Dakota County led a project to clean up Thompson Lake, so it will be a better place to fish and explore other recreational activities, like canoeing.
The $2 million project was funded by the City of West St. Paul, the Lower Mississippi River Watershed Management Organization and Dakota County. The county put $1.3 million into removing contaminated sediments and investing in the lake’s future protection with a stormwater management project that will clean water before it enters the lake.
The project started in October 2018 and was completed in 2020.
For more information, see the Thompson Lake Restoration Story Map.