"ID","Title","Fiscal Year(s)","Fiscal Year Funding Amount","Legal Citation / Subdivision","Appropriation Language","Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)","Measurable Outcome(s)","Proposed Outcomes Achieved","Other Funds Leveraged","Source of Additional Funds","Direct Expenses","Administration Costs","Recipient Board Members","Number of full time equivalents funded","Recipient","Recipient Type","Body","About the Issue","Project Details","Start Date","End Date","Source","Status","Updates","Details/Reports","First Name","Last Name","Organization Name","Street Address","City","State","Zip Code","Phone","Email","Activity Type","Administered by","Media","Counties Affected","LSOHC Section","Watershed","URL","Advisory Group Members and Qualifications","Board Members and Qualifications","Conflict of Interest Contact","Conflict of Interest Disclosed"
10002087,"2018 Marshall County Multipurpose Drainage Management Grant",2018,500000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017, Chapter 91, Article 2, Section 7(p) (BWSR CCMI)","(p) The board shall contract for delivery of services with Conservation Corps Minnesota for restoration, maintenance, and other activities under this section for up to $500,000 the first year and up to $500,000 the second year. ","45 tons of sediment/year and 52 lbs of phosphorus/year","This project resulted in an estimated annual reduction of 479 tons of sediment.","Achieved proposed outcomes",,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",400000,,"Board information for grantees can be found within contact directories on BWSR's website under Operational Resources, ""About Our Partners"".",,"Marshall SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,"State Ditch 3 outlets into the Snake River, which outlets directly into the Red River of the North which is on the TMDL Impaired Waters List for Turbidity. Marshall Soil and Water Conservation Ditch is targeting sediment using 10 grade stabilization Structures and side inlets. ",2018-01-01,2020-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Darren,Carlson,"Marshall SWCD","410 S 5th St Ste 106",Hallock,MN,56728,"218-843-2619 x 3",darren.carlson@mn.nacdnet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Marshall,,"Snake River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2018-marshall-county-multipurpose-drainage-management-grant,"See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html","See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html and http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/boarddirectory.pdf","Wayne Zellmer",2
10024729,"2018 - Enhanced Shared Technical Services (Area 3 - Technical Service Area)",2018,240000,"Enhanced Shared Technical Services 2018 - FY18-19 CWF: Minnesota Laws of 2017, Chapter 91, Article 2, Section 7(c)","Enhanced Shared Technical Services 2018 - $3,325,000 the first year and $4,275,000 the second year are for accelerated implementation, including local resource protection and enhancement grants and statewide program enhancements of supplements for technical assistance, citizen and community outreach, compliance, and training and certification.","This non-competitive CWF grant invests in building the capacity of NPEA (TSA) Joint Powers Boards to increase the capacity of soil and water conservation districts to provide technical and engineering assistance to landowners. ","Funds were used five engineering staff who provided engineering assistance for over 50 member SWCD projects","Achieved proposed outcomes",24000,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",240000,,,,"Area 3 - Technical Service Area","Local/Regional Government",,,,2017-07-27,2020-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,R.C.,Boheim,"Area 3 - Technical Service Area","4215 Enterprise Circle ",Duluth,MN,55811,218-723-4629,rc.boheim@southstlouisswcd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Kanabec, Lake, Mille Lacs, Pine, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2018-enhanced-shared-technical-services-area-3-technical-service-area,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",2
10024748,"2018 - SWCD Local Capacity Services (Lake SWCD)",2018,100000,"SWCD Local Capacity Services 2018 - Laws of Minnesota 2017, Chapter 91, Article 2, Section 7(n) (BWSR SWCD Local Capacity 2018)","SWCD Local Capacity Services 2018 - [SWCD Local Capacity Services 2018] $11,000,000 the first year and $11,000,000 the second year are for payments to soil and water conservation districts for the purposes of Minnesota Statutes, sections 103C.321 and 103C.331. From this appropriation, each soil and water conservation district shall receive an increase in its base funding of $100,000 per year. Money remaining after the base increase is available for matching grants to soil and water conservation districts based on county allocations to soil and water conservation districts. The board and other agencies may reduce the amount of grants to a county by an amount equal to any reduction in the county's allocation to a soil and water conservation district from the county's previous year allocation when the board determines that the reduction was disproportionate.","The grant targets four resource concern areas - Soil Erosion, Riparian Zone Management, Water Storage and Treatment, and Excess Nutrients - and supports increased capacity by funding expenses in the following categories: Staffing, Cost Share/Incentives, Technology/Capital Equipment, and Operations.","Work was completed as per the approved work plan and included funds being used to address soil erosion","Achieved proposed outcomes",,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",100000,15000,"Members for Lake SWCD are: Barb Omazu, Beth Hippert, David Abazs, Doug Haus, Ron Brodigan",1.11,"Lake SWCD","Local/Regional Government","Provides grants to Soil and Water Conservation Districts that focuses on increasing capacity to address four resource concern areas?Soil Erosion, Riparian Zone Management, Water Storage and Treatment, and Excess Nutrients. ",,,2017-08-31,2020-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Dan,Schutte,"Lake SWCD","408 First Avenue ","Two Harbors",MN,55616,218-834-8370,no.email@noemail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Lake,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2018-swcd-local-capacity-services-lake-swcd,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",2
10024775,"2018 - SWCD Local Capacity Services (Watonwan SWCD)",2018,130000,"SWCD Local Capacity Services 2018 - Laws of Minnesota 2017, Chapter 91, Article 2, Section 7(n) (BWSR SWCD Local Capacity 2018)","SWCD Local Capacity Services 2018 - [SWCD Local Capacity Services 2018] $11,000,000 the first year and $11,000,000 the second year are for payments to soil and water conservation districts for the purposes of Minnesota Statutes, sections 103C.321 and 103C.331. From this appropriation, each soil and water conservation district shall receive an increase in its base funding of $100,000 per year. Money remaining after the base increase is available for matching grants to soil and water conservation districts based on county allocations to soil and water conservation districts. The board and other agencies may reduce the amount of grants to a county by an amount equal to any reduction in the county's allocation to a soil and water conservation district from the county's previous year allocation when the board determines that the reduction was disproportionate.","The grant targets four resource concern areas - Soil Erosion, Riparian Zone Management, Water Storage and Treatment, and Excess Nutrients - and supports increased capacity by funding expenses in the following categories: Staffing, Cost Share/Incentives, Technology/Capital Equipment, and Operations.","This project has resulted in an estimated annual reduction of 9 preventative practices were installed. ","Achieved proposed outcomes",33573,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",130000,,"Members for Watonwan SWCD are: Bret Braaten, Jordan Bergeman, Noren Durheim, Rich Enger, Steve Sodeman",1.38,"Watonwan SWCD","Local/Regional Government","Provides grants to Soil and Water Conservation Districts that focuses on increasing capacity to address four resource concern areas?Soil Erosion, Riparian Zone Management, Water Storage and Treatment, and Excess Nutrients. ",,,2017-08-31,2020-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,David,Haler,"Watonwan SWCD","108 8th St. S. Suite#2 ","St. James",MN,56081,507-375-1225,david.haler@co.watonwan.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Watonwan,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2018-swcd-local-capacity-services-watonwan-swcd,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",2
10024796,"2018 - Buffer Law (Watonwan SWCD)",2018,25000,"Buffer Law 2018 - Laws of Minnesota 2017, Chapter 91, Article 2, Section 7(e) (BWSR Buffer Law 2018)","Buffer Law 2018 - [Buffer Law 2018] $3,875,000 the first year and $5,875,000 the second year are to restore or preserve permanent conservation on riparian buffers adjacent to lakes, rivers, streams, and tributaries, to keep water on the land in order to decrease sediment, pollutant, and nutrient transport; reduce hydrologic impacts to surface waters; and increase infiltration for groundwater recharge. This appropriation may be used for restoration of riparian buffers permanently protected by easements purchased with this appropriation or contracts to achieve permanent protection for riparian buffers or stream bank restorations when the riparian buffers have been restored. Up to $1,920,000 is for deposit in a monitoring and enforcement account.","This grant program provided funding and assistance for buffer law implementation. Eligible activities include assistance to support drainage system mapping and map review, landowner outreach, landowner technical and financial assistance, equipment purchases, and other buffer law implementation activities. Funds for 0.26 FTEs have been proposed within the work plan.","Funds used for implementation of Buffer Law within the county","Achieved proposed outcomes",,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",25000,,"Members for Watonwan SWCD are: Bret Braaten, Jordan Bergeman, Noren Durheim, Rich Enger, Steve Sodeman",0.26,"Watonwan SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2017-08-31,2020-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,David,Haler,"Watonwan SWCD","108 8th St. S. Suite#2 ","St. James",MN,56081,507-375-1225,david.haler@co.watonwan.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Watonwan,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2018-buffer-law-watonwan-swcd,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",2
10024802,"2018 - One Watershed One Plan (Watonwan County)",2018,247575,"One Watershed One Plan 2018 - Laws of Minnesota 2017, Chapter 91, Article 2, Section 7(i)","One Watershed One Plan 2018 - [One Watershed One Plan 2018] (i) $1,995,000 the first year and $1,995,000 the second year are for assistance, oversight, and grants to local governments to transition local water management plans to a watershed approach as provided for in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and 114D.","The proposed outcome from these funds is the completion of a 10-year comprehensive watershed management plan.","All proposed work plan activities completed, resulting in the completion and adoption of a comprehensive watershed management plan.","Achieved proposed outcomes",,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",221814,33569,,0.14,"Watonwan County","Local/Regional Government",,,,2018-06-08,2019-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,David,Haler,"Watonwan County","108 8th St. S. Suite #2 ","St. James",MN,56081,507-375-1225,david.haler@co.watonwan.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Watonwan,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2018-one-watershed-one-plan-watonwan-county,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",2
10024928,"2019 - Enhanced Shared Technical Services (Area 1 - Red River Valley Conservation Service Area)",2019,240000,"Enhanced Shared Technical Services 2019 - FY18-19 CWF: Minnesota Laws of 2017, Chapter 91, Article 2, Section 7(c)","Enhanced Shared Technical Services 2019 - $3,325,000 the first year and $4,275,000 the second year are for accelerated implementation, including local resource protection and enhancement grants and statewide program enhancements of supplements for technical assistance, citizen and community outreach, compliance, and training and certification.","This non-competitive CWF grant invests in building the capacity of NPEA (TSA) Joint Powers Boards to increase the capacity of soil and water conservation districts to provide technical and engineering assistance to landowners. ","The funds were used to provided administration and coordination of grant funds and activities, and fulfilled reporting requirements, Provided engineering assistance to West Polk, East Polk, Marshall, Kittson, Pennington and Red Lake SWCDs, Provided GIS support and analysis to 16 member Districts, Contracted with Red Canoe Media to provide printed and digital media development for 16 member SWCDs, Continued Enterprise License agreement with Enviromental Systems Research Institute (ESRI), Provided funding for services not covered by NPEA grant or fees for service.","Achieved proposed outcomes",28750,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",240000,9910,,0.07,"Area 1 - Red River Valley Conservation Service Area","Local/Regional Government",,,,2018-09-25,2021-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Bryan,Malone,"Area 1 - Red River Valley Conservation Service Area","809 8th Street SE ","Detroit Lakes",MN,56501,218-846-7360,bryan.malone@co.becker.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Grant, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau, Traverse, Wilkin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2019-enhanced-shared-technical-services-area-1-red-river-valley-conservation-service-area,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",2
10024929,"2019 - Enhanced Shared Technical Services (Area 3 - Technical Service Area)",2019,240000,"Enhanced Shared Technical Services 2019 - FY18-19 CWF: Minnesota Laws of 2017, Chapter 91, Article 2, Section 7(c)","Enhanced Shared Technical Services 2019 - $3,325,000 the first year and $4,275,000 the second year are for accelerated implementation, including local resource protection and enhancement grants and statewide program enhancements of supplements for technical assistance, citizen and community outreach, compliance, and training and certification.","This non-competitive CWF grant invests in building the capacity of NPEA (TSA) Joint Powers Boards to increase the capacity of soil and water conservation districts to provide technical and engineering assistance to landowners. ","Funds were used to maintain qualified engineering staff with appropriate technical ability or certifications to work with landowners to implement conservation practices within Area 3 TSA. Maintain a licensed Conservation Engineer. Provided engineering service to member SWCDs. Employed on P.E., on E.I.T, and three engineering technicians.","Achieved proposed outcomes",24000,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",240000,,,,"Area 3 - Technical Service Area","Local/Regional Government",,,,2018-09-25,2021-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,R.C.,Boheim,"Area 3 - Technical Service Area","4215 Enterprise Circle ",Duluth,MN,55811,218-723-4629,rc.boheim@southstlouisswcd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Kanabec, Lake, Mille Lacs, Pine, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2019-enhanced-shared-technical-services-area-3-technical-service-area,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",2
10024931,"2019 - Enhanced Shared Technical Services (Area 6 - South Central Technical Service Area)",2019,240000,"Enhanced Shared Technical Services 2019 - FY18-19 CWF: Minnesota Laws of 2017, Chapter 91, Article 2, Section 7(c)","Enhanced Shared Technical Services 2019 - $3,325,000 the first year and $4,275,000 the second year are for accelerated implementation, including local resource protection and enhancement grants and statewide program enhancements of supplements for technical assistance, citizen and community outreach, compliance, and training and certification.","This non-competitive CWF grant invests in building the capacity of NPEA (TSA) Joint Powers Boards to increase the capacity of soil and water conservation districts to provide technical and engineering assistance to landowners. ","Funds were used for staff hours, Purchased a Trimble R12. This upgraded equipment will assist in carrying out engineering and technical assistance tasks throughout the 11 county work area, provide 3.4 FTE engineering staff, designing and implementing 112 projects","Achieved proposed outcomes",24000,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",240000,10000,,2.53,"Area 6 - South Central Technical Service Area","Local/Regional Government",,,,2018-09-25,2021-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Jerad,Bach,"Area 6 - South Central Technical Service Area","1160 S Victory Drive ",Mankato,MN,56001,507-345-1051,jerad.bach@blueearthswcd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Nicollet, Renville, Sibley, Waseca, Watonwan",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2019-enhanced-shared-technical-services-area-6-south-central-technical-service-area,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",2
10025626,"2019 - SWCD Local Capacity Services (Watonwan SWCD)",2019,130000,"The Laws of Minnesota 2017, Chapter 91, Article 2, Sec 7, (n)"," $11,000,000 the first year and $11,000,000 the second year are for payments to soil and water conservation districts for the purposes of Minnesota Statutes, sections 103C.321 and 103C.331. From this appropriation, each soil and water conservation district shall receive an increase in its base funding of $100,000 per year. Money remaining after the base increase is available for matching grants to soil and water conservation districts based on county allocations to soil and water conservation districts. The board and other agencies may reduce the amount of grants to a county by an amount equal to any reduction in the county's allocation to a soil and water conservation district from the county's previous year allocation when the board determines that the reduction was disproportionate.","The grant targets four resource concern areas - Soil Erosion, Riparian Zone Management, Water Storage and Treatment, and Excess Nutrients - and supports increased capacity by funding expenses in the following categories: Staffing, Cost Share/Incentives, Technology/Capital Equipment, and Operations.","This project has resulted in an estimated annual reduction of 330 lbs of Nitrogen, 124.24 lbs of Phosphorus, 6 preventative practices were installed, 104.25 tons of Sediment, 290 tons of Soil Loss, ","Achieved proposed outcomes",38369,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",130000,21922,"Carrie Schultz,David Haler,Heidi Salminen,Jacob Vanryswyk,Jill Sackett Eberhart,Jody Anderson,Jordan Bergeman,Kyla Schlomann,Laura Quiring,Rich Enger,Steve Sodeman",1.003831418,"Watonwan SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,"Provides grants to Soil and Water Conservation Districts that focuses on increasing capacity to address four resource concern areas - Soil Erosion, Riparian Zone Management, Water Storage and Treatment, and Excess Nutrients. ",2018-08-22,2021-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Closed,,,David,Haler,"Watonwan SWCD","108 8th St. S. Suite#2 ","St. James",MN,56081,507-375-1225,david.haler@co.watonwan.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Watonwan,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2019-swcd-local-capacity-services-watonwan-swcd,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",2
10025633,"2019 - Buffer Law (Watonwan SWCD)",2019,25000,"The Laws of Minnesota 2017, Chapter 91, Article 2, Sec 7, (o)","$5,000,000 the first year is for soil and water conservation districts for cost-sharing contracts with landowners or authorized agents to implement riparian buffers or alternative practices on public waters or public ditches consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.48. Of this amount, up to $2,500,000 may be targeted outside the 54-county Conservation Reserve Enhancement Area.","This grant program provided funding and assistance for buffer law implementation. Eligible activities include assistance to support drainage system mapping and map review, landowner outreach, landowner technical and financial assistance, equipment purchases, and other buffer law implementation activities. Funds for 0.09 FTEs have been proposed within the work plan.","Funds used for implementation of Buffer Law within the county","Achieved proposed outcomes",,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",25000,,"Carrie Schultz,David Haler,Heidi Salminen,Jacob Vanryswyk,Jill Sackett Eberhart,Jody Anderson,Jordan Bergeman,Kyla Schlomann,Laura Quiring,Rich Enger,Steve Sodeman",0.242816092,"Watonwan SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2018-08-22,2021-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Closed,,,David,Haler,"Watonwan SWCD","108 8th St. S. Suite#2 ","St. James",MN,56081,507-375-1225,david.haler@co.watonwan.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Watonwan,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2019-buffer-law-watonwan-swcd,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",2
10024881,"2019 - Buffer Law (Lake SWCD)",2019,3000,"Buffer Law 2019 - Laws of Minnesota 2017, Chapter 91, Article 2, Section 7(e)","Buffer Law 2019 - [Buffer Law 2019] $3,875,000 the first year and $5,875,000 the second year are to restore or preserve permanent conservation on riparian buffers adjacent to lakes, rivers, streams, and tributaries, to keep water on the land in order to decrease sediment, pollutant, and nutrient transport; reduce hydrologic impacts to surface waters; and increase infiltration for groundwater recharge. This appropriation may be used for restoration of riparian buffers permanently protected by easements purchased with this appropriation or contracts to achieve permanent protection for riparian buffers or stream bank restorations when the riparian buffers have been restored. Up to $1,920,000 is for deposit in a monitoring and enforcement account.","This grant program provided funding and assistance for buffer law implementation. Eligible activities include assistance to support drainage system mapping and map review, landowner outreach, landowner technical and financial assistance, equipment purchases, and other buffer law implementation activities. Funds for 0.02 FTEs have been proposed within the work plan.","Funds used for implementation of Buffer Law within the county","Achieved proposed outcomes",,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",3000,,"Members for Lake SWCD are: Barb Omazu, Beth Hippert, David Abazs, Doug Haus, Ron Brodigan",0.02,"Lake SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2018-08-21,2021-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Karen,Tucker,"Lake SWCD","408 First Avenue ","Two Harbors",MN,55616,218-834-8370,karen.tucker@co.lake.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Lake,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2019-buffer-law-lake-swcd,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",2
10010806,"2020 - Buffer Law (Watonwan SWCD)",2020,25000,"The Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Sec 7, (e)","$2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000 the second year are to provide assistance, oversight, and grants for supporting local governments in implementing and complying with riparian protection and excessive soil loss requirements.","These grants provide funding and assistance for buffer law implementation. Eligible activities include assistance to support drainage system mapping and map review, landowner outreach, landowner technical and financial assistance, equipment purchases, and other buffer law implementation activities.","Funds used for implementation of Buffer Law within the county","Achieved proposed outcomes",,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",25000,,"Carrie Schultz,David Haler,Heidi Salminen,Jacob Vanryswyk,Jill Sackett Eberhart,Jody Anderson,Jordan Bergeman,Kyla Schlomann,Laura Quiring,Rich Enger,Steve Sodeman",0.291666667,"Watonwan SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2019-09-17,2022-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,David,Haler,"Watonwan SWCD","108 8th St. S. Suite#2","St. James",MN,56081,507-375-1225,david.haler@co.watonwan.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Watonwan,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2020-buffer-law-watonwan-swcd,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no
10010667,"2020 - SWCD Local Capacity Services (Lake SWCD)",2020,126799,"Laws of Minnesota 2019, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2--S.F.No. 3, ARTICLE 2, Sec. 7(n)","(n) $12,000,000 the first year and $12,000,000 the second year are for payments to soil and water conservation districts for the purposes of Minnesota Statutes, sections 103C.321 and 103C.331. From this appropriation, each soil and water conservation district shall receive an increase in its base funding of $100,000 per year. Money remaining after the base increase is available for grants to soil and water conservation districts as determined by the board based on county allocations to soil and water conservation districts and amount of private land and public waters. The board and other agencies may reduce the amount of grants to a county by an amount equal to any reduction in the county's allocation to a soil and water conservation district from the county's previous year allocation when the board determines that the reduction was disproportionate. The board may use up to one percent for the administration of payments.",,"This project resulted in work completed per the approved work plan.","achieved proposed outcomes",,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",126799,48000,"Barb Omazu, Beth Hippert, David Abazs, Doug Lande, Doug Haus",1.228448276,"Lake SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2019-12-05,2023-02-01,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Tara,Solem,"Lake SWCD","408 First Avenue Two Harbors, MN 55616","Two Harbors",MN,55616,218-834-8370,tara.solem@co.lake.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Lake,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2020-swcd-local-capacity-services-lake-swcd,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no
10010716,"2020 - SWCD Local Capacity Services (Watonwan SWCD)",2020,150865,"Laws of Minnesota 2019, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2--S.F.No. 3, ARTICLE 2, Sec. 7(n)","(n) $12,000,000 the first year and $12,000,000 the second year are for payments to soil and water conservation districts for the purposes of Minnesota Statutes, sections 103C.321 and 103C.331. From this appropriation, each soil and water conservation district shall receive an increase in its base funding of $100,000 per year. Money remaining after the base increase is available for grants to soil and water conservation districts as determined by the board based on county allocations to soil and water conservation districts and amount of private land and public waters. The board and other agencies may reduce the amount of grants to a county by an amount equal to any reduction in the county's allocation to a soil and water conservation district from the county's previous year allocation when the board determines that the reduction was disproportionate. The board may use up to one percent for the administration of payments.",,"This project resulted in work completed per the approved work plan.","achieved proposed outcomes",1580,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",150865,21897,"Bret Braaten, Jordan Bergeman, Noren Durheim, Rich Enger, Steve Sodeman",1.66091954,"Watonwan SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2020-04-06,2023-02-23,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,David,Haler,"Watonwan SWCD","108 8th St. S. Suite#2 St. James, MN 56081","St. James",MN,56081,507-375-1225,david.haler@co.watonwan.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Watonwan,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2020-swcd-local-capacity-services-watonwan-swcd,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no
10010757,"2020 - Buffer Law (Lake SWCD)",2020,3000,"The Laws of Minnesota 2019, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7(f)","(f) $4,750,000 the first year and $4,750,000 the second year are to purchase, restore, or preserve riparian land adjacent to lakes, rivers, streams, and tributaries, by easements or contracts, to keep water on the land to decrease sediment, pollutant, and nutrient transport; reduce hydrologic impacts to surface waters; and increase infiltration for groundwater recharge. Up to $507,000 is for deposit in a monitoring and enforcement account. ","These grants provide funding and assistance for buffer law implementation. Eligible activities include assistance to support drainage system mapping and map review, landowner outreach, landowner technical and financial assistance, equipment purchases, and other buffer law implementation activities.","Funds used for implementation of Buffer Law within the county.","achieved proposed outcomes",,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",3000,,"Barb Omazu, Beth Hippert, David Abazs, Doug Lande, Doug Haus",0.025862069,"Lake SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2019-12-05,2023-02-01,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Tara,Solem,"Lake SWCD","408 First Avenue Two Harbors, MN 55616","Two Harbors",MN,55616,218-834-8370,tara.solem@co.lake.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Lake,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2020-buffer-law-lake-swcd,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no
10013743,"2020 - Thief River Watershed Based Funding",2020,529892,"The Laws of Minnesota 2019, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7 (a)","(a) $13,591,000 the first year and $13,375,000 the second year are for performance-based grants with multiyear implementation plans to local government units. The grants may be used to implement projects that protect, enhance, and restore surface water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from degradation; and protect drinking water sources. Projects must be identified in a comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan or metropolitan surface water management frameworks or groundwater plans. Grant recipients must identify a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this paragraph.","Reduce sediment by 598 tons/year in the Lower Thief/State Ditch 83 planning zone. This will achieve 25% of the 10-year reduction goal for the Lower Thief/State Ditch 83 planning zone of 2,335 tons/year.","This project funded implementation of eight streambank protection and gully stabilization projects, resulting in reduced sediment loading to the Lower Thief River by 1,027 tons/year of sediment. Funds covered targeted outreach to landowners, a feasibility study for a potential Mud River Restoration project, and technical and engineering work to support implementation. Work primarily addressed sediment loading, which is a priority in the Thief River Comprehensive Watershed Management Plan. Work was done in priority areas. The work was completed on budget with a one-year grant extension. Clean Water Funds provided leverage for the partnership to pursue and secure additional funds totaling 36,601 from the Red River Watershed Management Board Flood Damage Reduction Work Group.","achieved proposed measurable outcomes",82212,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",529892,35127,"Allen Page, Brian Dwight, Gene Tiedemann, Grant Nelson, LeRoy Ose, Terry Sorenson, Tom Anderson",1.12835249,"Red Lake WD","Local/Regional Government",,,"The Lower Thief River/State Ditch 83 planning zone is a priority in the Thief River Comprehensive Watershed Management Plan. The Lower Thief River is impaired for sediment and negatively impacts the drinking water supply for the City of Thief River Falls. The overall reduction in sediment needed to attain water quality standards is 2,507 tons/year (HSPF), while the 10-year plan goal is a reduction of 2,335 tons/year (PTMApp). This project will target grade stabilization structures, streambank stabilizations, and priority agricultural practices principally in the Lower Thief/State Ditch 83 planning zone, but also in upstream contributing Mud River/Judicial Ditch 11 and Marshall County Ditch 20 Tier 1 priority planning zones and Lost River (Branch 200 of Judicial Ditch 11), Judicial Ditch 30/18/13, and Upper Thief/State Ditch 83 Tier 2 priority planning zones. The targeted practices are estimated to reduce sediment in the Lower Thief/State Ditch 83 planning zone by 598 tons/year, which will achieve 25% of the 10-year plan goal. A Biennial Workplan has been developed and approved by the Thief River Policy Committee and is attached to this request.",2020-06-23,2024-01-19,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Tammy,Audette,"Red Lake WD","1000 Pennington Ave S Thief River Falls, MN 56701","Thief River Falls",MN,56701,218-681-5800,tammy.audette@redlakewatershed.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Beltrami, Marshall, Pennington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2020-thief-river-watershed-based-funding,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",No
10010673,"2020 - SWCD Local Capacity Services (Marshall SWCD)",2020,130957,"Laws of Minnesota 2019, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2--S.F.No. 3, ARTICLE 2, Sec. 7(n)","(n) $12,000,000 the first year and $12,000,000 the second year are for payments to soil and water conservation districts for the purposes of Minnesota Statutes, sections 103C.321 and 103C.331. From this appropriation, each soil and water conservation district shall receive an increase in its base funding of $100,000 per year. Money remaining after the base increase is available for grants to soil and water conservation districts as determined by the board based on county allocations to soil and water conservation districts and amount of private land and public waters. The board and other agencies may reduce the amount of grants to a county by an amount equal to any reduction in the county's allocation to a soil and water conservation district from the county's previous year allocation when the board determines that the reduction was disproportionate. The board may use up to one percent for the administration of payments.","The grant targets four resource concern areas - Soil Erosion, Riparian Zone Management, Water Storage and Treatment, and Excess Nutrients - and supports increased capacity by funding expenses in the following categories: Staffing, Cost Share/Incentives, Technology/Capital Equipment, and Operations.","This project resulted in work completed per the approved work plan.","achieved proposed measurable outcomes",33494,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",123027,,"Barry Walton, Brent Miller, Dale Price, Joseph Peterson, Randy Larson",0.524904215,"Marshall SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2020-01-31,2024-02-06,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Darren,Carlson,"Marshall SWCD","105 S Division Street PO Box 74 Warren, MN 56762",Warren,MN,56762,218-745-5010,darren.carlson@mn.nacdnet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Marshall,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2020-swcd-local-capacity-services-marshall-swcd,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",No
10013949,"2021 - Buffer Law (Marshall SWCD)",2021,38700,"The Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Sec 7, (e)","$2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000 the second year are to provide assistance, oversight, and grants for supporting local governments in implementing and complying with riparian protection and excessive soil loss requirements.","These grants provide funding and assistance for buffer law implementation. Eligible activities include assistance to support drainage system mapping and map review, landowner outreach, landowner technical and financial assistance, equipment purchases, and other buffer law implementation activities.","Funds used for implementation of Buffer Law within the county","Achieved proposed outcomes",,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",38700,38700,"Carl Green,Danny Thorstad,Darren Carlson,Duane Potucek,Janelle Kollin,Matthew Fischer,Michael Carlson",0.340038314,"Marshall SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2020-09-22,2023-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Darren,Carlson,"Marshall SWCD","105 S Division Street PO Box 74",Warren,MN,56762,218-745-5010,darren.carlson@mn.nacdnet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Marshall,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2021-buffer-law-marshall-swcd,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no
10013992,"2021 - Buffer Law (Watonwan SWCD)",2021,21500,"The Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Sec 7, (e)","(e) $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000 the second year are to provide assistance, oversight, and grants for supporting local governments in implementing and complying with riparian protection and excessive soil loss requirements.","These grants provide funding and assistance for buffer law implementation. Eligible activities include assistance to support drainage system mapping and map review, landowner outreach, landowner technical and financial assistance, equipment purchases, and other buffer law implementation activities.","Funds used for implementation of Buffer Law within the county.","achieved proposed outcomes",,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",21500,,"Bret Braaten, Jordan Bergeman, Noren Durheim, Rich Enger, Steve Sodeman",0.248563218,"Watonwan SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2021-03-05,2023-02-23,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,David,Haler,"Watonwan SWCD","108 8th St. S. Suite#2 St. James, MN 56081","St. James",MN,56081,507-375-1225,david.haler@co.watonwan.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Watonwan,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2021-buffer-law-watonwan-swcd,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no
10013809,"2021 - Area Technical Training Team Grant (Area 1 - Red River Valley Conservation Service Area)",2021,5000,"The Laws of Minnesota 2019, Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7 (c)","(c) $4,000,000 the first year and $4,000,000 the second year are for accelerated implementation, local resource protection, enhancement grants, statewide analytical targeting tools that fill an identified gap, program enhancements for technical assistance, citizen and community outreach, compliance, and training and certification. ","Grant provides funding for delivery of locally identified training priorities, as identified in the funding request and approved work plan.","The grant funds funded this project to provide training on Soil Health (49 participants), Irrigation Water Management (34 participants), Grazing Practices (31 participants, and Shoreline Protection and Restoration (11 particpants).","achieved proposed outcomes",,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",5000,55,,,"Area 1 - Red River Valley Conservation Service Area","Local/Regional Government",,,,2021-02-01,2023-02-23,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Bryan,Malone,"Area 1 - Red River Valley Conservation Service Area","809 8th Street SE Detroit Lakes, MN 56501","Detroit Lakes",MN,56501,218-846-7360,bryan.malone@co.becker.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Grant, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau, Traverse, Wilkin",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2021-area-technical-training-team-grant-area-1-red-river-valley-conservation-service-area,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no
10013853,"2021 - SWCD Local Capacity Services (Lake SWCD)",2021,126799,"The Laws of Minnesota Session Laws 2019, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7 (n)","(n) $12,000,000 the first year and $12,000,000 the second year are for payments to soil and water conservation districts for the purposes of Minnesota Statutes, sections 103C.321 and 103C.331. From this appropriation, each soil and water conservation district shall receive an increase in its base funding of $100,000 per year. Money remaining after the base increase is available for grants to soil and water conservation districts as determined by the board based on county allocations to soil and water conservation districts and amount of private land and public waters. The board and other agencies may reduce the amount of grants to a county by an amount equal to any reduction in the county's allocation to a soil and water conservation district from the county's previous year allocation when the board determines that the reduction was disproportionate. The board may use up to one percent for the administration of payments.",,"This project resulted in work completed per the approved work plan.","achieved proposed outcomes",,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",126799,,"Barb Omazu, Beth Hippert, David Abazs, Doug Lande, Doug Haus",1.188697318,"Lake SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2021-01-20,2023-02-24,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Tara,Solem,"Lake SWCD","408 First Avenue Two Harbors, MN 55616","Two Harbors",MN,55616,218-834-8370,tara.solem@co.lake.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Lake,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2021-swcd-local-capacity-services-lake-swcd,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no
10013902,"2021 - SWCD Local Capacity Services (Watonwan SWCD)",2021,150865,"The Laws of Minnesota Session Laws 2019, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7 (n)","(n) $12,000,000 the first year and $12,000,000 the second year are for payments to soil and water conservation districts for the purposes of Minnesota Statutes, sections 103C.321 and 103C.331. From this appropriation, each soil and water conservation district shall receive an increase in its base funding of $100,000 per year. Money remaining after the base increase is available for grants to soil and water conservation districts as determined by the board based on county allocations to soil and water conservation districts and amount of private land and public waters. The board and other agencies may reduce the amount of grants to a county by an amount equal to any reduction in the county's allocation to a soil and water conservation district from the county's previous year allocation when the board determines that the reduction was disproportionate. The board may use up to one percent for the administration of payments.","The grant targets four resource concern areas - Soil Erosion, Riparian Zone Management, Water Storage and Treatment, and Excess Nutrients - and supports increased capacity by funding expenses in the following categories: Staffing, Cost Share/Incentives, Technology/Capital Equipment, and Operations.","This project resulted in work completed per the approved work plan","achieved proposed measurable outcomes",5630,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",151109,11636,"Andrew Ekstrom, Bret Braaten, Jordan Bergeman, Matt Wolle, Rich Enger",1.418582375,"Watonwan SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2021-03-05,2024-02-28,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,David,Haler,"Watonwan SWCD","108 8th St. S. Suite#2 St. James, MN 56081","St. James",MN,56081,507-375-1225,david.haler@watonwancountymn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Watonwan,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2021-swcd-local-capacity-services-watonwan-swcd,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",No
10013859,"2021 - SWCD Local Capacity Services (Marshall SWCD)",2021,130957,"The Laws of Minnesota Session Laws 2019, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7 (n)","(n) $12,000,000 the first year and $12,000,000 the second year are for payments to soil and water conservation districts for the purposes of Minnesota Statutes, sections 103C.321 and 103C.331. From this appropriation, each soil and water conservation district shall receive an increase in its base funding of $100,000 per year. Money remaining after the base increase is available for grants to soil and water conservation districts as determined by the board based on county allocations to soil and water conservation districts and amount of private land and public waters. The board and other agencies may reduce the amount of grants to a county by an amount equal to any reduction in the county's allocation to a soil and water conservation district from the county's previous year allocation when the board determines that the reduction was disproportionate. The board may use up to one percent for the administration of payments.","The grant targets four resource concern areas - Soil Erosion, Riparian Zone Management, Water Storage and Treatment, and Excess Nutrients - and supports increased capacity by funding expenses in the following categories: Staffing, Cost Share/Incentives, Technology/Capital Equipment, and Operations.","This project resulted in work completed per the approved work plan.","achieved proposed measurable outcomes",18200,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",129164,,"Barry Walton, Brent Miller, Dale Price, Joseph Peterson, Randy Larson",0.543582375,"Marshall SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2020-12-16,2024-02-06,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Darren,Carlson,"Marshall SWCD","105 S Division Street PO Box 74 Warren, MN 56762",Warren,MN,56762,218-745-5010,darren.carlson@mn.nacdnet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Marshall,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2021-swcd-local-capacity-services-marshall-swcd,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",No
10013943,"2021 - Buffer Law (Lake SWCD)",2021,2580,"The Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Sec 7, (e)","(e) $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000 the second year are to provide assistance, oversight, and grants for supporting local governments in implementing and complying with riparian protection and excessive soil loss requirements.","Grantee has submitted a detailed work plan. Measurable outcomes will be provided at grant closeout.","Funds used for implementation of Buffer Law within the county.","achieved proposed measurable outcomes",,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",2580,,"Barb Omazu, Beth Hippert, David Abazs, Doug Haus, Doug Lande",0.030172414,"Lake SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2021-01-20,2024-03-11,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Tara,Solem,"Lake SWCD","408 First Avenue Two Harbors, MN 55616","Two Harbors",MN,55616,218-834-8370,tara.solem@co.lake.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Lake,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2021-buffer-law-lake-swcd,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",No
10022751,"2021 - One Watershed One Plan (Marshall SWCD)",2021,232295,"The Laws of Minnesota 2019, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7 (i)","(i) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 the second year are for assistance, oversight, and grants to local governments to transition local water management plans to a watershed approach as provided for in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and 114D.","Grantee submitted a detailed project plan and work plan. Key milestones include selection of a plan consultant; establishment of committees, notifications, and an initial planning meeting; creation of a draft plan; formal plan review and public hearing; approval of the plan by BWSR; local adoption; and grant reporting.","The Middle-Snake-Tamarac Rivers Comprehensive Watershed Management Plan was approved by the BWSR on August 25, 2022.","achieved proposed measurable outcomes",,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",232295,6500,"Barry Walton, Brent Miller, Dale Price, Joseph Peterson, Randy Larson",0.229885057,"Marshall SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2021-02-25,2024-01-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Darren,Carlson,"Marshall SWCD","105 S Division Street PO Box 74 Warren, MN 56762",Warren,MN,56762,218-745-5010,darren.carlson@mn.nacdnet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Marshall,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2021-one-watershed-one-plan-marshall-swcd,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",No
10022645,"2022 - Buffer Law (Watonwan SWCD)",2022,21500,"Minnesota Session Laws - 2021, 1st Special Session, Chapter 1--H.F.No. 13, Article 2, Section 6(e)","(Buffer Law)(e) $1,936,000 the first year and $1,936,000 the second year are to provide assistance, oversight, and grants for supporting local governments in implementing and complying with riparian protection and excessive soil loss requirements.","Grantee has submitted a detailed work plan. Measurable outcomes will be provided at grant closeout.",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,"Members for Watonwan SWCD are: Bret Braaten, Jordan Bergeman, Noren Durheim, Rich Enger, Steve Sodeman",,"Watonwan SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,"The buffer initiative, signed into law in 2015, establishes new perennial vegetation buffers of up to 50 feet along rivers, streams, and ditches that will help filter out phosphorus, nitrogen, and sediment. The law provides flexibility and financial support for landowners to install and maintain buffers. These grants to Soil and Water Conservation Districts ensure compliance with riparian buffer or alternate practice requirements for state required buffers and soil erosion law. ",2021-10-07,2024-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,David,Haler,"Watonwan SWCD","108 8th St. S. Suite#2 ","St. James",MN,56081,,david.haler@co.watonwan.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Watonwan,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2022-buffer-law-watonwan-swcd,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",2
10022694,"2022 - Buffer Law (Lake SWCD)",2022,2500,"Minnesota Session Laws - 2021, 1st Special Session, Chapter 1--H.F.No. 13, Article 2, Section 6(e)","(Buffer Law)(e) $1,936,000 the first year and $1,936,000 the second year are to provide assistance, oversight, and grants for supporting local governments in implementing and complying with riparian protection and excessive soil loss requirements.","Grantee has submitted a detailed work plan. Measurable outcomes will be provided at grant closeout.",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,"Members for Lake SWCD are: Barb Omazu, Beth Hippert, David Abazs, Doug Haus, Ron Brodigan",0.02,"Lake SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,"The buffer initiative, signed into law in 2015, establishes new perennial vegetation buffers of up to 50 feet along rivers, streams, and ditches that will help filter out phosphorus, nitrogen, and sediment. The law provides flexibility and financial support for landowners to install and maintain buffers. These grants to Soil and Water Conservation Districts ensure compliance with riparian buffer or alternate practice requirements for state required buffers and soil erosion law. ",2021-10-07,2024-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Tara,Solem,"Lake SWCD","408 First Avenue ","Two Harbors",MN,55616,,tara.solem@co.lake.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Lake,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2022-buffer-law-lake-swcd,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",2
10022831,"2022 - SWCD Local Capacity Services (Watonwan SWCD)",2022,139550,"Minnesota Session Laws - 2021, 1st Special Session, Chapter 1--H.F.No. 13, Article 2, Section 6(q)","(SWCD Local Capacity Services)(q) $12,000,000 the first year and $12,000,000 the second year are for payments to soil and water conservation districts for the purposes of Minnesota Statutes, sections 103C.321 and 103C.331. From this appropriation, each soil and water conservation district shall receive an increase in its base funding of $100,000 per year. Money remaining after the base increase is available for grants to soil and water conservation districts as determined by the board based on county allocations to soil and water conservation districts and the amount of private land and public waters. The board and other agencies may reduce the amount of grants to a county by an amount equal to any reduction in the county's allocation to a soil and water conservation district from the county's previous year allocation when the board determines that the reduction was disproportionate. The board may use up to two percent for the administration of payments.","The grant targets four resource concern areas - Soil Erosion, Riparian Zone Management, Water Storage and Treatment, and Excess Nutrients - and supports increased capacity by funding expenses in the following categories: Staffing, Cost Share/Incentives, Technology/Capital Equipment, and Operations.",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,"Members for Watonwan SWCD are: Bret Braaten, Jordan Bergeman, Noren Durheim, Rich Enger, Steve Sodeman",,"Watonwan SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,"The SWCD Local Capacity Services grant program provides funds to Soil and Water Conservation Districts that focuses on increasing capacity to address four resource concern areas - Soil Erosion, Riparian Zone Management, Water Storage and Treatment, and Excess Nutrients. ",2021-10-07,2024-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,David,Haler,"Watonwan SWCD","108 8th St. S. Suite#2 ","St. James",MN,56081,,david.haler@co.watonwan.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Watonwan,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2022-swcd-local-capacity-services-watonwan-swcd,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",2
10022943,"2022 - Lake Superior North Watershed WBIF ",2022,599767,"Minnesota Session Laws - 2021, 1st Special Session, Chapter 1--H.F.No. 13, Article 2, Section 6(a)","(Watershed Based Implementation Funding)(a) $13,591,000 the first year and $13,375,000 the second year are for performance-based grants with multiyear implementation plans to local government units. The grants may be used to implement projects that protect, enhance, and restore surface water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from degradation; and protect drinking water sources. Projects must be identified in a comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan or metropolitan surface water management frameworks or groundwater plans. Grant recipients must identify a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this paragraph.","Within the watershed, a minimum of 3 projects to reduce sediment, e-coli and slow stormwater will be installed, 1 stormwater plan developed, inventory and data collection work will develop databases and education and outreach will take place.",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,"Members for Cook SWCD are: David Berglund, Joan Farnam, John Twiest, Stan Tull",1.29,"Cook SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,"Partners will work together on protection and restoration strategies within the Lake Superior North Watershed to benefit soil and water quality. Partners will be completing projects that will provide the long-term benefit of protection of Lake Superior through completion of a phased shoreline erosion project along the coastal area, providing shoreline education and outreach, treating stormwater for sediment, nutrients, and quantities, inventory wetlands for better protection, and inventory and evaluate restoration projects along the Lake Superior Coastal area. With this funding, the Administration responsiblities will be completed on time, including annual reporting. Planning and inventory efforts will lead to a review and update of the Lake Superior North Watershed Plan, completion of a phase of a coastal erosion map with 140 miles of Lake Superior Shoreline digitized, and a the development of a City of Silver Bay Stormwater Plan. Reduction of sediment, e-coli and slowing water quantity will take place within the watershed through stormwater practices and bank erosion projects, reducing an estimated 82 tons/year of sediment from entering into Lake Superior. Education and outreach is estimated to reach 100 landowners through a series of workshops on shoreline erosion. Within Lake County, a database of delineated wetlands will be completed. Also within Lake County, an assessment of Lake Superior coastal shoreline restoration will be identified and evaluated to inform future decisions for restoration efforts. The Lake Superior North Plan will be updated through a series of meetings. ",2022-03-03,2024-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Ilena,Hansel,"Cook SWCD","411 W 2nd St ","Grand Marais",MN,55604,,ilena.hansel@co.cook.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Cook, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2022-lake-superior-north-watershed-wbif,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",2
10022880,"2022 - SWCD Local Capacity Services (Lake SWCD)",2022,132231,"The Laws of Minnesota - 2021, 1st Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 2, Section 6(q)","(q) $12,000,000 the first year and $12,000,000 the second year are for payments to soil and water conservation districts for the purposes of Minnesota Statutes, sections 103C.321 and 103C.331. From this appropriation, each soil and water conservation district shall receive an increase in its base funding of $100,000 per year. Money remaining after the base increase is available for grants to soil and water conservation districts as determined by the board based on county allocations to soil and water conservation districts and the amount of private land and public waters. The board and other agencies may reduce the amount of grants to a county by an amount equal to any reduction in the county's allocation to a soil and water conservation district from the county's previous year allocation when the board determines that the reduction was disproportionate. The board may use up to two percent for the administration of payments.",,"This project resulted in work completed per the approved work plan","achieved proposed outcomes",,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",132231,47231,"Barb Omazu, Beth Hippert, David Abazs, Doug Lande, Doug Haus",1.246168582,"Lake SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2021-12-21,2023-06-21,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Tara,Solem,"Lake SWCD","408 First Avenue Two Harbors, MN 55616","Two Harbors",MN,55616,218-834-8370,tara.solem@co.lake.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Lake,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2022-swcd-local-capacity-services-lake-swcd,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no
10022688,"2022 - Buffer Law (Marshall SWCD)",2022,38500,"Minnesota Session Laws - 2021, 1st Special Session, Chapter 1--H.F.No. 13, Article 2, Section 6 (e)","(e) $1,936,000 the first year and $1,936,000 the second year are to provide assistance, oversight, and grants for supporting local governments in implementing and complying with riparian protection and excessive soil loss requirements.","Grantee has submitted a detailed work plan. Measurable outcomes will be provided at grant closeout.","Funds used for implementation of Buffer Law within the county.","achieved proposed outcomes",,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",38500,,"Barry Walton, Brent Miller, Carl Green",0.357279693,"Marshall SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2022-02-15,2023-10-23,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Darren,Carlson,"Marshall SWCD","105 S Division Street PO Box 74 Warren, MN 56762",Warren,MN,56762,218-745-5010,darren.carlson@mn.nacdnet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Marshall,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2022-buffer-law-marshall-swcd,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no
10022635,"2022 - Buffer Implementation Supplemental (Marshall SWCD)",2022,20000,"The Laws of Minnesota 2017, Regular Session, Chapter 91, Article 2, Section 7(e) & The Laws of Minnesota 2019, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7(e)","(e) $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000 the second year are to provide assistance, oversight, and grants for supporting local governments in implementing and complying with riparian protection and excessive soil loss requirements. & (e) $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000 the second year are to provide assistance, oversight, and grants for supporting local governments in implementing and complying with riparian protection and excessive soil loss requirements.","Grantee has submitted a detailed work plan. Measurable outcomes will be provided at grant closeout.","Funds used for implementation of Buffer Law within the county.","achieved proposed outcomes",,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",20000,20000,"Barry Walton, Brent Miller, Carl Green",0.152298851,"Marshall SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2021-12-15,2023-01-24,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Darren,Carlson,"Marshall SWCD","105 S Division Street PO Box 74 Warren, MN 56762",Warren,MN,56762,218-745-5010,darren.carlson@mn.nacdnet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Marshall,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2022-buffer-implementation-supplemental-marshall-swcd,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no
10022625,"2022 - Buffer Implementation Supplemental (Watonwan SWCD)",2022,30000,"The Laws of Minnesota 2017, Regular Session, Chapter 91, Article 2, Section 7(e) & The Laws of Minnesota 2019, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7(e)","(e) $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000 the second year are to provide assistance, oversight, and grants for supporting local governments in implementing and complying with riparian protection and excessive soil loss requirements. & (e) $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000 the second year are to provide assistance, oversight, and grants for supporting local governments in implementing and complying with riparian protection and excessive soil loss requirements.","Grantee has submitted a detailed work plan. Measurable outcomes will be provided at grant closeout.","Funds used for implementation of Buffer Law within the county.","achieved proposed outcomes",,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",30000,,"Bret Braaten, Jordan Bergeman, Noren Durheim, Rich Enger, Steve Sodeman",0.056992337,"Watonwan SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2022-04-28,2023-09-20,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,David,Haler,"Watonwan SWCD","108 8th St. S. Suite#2 St. James, MN 56081","St. James",MN,56081,507-375-1225,david.haler@co.watonwan.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Watonwan,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2022-buffer-implementation-supplemental-watonwan-swcd,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no
10022738,"2022 - Enhanced Shared Technical Services (Area 1 - Red River Valley Conservation Service Area)",2022,242500,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, Chapter 1, Article 2, Section 2, Section 6 (c)","(c) $4,841,000 the first year and $4,841,000 the second year are for accelerated implementation, local resource protection, enhancement grants, statewide analytical targeting or technology tools that fill an identified gap, program enhancements for technical assistance, citizen and community outreach, compliance, and training and certification.","This non-competitive CWF grant invests in building the capacity of NPEA (TSA) Joint Powers Boards to increase the capacity of soil and water conservation districts to provide technical and engineering assistance to landowners.","Funds used to build capacity of Red River Valley Conservation Service Area through additional engineering assistance and GIS support.","achieved proposed measurable outcomes",24250,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",242500,10500,,1,"Area 1 - Red River Valley Conservation Service Area","Local/Regional Government",,,,2021-09-29,2024-02-02,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Bryan,Malone,"Area 1 - Red River Valley Conservation Service Area","809 8th Street SE Detroit Lakes, MN 56501","Detroit Lakes",MN,56501,218-846-7360,bryan.malone@co.becker.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Grant, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau, Traverse, Wilkin",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2022-enhanced-shared-technical-services-area-1-red-river-valley-conservation-service-area,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",No
10022736,"2022 - Enhanced Shared Technical Services (Area 3 - Technical Service Area)",2022,242500,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, Chapter 1, Article 2, Section 2, Section 6 (c)","(c) $4,841,000 the first year and $4,841,000 the second year are for accelerated implementation, local resource protection, enhancement grants, statewide analytical targeting or technology tools that fill an identified gap, program enhancements for technical assistance, citizen and community outreach, compliance, and training and certification.","This non-competitive CWF grant invests in building the capacity of NPEA (TSA) Joint Powers Boards to increase the capacity of soil and water conservation districts to provide technical and engineering assistance to landowners.","Four full-time TSA staff conducted 68 site visits as well as provided technical support on 41 developing projects. 33 sets of plans were completed. 12 projects were constructed with an estimated value of $2,481,000.","achieved proposed measurable outcomes",24250,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",242500,16500,,2.058908046,"Area 3 - Technical Service Area","Local/Regional Government",,,,2022-02-25,2024-03-27,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,R.C.,Boheim,"Area 3 - Technical Service Area","4215 Enterprise Circle Duluth, MN 55811",Duluth,MN,55811,218-723-4867,rc.boheim@southstlouisswcd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Kanabec, Lake, Mille Lacs, Pine, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2022-enhanced-shared-technical-services-area-3-technical-service-area,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",No
10022733,"2022 - Enhanced Shared Technical Services (Area 6 - South Central Technical Service Area)",2022,242500,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, Chapter 1, Article 2, Section 2, Section 6 (c)","(c) $4,841,000 the first year and $4,841,000 the second year are for accelerated implementation, local resource protection, enhancement grants, statewide analytical targeting or technology tools that fill an identified gap, program enhancements for technical assistance, citizen and community outreach, compliance, and training and certification.","This non-competitive CWF grant invests in building the capacity of NPEA (TSA) Joint Powers Boards to increase the capacity of soil and water conservation districts to provide technical and engineering assistance to landowners.","Technical assistance was provided throughout the 11 county area of TSA 6.","achieved proposed measurable outcomes",24250,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",242500,12539,,1.954022989,"Area 6 - South Central Technical Service Area","Local/Regional Government",,,,2021-12-28,2024-04-23,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Jerad,Bach,"Area 6 - South Central Technical Service Area","1160 S Victory Drive Mankato, MN 56001",Mankato,MN,56001,507-345-1051,jerad.bach@blueearthswcd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Nicollet, Renville, Sibley, Waseca, Watonwan",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2022-enhanced-shared-technical-services-area-6-south-central-technical-service-area,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",No
10022874,"2022 - SWCD Local Capacity Services (Marshall SWCD)",2022,140779,"The Laws of Minnesota - 2021, 1st Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 2, Section 6(q)","(q) $12,000,000 the first year and $12,000,000 the second year are for payments to soil and water conservation districts for the purposes of Minnesota Statutes, sections 103C.321 and 103C.331. From this appropriation, each soil and water conservation district shall receive an increase in its base funding of $100,000 per year. Money remaining after the base increase is available for grants to soil and water conservation districts as determined by the board based on county allocations to soil and water conservation districts and the amount of private land and public waters. The board and other agencies may reduce the amount of grants to a county by an amount equal to any reduction in the county's allocation to a soil and water conservation district from the county's previous year allocation when the board determines that the reduction was disproportionate. The board may use up to two percent for the administration of payments.","The grant targets four resource concern areas - Soil Erosion, Riparian Zone Management, Water Storage and Treatment, and Excess Nutrients - and supports increased capacity by funding expenses in the following categories: Staffing, Cost Share/Incentives, Technology/Capital Equipment, and Operations.","This project resulted in work completed per the approved work plan.","achieved proposed measurable outcomes",14662,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",140779,,"Barry Walton, Brent Miller, Dale Price, Joseph Peterson, Randy Larson",0.941091954,"Marshall SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2022-02-15,2024-12-16,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Darren,Carlson,"Marshall SWCD","105 S Division Street PO Box 74 Warren, MN 56762",Warren,MN,56762,218-745-5010,darren.carlson@mn.nacdnet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Marshall,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2022-swcd-local-capacity-services-marshall-swcd,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",No
10024677,"2023 MST Watershed Biased Funding ",2023,1099173,"The Laws of Minnesota 2019, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7(a), and the Laws of Minnesota, 2021, 1st Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 2, Sec. 6(a) ","2019: (a) $13,591,000 the first year and $13,375,000 the second year are for performance-based grants with multiyear implementation plans to local government units. The grants may be used to implement projects that protect, enhance, and restore surface water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from degradation; and protect drinking water sources. Projects must be identified in a comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan or metropolitan surface water management frameworks or groundwater plans. Grant recipients must identify a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this paragraph. 2021: (a) $21,197,000 the first year and $22,367,000 the second year are for performance-based grants with multiyear implementation plans to local government units. The grants may be used to implement projects that protect, enhance, and restore surface water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from degradation; and protect drinking water sources. Projects must be identified in a comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan and seven-county metropolitan groundwater or surface water management frameworks as provided for in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and 114D. Grant recipients must identify a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this paragraph. This appropriation may be used for: (1) implementation grants to watershed planning areas with approved plans, including but not limited to Buffalo-Red River, Cannon River, Cedar River, Clearwater River, Des Moines River, Hawk Creek, Lac qui Parle Yellow Bank, Lake of the Woods, Lake Superior North, Le Seuer River, Leech Lake River, Long Prairie River, Lower Minnesota River North, Lower Minnesota River West, Lower Minnesota River South, Lower St. Croix River, Marsh and Wild Rice, Middle Snake Tamarack Rivers, Mississippi East, Mississippi River Headwaters, Mississippi West, Missouri River Basin, Mustinka/Bois de Sioux, Nemadji River, North Fork Crow River, Otter Tail, Pine River, Pomme de Terre River, Red Lake River, Redeye River, Root River, Rum River, Sauk River, Shell Rock River/Winnebago Watershed, Snake River, South Fork Crow River, St. Louis River, Thief River, Two Rivers Plus, Vermillion, Watonwan River, Winona La Crescent, Yellow Medicine River, and Zumbro River; (2) seven-county metropolitan groundwater or surface water management frameworks; and (3) other comprehensive watershed management plan planning areas that have a board-approved and local-government-adopted plan as authorized in Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.801. The board may determine whether a planning area is not ready to proceed, does not have the nonstate match committed, or has not expended all money granted to it. Upon making the determination, the board may allocate a grant's proposed or unexpended allocation to another planning area to implement priority projects, programs, or practices.","Reduce Sediment by 3,688 tons/yr and phosphorus by 3236.40 pounds/yr by implementing streambank/ditch stabilization projects and agricultural practices, stabilize 3.25 miles of streams and 1.25 miles of ditch, and seal 30 unused wells. ",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,"Members for Middle-Snake-Tamarac Rivers WD are: Bill Petersen, Bradley Blawat, John W. Nelson, Keith Szczepanski, Robert Kovar",,"Middle-Snake-Tamarac Rivers WD","Local/Regional Government","The Middle-Snake-Tamarac Rivers Watershed is divided into four planning regions including the Headwaters, Lower Tamarac, Lower Middle, and the Snake River regions. In all four regions, concerns for sediment, stream stability, drainage system instability, groundwater pollution, and excess phosphorus have been identified as either high or medium priority resource concerns in The Comprehensive Watershed Management Plan. Grant activities are estimated to reduce sediment loading by 3,688tons/year and phosphorus loading by 3,236pounds/year through the implementation of structural agricultural practices and streambank/ditch stabilization projects. An estimated 3.25 channel miles of streams and 1.25 channel miles of priority drainage systems will be stabilized, and 30 unused wells will be sealed. This will make progress towards meeting the plan's short-term goals of reducing runoff sediment loading by 11% or 37,300 tons/year, total phosphorus loading by 7% or 24,250 pounds/year, enhancing 20 miles of prioritized stream channels as well as 27 miles of prioritized drainage systems, and sealing 10 unused wells per year. ",,,2022-12-12,2025-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Katrina,Haugen,"Middle-Snake-Tamarac Rivers WD","453 N McKinley St, PO Box 154",Warren,MN,56762,218-745-4741,katrina.haugen@mstrwd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Kittson, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Roseau",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2023-mst-watershed-biased-funding,"http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board ","http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board ","Annie Felix-Gerth ",
10027417,"2023 - CREP Outreach and Implementation Continuation (Watonwan SWCD)",2023,35781,"The Laws of Minnesota 2021 First Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 2, Section 6 (k)","(k) $1,771,000 the first year and $3,829,000 the second year are to purchase and restore permanent conservation sites via easements or contracts to treat and store water on the land for water quality improvement purposes and related technical assistance. This work may be done in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture with a first-priority use to accomplish a conservation reserve enhancement program, or equivalent, in the state. Up to $280,000 is for deposit in a monitoring and enforcement account. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2028.",,"Grant funds were used as proposed in the work plan, ensuring staff capacity to provide technical assistance to deliver the MN CREP. 1,384 hours were spent providing technical assistance. 14 landowners were contacted regarding CREP. Conservation technical assistance was provided for the 2 CREP applications that were submitted. One application was approved for funding, which totaled 83.86 acres. Technical assistance includes; site visits, contract guidance, seeding/management assistance, wildlife biology assistance, etc.","achieved proposed outcomes",10553,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",35781,,"Bret Braaten, Jordan Bergeman, Noren Durheim, Rich Enger, Steve Sodeman",0.605363985,"Watonwan SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2022-06-23,2023-07-26,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,David,Haler,"Watonwan SWCD","108 8th St. S. Suite#2 St. James, MN 56081","St. James",MN,56081,507-375-1225,david.haler@co.watonwan.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Watonwan,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2023-crep-outreach-and-implementation-continuation-watonwan-swcd,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no
10027194,"2023 - Enhanced Shared Technical Services (Area 3 - Technical Service Area)",2023,242500,"The Laws of Minnesota 2021 First Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 2, Section 6","c) $4,841,000 the first year and $4,841,000 the second year are for accelerated implementation, local resource protection, enhancement grants, statewide analytical targeting or technology tools that fill an identified gap, program enhancements for technical assistance, citizen and community outreach, compliance, and training and certification.",,,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,,1.965517241,"Area 3 - Technical Service Area","Local/Regional Government",,,,2022-07-28,2025-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,R.C.,Boheim,"Area 3 - Technical Service Area","4215 Enterprise Circle",Duluth,MN,55811,218-723-4867,rc.boheim@southstlouisswcd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Kanabec, Lake, Mille Lacs, Pine, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2023-enhanced-shared-technical-services-area-3-technical-service-area,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no
10027197,"2023 - Enhanced Shared Technical Services (Area 6 - South Central Technical Service Area)",2023,242500,"The Laws of Minnesota 2021 First Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 2, Section 6","c) $4,841,000 the first year and $4,841,000 the second year are for accelerated implementation, local resource protection, enhancement grants, statewide analytical targeting or technology tools that fill an identified gap, program enhancements for technical assistance, citizen and community outreach, compliance, and training and certification.",,,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,,2.198275862,"Area 6 - South Central Technical Service Area","Local/Regional Government",,,,2022-07-28,2025-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Jerad,Bach,"Area 6 - South Central Technical Service Area","1160 S Victory Drive",Mankato,MN,56001,507-345-1051,jerad.bach@blueearthswcd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Nicollet, Renville, Sibley, Waseca, Watonwan",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2023-enhanced-shared-technical-services-area-6-south-central-technical-service-area,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no
10027243,"2023 - SWCD Local Capacity Services (Marshall SWCD)",2023,142979,"The Laws of Minnesota 2021 First Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 2, Section 6","(q) $12,000,000 the first year and $12,000,000 the second year are for payments to soil and water conservation districts for the purposes of Minnesota Statutes, sections 103C.321 and 103C.331. From this appropriation, each soil and water conservation district shall receive an increase in its base funding of $100,000 per year. Money remaining after the base increase is available for grants to soil and water conservation districts as determined by the board based on county allocations to soil and water conservation districts and the amount of private land and public waters. The board and other agencies may reduce the amount of grants to a county by an amount equal to any reduction in the county's allocation to a soil and water conservation district from the county's previous year allocation when the board determines that the reduction was disproportionate. The board may use up to two percent for the administration of payments.",,,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",33900,,"Wallace Bengtson, Brad Berg, Carl Green, Brent Miller, Duane Potucek",0.584291188,"Marshall SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2022-09-12,2025-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Darren,Carlson,"Marshall SWCD","105 S Division Street PO Box 74 ",Warren,MN,56762,218-745-5010,darren.carlson@mn.nacdnet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Marshall,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2023-swcd-local-capacity-services-marshall-swcd,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no
10027286,"2023 - SWCD Local Capacity Services (Watonwan SWCD)",2023,129084,"The Laws of Minnesota 2021 First Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 2, Section 6","(q) $12,000,000 the first year and $12,000,000 the second year are for payments to soil and water conservation districts for the purposes of Minnesota Statutes, sections 103C.321 and 103C.331. From this appropriation, each soil and water conservation district shall receive an increase in its base funding of $100,000 per year. Money remaining after the base increase is available for grants to soil and water conservation districts as determined by the board based on county allocations to soil and water conservation districts and the amount of private land and public waters. The board and other agencies may reduce the amount of grants to a county by an amount equal to any reduction in the county's allocation to a soil and water conservation district from the county's previous year allocation when the board determines that the reduction was disproportionate. The board may use up to two percent for the administration of payments.",,,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,"Jordan Bergeman, Bret Braaten, Noren Durheim, Rich Enger, Steve Sodeman",1.101532567,"Watonwan SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2022-09-12,2025-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,David,Haler,"Watonwan SWCD","108 8th St. S. Suite#2 ","St. James",MN,56081,507-375-1225,david.haler@co.watonwan.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Watonwan,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2023-swcd-local-capacity-services-watonwan-swcd,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no
10027327,"2023 - Buffer Law (Lake SWCD)",2023,2500,"The Laws of Minnesota 2021 First Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 2, Section 6","(e) $1,936,000 the first year and $1,936,000 the second year are to provide assistance, oversight, and grants for supporting local governments in implementing and complying with riparian protection and excessive soil loss requirements.",,,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,"David Abazs, Ron Brodigan, Doug Haus, Beth Hippert, Barb Omazu",0.025383142,"Lake SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2022-09-12,2025-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Tara,Solem,"Lake SWCD","408 First Avenue ","Two Harbors",MN,55616,218-834-8370,tara.solem@co.lake.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Lake,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2023-buffer-law-lake-swcd,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no
10027376,"2023 - Buffer Law (Watonwan SWCD)",2023,21500,"The Laws of Minnesota 2021 First Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 2, Section 6","(e) $1,936,000 the first year and $1,936,000 the second year are to provide assistance, oversight, and grants for supporting local governments in implementing and complying with riparian protection and excessive soil loss requirements.",,,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,"Jordan Bergeman, Bret Braaten, Noren Durheim, Rich Enger, Steve Sodeman",0.199712644,"Watonwan SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2022-09-12,2025-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,David,Haler,"Watonwan SWCD","108 8th St. S. Suite#2","St. James",MN,56081,507-375-1225,david.haler@co.watonwan.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Watonwan,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2023-buffer-law-watonwan-swcd,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no
10027333,"2023 - Buffer Law (Marshall SWCD)",2023,38500,"The Laws of Minnesota 2021 First Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 2, Section 6","(e) $1,936,000 the first year and $1,936,000 the second year are to provide assistance, oversight, and grants for supporting local governments in implementing and complying with riparian protection and excessive soil loss requirements.","Grantee has submitted a detailed work plan. Measurable outcomes will be provided at grant closeout.","Funds used for implementation of Buffer Law within the county.","achieved proposed measurable outcomes",,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",38500,,"Barry Walton, Brent Miller, Dale Price, Joseph Peterson, Randy Larson",0.357279693,"Marshall SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2023-01-13,2024-10-07,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Darren,Carlson,"Marshall SWCD","105 S Division Street PO Box 74 Warren, MN 56762",Warren,MN,56762,218-745-5010,darren.carlson@mn.nacdnet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Marshall,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2023-buffer-law-marshall-swcd,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",No
10027237,"2023 - SWCD Local Capacity Services (Lake SWCD)",2023,133156,"The Laws of Minnesota 2021, 1st Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 2, Sec. 6(q)","(q) $12,000,000 the first year and $12,000,000 the second year are for payments to soil and water conservation districts for the purposes of Minnesota Statutes, sections 103C.321 and 103C.331. From this appropriation, each soil and water conservation district shall receive an increase in its base funding of $100,000 per year. Money remaining after the base increase is available for grants to soil and water conservation districts as determined by the board based on county allocations to soil and water conservation districts and the amount of private land and public waters. The board and other agencies may reduce the amount of grants to a county by an amount equal to any reduction in the county's allocation to a soil and water conservation district from the county's previous year allocation when the board determines that the reduction was disproportionate. The board may use up to two percent for the administration of payments.","The grant targets four resource concern areas - Soil Erosion, Riparian Zone Management, Water Storage and Treatment, and Excess Nutrients - and supports increased capacity by funding expenses in the following categories: Staffing, Cost Share/Incentives, Technology/Capital Equipment, and Operations.","This project resulted in work completed per the approved work plan.","achieved proposed measurable outcomes",,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",133156,38000,"Barb Omazu, Beth Hippert, David Abazs, Doug Haus, Doug Lande",1.247126437,"Lake SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2023-01-13,2024-05-14,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Tara,Solem,"Lake SWCD","408 First Avenue Two Harbors, MN 55616","Two Harbors",MN,55616,218-834-8370,tara.solem@co.lake.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Lake,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2023-swcd-local-capacity-services-lake-swcd,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",No
10029446,"2024 - Enhanced Shared Technical Services (Area 1 - Red River Valley Conservation Service Area)",2024,242500,"The Laws of Minnesota 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 2, Section 6(c)","(c) $5,500,000 the first year and $5,500,000 the second year are for accelerated implementation, local resource protection, enhancement grants, statewide analytical targeting or technology tools that fill an identified gap, program enhancements for technical assistance, citizen and community outreach, compliance, and training and certification.",,,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,,1.627394636,"Area 1 - Red River Valley Conservation Service Area","Local/Regional Government",,,,2023-09-05,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Bryan,Malone,"Area 1 - Red River Valley Conservation Service Area","809 8th Street SE","Detroit Lakes",MN,56501,218-846-7360,bryan.malone@co.becker.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Grant, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau, Traverse, Wilkin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2024-enhanced-shared-technical-services-area-1-red-river-valley-conservation-service-area,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",2
10029448,"2024 - Enhanced Shared Technical Services (Area 3 - Technical Service Area)",2024,242500,"The Laws of Minnesota 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 2, Section 6(c)","(c) $5,500,000 the first year and $5,500,000 the second year are for accelerated implementation, local resource protection, enhancement grants, statewide analytical targeting or technology tools that fill an identified gap, program enhancements for technical assistance, citizen and community outreach, compliance, and training and certification.",,,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,,1.781609195,"Area 3 - Technical Service Area","Local/Regional Government",,,,2023-10-18,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,R.C.,Boheim,"Area 3 - Technical Service Area","4215 Enterprise Circle",Duluth,MN,55811,218-723-4867,rc.boheim@southstlouisswcd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Kanabec, Lake, Mille Lacs, Pine, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2024-enhanced-shared-technical-services-area-3-technical-service-area,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",2
10029451,"2024 - Enhanced Shared Technical Services (Area 6 - South Central Technical Service Area)",2024,242500,"The Laws of Minnesota 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 2, Section 6(c)","(c) $5,500,000 the first year and $5,500,000 the second year are for accelerated implementation, local resource protection, enhancement grants, statewide analytical targeting or technology tools that fill an identified gap, program enhancements for technical assistance, citizen and community outreach, compliance, and training and certification.",,,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,,2.322796935,"Area 6 - South Central Technical Service Area","Local/Regional Government",,,,2023-11-29,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Jerad,Bach,"Area 6 - South Central Technical Service Area","1160 S Victory Drive",Mankato,MN,56001,507-345-1051,jerad.bach@blueearthswcd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Nicollet, Renville, Sibley, Waseca, Watonwan",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2024-enhanced-shared-technical-services-area-6-south-central-technical-service-area,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",2
10029485,"2024 - Buffer Law (Lake SWCD)",2024,2500,"The Laws of Minnesota 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 2, Section 6(e)","$2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 the second year are to provide assistance, oversight, and grants for supporting local governments in implementing and complying with riparian protection and excessive soil loss requirements.",,,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,"Barb Omazu, Beth Hippert, David Abazs, Doug Haus, Ron Brodigan",0.025383142,"Lake SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2024-01-10,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Tara,Solem,"Lake SWCD","408 First Avenue","Two Harbors",MN,55616,218-834-8370,tara.solem@co.lake.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Lake,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2024-buffer-law-lake-swcd,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",2
10029491,"2024 - Buffer Law (Marshall SWCD)",2024,45000,"The Laws of Minnesota 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 2, Section 6(e)","$2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 the second year are to provide assistance, oversight, and grants for supporting local governments in implementing and complying with riparian protection and excessive soil loss requirements.",,,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,"Brad Berg, Brent Miller, Carl Green, Duane Potucek, Wallace Bengtson",0.359195402,"Marshall SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2023-10-09,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Darren,Carlson,"Marshall SWCD","105 S Division Street PO Box 74",Warren,MN,56762,218-745-5010,darren.carlson@mn.nacdnet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Marshall,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2024-buffer-law-marshall-swcd,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",2
10030974,"2024 Thief River Watershed Based Funding",2024,702239,"The Laws of Minnesota 2023, Chapter 40, Article 2, Section 6 (a)","(a) $39,500,000 the first year and $39,500,000 the second year are for grants to implement state-approved watershed-based plans. The grants may be used to implement projects or programs that protect, enhance, and restore surface PreviouswaterNext quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from degradation; and protect drinking PreviouswaterNext sources. Projects must be identified in a comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan program and seven-county metropolitan groundwater or surface PreviouswaterNext management frameworks as provided for in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and 114D. Grant recipients must identify a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this paragraph. This appropriation may be used for: (1) implementing state-approved plans, including within the following watershed planning areas (see Chapter 40 Article 2 Section 6(a) (2) for the list of watershed planning areas: seven-county metropolitan groundwater or surface PreviouswaterNext management frameworks; and(3) other comprehensive watershed management plan planning areas that have a board-approved and local-government-adopted plan as authorized in Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.801. The board must establish eligibility criteria and determine whether a planning area is ready to proceed and has the nonstate match committed.","Reduce sediment by 536 tons/year in the Lower Thief/State Ditch 83 planning zone. This will achieve 23% of the 10-year reduction goal for the Lower Thief/State Ditch 83 planning zone of 2,335 tons/year.",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,"Allen Page, Brian Dwight, Gene Tiedemann, Grant Nelson, LeRoy Ose, Terry Sorenson, Tom Anderson",1.613505747,"Red Lake WD","Local/Regional Government",,,"The Lower Thief River/State Ditch 83, Marshall County Ditch 20 and Mud River/Judicial Ditch 11 subwatersheds are the Tier 1 planning zones in the Thief River Comprehensive Watershed Management Plan and will be targeted for implementation of structural agricultural practices and streambank/channel stabilization projects. The Lower Thief River is impaired for sediment and negatively impacts the drinking water supply for the City of Thief River Falls. The overall reduction in sediment needed to attain water quality standards is 2,507 tons/year (HSPF), while the 10-year plan goal is a reduction of 2,335 tons/year (PTMApp). Projects will target grade stabilization structures, streambank stabilizations, Forest Stewardship Plans and priority agricultural practices principally in the Lower Thief/State Ditch 83 planning zone, but also in upstream contributing Mud River/Judicial Ditch 11 and Marshall County Ditch 20 Tier 1 priority planning zones and Lost River (Branch 200 of Judicial Ditch 11), Judicial Ditch 30/18/13, and Upper Thief/State Ditch 83 Tier 2 priority planning zones. Targeted practices implemented during this biennium are estimated to reduce sediment loading by 536 tons/year. A Biennial Workplan has been developed and approved by the Thief River.",2024-04-03,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Tammy,Audette,"Red Lake WD","1000 Pennington Ave S","Thief River Falls",MN,56701,218-681-5800,tammy.audette@redlakewatershed.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Beltrami, Marshall, Pennington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2024-thief-river-watershed-based-funding,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no
10029528,"2024 - Buffer Law (Watonwan SWCD)",2024,20000,"The Laws of Minnesota 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 2, Section 6(e)","$2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 the second year are to provide assistance, oversight, and grants for supporting local governments in implementing and complying with riparian protection and excessive soil loss requirements.","Grantee has submitted a detailed work plan. Measurable outcomes will be provided at grant closeout.","Funds used for implementation of Buffer Law within the county","achieved proposed measurable outcomes",,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",20000,,"Andrew Ekstrom, Bret Braaten, Jordan Bergeman, Matt Wolle, Rich Enger",0.191570881,"Watonwan SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2023-11-01,2024-05-23,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,David,Haler,"Watonwan SWCD","108 8th St. S. Suite#2 St. James, MN 56081","St. James",MN,56081,507-375-1225,david.haler@watonwancountymn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Watonwan,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2024-buffer-law-watonwan-swcd,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",No
10033690,"2025 Middle-Snake-Tamarac Rivers WBIF",2025,1620713,"The Laws of Minnesota 2023, Chapter 40, Article 2, Section 6 (a)","(a) $39,500,000 the first year and $39,500,000 the second year are for grants to implement state-approved watershed-based plans. The grants may be used to implement projects or programs that protect, enhance, and restore surface PreviouswaterNext quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from degradation; and protect drinking PreviouswaterNext sources. Projects must be identified in a comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan program and seven-county metropolitan groundwater or surface PreviouswaterNext management frameworks as provided for in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and 114D. Grant recipients must identify a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this paragraph. This appropriation may be used for: (1) implementing state-approved plans, including within the following watershed planning areas (see Chapter 40 Article 2 Section 6(a) (2) for the list of watershed planning areas: seven-county metropolitan groundwater or surface PreviouswaterNext management frameworks; and(3) other comprehensive watershed management plan planning areas that have a board-approved and local-government-adopted plan as authorized in Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.801. The board must establish eligibility criteria and determine whether a planning area is ready to proceed and has the nonstate match committed.","Reduce Sediment by 481 tons/yr and phosphorus by 301 pounds/yr by implementing streambank/ditch stabilization projects and agricultural practices (estimated 40 Ag Practices, stabilize 2,000 feet of streams/priority drainage system and seal 30 unused wells).",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,"Bill Petersen, Bradley Blawat, Jared Sands, Joey McGregor, Keith Szczepanski, Lein Schiller, Robert Kovar",1.13,"Middle-Snake-Tamarac Rivers WD","Local/Regional Government","The Middle-Snake-Tamarac Rivers Watershed is divided into four planning regions including the Headwaters, Lower Tamarac, Lower Middle, and the Snake River regions. In all four regions, concerns for sediment, stream stability, drainage system instability, groundwater pollution, and excess phosphorus have been identified as either high or medium priority resource concerns in The Comprehensive Watershed Management Plan (CWMP). Grant activities are estimated to reduce sediment loading by 481 tons/year and phosphorus loading by 301 pounds/year through the implementation of structural agricultural practices and streambank/ditch stabilization projects. An estimated 2,000 feet of streams/priority drainage systems will be stabilized. An estimated 40 Ag BMP Practices and 30 unused wells will be sealed. This will make progress towards meeting the plan's short-term goals of reducing runoff sediment loading by 11% or 37,300 tons/year, total phosphorus loading by 7% or 24,250 pounds/year, enhancing 20 miles of prioritized stream channels as well as 27 miles of prioritized drainage systems, and sealing 10 unused wells per year.",,,2024-10-18,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Mori,Maher,"Middle-Snake-Tamarac Rivers WD","453 N McKinley St, PO Box 154 Warren, MN 56762",Warren,MN,56762,218-745-4741,morteza.maher@mstrwd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Kittson, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Roseau",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2025-middle-snake-tamarac-rivers-wbif,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no
10033700,"2025 - Enhanced Shared Technical Services (Area 1 - Red River Valley Conservation Service Area)",2025,242500,"The Laws of Minnesota 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 2, Section 6(c)","(c) $5,500,000 the first year and $5,500,000 the second year are for accelerated implementation, local resource protection, enhancement grants, statewide analytical targeting or technology tools that fill an identified gap, program enhancements for technical assistance, citizen and community outreach, compliance, and training and certification.","This non-competitive CWF grant invests in building the capacity of NPEA (TSA) Joint Powers Boards to increase the capacity of soil and water conservation districts to provide technical and engineering assistance to landowners.",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,,1.86,"Area 1 - Red River Valley Conservation Service Area","Local/Regional Government",,,,2024-07-29,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Bryan,Malone,"Area 1 - Red River Valley Conservation Service Area","809 8th Street SE Detroit Lakes, MN 56501","Detroit Lakes",MN,56501,218-846-7360,bryan.malone@co.becker.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Grant, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau, Traverse, Wilkin",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2025-enhanced-shared-technical-services-area-1-red-river-valley-conservation-service-area,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no
10033748,"2025 - Soil Health Delivery (Marshall SWCD)",2025,150000,"Laws of Minnesota 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 2, Section 6(o). ","$6,039,000 the first year and $6,038,000 the second year are for financial and technical assistance to enhance adoption of cover crops and other soil health practices to achieve water quality or drinking water benefits. The board may use grants to local governments and agreements with the United States Department of Agriculture, AgCentric at Minnesota State Center for Excellence, and other practitioners and partners to accomplish this work. Up to $450,000 is for an agreement with the University of Minnesota Office for Soil Health for applied research and education on Minnesota's agroecosystems and soil health management systems; and","Grantee has submitted a detailed work plan. Measurable outcomes will be provided at grant closeout.",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,"Barry Walton, Brent Miller, Carl Green",0.1,"Marshall SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2024-12-04,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Darren,Carlson,"Marshall SWCD","105 S Division Street PO Box 74 Warren, MN 56762",Warren,MN,56762,218-745-5010,darren.carlson@mn.nacdnet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Marshall,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2025-soil-health-delivery-marshall-swcd,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no
10033702,"2025 - Enhanced Shared Technical Services (Area 3 - Technical Service Area)",2025,242500,"The Laws of Minnesota 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 2, Section 6(c)","(c) $5,500,000 the first year and $5,500,000 the second year are for accelerated implementation, local resource protection, enhancement grants, statewide analytical targeting or technology tools that fill an identified gap, program enhancements for technical assistance, citizen and community outreach, compliance, and training and certification.","This non-competitive CWF grant invests in building the capacity of NPEA (TSA) Joint Powers Boards to increase the capacity of soil and water conservation districts to provide technical and engineering assistance to landowners.",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,,1.64,"Area 3 - Technical Service Area","Local/Regional Government",,,,2024-08-27,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,R.C.,Boheim,"Area 3 - Technical Service Area","4215 Enterprise Circle Duluth, MN 55811",Duluth,MN,55811,218-723-4867,rc.boheim@southstlouisswcd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Kanabec, Lake, Mille Lacs, Pine, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2025-enhanced-shared-technical-services-area-3-technical-service-area,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no
10033705,"2025 - Enhanced Shared Technical Services (Area 6 - South Central Technical Service Area)",2025,242500,"The Laws of Minnesota 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 2, Section 6(c)","(c) $5,500,000 the first year and $5,500,000 the second year are for accelerated implementation, local resource protection, enhancement grants, statewide analytical targeting or technology tools that fill an identified gap, program enhancements for technical assistance, citizen and community outreach, compliance, and training and certification.","This non-competitive CWF grant invests in building the capacity of NPEA (TSA) Joint Powers Boards to increase the capacity of soil and water conservation districts to provide technical and engineering assistance to landowners.",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,,2.32,"Area 6 - South Central Technical Service Area","Local/Regional Government",,,,2024-11-18,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Jerad,Bach,"Area 6 - South Central Technical Service Area","1160 S Victory Drive Mankato, MN 56001",Mankato,MN,56001,507-345-1051,jerad.bach@blueearthswcd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Nicollet, Renville, Sibley, Waseca, Watonwan",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2025-enhanced-shared-technical-services-area-6-south-central-technical-service-area,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no
10033830,"2025 - Buffer Law (Marshall SWCD)",2025,45000,"The Laws of Minnesota 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 2, Section 6(e)","$2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 the second year are to provide assistance, oversight, and grants for supporting local governments in implementing and complying with riparian protection and excessive soil loss requirements.","Grantee has submitted a detailed work plan. Measurable outcomes will be provided at grant closeout.",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,"Barry Walton, Brent Miller, Carl Green",0.31,"Marshall SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2024-10-24,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Darren,Carlson,"Marshall SWCD","105 S Division Street PO Box 74 Warren, MN 56762",Warren,MN,56762,218-745-5010,darren.carlson@mn.nacdnet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Marshall,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2025-buffer-law-marshall-swcd,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no
10033869,"2025 - Buffer Law (Watonwan SWCD)",2025,20000,"The Laws of Minnesota 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 2, Section 6(e)","$2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 the second year are to provide assistance, oversight, and grants for supporting local governments in implementing and complying with riparian protection and excessive soil loss requirements.","Grantee has submitted a detailed work plan. Measurable outcomes will be provided at grant closeout.",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,"Bret Braaten, Jordan Bergeman, Noren Durheim, Rich Enger, Steve Sodeman",0.22,"Watonwan SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2024-12-26,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,David,Haler,"Watonwan SWCD","108 8th St. S. Suite#2 St. James, MN 56081","St. James",MN,56081,507-375-1225,david.haler@watonwancountymn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Watonwan,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2025-buffer-law-watonwan-swcd,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no
10033790,"2025 - Soil Health Delivery (Watonwan SWCD)",2025,60000,"Laws of Minnesota 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 2, Section 6(o). ","$6,039,000 the first year and $6,038,000 the second year are for financial and technical assistance to enhance adoption of cover crops and other soil health practices to achieve water quality or drinking water benefits. The board may use grants to local governments and agreements with the United States Department of Agriculture, AgCentric at Minnesota State Center for Excellence, and other practitioners and partners to accomplish this work. Up to $450,000 is for an agreement with the University of Minnesota Office for Soil Health for applied research and education on Minnesota's agroecosystems and soil health management systems; and","Grantee has submitted a detailed work plan. Measurable outcomes will be provided at grant closeout.",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,"Bret Braaten, Jordan Bergeman, Noren Durheim, Rich Enger, Steve Sodeman",,"Watonwan SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2024-12-06,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,David,Haler,"Watonwan SWCD","108 8th St. S. Suite#2 St. James, MN 56081","St. James",MN,56081,507-375-1225,david.haler@watonwancountymn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Watonwan,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2025-soil-health-delivery-watonwan-swcd,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no
27994,"Accelerated Water Quality Project Implementation Program (AWQPIP)",2014,250000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Regular Session chapter 137","Accelerated Implementation Grant 2014","Funds will be used to hire a GIS technician.",,,62500,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",250000,2697,"Members for Area 1 - Red River Valley Conservation Service Area are: Duane Grossman, Eugene Pavelko, Jerome Flottemesch, Kathy Stenger, Tony Beck",2.07,"Area 1 - Red River Valley Conservation Service Area","Local/Regional Government","The Accelerated Water Quality Project Implementation Program will increase the connection between landowners, local government units and the landscape to accelerate efforts addressing non-point source loading to surface waters throughout the Red River Valley Conservation Service Area. This program will provide partners and landowners a precise understanding of their resource concerns and target outreach efforts to the portions of the landscape with the greatest resource need by increasing the GIS capabilities Local Government Units (LGUs) in the Red River Valley while promoting use of the International Waters Institutes's Water Quality Decision Support Tool. Using GIS will allow LGUs to examine feasibility, deliver preliminary design and cost estimates. This will bolster the efficiency and responsiveness of partners and LGUs when responding to landowner inquiries. It will also allow landowners and planners to instantly estimate the water quality impacts of potential projects on an individual, collective or watershed basis.",,,2014-03-04,2016-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Peter,Mead,"Area 1 - Red River Valley Conservation Service Area","809 - 8th St SE","Detroit Lakes",MN,56501,218-846-7360,pemead@co.becker.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Grant, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau, Traverse, Wilkin",,"Otter Tail River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/accelerated-water-quality-project-implementation-program-awqpip,"See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html","See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html and http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/boarddirectory.pdf","Nicole Clapp",NO
14325,"Agassiz Pool Accelerated Sediment Reduction",2012,178750,"Minnesota 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 2, section 7","(a) $13,750,000 the first year and $13,750,000 the second year are for pollution reduction and restoration grants to local government units and joint powers organizations of local government units to protect surface water and drinking water; to keep water on the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect groundwater and drinking water, including feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage treatment system (SSTS) projects and stream bank, stream channel, and shoreline restoration projects. The projects must be of long-lasting public benefit, include a match, and be consistent with TMDL implementation plans or local water management plans.","Buffer strips - Mud, Moose, Thief Rivers Side-water inlets - Mud, Moose, Thief RiversField Windbreaks - Mud, Moose, Thief Rivers Proposed Reductions: 1,800 Phosphorus lbs/year and 1,500 Sediment tons/year","Final pollution reduction estimates include 186 lbs/yr phosphorus, 233 tons/yr sediment (TSS), 194 tons/yr soil loss reduction. ",,89375,"The source of additional funds varies from project to project, but generally consists of federal, local and non-public sources. ",178750,6300,,0.36,"Marshall County Soil and Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","The Thief River and its tributaries have deteriorating water quality due to sedimentation. Sediment plumes and deltas have formed at the inlets of pools in Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge (Agassiz Pool) and Thief Lake, an important recreational resource in Northwest Minnesota. Radioisotope soil fingerprinting indicates the severity of the sedimentation problem is within Agassiz Pool. It is estimated that 14,900 tons of sediment has been deposited in Agassiz Pool annually, since 1938. The fingerprinting analysis indicates the dominant source of this sediment is erosion of uplands and fields. This project is a collaborative partnership with USDA-NRCS to establish 50 ft. wide native grassed filter strips, grade-stabilization structures, and field windbreaks to prevent or reduce sedimentation problems. This effort will stabilize the soil, slow down water runoff, and filter the water before entering ditches and streams. The goal is to establish 16 miles of grassed filter strips, 5 miles of field windbreaks, and install 25 grade stabilization structures where needed. Targeted areas within the Thief River Watershed have been prioritized through analysis of sub-basin sediment yields generated by a Soil and Water Assessment Tool model of the watershed. The model estimates that these practices can reduce sediment loads by more than 1,500 tons/year. ",,,2012-01-01,2014-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Lisa,Newton,"Marshall County Soil and Water Conservation District","PO BOX 74",Warren,MN,56762,"(218) 745-5010",lisa.newton@mn.nacdnet.net,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Marshall,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/agassiz-pool-accelerated-sediment-reduction,"Wayne Zellmer -BWSR Grants Coordinator; Matt Drewitz -BWSR South Region Clean Water Specialist; Art Persons -MDH Planning Supervisor Drinking Water Protection; Jeff Hrubes -BWSR North Region Clean Water Specialist; Marcey Westrick -BWSR Metro Clean Water Specialist; Julie Westerlund -DNR Clean Water Coordinator; Robert L. Sip -MDA Environmental Policy Specialist; Anna Kerr -MPCA -Stormwater / TMDL Coordinator; Nick Proulx -DNR Central Region Clean Water Legacy Specialist; Karen Evens - MPCA -Watershed Projects Manager; Joshua Stamper -MDA Research Scientist, Pesticide & Fertilizer Management; Norman R. Mofjeld -MDA Hydrologist P.G. Well Management Section; ","The 20-member BWSR board consists of representatives of local and state government agencies and citizens. Members are appointed by the governor of the state of Minnesota consistent with Minnesota Statutes 103B.101. Board members at the time the grant was made were: County Commissioner Appointees: Quentin Fairbanks; Tom Loveall; Brian Napstad; Soil and Water Conservation District Appointees: Paul Langseth, Louise Smallidge and Bob Burandt; Watershed District or Watershed Management Organization Appointees: Gene Tiedemann, LuAnn Tolliver and Todd Foster; Citizen Appointees: Paul Brutlag ; Gerald Van Amburg; John Meyer; Cities & Townships: Sandy Hooker -Township; Christy Jo Fogarty -Metro City; Keith Mykleseth -Non-Metro City; Agency: Chris Elvrum - Minnesota Department of Health; Rebecca Flood - Pollution Control Agency; Tom Landwehr - Department of Natural Resources; Matt Wohlman - Minnesota Department of Agriculture; Faye Sleeper - Minnesota Extension Service; ","Nicole Clapp",No
27926,"Area GIS Technician for Targeting BMPs",2014,250000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Regular Session chapter 137","Accelerated Implementation Grant 2014","Funds will be used to hire a GIS technician.",,,64380,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",250000,,"Members for Area 6 - South Central Technical Service Area are: Carol Krosch, Emily Javens, John Rollings, John Shanahan, William Gardner",0.26,"Area 6 - South Central Technical Service Area","Local/Regional Government","South Central Technical Service Area (SCTSA) will use this Clean Water Fund grant to provide Soil and Water Conservation Districts and other local organizations in its eleven-county area with a Geographic Information System (GIS) Technician to assist in using available GIS information to target specific locations where Best Management Practices (BMPs) can be installed to help improve water quality. The GIS Technician will help to identify potential project locations, prioritize projects based on projected outcomes, and assist SCTSA and SWCD staff in preparing cost estimates and answering landowner questions. The GIS Technician will also be available to assist SCTSA staff in collecting survey data at sites, preparing construction plans, and overseeing construction of BMPs. In addition, GPS equipment will be purchased to increase capacity to survey, design and inspect the construction of additional BMPs. The GPS survey equipment will allow one staff to collect site survey information instead of two. By allowing wider use of LiDAR data, the GPS survey equipment will also help increase the efficiency of the design process by correlating with LiDAR elevation data, allowing more practices to be designed. ",,,2014-03-06,2016-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Jerad,Bach,"Area 6 - South Central Technical Service Area","1160 Victory Dr Ste 3",Mankato,MN,560015307,507-345-4744,jerad.bach@blueearthswcd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Nicollet, Renville, Sibley, Waseca, Watonwan",,"Minnesota River - Mankato",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/area-gis-technician-targeting-bmps,"See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html","See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html and http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/boarddirectory.pdf","Nicole Clapp",NO
3651,"BWSR Clean Water Assistance Grants - Subsurface Sewage Treatment System (SSTS) Abatement Grants",2012,1500000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 2, section 7","(a) $13,750,000 the first year and $13,750,000 the second year are for pollution reduction and restoration grants to local government units and joint powers organizations of local government units to protect surface water and drinking water; to keep water on the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect groundwater and drinking water, including feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage treatment system (SSTS) projects and stream bank, stream channel, and shoreline restoration projects. The projects must be of long-lasting public benefit, include a match, and be consistent with TMDL implementation plans or local water management plans. ","Evaluation and Outcome Plan Evaluation and outcome plans are required as a part of the grant agreement between BWSR and the grantee. These required plans consist of verifying project installation and creating operation and maintenance plans to ensure the project is functioning as designed. Funded projects meet locally identified water quality goals within the larger scope of Minnesota's clean water efforts. Projects reduce pollutant loads aimed at improving watershed health over time. The long-term evaluation of clean water fund projects will be monitored as part of the state's intensive watershed monitoring strategy.",,,163780,"The source of additional funds varies from project to project, but generally consists of federal, local and non-public sources. ",1500000,15034,,0.89,"Multiple Local Government Units","Local/Regional Government","Funds are to be used to protect, enhance and restore water quality in lakes, rivers and streams and to protect groundwater and drinking water. Activities include structural and vegetative practices to reduce runoff and retain water on the land, feedlot water quality projects, SSTS abatement grants for low income individuals, and stream bank, stream channel and shoreline protection projects. For the fiscal year 2012, BWSR awarded 13 local governments with funds to complete 143 projects. More information is available in the detail reports below. ",,,2012-01-01,2014-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,"SSTS Imminent Health Threat Abatement Grant Program - 2012, 2012 CWF - Clean Water Assistance - Map, FY2012 SSTS Abatement Grant Awards_LCC",,,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources","520 Lafayette Road North","St. Paul","MN ",55155,"(651) 296-3767",,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Big Stone, Cass, Dodge, Douglas, Lincoln, Marshall, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Pennington, Pipestone, Rock, St. Louis, Stearns",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/bwsr-clean-water-assistance-grants-subsurface-sewage-treatment-system-ssts-abatement-grants,"Wayne Zellmer -BWSR Grants Coordinator; Matt Drewitz -BWSR South Region Clean Water Specialist; Art Persons -MDH Planning Supervisor Drinking Water Protection; Jeff Hrubes -BWSR North Region Clean Water Specialist; Marcey Westrick -BWSR Metro Clean Water Specialist; Julie Westerlund -DNR Clean Water Coordinator; Robert L. Sip -MDA Environmental Policy Specialist; Anna Kerr -MPCA -Stormwater / TMDL Coordinator; Nick Proulx -DNR Central Region Clean Water Legacy Specialist; Karen Evens - MPCA -Watershed Projects Manager; Joshua Stamper -MDA Research Scientist, Pesticide & Fertilizer Management; Norman R. Mofjeld -MDA Hydrologist P.G. Well Management Section; ","The 20-member BWSR board consists of representatives of local and state government agencies and citizens. Members are appointed by the governor of the state of Minnesota consistent with Minnesota Statutes 103B.101. Board members at the time the grant was made were: County Commissioner Appointees: Quentin Fairbanks; Tom Loveall; Brian Napstad; Soil and Water Conservation District Appointees: Paul Langseth, Louise Smallidge and Bob Burandt; Watershed District or Watershed Management Organization Appointees: Gene Tiedemann, LuAnn Tolliver and Todd Foster; Citizen Appointees: Paul Brutlag ; Gerald Van Amburg; John Meyer; Cities & Townships: Sandy Hooker -Township; Christy Jo Fogarty -Metro City; Keith Mykleseth -Non-Metro City; Agency: Chris Elvrum - Minnesota Department of Health; Rebecca Flood - Pollution Control Agency; Tom Landwehr - Department of Natural Resources; Matt Wohlman - Minnesota Department of Agriculture; Faye Sleeper - Minnesota Extension Service; ","Nicole Clapp",No
3313,"Clean Water for the Blue Earth River Basin",2011,242075,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 2, Section 6 (b); Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 2, Section 6 (i)","(i) $1,250,000 the first year and $1,500,000 the second year are for targeted nonpoint restoration technical assistance and engineering. At least 93 percent of this amount must be made available for grants. (2011 - Restoration Technical Assistance)",,"Pollution reduction estimates for the completed project include 147 lbs/yr phosphorus, 103 tons/yr TSS, and 55 tons/yr soil loss reduction.",,358001,,,,,,"Greater Blue Earth River Basin Alliance","Local/Regional Government","The nine member Counties and Soil and Water Conservation Districts of the Greater Blue Earth River Basin Alliance (GBERBA) will be able to enhance our effectiveness to provide elevated levels of technical assistance, education and outreach in the areas of urban stormwater, wellhead protection, nutrient management, conservation agronomy, drainage and agricultural best management practices to reduce nonpoint source pollution in the Blue Earth, Le Sueur and Watonwan River Watersheds. The Blue Earth River Basin needs to reduce fecal coliform from wastewater treatment facilities, rural household septic systems, livestock, wildlife and pets. Most livestock manure is used appropriately as a fertilizer and soil amendment, however the sheer volume of manure produced in the watershed means that runoff of even a very small percentage of what is applied may contaminate surface waters. The MN River Basin needs land use practices that reduce the amount of sediment and nutrients reaching the river. Installation of riparian buffers, streambank stabilization, water storage, surface tile intakes, and crop residue management help to reduce sediment transport. On farmland, conservation tillage and increased crop diversity including pasture can reduce sediment loss considerably. Crop nutrient management plans keep nitrogen and phosphorus out of waters, as do improvements in private and public wastewater treatment systems. In cities and developing areas, stormwater management and construction erosion control prevent sediment runoff. The Urban Outreach Specialist will also work directly with wellhead protection issues. Groundwater and drinking water source protection will be one of the focus areas of the position, those concerns are also directly impacted by the BMPs promoted through the remaining three staff positions. ",,,2011-01-01,2013-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Kay,Clark,,,,,,"(507) 831-1153 x3",kay.clark@windomnet.com,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Blue Earth, Cottonwood, Faribault, Freeborn, Jackson, Le Sueur, Martin, Waseca, Watonwan",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/clean-water-blue-earth-river-basin,,,"Nicole Clapp",No
10024623,"GBERBA Soil Health Implementation Grant",2022,312100,"The Laws of Minnesota 2021, 1st Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 2, Sec. 6(p)","(p) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 the second year are for grants to farmers who own or rent land to enhance adoption of cover crops and other soil health practices in areas where there are direct benefits to public water supplies. Up to $400,000 is for an agreement with the University of Minnesota Office for Soil Health for applied research and education on Minnesota's agroecosystems and soil health management systems.","In 3 years, 5,400 acres of conservation farming practices would be implemented, and 300 acres of perennial conservation cover preventing 33,021 pounds of nitrogen, 1,908 pounds of phosphorus, 159 tons of sediment from entering the watershed.",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,,0.21,"Greater Blue Earth River Basin Alliance","Local/Regional Government","The Greater Blue Earth River Basin Alliance (GBERBA) is a joint powers organization consisting of ten member Counties and SWCDs encompassing the Blue Earth, Le Sueur and Watonwan Watersheds. Our mission is to lead in the implementation and promotion of economically viable watershed activities through the combined efforts of local partners. We have identified two target areas in the GBERB (Greater Blue Earth River Basin) where high levels of nitrates directly affect public water supply. These areas have been identified as high priority for groundwater protection in the Watonwan River Watershed Comprehensive Management Plan, Le Sueur WRAPS and outlined in the MPCA Watershed Pollutant Load Reduction Calculator. Our proposed activities through new conservation farming adopters will add 1,800 acres of cover crops, 1,800 acres of strip-till/no-till, and 1,800 acres of strip-till/no-till that incorporate manure injection technology, and 300 acres of new CRP resulting in 33,021 pounds of nitrogen from entering high priority groundwater protection areas in GBERB watersheds. Adopting cover crops, or other soil health practices, is a fundamental shift for most landowners and takes substantial consideration in changing their farming practices. We aim to gather economic and crop yield data through our contracted acres and develop an interactive, online map site for producers in southern Minnesota to reference who are actively transitioning from conventional farming methods. We also plan on organizing demonstration and workshop days that will highlight local producer success and challenges during their transition to conservation farming methods. Farmers at the demonstrations and workshops will be able to see first-hand the yield and cost benefits of cover cropping and reduced tillage, along with new equipment and technology to further increase efficiency and cost-effectiveness. ",,,2022-09-16,2025-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Kay,Gross,"Greater Blue Earth River Basin Alliance","339 9th Street",Windom,MN,56101,507-831-1153,kay.gross@co.cottonwood.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Faribault, Freeborn, Jackson, Le Sueur, Martin, Waseca, Watonwan",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/gberba-soil-health-implementation-grant,"http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board ","http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board ","Annie Felix-Gerth ",
3320,"Grade Stabilization above the Thief River",2011,187974,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 2, Section 6 (b); Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 2, Section 6 (g)","(b) $2,800,000 the first year and $3,124,000 the second year are for grants to watershed districts and watershed management organizations for: (i) structural or vegetative management practices that reduce storm water runoff from developed or disturbed lands to reduce the movement of sediment, nutrients, and pollutants or to leverage federal funds for restoration, protection, or enhancement of water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams and to protect groundwater and drinking water; and (ii) the installation of proven and effective water retention practices including, but not limited to, rain gardens and other vegetated infiltration basins and sediment control basins in order to keep water on the land. The projects must be of long-lasting public benefit, include a local match, and be consistent with TMDL implementation plans or local water management plans. Watershed district and watershed management organization staff and administration may be used for local match. Priority may be given to school projects that can be used to demonstrate water retention practices. Up to five percent may be used for administering the grants (2011 - Runoff Reduction); (g) $2,330,000 the first year and $1,830,000 the second year are for grants to implement stream bank, stream channel, and shoreline protection, and restoration projects to protect water quality. Of this amount, $330,000 the first year and $330,000 the second year may be used for technical assistance and grants to establish a conservation drainage program in consultation with the Board of Water and Soil Resources and the Drainage Work Group that consists of pilot projects to retrofit existing drainage systems with water quality improvement practices, evaluate outcomes, and provide outreach to landowners, public drainage authorities, drainage engineers and contractors, and others. Of this amount, $500,000 the first year is for a grant to Hennepin County for riparian restoration and stream bank stabilization in the ten primary stream systems in Hennepin County in order to protect, enhance, and help restore the water quality of the streams and downstream receiving waters. The county shall work with watershed districts and water management organizations to identify and prioritize projects. To the extent possible, the county shall employ youth through the Minnesota Conservation Corps and Tree Trust to plant trees and shrubs to reduce erosion and stabilize stream banks. This appropriation must be matched by nonstate sources, including in-kind contributions (2011 - Shoreland Improvement)","This project will help bring the Thief River closer to meeting the turbidity standard by reducing sediment on average by over 400 tons each year.","Six grade stabilization structures were installed. There was enough funding to expand the side water inlet installation further upstream. A total of 18 side water inlet structures were also installed. A section of eroding stream bank was also stabilized and armored with rock rip-rap. Together, the parts of this project should be reducing sediment in the Thief River by 386 tons per year and phosphorus by 414 pounds per year. ",,47075,,,,,,"Red Lake Watershed District","Local/Regional Government","The Thief River is the source of drinking water for the City of Thief River Falls. The river's other designated uses also include recreation and aquatic life. Water quality monitoring conducted by local agencies discovered that the Thief River is not meeting state water quality standards for both turbidity (muddiness) and dissolved oxygen. Each year, approximately 12,376 tons of sediment is deposited into the Thief River Falls reservoir by the Thief River. That is the equivalent of over 1,200 dump trucks full of dirt. This excessive amount of sediment increases the potential of harmful byproducts getting into the city's drinking water, increases water treatment cost, and degrades the fish habitat. Marshall County Ditch 20 (CD20) is a drainage system that flows into the Thief River 7.5 miles northeast of Thief River Falls. The deepening of CD20 by erosion has been identified as a major contributor to the sedimentation problems in the Thief River and has exacerbated gully formation in fields along its course. Project partners will collaborate to implement grade stabilization and erosion control strategies along the lower 2.5 miles of CD20. Specifically, a series of rock riffle grade stabilization structures will be used to reduce the head cutting and sloughing along CD20 and side water inlets will be used to halt the gully erosion on adjacent field ditches. This project will help bring the Thief River closer to meeting the turbidity standard by reducing sediment on average by over 400 tons each year. Reducing sediment and nutrients will reduce the amount of water treatment that is need for the City of Thief River Falls and will also improve habitat for aquatic life within the river. ",,,2011-01-01,2012-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Myron,Jesme,,,,,,"(218) 681-5800",jesme@wiktel.com,,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Beltrami, Clearwater, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/grade-stabilization-above-thief-river,,,"Nicole Clapp",No
3321,"Grand Marais Creek Cut Channel Stabilization",2011,662000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 2, Section 6 (b)","(b) $2,800,000 the first year and $3,124,000 the second year are for grants to watershed districts and watershed management organizations for: (i) structural or vegetative management practices that reduce storm water runoff from developed or disturbed lands to reduce the movement of sediment, nutrients, and pollutants or to leverage federal funds for restoration, protection, or enhancement of water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams and to protect groundwater and drinking water; and (ii) the installation of proven and effective water retention practices including, but not limited to, rain gardens and other vegetated infiltration basins and sediment control basins in order to keep water on the land. The projects must be of long-lasting public benefit, include a local match, and be consistent with TMDL implementation plans or local water management plans. Watershed district and watershed management organization staff and administration may be used for local match. Priority may be given to school projects that can be used to demonstrate water retention practices. Up to five percent may be used for administering the grants. (2011 - Runoff Reduction)",,"This project has yielded an estimated phosphorus reduction of 998 lbs/yr and sediment (TSS) reduction of 1699 tons/yr.",,308000,,,,,,"Red Lake Watershed District","Local/Regional Government","In the early 1900s, a joint State and County drainage project constructed a 1 mile outlet channel to Grand Marais Creek to provide a shorter outlet to the Red River and effectively abandoned the lower 6 miles of the natural channel. In recent times, the ditch has eroded from its original shape to a channel of steep gradients and unstable banks. This has resulted in head cutting of the channel and nearly continuous channel erosion and bank sloughing with the effect of depositing up to an estimated annual average of 700 tons of sediment into the Red River. With a grant from the Clean Water Fund, the Red Lake Watershed District proposes to construct a project to stabilize the outlet channel. Drop structures/spillways will be used to flatten the channel profile to non-erosive velocities thereby eliminating the head cutting, bank sloughing and transport of sediments to the Red River. The cross section of the channel will be reestablished and critical areas will be armored to prevent future bank cutting. These repairs should reduce the turbidity impairments in the Red River. This project is a component of a larger plan for the Grand Marais watershed that also includes restoration of the original Grand Marais Channel. This larger plan would divert flows from the outlet channel, further reducing the potential for erosion. Re-establishing flows to the original Grand Marais channel will enhance wildlife and aquatic habitats for an approximate 6 mile stretch of natural channel. ",,,2011-01-01,2013-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Myron,Jesme,,,,,,"(218) 681-5800 0",jesme@wiktel.com,,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Beltrami, Clearwater, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/grand-marais-creek-cut-channel-stabilization,,,"Nicole Clapp",No
14395,"Greenprinting for Wetland Restoration and Mining Reclamation",2012,108000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 2, section 7","(b) $3,000,000 the first year and $3,000,000 the second year are for targeted local resource protection and enhancement grants. The board shall give priority consideration to projects and practices that complement, supplement, or exceed current state standards for protection, enhancement, and restoration of water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams or that protect groundwater from degradation. Of this amount, at least $1,500,000 each year is for county SSTS implementation. ","Data Collection, LiDAR, Models Community Engagement and Public Input, Master Plans For Mining Reclamation, Wetland Management Plan ",,,30000,"The source of additional funds varies from project to project, but generally consists of federal, local and non-public sources. ",108000,1,,0.55,"Blue Earth County and Watonwan County","Local/Regional Government","This project is a collaboration between Blue Earth and Watonwan County. The two counties will share information, ideas and resources as they complete mining reclamation and wetland management plans to include in their local water management plans and comprehensive land use plans. Master plans for mining reclamation and wetland management will be used as guidance for planning and zoning decisions and implementing water management priorities that will enhance water quality protection and restoration efforts. ",,,2012-01-01,2014-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Conrad,"Blue Earth County Environmental Services","PO BOX 3566 ",Mankato,MN,56002-3566,507-304-4381,julie.conrad@co.blue-earth.mn.us,Planning,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Blue Earth, Watonwan",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/greenprinting-wetland-restoration-and-mining-reclamation,"Wayne Zellmer -BWSR Grants Coordinator; Matt Drewitz -BWSR South Region Clean Water Specialist; Art Persons -MDH Planning Supervisor Drinking Water Protection; Jeff Hrubes -BWSR North Region Clean Water Specialist; Marcey Westrick -BWSR Metro Clean Water Specialist; Julie Westerlund -DNR Clean Water Coordinator; Robert L. Sip -MDA Environmental Policy Specialist; Anna Kerr -MPCA -Stormwater / TMDL Coordinator; Nick Proulx -DNR Central Region Clean Water Legacy Specialist; Karen Evens - MPCA -Watershed Projects Manager; Joshua Stamper -MDA Research Scientist, Pesticide & Fertilizer Management; Norman R. Mofjeld -MDA Hydrologist P.G. Well Management Section; ","The 20-member BWSR board consists of representatives of local and state government agencies and citizens. Members are appointed by the governor of the state of Minnesota consistent with Minnesota Statutes 103B.101. Board members at the time the grant was made were: County Commissioner Appointees: Quentin Fairbanks; Tom Loveall; Brian Napstad; Soil and Water Conservation District Appointees: Paul Langseth, Louise Smallidge and Bob Burandt; Watershed District or Watershed Management Organization Appointees: Gene Tiedemann, LuAnn Tolliver and Todd Foster; Citizen Appointees: Paul Brutlag ; Gerald Van Amburg; John Meyer; Cities & Townships: Sandy Hooker -Township; Christy Jo Fogarty -Metro City; Keith Mykleseth -Non-Metro City; Agency: Chris Elvrum - Minnesota Department of Health; Rebecca Flood - Pollution Control Agency; Tom Landwehr - Department of Natural Resources; Matt Wohlman - Minnesota Department of Agriculture; Faye Sleeper - Minnesota Extension Service; ","Nicole Clapp ",
27983,"Increased Engineering Capacity in NE Minnesota",2014,250000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Regular Session chapter 137","Accelerated Implementation Grant 2014","Funds will be used to hire an engineer.",,,62500,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",250000,,"Members for Area 3 - Technical Service Area are: Albert Moline, David Davis, Debra Taylor, Hartley Sandstrom, Marcia Stromgren",2.56,"Area 3 - Technical Service Area","Local/Regional Government","Demand for Engineering services in Northeast Minnesota's nine-county Area III Technical Service Area is exceeding the capacity to deliver the needed services. There are increased requests from Soil and Water Conservation Districts for engineering needed to design and install Best Management Practices in part due to requests related to Clean Water Fund projects. These funds will be used to hire an engineer, which will increase engineering capacity and result in the completion of at least five additional projects per year.",,,2014-03-06,2016-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,R.C.,Boheim,"Area 3 - Technical Service Area","215 No 1st Ave E Rm 301",Duluth,MN,55802,218-723-4867,rc.boheim@southstlouisswcd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Kanabec, Lake, Mille Lacs, Pine, St. Louis",,"St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/increased-engineering-capacity-ne-minnesota,"See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html","See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html and http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/boarddirectory.pdf","Nicole Clapp",NO
10033992,"Integrating Habitat and Clean Water Phase 2",2024,3269000,"ML 2023, Ch. 40, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 5(m)","$3,269,000 the first year is to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to acquire permanent conservation easements and restore and enhance wildlife habitat identified in One Watershed, One Plan for stacked benefit to wildlife and clean water. Up to $85,000 of the amount is for establishing a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent conservation easements must be provided as part of the final report.","Forestlands are protected from development and fragmentation - Healthy populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species. A summary of the total number of forest land secured under easement through this appropriation will be reported. We expect sustained populations of endangered, threatened, special concern and game species as these easements are secured. On-site inspections are performed every three years and compliance checks are performed in the other two years to ensure maintained outcomes. Wetland and upland complexes will consist of native prairies, restored prairies, quality grasslands, and restored shallow lakes and wetlands - A summary of wetland acres and associated native grasslands acquired through this appropriation will be reported. On-site inspections are performed every three years and compliance checks are performed in the other two years to ensure outcomes are maintained. An increase of wetland and associated grassland habitat are expected to increase the carrying capacity of wetland and grassland dependent wildlife. This has a positive impact on both game and non-game species. We expect more abundant populations of endangered, threatened, special concern and game species as complexes are restored. Stream to bluff habitat restoration and enhancement will keep water on the land to slow runoff and degradation of aquatic habitat - A summary of forest acres acquired through this appropriation will be reported. On-site inspections are performed every three years and compliance checks are performed in the other two years to ensure outcomes are maintained. An increase of wetland and associated grassland habitat are expected to increase the carrying capacity of wetland and grassland dependent wildlife. This has a positive impact on both game and non-game species. We expect more abundant populations of endangered, threatened, special concern and game species as complexes are restored. Protected, restored, and enhanced shallow lakes and wetlands - A summary of wetland acres and associated native grasslands acquired through this appropriation will be reported. On-site inspections are performed every three years and compliance checks are performed in the other two years to ensure outcomes are maintained. An increase of wetland and associated grassland habitat are expected to increase the carrying capacity of wetland and grassland dependent wildlife. This has a positive impact on both game and non-game species. We expect more abundant populations of endangered, threatened, special concern and game species as complexes are restored",,,,,3242200,26800,,0.26,BWSR,"State Government","Funds for RIM conservation easements build on Clean Water Fund (CWF) investments for restoration and protection projects that ""stack"" habitat and clean water benefits. Projects will be identified in watershed plans developed through BWSR's One Watershed, One Plan program, in which local governments strategically set priorities for clean water and habitat, target implementation, and set measurable goals. BWSR currently distributes CWF dollars to partnerships with approved plans for water quality projects. By offering a more comprehensive funding package, BWSR aims to incentivize local partnerships to focus on more multi-benefit solutions that use the Legacy funds at their full potential.","A RIM easement program will be established for land protection priorities identified in comprehensive watershed management plans (""watershed plans"") developed through BWSR's One Watershed, One Plan (1W1P) program. Outdoor Heritage Fund (OHF) dollars will be strategically paired with CWF dollars for implementation that stacks habitat and water quality benefits in priority areas as identified by watershed-based partnerships of local and tribal governments. Through the 1W1P program, partnerships of soil and water conservation districts, counties, and watershed districts identify priorities for watershed protection and restoration, set measurable goals, and commit to targeted implementation actions (municipal and tribal governments may also participate in local planning). State agencies (BWSR, DNR, MDA, MDH, MPCA, EQB) are advisors in the planning process and partners in implementation. Watershed plans are comprehensive: they address water quality, water quantity, groundwater, drinking water, habitat, recreation, and more. Once BWSR approves a watershed plan, we grant dollars from the CWF for actions in the plan that address water quality concerns identified in the watershed plan. BWSR's vision is for this water quality funding to be stable and reliable for the life of the Legacy Fund. An important piece of this vision is to streamline the administrative burdens for local governments associated with applying for and reporting on grants while maintaining appropriate oversight of state funds. This allows implementers to spend more time doing what they do best: implementation. A BWSR RIM easement program dedicated for watershed plans would similarly reduce the number of individual proposals submitted to the LSOHC by local governments. Millions of dollars are spent on projects from both the CWF and the OHF that focus primarily on a singular set of goals: water quality or habitat. Resource professionals and fund managers know that while many of those projects have a primary purpose, they achieve multiple benefits to varying degrees. Managers of both funds have expressed a desire to be more intentional about spending Legacy funds to achieve habitat and water quality simultaneously. Furthermore, the state's current easement programs are limited - either to a specific resource type or focused geographic area. There is tremendous opportunity to do more strategic, multi-benefit work. Through this new RIM program, BWSR would offer a more comprehensive set of funding opportunities, and therefore support more holistic, comprehensive implementation. OHF dollars would allow partnerships to meet land protection goals to maintain and enhance terrestrial and aquatic habitats while simultaneously using CWF money to address water quality in the same sub-watersheds (where needed) with actions like agricultural and urban best management practices, septic system upgrades, well sealing, shoreland restoration, stream stabilization and connectivity fixes, and more. BWSR will establish a scoring and ranking system to evaluate easement requests from partnerships with approved watershed plans (we anticipate at least 30 approved plans by the time funding is available). The scoring and ranking approach will incorporate plan priorities, the degree to which projects are paired with Clean Water Fund dollars, and progress toward measurable goals set by local partnerships.",,2023-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Kevin,Roth,BWSR,"110 Second Street South Suite 307","Waite Park",MN,56387,651-539-2521,kevin.roth@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Grant, Marshall, Meeker, Mower, Pennington","Forest Prairie Transition, Northern Forest, Southeast Forest, Prairie Region",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/integrating-habitat-and-clean-water-phase-2-4,,,,
14324,"Knife River Watershed Protection Project",2012,282634,"Minnesota 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 2, section 7","(a) $13,750,000 the first year and $13,750,000 the second year are for pollution reduction and restoration grants to local government units and joint powers organizations of local government units to protect surface water and drinking water; to keep water on the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect groundwater and drinking water, including feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage treatment system (SSTS) projects and stream bank, stream channel, and shoreline restoration projects. The projects must be of long-lasting public benefit, include a match, and be consistent with TMDL implementation plans or local water management plans.","MacDonald Streambank Project - Toe Wood Floodplain Bench, Stream Vanes, Critical Area Stabilization, Large Woody Debris/Root Wads - Knife River Mead Streambank Project - Toe Wood Floodplain Bench, Stream Vanes, Critical Area Stabilization, Large Woody Debris/Root Wads - Knife River Critical Area Stabilization on Undisturbed Slopes - Native Trees, Native Grasses & Forbs, Hydraulic Mulch Comparison/Demonstration - Knife River Geo-Technical Analysis & Recommendations - Knife River Environmental Assessment Worksheet DNR Protected Waters Permit / NPDES Storm Water Permit / Construction Easements - Knife River St. Louis County Land Department Streambank Project - Toe Wood Floodplain Bench, Stream Vanes, Critical Area Stabilization, Large Woody Debris/Root Wads - Knife River Kovacheck Streambank Project - Toe Wood Floodplain Bench, Stream Vanes, Critical Area Stabilization, Large Woody Debris/Root Wads - Knife River Proposed Reductions: 697 Phosphorus lbs/year and 606 Sediment tons/year","This project has resulted in the following pollution reduction estimates: 552 lbs/yr phosphorus, 489 tons/yr sediment (TSS), 868 tons/yr soil loss reduction.",,94212,"The source of additional funds varies from project to project, but generally consists of federal, local and non-public sources. ",282634,3840,,0.47,"Lake County Soil and Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","The Knife River is a state protected water and a Designated Trout Stream. It is nationally known as a prime fresh-water steelhead fishery and is managed as a cold-water trout fishery for native species including brook trout. The Knife River is characterized by steep gradients, multiple water-falls and cascades, tea-colored water, and remnant old-growth forest cover types including white pine, Norway pine and white cedar. For all its attributes, the Knife River does not meet water quality standards for sediments and turbidity. This project will restore two severely eroding streambank sites along the river identified as producing the greatest sediment loads of the entire river system. The benefits from a stable channel in this location include reduced sediment downstream, less sediment pollution into Lake Superior and protection of native riparian plant communities. Toe wood combined with rock stream vanes will decrease bluff erosion and create beneficial fisheries habitat through the introduction of much needed woody debris. Both project sites will be fully restored and stabilized with state-of-the-art engineering practices that have been successfully implemented on North Shore streams. Once the sites are fully restored, sediment loading to the Knife River will be reduced by 17 percent. ",,,2012-01-01,2014-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Wayne,Seidel,"Lake County Soil and Water Conservation District","616 Third Avenue","Two Harbors",MN,55616,(218)834-8378,seide002@umn.edu,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Lake,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/knife-river-watershed-protection-project,"Wayne Zellmer -BWSR Grants Coordinator; Matt Drewitz -BWSR South Region Clean Water Specialist; Art Persons -MDH Planning Supervisor Drinking Water Protection; Jeff Hrubes -BWSR North Region Clean Water Specialist; Marcey Westrick -BWSR Metro Clean Water Specialist; Julie Westerlund -DNR Clean Water Coordinator; Robert L. Sip -MDA Environmental Policy Specialist; Anna Kerr -MPCA -Stormwater / TMDL Coordinator; Nick Proulx -DNR Central Region Clean Water Legacy Specialist; Karen Evens - MPCA -Watershed Projects Manager; Joshua Stamper -MDA Research Scientist, Pesticide & Fertilizer Management; Norman R. Mofjeld -MDA Hydrologist P.G. Well Management Section; ","The 20-member BWSR board consists of representatives of local and state government agencies and citizens. Members are appointed by the governor of the state of Minnesota consistent with Minnesota Statutes 103B.101. Board members at the time the grant was made were: County Commissioner Appointees: Quentin Fairbanks; Tom Loveall; Brian Napstad; Soil and Water Conservation District Appointees: Paul Langseth, Louise Smallidge and Bob Burandt; Watershed District or Watershed Management Organization Appointees: Gene Tiedemann, LuAnn Tolliver and Todd Foster; Citizen Appointees: Paul Brutlag ; Gerald Van Amburg; John Meyer; Cities & Townships: Sandy Hooker -Township; Christy Jo Fogarty -Metro City; Keith Mykleseth -Non-Metro City; Agency: Chris Elvrum - Minnesota Department of Health; Rebecca Flood - Pollution Control Agency; Tom Landwehr - Department of Natural Resources; Matt Wohlman - Minnesota Department of Agriculture; Faye Sleeper - Minnesota Extension Service; ","Nicole Clapp",No
18996,"Lake Bronson Watershed Runoff Reduction Project - Phase III",2013,200000,"111 006 02 07A 000 and 07 057 01 005 000","Laws of Minnesota 2011, 1st Special Session, Chapter 6, Section 7, and Laws of Minnesota 2012, Chapter 264, Section 7","Reduce Phosphorus by 12,848 pounds/year and Sediment by 12,848 tons/year.",,,50000,"The source of additional funds varies from project to project, but generally consists of federal, local and non-public sources. ",20000,10000,"Roger Anderson, Jon Vold, Jim Kukowski, O'Neil Larson, Richard Novacek, Paul Olsonawski, Darrel Johnson ",0.2,"Two Rivers Watershed District","Local/Regional Government","Lake Bronson is the only major recreational lake in Kittson County. The project is a continuation project from FY2012 and will reduce runoff and decrease movement of sediment, nutrients and bacteria by targeting, prioritizing and installing vegetative practices and installing Side Water Inlets within the Lake Bronson watersheds. Emphasis will be placed on the South Branch of Two Rivers. There is a portion of impaired stream reach as identified by the Minnesota Pollution Control, which directly feeds Lake Bronson. State Ditch 90, 91 and 95, subwatersheds within the Two Rivers Watershed District, will also be targeted as they flow into Lake Bronson. ",,,2013-01-01,2015-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Darren,Carlson,"Two Rivers Watershed District","410 South 5th Street Suite 106",Hallock,MN,56728,"(218) 843-2619",darren.carlson@mn.nacdnet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Kittson, Marshall, Roseau",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lake-bronson-watershed-runoff-reduction-project-phase-iii,"Wayne Zellmer -BWSR Grants Coordinator; Matt Drewitz -BWSR South Region Clean Water Specialist; Jeff Hrubes -BWSR North Region Clean Water Specialist; Marcey Westrick -BWSR Metro Clean Water Specialist; Art Persons -MDH Planning Supervisor Drinking Water Protection; Terry Bovee -MDH Principal Planner Drinking Water Protection; Julie Westerlund -DNR Clean Water Coordinator; Dave Friedl -DNR Northern Region Clean Water Specialist; Joshua Stamper -MDA Research Scientist, Pesticide & Fertilizer Management; Dwight Wilcox -MDA Ag BMP Program Planner; Anna Kerr -MPCA -Stormwater / TMDL Coordinator;-DNR Central Region Clean Water Legacy Specialist; Karen Evens - MPCA -Watershed Projects Manager;","Please reference following link: http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/boarddirectory.pdf","Nicole Clapp",No
33540,"Lake County Culvert Inventory",2015,77000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Regular Session chapter 137",,"This project will result in a Lake County-wide culvert inventory. ",,,20000,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",77000,3100,"Members for Lake SWCD are: David Falk, Jo Kovach, Phillip Goutermont, Ron Brodigan, Todd Ronning",0.7,"Lake SWCD","Local/Regional Government","When completed, this Lake County-wide culvert inventory project will have multiple direct benefits to water quality protection, natural resource planning, and municipal asset protection. This inventory will be used to provide local and state authorities accurate information on the condition of road crossings, better calibrate hydrological modeling tools crucial to the inter-agency Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies (WRAPS) process, and assess how road crossings in Lake County are affecting the water and sediment transport capacity of our waterways. It will prioritize where our technical and funding resources can best be used to address stream crossing infrastructure issues and associated stream restoration projects. ",,,2015-03-10,2018-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,"Dan ",Schutte,"Lake SWCD","616 Third Ave","Two Harbors",MN,55616,218-834-8378,dan.schutte@co.lake.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Lake,,"Cloquet River, Lake Superior - North, Lake Superior - South, Rainy River - Headwaters, St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lake-county-culvert-inventory,"See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html ","See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html and http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/boarddirectory.pdf ","Nicole Clapp ",
10013801,"Lake Superior North Watershed Based Funding",2020,330508,"The Laws of Minnesota 2019, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7(a)","(a) $13,591,000 the first year and $13,375,000 the second year are for performance-based grants with multiyear implementation plans to local government units. The grants may be used to implement projects that protect, enhance, and restore surface water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from degradation; and protect drinking water sources. Projects must be identified in a comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan or metropolitan surface water management frameworks or groundwater plans. Grant recipients must identify a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this paragraph. ","Repair or replace 90 non-compliant septic systems, resulting in a decreased annual pollutant load in the Lake Superior Watershed of 3.04 Tons sediment (TSS), 306 Lbs Phosphorous, 1,218 Lbs Nitrates, and 11,079 BOD5 Lbs/year. ","This project funded inspections of 221 subsurface sewage treatment systems (SSTS) in the Lake Superior North Watershed. As a result of the inspections, the grant also funded repair of two septic systems for income-qualifying property owners. As a result of the inspections, landowners who did not qualify for funding repaired or replaced 111 non-compliant septic systems. Funds paid for significant outreach to property owners adjacent to Lake Superior and an SSTS database for Lake County. Work was done in priority areas and addressed septic systems which is a priority issue in the plan. Work was completed with a one-year extension due to staffing issues. Clean Water Funds provided leverage for the partnership to pursue and secure additional funds totaling $5000 from the MPCA. ","achieved proposed measurable outcomes",33586,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",329823,4066,,,"Lake County","Local/Regional Government",,,"Lake Superior North One Watershed, One Plan FY2020 projects will address subsurface sewage treatment (SSTS) goals outlined as priorities in the plan. Projects are housed in two participating counties, Lake and Cook Counties, with SSTS enforcement authority. The primary goals of these projects are to identify and address imminent public health concerns (primarily straight pipes and residue lack of separation) and to reduce groundwater nutrient loading by addressing non-compliant septic systems in the watershed. ",2020-03-24,2024-06-24,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Christine,McCarthy,"Lake County","616 Third Ave Two Harbors, MN 55616","Two Harbors",MN,55616,218-834-8370,christinem.mccarthy@co.lake.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Lake,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lake-superior-north-watershed-based-funding,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",No
36666,"Landscape-scale forest stand improvements for water quality",2017,114000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015, First Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7(b) ",,"300 acres of timber stand improvements","Lake County Forester staff worked with land owners to line up project to remove Spruce Bud Worm damage. Four landowners were signed up for NRCS EQUIP contracts and wCCMI crew removed the spruce budworm damaged trees. The Two Harbors-based Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa (CCMI) worked on a variety of forestry related SWCD projects on private land which were funded in part by federal EQIP cost-share, state PFM cost-share, and local capacity cost-share dollars. Projects included timber stand improvement, woody residue treatment, terrestrial invasive species control, tree planting, tree protection, and riparian area management. The CCMI crew also participated forest stewardship plan inventories where they obtained field measurements in order to determine stand productivity and management options. The crew was responsible for completing releve surveys in order to monitor plant communities in pre and post treatment areas where timber stand improvement operations occurred. Other accomplishments by the CCMI crew include conducting level loop surveys for the design of a road stabilization project, and the creation of a field guide titled, ?Managing Spruce Budworm Impact: A Guide for Balsam Removal?. ","achieved proposed outcomes",46440,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",114000,20,,,"Lake SWCD","Local/Regional Government","This project will implement timber stand improvement activities on over 300 acres of private forest land within the Knife River and Skunk Creek watershed; both are not meeting state water quality standards for turbidity. These activities will culminate in planting diverse, large-statured native trees, resilient in the face of forest pests and diseases, climate change, and deer browse. Through this project, significant areas of the Knife River and Skunk Creek watersheds will have a patchwork of seed sources that will naturally expand the footprint of a healthier forest. This targeted forest management effort is a low-cost investment in improving the forest conditions that are the root cause of riparian erosion issues on these north shore streams. ",,,,2020-02-05,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Dan,Schutte,"Lake SWCD","616 Third Ave","Two Harbors",MN,55616,218-834-8378,dan.schutte@co.lake.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Lake,,"Lake Superior - South",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/landscape-scale-forest-stand-improvements-water-quality,"See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html ","See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html and http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/boarddirectory.pdf ","Marcey Westrick",
10029428,"St. Louis River Watershed Implementation",2024,2228654,"The Laws of Minnesota 2023, Chapter 40, Article 2, Section 6 (a)","(a) $39,500,000 the first year and $39,500,000 the second year are for grants to implement state-approved watershed-based plans. The grants may be used to implement projects or programs that protect, enhance, and restore surface PreviouswaterNext quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from degradation; and protect drinking PreviouswaterNext sources. Projects must be identified in a comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan program and seven-county metropolitan groundwater or surface PreviouswaterNext management frameworks as provided for in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and 114D. Grant recipients must identify a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this paragraph. This appropriation may be used for: (1) implementing state-approved plans, including within the following watershed planning areas (see Chapter 40 Article 2 Section 6(a) (2) for the list of watershed planning areas: seven-county metropolitan groundwater or surface PreviouswaterNext management frameworks; and(3) other comprehensive watershed management plan planning areas that have a board-approved and local-government-adopted plan as authorized in Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.801. The board must establish eligibility criteria and determine whether a planning area is ready to proceed and has the nonstate match committed.","Make 2000 acres eligible for forest protection; 1500 feet of shoreline protected; reconnect 17 stream miles; 3 failing ISTSs replaced; 20 nonpoint and bacterial pollution projects completed; Initiate 3 invasive species projects; 8 wells sealed. ",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,"Albert Moline, Debra Taylor, John Tollgaard, Marcia Stromgren, Paul Fish",10.76819923,"St Louis, South SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,"The St. Louis River Comprehensive Watershed Management Plan targets projects to solve water quality problems. For this request the partnership will complete the following types of projects and activities in priority areas: Well Sealing, Septic System replacement, Enhanced Street sweeping, Smart Salt programing, livestock management, stormwater plans and BMPs, pet waste reduction programming, forestry education and projects, invasive species education and control, shoreline education and projects, culvert replacements, and stream restorations. Approximately eight wells will be decommissioned. In order to address impacts from SSTSs at least three failing septic systems will be replaced. For Forestry Practices, outreach and technical assistance will be provided. These efforts will make an estimated 2,000 acres eligible for private forest protection to benefit surface water, drinking/groundwater water quality and riparian habitat. This will be accomplished through land owner contacts, RIM program assistance, and technical assistance for riparian plantings and small acre plans. In addition, the partnership will identify priority locations to implement approximately three invasive species control projects. The partnership will address streambank and shoreline protection activities in several ways. Approximately 17 miles of streams will be reconnected. This will be accomplished by: design and implementation of as many as four culverts in priority areas to benefit aquatic life and improve water quality, completion of up to ten stream restoration feasibility studies, preparation of straightened stream reach inventory and prioritizations covering an estimated 2000 feet in the NSL Planning Area. In addition, the partnership will address shoreline protection for 1,500 linear feet of lakes and streams. Natural buffers, bank stabilization, bioengineering, and other practices will be utilized. This will be accomplished through outreach, design, and cost-sharing. Approximately 20 projects that limit the negative water quality impacts from stormwater and animal waste will be completed. Livestock management projects will be completed to reduce bacteria and other pollutants reaching surface water. Partners will develop and implement an outreach campaign to livestock owners in priority areas. Also, approximately 10 BMPs for livestock management, pasture management or related practices will be implemented. Partners will also address Pet Waste and develop an education program. This effort will seek to reduce bacteria in surface waters. The program will be developed for approximately four communities in the NSL Planning Area. Urban Stormwater Management Practices will be utilized by partners by completing the follow projects: Up to three rain gardens/catch basins will be installed in St. Louis River South to promote the implementation of low impact development techniques to reduce stormwater runoff, volume, and rate control. Enhanced Street Sweeping will be performed in Carlton County. This will include the purchase of a street sweeper and an Enhanced Street Sweeping Plans for five communities in the SSL Planning Area. Increased Smart Salt training and outreach for municipalities and private landowners to manage chlorides reaching surface and ground water from road salts and water softener salts with the goal that municipalities have Smart Salt Certified Staff, Communities achieved Level 2 Certification and education & outreach is delivered to priority landowners. The program will be delivered to approximately 8 communities in the SSL and NSL Planning Areas. These chloride reduction efforts could also be considered Non-structural Management Practices or Special Project Activities. Stormwater Management Plans will be developed for approximately 5 communities in the NSL Planning Area. An Adopt a Storm Drain Program will be developed for up to four communities in the NSL Planning Area. ",2023-10-20,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,R.C.,Boheim,"St Louis, South SWCD","4215 Enterprise Circle",Duluth,MN,55811,218-723-4867,rc.boheim@southstlouisswcd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Carlton, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/st-louis-river-watershed-implementation,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",2
36621,"Multipurpose Drainage Management - Greater Blue Earth River Basin Alliance",2017,301200,"The Laws of Minnesota 2015 First Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Sec 7, (k)","$750,000 the first year and $750,000 the second year are for technical assistance and grants for the conservation drainage program in consultation with the Drainage Work Group, coordinated under Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.101, subdivision 13, that includes projects to improve multipurpose water management under Minnesota Statutes, section 103E.015.","69 tons of sediment/year, 84 lbs of phosphorus/year, and 1820 lbs of nitrogen/year","This project has resulted in an estimated annual reduction of 3353 lbs of Nitrogen, 913.54 lbs of Phosphorus, 330.74 tons of Sediment, 355.77 tons of Soil Loss, ","Achieved proposed outcomes",89505,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",285634,41194,"Becky Buchholz,David Bucklin,Herman Bartsch,Jill Sackett Eberhart,Joshua Votruba,Kari Clouse,Kay Gross,Linda Meschke",0.795977011,"Greater Blue Earth River Basin Alliance","Local/Regional Government","The Greater Blue Earth River Basin Alliance (GBERBA) along with Soil and Water Conservation Districts, Counties, landowners, and drainage authorities in the ten member counties will install conservation drainage practices to improve water quality. 103E drainage systems with documented sediment or water quality issues are the focus with the goal of installing 52 practices such as improved side inlets (grade stabilization structures), alternative tile inlets, denitrifying bioreactors, saturated buffers, storage wetlands and others. The estimated benefit of these practices are reducing 69 tons of sediment, 84 pounds of phosphorus, and 1,820 pounds of nitrogen per year.",,"The Greater Blue Earth River Basin Alliance (GBERBA) along with SWCD's, Counties, landowners, and drainage authorities in the ten member counties will install conservation drainage practices to improve water quality. We have Letters of Intent to Partner from all 10 County drainage authorities. 103E drainage systems with documented sediment or water quality issues are the focus. GBERBA and member staff will be using hydro-conditioned digital elevation models (developed for the Greater Blue Earth River Basin via a FY2016 CWF grant) to model surface water flow through these priority ditch watersheds to efficiently target the locations where multiple practices will work on specific drainage paths. We expect to install an estimated 52 practices such as improved side inlets (grade stabilization structures), alternative tile inlets, denitrifying bioreactors, saturated buffers, storage wetlands and others. GBERBA has been awarded a federal 319 grant for conservation drainage which will assist with matching these CWF dollars, and allow for more efficient cost share use.",2017-01-25,2019-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Kay,Gross,"Greater Blue Earth River Basin Alliance","339 9th Street ",Windom,MN,56101,507-831-1153,kay.gross@co.cottonwood.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Faribault, Freeborn, Jackson, Le Sueur, Martin, Waseca, Watonwan",,"Blue Earth River, Cannon River, Cedar River, Cottonwood River, Des Moines River - Headwaters, East Fork Des Moines River, Le Sueur River, Lower Des Moines River , Lower Minnesota River , Minnesota River - Mankato, Shell Rock River, Watonwan River, Winnebago River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/multipurpose-drainage-management-greater-blue-earth-river-basin-alliance,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no
10035249,"Nelson Slough - East Park WMA",2025,4174000,"ML 2024, Ch. 106, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 4(f)","$4,174,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with the Middle-Snake-Tamarac Rivers Watershed District to restore and enhance wetland and upland wildlife habitat on Nelson Slough and East Park Wildlife Management Area in Marshall County, Minnesota.","Improved aquatic habitat vegetation - Pre-project submerged aquatic plant conditions have been documented on Nelson Slough by the Shallow Lakes Program of the DNR. We anticipate these surveys to continue. With this data, managers will be able to compare post-project conditions to those from past years to better guide management into the future. Remote data loggers have been documenting water levels continuously throughout the open-water season for multiple years at Nelson Slough. Since prolonged high water can negatively affect submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV), managers will be able to estimate how the impacts to SAV would have differed without the completion of the project",,,1553100,"MSTRWD and DNR, MSTRWD and RRWMB, RRWMB and MSTRWD and BWSR",4174000,,,None,"Middle-Snake-Tamrac WD","Local/Regional Government","Upon completion of the Nelson Slough project, wildlife managers will be able to more effectively manage flood waters to reduce ""bounce"", thereby improving habitat conditions for nesting and migrating waterfowl and other wetland wildlife on this nearly 2,482-acre impoundment. This goal will be achieved through 1) replacement of the existing outdated water control structure which also doesn't have the needed conveyance capacity; and 2) increase embankment heights by three and a half feet to provide more freeboard during large flood events, thus improving management capacity and overall safety of the project to meet the current Dam Safety Codes.","What is the issue: Nelson Slough is an on-channel impoundment on Judicial Ditch 19 (JD19) built in 1971. In its over 50-year lifespan, the project has provided wetland wildlife habitat benefits and flood damage reduction benefits on East Park Wildlife Management Area (WMA). However, flood waters come more frequently than anticipated, and slow release of those flood waters is impeding wildlife production on the WMA. The structure has also passed its expected life span and doesn't meet the design standards of today. What is the solution: A project team established according to the 1998 Red River Basin Mediation Agreement to discuss how the project could best fit current needs. The Project Team consists of representatives from the Middle Snake Tamarac Rivers Watershed District (MSTRWD), the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR), and other local stakeholders, and settled upon the proposed design. The Watershed District along with the DNR is now looking forward to construction. The project has two primary purposes: 1.Improve wetland wildlife habitat within the impoundment. Wildlife habitat, in particular for migratory waterfowl and wetland birds, will be managed to provide both forage and resting areas during the migration seasons, but also nesting habitat for those over-water nesting birds. 2.Improve the water storage capacity of the impoundment. In the new design the impounding capacity is not expected to change, but rather timing is expected to be utilized more effectively so the flood damages downstream are expected to be reduced with the improvements to the project. Design and Scope of work: MSTRWD-DNR partnership is proposing to replace the existing water control structure with a structure more capable of handling current flood events that feature the below changes: The existing 6' primary and 70' secondary spillway will be changed to overall 250' spillway, with a 40' primary and 30' of secondary spillway, providing additional capacity that the existing structure lacks to manage the water elevation. In addition, the existing embankments will be raised approximately 3.5' above the existing embankments to provide additional freeboard for expected flood events and to meet todays' design standards. Managers will be able to manage water elevation and release timing more effectively with the completion of this project. Currently flood waters are slow to leave the impoundment, flooding out water bird nesting attempts and negating potential storage for follow-up flood events. Furthermore, the current embankments leave little freeboard, limiting the volume of flood waters that may be stored during any one event. With the replacement of the water control structure, the improved embankments, and improvements to correct stability issues downstream on JD 19, flood waters can be effectively stored and metered out following downstream flood peaks to decrease damages caused to infrastructure and adjacent farmlands. Through improvements to the JD 19 system to improve stability, proposers of the project also expect to see improvements in water quality downstream in the legal ditch system as well as in the Tamarac River and Red River.",,2024-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Morteza,Maher,"Middle-Snake-Tamarac Rivers Watershed District","453 N. McKinley St. ",Warren,MN,56762,218-745-4741,morteza.maher@mstrwd.org,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Marshall,"Forest Prairie Transition",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/nelson-slough-east-park-wma,,,,
