Watershed organizations are required by the State of Minnesota (through the Board of Water and Soil Resources) to compile water management plans for the protection and enhancement of the resources it is in charge of. Plans are designed and implemented to be used for 10 years, with updating amendments typically every 2 years. VLAWMO's current Plan was approved in 2007 and will expire at the end of 2016. The proceeding Water Plan will be VLAWMO's 4th, and will come into effect at the beginning of 2017 and will be used through 2026.

• 2021 Watershed at a Glance
• 2021 Annual Report
• 2020 Watershed at a Glance
• 2020 Annual Report
• 2019 Governance Letter
• 2019 Internal Control Letter
• 2019 Financial Statement
• 2019 Watershed at a Glance
• 2019 Annual Report
• 2018 Internal Control and Mgmt Letter
• 2023-24 Watershed at a Glance
• 2023 Annual Report
• 2018 Financial Statement
• 2018 Annual Report
• 2022 Annual Report
• 2022-23 Watershed at a Glance
• 2018 Annual Report Summary
• 2017 Annual Report Summary
• 2017 Annual Report

Financial reports and management letters are completed annually by an independent auditor. It is the auditor's responsibility to review financial records of VLAWMO to develop a professional opinion of accounting correctness within the organization "in accordance with accounting principle generally accepted in the United States." 

• 2023 Financial Statement
• 2022 Financial Statement
• 2021 Financial Statement
• 2020 Financial Statement
• 2019 Financial Statement
• 2018 Annual Financial Report
• 2017 Annual Financial Report

VLAWMO’s regular water quality monitoring program includes nutrient sampling on 6 Lambert Creek sites, and nutrient sampling on 12 of the Vadnais Lake Area Watershed lakes. Nutrients and pollutants sampled for data include: total phosphorus, chlorophyll-A, soluble-reactive phosphorus, iron, total nitrogen, nitrate, total suspended solids, and chloride. The monitoring season spans from May to September. 

• 2023 Monitoring Report
• 2023 Water Monitoring Summary
• 2022 Water Monitoring Summary
• 2022 Monitoring Report
• 2021 Monitoring Report
• 2021 Water Monitoring Report Summary
• 2020 Monitoring Report

Water policies and guidelines for development and construction projects. See our Wetland Conservation Act page for more resources in this area. 

2016 Water Management Policy

Water Quality Sampling and Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan