Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO)

What We Do

Protect Our Urban Watershed

The MWMO encompasses 25,309 acres (39.5 square miles) of fully developed urban lands and waters.

In 1926, the Mississippi River was declared dead. A century of action brought it back.

Check out our official podcast, focused on the big ideas around cleaner water and greener.

Learn how stormwater runoff impacts water quality and how watershed organizations help.

Designed to support efforts by the community to protect and improve water quality.

PROJECTS

Designed to support efforts by the community to protect and improve water quality.

One Southside Green Infrastructure and Healthy Habitat

Southside Community Health Services is developing One Southside, a new health campus along a busy corridor in a Minneapolis Green Zone. Grant funding from MWMO will provide a signature water feature, native habitat landscaping, and other green stormwater infrastructure to treat and manage stormwater while creating a healing outdoor oasis that promotes community well-being and…
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Sylvan Hills Park Regional Treatment

An MWMO grant is funding the installation of significant surface and underground green stormwater infrastructure in Sylvan Hills Park in Fridley as part of a total park redesign. These features will capture, direct, and treat stormwater runoff from 77 acres of neighborhoods, streets, and railway surrounding the park, representing a regional approach to stormwater management…
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CW Lofts Sustainable Site Plan Implementation

Turf grass replacement and a rain garden at CW Lofts enhance pollinator habitat, water quality, and green space in the heart of an industrial neighborhood.
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