10003510,"Northeast Minnesota White Cedar Restoration - Phase 2",2015,335000,"M.L. 2014, Chp. 226, Sec. 2, Subd. 06d","$335,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to continue an assessment of the decline of northern white cedar plant communities in northeast Minnesota, demonstrate restoration techniques, and provide cedar restoration training to local units of government. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2017, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,335000,,,4.3,"Board of Water and Soil Resources","State Government","Northern white cedar wetland plant communities provide unique ecological, economic, and wetland functions, including high value timber, long-term carbon storage, winter refuge for deer and other wildlife, wildlife habitat, and thermal buffering for brook trout streams. However, these plant communities have been declining in Minnesota for decades mostly as a result of development impacts. The Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources is using this appropriation to continue efforts aimed at improving the quantity and quality of white cedar wetland plant communities in Minnesota. Efforts will include assessing existing white cedar communities to prioritize sites for restoration and then providing training and demonstration of restoration and re-vegetation techniques for local natural resource managers.",,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2014/work_plans/2014_06d.pdf,2014-07-01,2017-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Dale,Krystosek,"Board of Water and Soil Resources","403 4th Street NW, Ste 200",Bemidji,MN,56601,"(218) 755-2603",dale.krystosek@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mille Lacs, Pine, St. Louis, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/northeast-minnesota-white-cedar-restoration-phase-2-0,,,,
2956,"Northeast Minnesota White Cedar Plant Community Restoration",2012,125000,"M.L. 2011, First Special Session, Chp. 2, Art.3, Sec. 2, Subd. 04r","$125,000 for the first year and $125,000 the second year are from the trust fund to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to assess the decline of northern white cedar plant communities in northeast Minnesota, prioritize cedar sites for restoration, and provide cedar restoration training to local units of government.","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,125000,,,1.59,BWSR,"State Government"," PROJECT OVERVIEW Northern white cedar wetland plant communities provide a number of specialized habitat functions, including winter refuge for deer and other wildlife, thermal buffering for brook trout streams, and critical habitat for songbirds and other unique wildlife such as martens and fishers. However, these plant communities have been declining in Minnesota for decades mostly as a result of development impacts. The Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources is using this appropriation to try to improve the quantity and quality of white cedar wetland plant communities in Minnesota. Efforts will include assessing existing white cedar communities to prioritize sites for restoration and then providing training and demonstration of restoration and re-vegetation techniques for local natural resource managers. OVERALL PROJECT OUTCOME AND RESULTS Project Background: Northern white cedar (Thuja occidentalis) has been declining in Minnesota for decades. White cedar provides ecologically diverse plant communities and critical wildlife habitat and wetland functions. Project Goals:Reverse decline of white cedar plant communities in Minnesota.Improve quantity and quality of white cedar plant communities.Methods: Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) established seven experimental white cedar restorations and reference sites in Beltrami, Koochiching, St. Louis, and Lake Counties. Experimental treatments were designed by Dr. Rod Chimner and evaluated use of cedar seedlings, transplants, seeding and natural regeneration. Protection from browsing by wildlife was by rigid tree protectors and wire mesh enclosures. (See attached technical Report). Results: Evaluation/Prioritization of White Cedar Restoration Sites: Goal: Evaluate 100 white cedar sites for restoration/preservation. Results: 132 sites were evaluated in Aitkin, Koochiching, Itasca, St. Louis, Lake, Cook and Beltrami Counties. Establishment of Demonstration Sites: Goal: 400 acres restored/preserved. Results: 7 sites (485 acres) established in Beltrami, Koochiching, St. Louis and Lake County. Groundwater monitoring wells installed. Training Resource Managers Goal: Train 30 land managers. Results: Two training sessions with 66 trained. Project Findings:Many white cedar swamps are degraded and need restoration.Major disturbances were roads, ditches and herbivory.Most harvested cedar sites have not regenerated back to cedar, but were replaced by tag alder/balsam fir/red maple.Largest single factor affecting cedar survival was hydrological conditions.Site level hydrological conditions altered by roads may end up explaining tree growth and mortality.Project Significance: Northern White cedar provides unique wetland functions including:Thermal winter cover for white tailed deer.Critical habitat for pine marten, bear, fisher, songbirds.Provides thermal buffering for cold water fisheries (brook trout streams).",,"FINAL REPORT",2011-07-01,2014-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Dale,Krystosek,"Board of Water and Soil Resources","701 Minnesota Ave, Ste 234",Bemidji,MN,56601,"(218) 755-2603",dale.krystosek@state.mn.us,"Education/Outreach/Engagement, Planning, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mille Lacs, Pine, St. Louis, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/northeast-minnesota-white-cedar-plant-community-restoration,,,,
2956,"Northeast Minnesota White Cedar Plant Community Restoration",2013,125000,"M.L. 2011, First Special Session, Chp. 2, Art.3, Sec. 2, Subd. 04r","$125,000 for the first year and $125,000 the second year are from the trust fund to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to assess the decline of northern white cedar plant communities in northeast Minnesota, prioritize cedar sites for restoration, and provide cedar restoration training to local units of government.","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,125000,,,1.58,BWSR,"State Government"," PROJECT OVERVIEW Northern white cedar wetland plant communities provide a number of specialized habitat functions, including winter refuge for deer and other wildlife, thermal buffering for brook trout streams, and critical habitat for songbirds and other unique wildlife such as martens and fishers. However, these plant communities have been declining in Minnesota for decades mostly as a result of development impacts. The Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources is using this appropriation to try to improve the quantity and quality of white cedar wetland plant communities in Minnesota. Efforts will include assessing existing white cedar communities to prioritize sites for restoration and then providing training and demonstration of restoration and re-vegetation techniques for local natural resource managers. OVERALL PROJECT OUTCOME AND RESULTS Project Background: Northern white cedar (Thuja occidentalis) has been declining in Minnesota for decades. White cedar provides ecologically diverse plant communities and critical wildlife habitat and wetland functions. Project Goals:Reverse decline of white cedar plant communities in Minnesota.Improve quantity and quality of white cedar plant communities.Methods: Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) established seven experimental white cedar restorations and reference sites in Beltrami, Koochiching, St. Louis, and Lake Counties. Experimental treatments were designed by Dr. Rod Chimner and evaluated use of cedar seedlings, transplants, seeding and natural regeneration. Protection from browsing by wildlife was by rigid tree protectors and wire mesh enclosures. (See attached technical Report). Results: Evaluation/Prioritization of White Cedar Restoration Sites: Goal: Evaluate 100 white cedar sites for restoration/preservation. Results: 132 sites were evaluated in Aitkin, Koochiching, Itasca, St. Louis, Lake, Cook and Beltrami Counties. Establishment of Demonstration Sites: Goal: 400 acres restored/preserved. Results: 7 sites (485 acres) established in Beltrami, Koochiching, St. Louis and Lake County. Groundwater monitoring wells installed. Training Resource Managers Goal: Train 30 land managers. Results: Two training sessions with 66 trained. Project Findings:Many white cedar swamps are degraded and need restoration.Major disturbances were roads, ditches and herbivory.Most harvested cedar sites have not regenerated back to cedar, but were replaced by tag alder/balsam fir/red maple.Largest single factor affecting cedar survival was hydrological conditions.Site level hydrological conditions altered by roads may end up explaining tree growth and mortality.Project Significance: Northern White cedar provides unique wetland functions including:Thermal winter cover for white tailed deer.Critical habitat for pine marten, bear, fisher, songbirds.Provides thermal buffering for cold water fisheries (brook trout streams).",,"FINAL REPORT",2011-07-01,2014-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Dale,Krystosek,"Board of Water and Soil Resources","701 Minnesota Ave, Ste 234",Bemidji,MN,56601,"(218) 755-2603",dale.krystosek@state.mn.us,"Education/Outreach/Engagement, Planning, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mille Lacs, Pine, St. Louis, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/northeast-minnesota-white-cedar-plant-community-restoration,,,,
14354,"Red River Basin Water Quality Decision Support Application (WQDSA)",2012,194490,"Minnesota 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 2, section 7","(b) $3,000,000 the first year and $3,000,000 the second year are for targeted local resource protection and enhancement grants. The board shall give priority consideration to projects and practices that complement, supplement, or exceed current state standards for protection, enhancement, and restoration of water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams or that protect groundwater from degradation. Of this amount, at least $1,500,000 each year is for county SSTS implementation","Geospatial Data Products Data Products integrated into WQDSA in RRBDIN. Steering Committee Meetings/Train-the-Trainer Sessions. Feasibility report (expand WQDSA functions) Final Report and Workshops","Created new LiDAR-derived DEMs based on ground and key points for each block of the Lidar mapping initiative and converted blocks into seamless data set throughout the MN-side of the basin; resampled seamless data to 3-meter resolution. Established a standard method to process existing digital elevation data into and available products needed to hydrologically condition the base DEM. Determined that a DEM conditioned with HMS-based products (i.e. culvert locations) could be used to derive data products to achieve project goals. Developed a set of 42 project watershed boundaries consistent with the LiDAR-derived watershed boundaries from the HMS modeling and the current USGS HBD dataset. Developed and refined a hydro conditioning toolbox for use in ArcGIS based on meetings and technical workshops with NRCS and HEi personnel responsible for the quality control in HMS-models model. Created a hydrologically-conditioned 3m DEM, flow direction grid, flow accumulation grid, and fill grid for 19 of the 42 project watersheds. Developed a catchment processing toolset that will enable creation of catchment based data consistent with the data already complete or under development for Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAP) studies in the basin. Reviewed metadata standards and consulted GIS specialists to start development of metadata. Created a hydrologically-conditioned 3m and 5m DEM, flow direction DEM, flow accumulation DEM, and filled DEM for remaining 23 project watersheds. Created metadata for GIS raster products.",,49500,"The source of additional funds varies from project to project, but generally consists of federal, local and non-public sources. ",194490,10000,,1.13,"Red River Watershed Management Board","Local/Regional Government","This project will provide land and water managers in the Red River Basin with data and online tools to prioritize actions on the landscape that achieve water quality objectives identified in local and state plans. This will help identify strategically important locations for implementing erosion control and water management practices. Standardized watershed-based data products will be integrated into a web-based planning tool which will be added to the Red River Basin Decision Information Network (RRBDIN) being developed as part of the Red River Watershed Feasibility Study. The WQDSA project will develop and refine high resolution remote sensing data to effectively target locations that reduce field erosion, map areas of gully erosion and areas of concentrated flow based on subtle landscape changes. Using Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) technology allows large scale data analysis that would be impossible to obtain using traditional land survey techniques. The WQDSA will provide public access to new geospatial data layers in an online application to effectively plan and implement activities to reduce flow and sediment loading. The WQDSA will allow users to identify the water quality problems; establish goals and objectives; reference planning documents; interactively create maps of projects for demonstration and marketing; save projects in a database for future refinement; and potentially export relevant information in a format suited to existing planning and reporting tools. ",,,2012-01-01,2014-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Charles,Fritz,"Red River Watershed Management Board","NDSU Dept. 9030",Fargo,"ND ",58108,"(701) 231 9747",charles.fritz@ndsu.edu,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Becker, Beltrami, Big Stone, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Itasca, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau, Stevens, Traverse, Wilkin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/red-river-basin-water-quality-decision-support-application-wqdsa,"Wayne Zellmer -BWSR Grants Coordinator; Matt Drewitz -BWSR South Region Clean Water Specialist; Art Persons -MDH Planning Supervisor Drinking Water Protection; Jeff Hrubes -BWSR North Region Clean Water Specialist; Marcey Westrick -BWSR Metro Clean Water Specialist; Julie Westerlund -DNR Clean Water Coordinator; Robert L. Sip -MDA Environmental Policy Specialist; Anna Kerr -MPCA -Stormwater / TMDL Coordinator; Nick Proulx -DNR Central Region Clean Water Legacy Specialist; Karen Evens - MPCA -Watershed Projects Manager; Joshua Stamper -MDA Research Scientist, Pesticide & Fertilizer Management; Norman R. Mofjeld -MDA Hydrologist P.G. Well Management Section;"," The 20-member BWSR board consists of representatives of local and state government agencies and citizens. Members are appointed by the governor of the state of Minnesota consistent with Minnesota Statutes 103B.101. Board members at the time the grant was made were: County Commissioner Appointees: Quentin Fairbanks; Tom Loveall; Brian Napstad; Soil and Water Conservation District Appointees: Paul Langseth, Louise Smallidge and Bob Burandt; Watershed District or Watershed Management Organization Appointees: Gene Tiedemann, LuAnn Tolliver and Todd Foster; Citizen Appointees: Paul Brutlag ; Gerald Van Amburg; John Meyer; Cities & Townships: Sandy Hooker -Township; Christy Jo Fogarty -Metro City; Keith Mykleseth -Non-Metro City; Agency: Chris Elvrum - Minnesota Department of Health; Rebecca Flood - Pollution Control Agency; Tom Landwehr - Department of Natural Resources; Matt Wohlman - Minnesota Department of Agriculture; Faye Sleeper - Minnesota Extension Service;","Nicole Clapp",No
33588,"Red Lake Watershed District Drainage Inventory and Inspection Database",2015,38700,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Regular Session chapter 137",,"This project will result in an inventory and priority list of where inlet control and buffer strips are needed along a Judicial Ditch to reduce the nutrients, sediment and volume. ","The district acquired DrainageDB Software and an Acquire Mobile Tablet Device, and has been able to use the software to enter in over 100 inspections. This project has enabled the district to be more pro active and efficient in doing inspections targeting looking for sediment erosion issues along drainage systems and looking for opportunities to address them to improve water quality in the long term.","Achieved proposed outcomes",1800,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",7200,,"Board information for grantees can be found within contact directories on BWSR's website under Operational Resources, ""About Our Partners"".",0.01,"Red Lake WD","Local/Regional Government","The Red Lake Watershed District will create an inspection database for 103E ditches under their drainage authority. The district will acquire a database software solution to conduct field inspections and to track ditch maintenance projects and use the software to facilitate compliance with state statutes. The project will also develop a process for completing the annual inspection and reporting requirements under Statue 103E. The project will lead to improving the district's data management capabilities and identify drainage system needs that will improve water courses that are impaired for turbidity.",,,2015-03-10,2018-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Myron,Jesme,"Red Lake WD","1000 Pennington Ave S","Thief River Falls",MN,56701,218-681-5800,jesme@wiktel.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Beltrami, Clearwater, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake",,"Clearwater River, Red Lake River, Red River of the North - Grand Marais Creek, Red River of the North - Sandhill River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/red-lake-watershed-district-drainage-inventory-and-inspection-database,"See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html","See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html and http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/boarddirectory.pdf","Nicole Clapp",No
10035257,"Red River Basin Riparian Habitat Program - Phase I",2025,5119000,"ML 2024, Ch. 106, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(h)","$5,119,000 the second year is to acquire permanent conservation easements to protect, restore, and enhance stream and riparian habitat throughout the Red River watershed. Of this amount, $169,000 is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with the Red River Watershed Management Board and $4,950,000 is to the Board of Water and Soil Resources. Up to $380,000 of the total amount is for establishing a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. Subdivision 8, paragraph (b), does not apply to this project. A list of permanent conservation easements must be provided as part of the final report.","Agriculture lands are converted to grasslands to sustain functioning prairie systems - The outcome of the program will be permanently protected acres adjacent to key resources within the RRB. The outcomes to measure and evaluate may include the acres permanently protected, the acres of habitat enhanced, and the completion of targeted projects as a result of this program. These outcomes are identified in the state-approved Comprehensive Watershed Management Plans for watersheds within the RRB. These Plans are required to provide goals, metrics and methods to evaluate overall outcomes associated with the planned activities. Individual watersheds will follow their Plan to document, evaluate and report outcomes and progress to the state",,,836600,"Watershed Districts and Wild Rice Watershed District",5072000,47000,,0.5,"Red River WMB","Local/Regional Government","The Red River Watershed Management Board (RRWMB) will partner with the Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) on this basin-wide initiative to establish 780 acres of riparian/upland habitat within the Red River Basin (RRB) in Northwest Minnesota. This initiative will use BWSR's Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM) Program to target permanent conservation easements on agricultural lands to restore and protect stream and riparian habitat. The basin-wide scope of this effort will catalyze administrative efficiency, allow geographic flexibility and responsiveness to fluctuating markets, and help achieve multipurpose goals identified in local watershed plans.","This basin-wide initiative will establish permanent riparian and upland habitat adjacent to priority rivers and streams in the RRB of Minnesota. The RRWMB will partner with BWSR to use the RIM Program to purchase conservation easements for agricultural lands adjacent to riparian areas. These easements will restore and protect important stream and riparian habitat and have collateral benefits of reducing flood damages and improving water quality. The RRWMB is a joint power board of watershed district formed in 1976. The organization is analogous to the Mississippi Headwaters Board in that it has full authority to act as a fiscal agent on behalf of its members and can raise revenue through taxation. The organization was originally focused on providing a basin-wide perspective on flood control but has made programmatic shifts in recent years to assist its member Watershed Districts (WD) as they focus on management activities that includes the permanent protection of riparian and upland habitat. The RRWMB and the watershed districts are uniquely positioned to lead efforts at the basin wide scale to restore and protect stream and riparian habitats, given their history and current interest in implementing multipurpose projects that include habitat. This regional project will build on and streamline established RIM programming previously implemented by individual WDs within the RRB. This project will consolidate current applications from the region as it includes: (1) Lower Wild Rice Corridor Habitat Restoration Project, Wild Rice WD; (2) Doran Creek Stream Rehabilitation Project, Bois de Sioux WD; and (3) Swift Coulee Channel Restoration Project, Middle-Snake-Tamarac Rivers WD. As proposed, the project will provide basin-wide administrative efficiency, geographic flexibility, and responsiveness to target habitat restoration and protection to priority watercourses. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between RRWMB and BWSR will establish the process for permanently protecting eligible lands in RIM while also allowing flexibility for future restoration of stream habitat when needed. The RRWMB will serve as the program manager and BWSR will act as the fiscal agent. The RIM program will be delivered targeted watercourses through local WDs and Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCD). Outcomes of this effort will make substantial progress towards the RRWMB's regional and local habitat goals including permanent protection of riparian corridors fish species like Lake sturgeons and other Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) that directly rely upon these watercourse corridors for habitat ( e.g., Greater prairie chicken, Burrowing owl, Chestnut collared longspur, Dakota skipper, and Rusty patched bumble bee).",,2024-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Robert,L.,"Red River Watershed Management Board","11 Fifth Avenue East ",Ada,MN,56510,218-784-9500,rob.sip@rrwmb.us,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Marshall, Norman, Wilkin","Prairie Region",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/red-river-basin-riparian-habitat-program-phase-i,,,,
