searches and seating of all unused wells on state lands in six years. Used oil collection in~orrnation: Par ,1latuseski 512- 297-8337 Tne legislature made changes to the used. oil collection requirements for do-it-yourselfer (DIL")oil. The new requirements will allow an industry coalition to put together a voluntary DIY collection program, replacing last year's mandate forretaiiers who sell over 1000 filters to establish DIY collection facilities throughout the state. The new law requires an industry group to submit to the YIPC ~ by Sept. 1, 1996 a list of all existing DIY collection sites within the state that can be used forpubIic promotion and education. In addition, the group must submit a plan for collecting and recycling used motor oil and filters generated. by the public. The plan must at a minimum be capable of providing at least 90 percent of the state's residents with a collection facility within 2~ miles in greater~finnesota; within ~ mites in the seven county metro area and in cities with population of greater than 2,000 residents; and at least one colle~ion site per county in the state. The plan must be implemented by June I, 1997.