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Casey Lake Partners
Casey Lake in North St. Paul is managed by a team of professionals from a wide variety of agencies. These agencies work in partnership to ensure the lake's water quality and environmental health. Each agency continues to manage its individual responsibilities and stay in contact with each other as needed. Currently, the lake is responding as the agencies planned with improved water quality and healthy fish populations.
Ramsey Washington Watershed
- Water quality testing
- Weed harvesting
- Educational support
- Stewardship grants
- Fish species management
- Learn more at https://rwmwd.org/
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
- Issues permits for weed removal, water treatment, filling, and/or excavation
- Shoreline protection
- Education support
- Apply for a permit
- Learn more at https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/
Ramsey County Public Works
- Catch basin maintenance
- Street maintenance (plowing and sweeping) along 17th Ave. E. and McKnight Rd.
- Learn more here
City of North St. Paul Public Works and City Engineer
- Stormwater permit applications and required maintenance
- Winter aeration
- Maintain Casey Park grounds and City-owned shoreline
Ongoing care for Casey Lake
What the agencies can do:
- Continue to monitor the lake's water quality
- Work with homeowners to provide information, guidance and assist with permits
- Watch for and apply for any grants that would benefit the lake
- Ensure storm drains and drainage structures are inspected and maintained per City and State ordinance
What the agencies cannot do:
- Artificially manage water levels
- Work outside of current statutes
- Work outside of their jurisdiction (responsibilities)
What the community can do:
- Continue to care for their yards by limiting phosphorous fertilizers, and picking up pet waste to keep it from draining into the lake
- Help pick up trash and other refuse around the area so it doesn't end up in the lake
- Adopt a storm drain
- Look into Stewardship Grant opportunities for shoreline and rain garden projects
- Apply for weed removal/treatment and or dredging permits for your lakefront property with the DNR
- Be involved. Learn more about the work of the Watershed and the DNR
- Become a volunteer with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
- Become a volunteer with the Ramsey Washington Watershed District