800,"Reinvest in Minnesota Wetlands Reserve Program Acquisition and Restoration, Phase 2",2011,6895000,"ML 2010, Ch. 361, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 4(c )","$6,895,000 in fiscal year 2011 is to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to acquire permanent conservation easements and restore wetlands and associated uplands in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture Wetlands Reserve Program. A list of proposed acquisitions and a list of proposed projects, describing the types and locations of restorations, must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. All restorations must comply with subdivision 9, paragraph (b).","Wetland and upland complexes will consist of native prairies, restored prairies, quality grasslands, and restored shallow lakes and wetlands Water is kept on the land Protected, restored, and enhanced nesting and migratory habitat for waterfowl, upland birds, and species of greatest conservation need A network of natural land and riparian habitats will connect corridors for wildlife and species in greatest conservation need Protected, restored, and enhanced shallow lakes and wetlands Expiring CRP lands are permanently protected Water is kept on the land Protected, restored, and enhanced habitat for waterfowl, upland birds, and species of greatest conservation nee","Restore and Protect 46 easements totaling 4,166 acres of protected and restored wetland and native grassland wildlife habitat complexes ",,,,6895000,,,1.6,BWSR,"State Government","The Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM) Reserve Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) Partnership will accelerate the restoration and protection of approximately 4,620 acres of previously drained wetlands and associated upland native grassland wildlife habitat complexes via perpetual conservation easements. The goal of the RIM-WRP Partnership is to achieve the greatest wetland functions and values, while optimizing wildlife habitat on every acre enrolled in the partnership. The RIM-WRP partnership enables Minnesota to leverage $1.4 of federal WRP funding for every state dollar available through RIM Reserve. This appropriation request of $6.895 million from the Outdoor Heritage Fund (OHF) will leverage $9.653 million in WRP funds to Minnesota. We expect to enroll approximately 46 permanent conservation easements totaling 4,620 acres of wetland grassland wildlife habitat complexes. This will enable the RIM-WRP partnership to restore approximately 230 previously drained wetland basins totaling 1,525 wetland acres, and the restoration of native grassland prairies on approximately 3,095 acres. Since WRP is an annual funded program through the 2008 Federal Farm Bill, this leveraging opportunity is available to Minnesota for at least the next four years. ","Minnesota's original wetland and prairie landscapes have been lost at an alarming rate over the last century and a half of European settlement. Minnesota's prairies once comprised nearly 20 million acres, extending from the borders of Iowa and Wisconsin in the southeast to North Dakota and Manitoba in the northwest. Less than 1% of this native prairie remains. Minnesota has lost an estimated 42 percent of its original 16 million acres of wetlands to drainage or fill activities. The loss of wetlands is most severe in the prairie regions of the state. Approximately 90% of prairie wetlands have disappeared and in the southwestern area of the state losses are as high as 99%. Prairie wetlands are particularly important for migratory waterfowl. Although the North American pothole region contains only about 10% of the waterfowl nesting habitat on the continent (including a significant portion of Minnesota), it produces 70% of all North American waterfowl. This extensive loss of Minnesota's prairie and wetland habitat has lead to the decline of many wildlife and plant species originally abundant in the state. Of the nearly 1,200 known wildlife species in Minnesota, 292 species, or approximately one-fourth, are at risk because they are rare; their populations are declining or they face serious risks of decline due to loss of habitat. The RIM-WRP Partnership, the premier private lands wetland restoration program in the nation, is a local-state-federal partnership delivered locally by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), the Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) and the Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) to ensure the RIM-WRP Partnership is a longstanding and successful program in Minnesota. In addition, this partnership is possible through collaboration among many local, state and federal partners including NRCS, BWSR, local SWCDs, Ducks Unlimited (DU), the Minnesota Waterfowl Association (MWA) and the United States Department of Interior Fish and Wildlife Services (USFWS). The RIM-WRP Partnership will protect and restore an estimated 230 wetland basins totaling 1,525 wetland acres and associated restored native grassland prairie on 3,095 acres in 46 permanent conservation easements totaling 4,620 acres. These restored wetlands and native grassland complexes will provide critical habitat for migratory waterfowl and other wetland dependent wildlife species in Minnesota. Wetlands provide habitat for fish and wildlife, including threatened and endangered species. They improve water quality by filtering sediments and chemicals, reduce flooding, recharge groundwater, protect biological diversity, sequester carbon and increase recreational opportunities. ","Described as the premier private lands wetland restoration easement program in the nation, the RIM-WRP partnership combined Minnesota's RIM Reserve conservation easement program and the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP). Combining RIM Reserve and WRP allowed OHF to leverage Federal Farm Bill conservation dollars to Minnesota. Utilizing both programs resulted in competitive payment rates to landowners and sharing of the costs associated with perpetual easement acquisition and restoration by both the federal and state programs.This opportunity was offered statewide but had a priority focus in the ecological provinces of the state that have experienced significant losses of wetland and associated prairies. It was delivered by local NRCS staff, local Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) staff and assisted by program staff from both NRCS and the Board of Soil and Water Resources (BWSR). In addition, Ducks Unlimited (DU) contract employees and staff provided by Minnesota Waterfowl Association (MWA) assisted in program delivery. Since the SWCD is responsible for the local delivery of the RIM Reserve program to private landowners on behalf of the State of Minnesota, they were ideally suited to work in concert with their local NRCS staff to efficiently and effectively deliver the RIM-WRP partnership. Once an easement is acquired NRCS is responsible for maintenance, inspection and monitoring during the life of their 30-year WRP easement. The state of Minnesota assumes sole responsibility via its RIM Reserve easement once the 30-year WRP easement has expired. BWSR partners with local SWCDs to carry-out oversight, monitoring and inspection of its conservation easements.Final Summary:In 2010, 2011, and 2012, RIM-WRP sign-ups occurred. 100's of applications were generated that far exceeded this appropriation.46 RIM-WRP easements were acquired on 4,166 acres. $5.2 million of RIM funds from OHF were paid directly to landowners which leveraged over $9.8 million of federal WRP funds. Approximately 1,416 acres of wetlands and 2,750 acres of adjacent uplands have been protected.The RIM-WRP Partnership successfully demonstrated that the State of Minnesota can cooperatively work with a federal partner (NRCS) and through a local delivery system (SWCD, NRCS, DU and MWA) to implement a permanent easement protection program that yielded thousands of acres of permanently protected wildlife habitat. This significant leverage was due to the amount of easement payments, conservation plan payments, and other costs the NRCS contributed to this partnership. The NRCS made the bulk of the easement payment portion through 30-year WRP Easement acquisition, while BWSR paid an additional portion for the Permanent RIM Easement.NRCS paid approximately 75% of the restoration costs for these easements, with RIM picking up the remaining 25%. The use of NRCS Practice Standards, along with BWSR's Native Vegetation Guidelines led to very high diversity mixes being seeded. The level of wetland restoration was dependent on restorable extent that would not impact lands outside the easement area. BWSR & NRCS evaluated restoration extent during our scoring review to ensure restoration was actually feasible, then followed up with site analysis and surveys.Several easements contained CRP contracts, where looming expiration meant a risk of losing habitat that was already in good condition. We estimate that 450 acres contained CRP contracts that were set to expire. Upon execution of the WRP Easement and RIM Easement, CRP contracts were required to be terminated.BWSR and the NRCS are committed to seeing all restorations through to ensure all sites provide beneficial habitat. Sixteen easements have restorations fully completed. Due to delays with easement processing, restoration was also delayed in several cases. Thirty easements still have some level of restoration yet to occur. BWSR is held to the statutory requirement that requires restoration of the easements we acquire. This restoration includes establishment of acceptable vegetation, if the current cover does not adequately meet site goals.",2010-07-01,2015-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",None,,,Tim,Koehler,BWSR,"520 Lafayette Road North ","St. Paul",None,55155,"(651) 296-6745",tim.koehler@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Big Stone, Blue Earth, Clay, Freeborn, Grant, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Mahnomen, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Murray, Norman, Otter Tail, Pope, Rice, Rice","Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/reinvest-minnesota-wetlands-reserve-program-acquisition-and-restoration-0,,,,
10035256,"RIM Wetlands - Restoring the most productive habitat in Minnesota",2025,3202000,"ML 2024, Ch. 106, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 4(c )","$3,202,000 the second year is to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to acquire permanent conservation easements and to restore wetlands and native grassland habitat under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515. Of this amount, up to $50,000 is for establishing a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. Subdivision 8, paragraph (b), does not apply to this project. A list of permanent conservation easements must be provided as part of the final report.","Wetland and upland complexes will consist of native prairies, restored prairies, quality grasslands, and restored shallow lakes and wetlands - A summary of wetland acres and associated native grasslands acquired through this appropriation will be reported. On-site inspections are performed every three years and compliance checks are performed in the other two years to ensure outcomes are maintained. An increase of wetland and associated grassland habitat are expected to increase the carrying capacity of wetland and grassland dependent wildlife. This has a positive impact on both game and non-game species. We expect more abundant populations of endangered, threatened, special concern and game species as complexes are restored. Core areas protected with highly biologically diverse wetlands and plant communities, including native prairie, Big Woods, and oak savanna - A summary of wetland acres and associated native grasslands acquired through this appropriation will be reported. On-site inspections are performed every three years and compliance checks are performed in the other two years to ensure outcomes are maintained. An increase of wetland and associated grassland habitat are expected to increase the carrying capacity of wetland and grassland dependent wildlife. This has a positive impact on both game and non-game species. We expect more abundant populations of endangered, threatened, special concern and game species as complexes are restored. Protected, restored, and enhanced shallow lakes and wetlands - A summary of wetland acres and associated native grasslands acquired through this appropriation will be reported. On-site inspections are performed every three years and compliance checks are performed in the other two years to ensure outcomes are maintained. An increase of wetland and associated grassland habitat are expected to increase the carrying capacity of wetland and grassland dependent wildlife. This has a positive impact on both game and non-game species. We expect more abundant populations of endangered, threatened, special concern and game species as complexes are restored",,,,,3202000,,,0.14,BWSR,"State Government","RIM Wetlands - Restoring the most productive habitat in Minnesota will protect and restore approximately 325 acres of previously drained wetlands and adjacent native grasslands on approximately 5 easements across the State to restore wetlands and associated uplands for habitat and associated benefits. The Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) will utilize the Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM) easement program in partnership with local Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCDs) to target, protect and restore high priority habitat. The program will utilize a ranking and selection process and be implemented locally by SWCD staff.","Wetlands are among the world's most productive environments with high biodiversity (a large variety of life forms). Only rain forests and coral reefs have more biodiversity. Wetlands are a home to many species of migratory and resident birds, reptiles and amphibians, fish, insects, and plants. They also benefit society by storing floodwaters, filtering pollutants, serving as a carbon sink, and providing recreation sites for boating and fishing. Minnesota has lost an estimated 42% of its original 16 million acres of wetlands to drainage or fill activities. The loss of wetlands is most severe in the prairie regions of the state (approximately 90% loss). Nearly 75 percent of all wetlands are privately owned, making it imperative that the public participate in wetland management and protection. Up to one-half of North American bird species nest or feed in wetlands and provide a home to at least one third of all threatened and endangered species. ""Prairie potholes are highly productive ecosystems of unparalleled importance to breeding waterfowl and many other species of wetland wildlife. Moreover, they are important nutrient sinks, store runoff that reduces flooding, sequester carbon, and provide other environmental and socioeconomic values"" The past, present, and future of prairie potholes in the United States. May 2008 Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 63(3). The typical sites this program prioritizes and targets are privately drained and farmed wetlands and associated uplands that offer little habitat or ecological benefits in their current state. Through a combination of eligibility screening and a scoring and ranking process, the program evaluates and selects applications that provide the greatest habitat and environmental benefit after restoration and protection via a BWSR RIM easement. RIM Wetlands is a local-state partnership delivered by SWCDs and BWSR. BWSR staff provide program oversight and manage the easement acquisition process and restoration design. Local staff promote RIM easements, assist with easement processing and provide technical assistance and project management services.",,2024-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,John,Voz,BWSR,"1732 North Tower Road ","Detroit Lakes",MN,56501,218-846-8426,john.voz@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Freeborn, Le Sueur, Nobles, Renville, Stevens, Watonwan","Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rim-wetlands-restoring-most-productive-habitat-minnesota,,,,
10006492,"RIM Buffers for Wildlife and Water - Phase VIII",2019,5000000,"ML 2018, Ch. 208, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd 2(g)","$5,000,000 the second year is to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to acquire permanent conservation easements and restore habitat under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515, to protect, restore, and enhance habitat by expanding the riparian buffer program under the clean water fund for at least equal wildlife benefits from buffers on private land. Of this amount, up to $745,000 is for establishing a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent conservation easements must be provided as part of the final report. ",,"Project selection criteria for the buffer program is designed to compliment historic investments to protect wildlife habitat in the degraded prairie region of the state. Providing connections between and adjacent to these previous habitat investments is a key factor in realizing the best return on investment found in wildlife population models. Riparian areas are logical corridors found between these historical habitat areas. Buffers targeting expiring CRP and near existing complexes of greater than 200 acres were given preference.","A total of 672 acres were affected: 0 Restored, 0 in Fee Title, 672 in Easements, 0 in Enhance.",5409400,"Clean Water Fund, Clean Water Fund and USDA-FSA-CRP",3214100,14400,,3.43,BWSR,"State Government","The Clean Water Fund (CWF) and Outdoor Heritage Fund (OHF) were used together to secure easements on buffer areas. 25 easements have been recorded for a total of 672.1 acres and are reported in the output tables for the final report (acre total does not include Clean Water Fund acres). The total acreage from both CWF and OHF sources for recorded easements is 1,152.4 acres. Only the OHF acres are being reported in this final report to be consistent with the approved accomplishment plan.","The sites enrolled were generally farmed sites adjacent to a sensitive water feature or drained and farmed floodplain wetlands and associated upland habitat. Expiring Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) contracts were also enrolled. These sites originally offered limited ecological benefits. Through a combination of a scoring and ranking process and eligibility screening, each application was evaluated, with the applications that provided the greatest habitat and environmental benefits after restoration and protection being selected for funding. Factors considered during site selection included: linear corridor connectivity, length and width of the filter strip, adjacency to a public water, size of the site offered for enrollment, additional wildlife benefits, highly erodible land or partially highly erodible land, threatened and endangered species, and addressing water quality concerns. MN Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) is a voluntary, federal-state funded natural resource conservation program that uses a science based approach to target environmentally sensitive land in 54 Counties in southern and western Minnesota. This is accomplished through permanent protection by establishing conservation practices via payments to farmers and agricultural landowners. Landowners enrolled in the federally-funded CRP for 14-15 years; CRP is administered by the United States Department of Agriculture-Farm Service Agency (USDA-FSA). It uses agricultural land for conservation benefits, rather than farming or ranching; The same land was also enrolled into a state-funded perpetual conservation easement through the Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM) Reserve program, administered by the Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR). Private ownership continues and the land is permanently restored and enhanced for conservation benefits. The RIM payment rates were consistent throughout this appropriation but CRP annual rental rates fluctuated, so the state's contribution to the overall easement cost varied in reaction to the CRP rate. One of the largest easements funded in this project was a floodplain easement in Renville county (65-13-20-01). The total easement was 139.1 acres (69.5 acres funded with this project) and protects portions of the Minnesota River and Unnamed Stream (M-055-129.2-001) and the floodplain areas. This easement is adjacent to a 57.3 acre MN CREP easement funded with ML2016 RIM Buffers Phase VI and adjacent to Cold Springs Wildlife Management Area (WMA). Cedar Rock WMA: South East Unit, which is adjacent to Cedar Rock Scientific and Natural Area (SNA) and Cedar Rock WMA: North West Unit, is across the Minnesota River in Redwood County. These easements, WMAs, and SNA total 1,268+ acres of habitat. A few other RIM easements are within 2 miles of this area, building on to the habitat complex and corridor connectivity along the Minnesota River, Rice Creek, and Unnamed Stream (M-055-129.3).",,2018-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dusty,Van,BWSR,"520 Lafayette Road North ","St. Paul",MN,55155,651-539-2573,dusty.vanthuyne@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Clay, Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Martin, Mower, Nicollet, Pipestone, Renville, Rock, Stearns, Waseca, Watonwan, Wright","Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rim-buffers-wildlife-and-water-phase-viii,,,,
35063,"RIM Buffers for Wildlife and Water - Phase VI",2017,6708000,"ML 2016, Ch. 172, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 2(g)","$6,708,000 the second year is to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to acquire permanent conservation easements and restore habitat under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515, to protect, restore, and enhance habitat by expanding the clean water fund riparian buffer program for at least equal wildlife benefits from buffers on private land. Of this amount, up to $1,079,000 (from $130,000 - amended in ML 2017) is to establish a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent conservation easements must be provided as part of the final report.",,"Project selection criteria for the buffer program is designed to compliment historic investments to protect wildlife habitat in the degraded prairie region of the state. Providing connections between and adjacent to these previous habitat investments is a key factor in realizing the best return on investment found in wildlife population models. Riparian areas are logical corridors found between these historical habitat areas. Buffers targeting expiring CRP and near existing complexes of greater than 200 acres were given preference.","A total of 1,441 acres were affected: 0 Restored, 0 in Fee Title, 1,441 in Easements, 0 in Enhance.",11187900,"Clean Water Fund, Clean Water Fund and USDA FSA- CRP",6542600,13500,,4.86,BWSR,"State Government","The Clean Water Fund (CWF) and Outdoor Heritage Fund (OHF) were used together to secure easements on buffer areas. 84 easements have been recorded for a total of 1,441 acres and are reported in the output tables for the final report (acre total does not include Clean Water Fund acres). The total acreage from both CWF and OHF sources for recorded easements is 2,793.2 acres. Only the OHF acres are being reported in this final report to be consistent with the approved accomplishment plan.","The sites enrolled were generally farmed sites adjacent to a sensitive water feature or drained and farmed floodplain wetlands and associated upland habitat. Expiring Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) contracts were also enrolled. These sites originally offered limited ecological benefits. Through a combination of a scoring and ranking process and eligibility screening, each application was evaluated, with the applications that provided the greatest habitat and environmental benefits after restoration and protection being selected for funding. Factors considered during site selection included: linear corridor connectivity, length and width of the filter strip, adjacency to a public water, size of the site offered for enrollment, additional wildlife benefits, highly erodible land or partially highly erodible land, threatened and endangered species, and addressing water quality concerns. MN Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) is a voluntary, federal-state funded natural resource conservation program that uses a science based approach to target environmentally sensitive land in 54 Counties in southern and western Minnesota. This is accomplished through permanent protection by establishing conservation practices via payments to farmers and agricultural landowners. Landowners enrolled in the federally-funded CRP for 14-15 years; CRP is administered by the United States Department of Agriculture-Farm Service Agency (USDA-FSA). It uses agricultural land for conservation benefits, rather than farming or ranching; The same land was also enrolled into a state-funded perpetual conservation easement through the Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM) Reserve program, administered by the Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR). Private ownership continues and the land is permanently restored and enhanced for conservation benefits. The RIM payment rates were consistent throughout most (2018 - 2022) of this appropriation but CRP annual rental rates fluctuated, so the state's contribution to the overall easement cost varied in reaction to the CRP rate. Note that one easement (64-18-18-01) listed on the parcel list was split into two easements as a result of an ownership split but is still reported as one easement in the parcel list; accounting for the difference of one easement in the text compared to the parcel list. The largest easement funded in this project was a floodplain easement in Rock county (67-05-19-01). The total easement was 181.9 acres (91.0 acres funded with this project) and protects portions of both sides of Champepadan Creek and its floodplain areas. This easement is adjacent to a 101.2 acre MN CREP easement funded with ML2016 RIM Buffers Phase VI and less than a tenth of a mile away from a 82.3 acre MN CREP easement funded with ML2017 RIM Buffers Phase VII. These three easements total 365.4 acres of protection along Champepadan Creek. A few other MN CREP and RIM easements are within 2 miles of this area, building on to the habitat complex and corridor connectivity along Champepadan Creek.",,1970-01-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dusty,Van,BWSR,"520 Lafayette Road North ","St. Paul",MN,55155,651-539-2573,dusty.vanthuyne@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Freeborn, Jackson, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Sibley, Swift, Traverse, Waseca, Watonwan, Wilkin, Wright, Yellow Medicine","Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rim-buffers-wildlife-and-water-phase-vi,,,,
10033407,"RIM Grasslands Reserve Phase IV",2023,4536000,"ML 2022, Ch. 77, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 2(b)","$4,536,000 the second year is to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to acquire permanent conservation easements and to restore and enhance grassland habitat under Minnesota Statutes, sections 103F.501 to 103F.531. Of this amount, up to $73,000 is to establish a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent conservation easements must be provided as part of the final report.","Protected, restored, and enhanced nesting and migratory habitat for waterfowl, upland birds, and species of greatest conservation need - A summary of the total acres acquired through this appropriation will be reported. On-site inspections are performed every three years and compliance checks are performed during the other two years to ensure maintained outcomes. An increase of native grassland habitat availability within a certain region is expected to increase the carrying capacity of grassland-dependent wildlife within that region. This would have a positive impact on both game and non game species. We expect more abundant populations of endangered, threatened, special concern and game species as these complexes are restored. Protected, restored, and enhanced habitat for migratory and unique Minnesota species - A summary of the total acres acquired through this appropriation will be reported. On-site inspections are performed every three years and compliance checks are performed during the other two years to ensure maintained outcomes. An increase of native grassland habitat availability within a certain region is expected to increase the carrying capacity of grassland-dependent wildlife within that region. This would have a positive impact on both game and non-game species. We expect more abundant populations of endangered, threatened, special concern and game species as these complexes are restored",,,,,4536000,,,0.17,BWSR,,"Using the Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM) program, this project addresses the potential loss of grassland habitats from conversion to cropland and accelerates grassland protection efforts not covered by other programs. Working in coordination with 11 established Prairie Conservation Plan Local Technical Teams (LTTs), and local SWCDs this proposal will enroll 936 RIM acres (approximately 12 easements), focusing on Minnesota Prairie Plan identified landscapes. This proposal focus is on protecting non-crop moderate to high quality remnant prairies and associated buffer that can be improved through habitat management.","In 2021 and 2022 an additional 144,000 acres of the USDA Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) will expire. Minnesota was once a land of 18 million acres of prairie. Today less than two percent remains. The few acres of native remnant prairie that remain were once thought of as too rocky or wet for row crops , but not anymore. If the current trajectory of grassland and prairie loss continues it will be devastating to grassland wildlife populations, including pollinator species. This proposal, working in partnership with Prairie Conservation Plan Local Technical Teams (LTTs) and local SWCD's focuses on protecting current grasslands and buffering native prairie that are within wildlife habitat complexes not covered by other conservation programs. There are programs for native prairie such as MNDNR Native Prairie Bank, Federal Native Tallgrass Prairie (NTP) and programs for cropland, but there are no programs for moderate quality prairies that have the potential for higher quality through protection and management. As Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) and LTTs review these areas for possible enrollment, they may find additional tracts that are native prairie. With this project, some native prairie may be included to square up parcels. In cases where larger tracts are identified, they will contact the DNR's Biological Survey and Native Prairie Bank staff for a more formal botanical survey of the site. The loss of native prairie and grassland habitat is arguably the greatest conservation challenge facing northwest, western and southern Minnesota. This proposal aims to protect 936 acres of prairie and grassland habitat by coordinating and accelerating the enrollment in Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM) through private land easements. This level of acceleration is needed to address today's rapid loss of grassland habitat and meet the goals set forth in the Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan. A portion of this funding request will be used to contract with the Conservation Corp of Minnesota (CMMI) to encourage young adults from diverse backgrounds to become engaged in conservation , involved in community, and prepare for future employment.",,2022-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,John,Voz,BWSR,"1723 North Tower Road ","Detroit Lakes",MN,56501,218-846-8426,john.voz@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Becker, Jackson, Lyon, Meeker, Murray, Rock, Traverse, Watonwan","Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rim-grasslands-reserve-phase-iv,,,,
1424,"Slowing Erosion in the Greater Blue Earth River Basin",2010,243250,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 2, Section 6 (c)","(c) $3,000,000 the first year and $3,000,000 the second year are for nonpoint source pollution reduction and restoration grants to watershed districts, watershed management organizations, counties, and soil and water conservation districts for grants in addition to grants available under paragraphs (a) and (b) to keep water on the land and to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams, and to protect groundwater and drinking water. The projects must be of long-lasting public benefit, include a local match, and be consistent with TMDL implementation plans or local water management plans. Up to five percent may be used for administering the grants (2010 - Clean Water Assistance)",,"40 projects prevented 232 pounds of phosphorus, 208 tons per year of sediment, and 225 tons of soil from entering water bodies in the Greater Blue Earth River Watershed.",,61000,,,,,,"Greater Blue Earth River Basin Alliance (GBERBA)","Local/Regional Government","The Greater Blue Earth River Basin is a large area within the Watonwan, Le Sueur, and Blue Earth River watersheds. Recent research by University of Minnesota, the National Center for Earth Dynamics, and others has found this basin to be the largest contributor of sediment to Lake Pepin. With this fact in mind, the Greater Blue Earth River Basin Alliance, or GBERBA, has been working towards the adoption of beneficial practices and projects in both agricultural and urban landscapes to reduce the amount of sediment entering surfaces waters.GBERBA's two prong approach aims to target riparian and bluff areas that are vulnerable to erosion and gullies. First, for agricultural practices, this project will target practices such as vegetative buffers, waterways, terraces, gully head protection structures, and water and sediment control basins in key positions on the landscape. These practices have been proven to not only reduce the loss of sediment to surface waters, but also reduce the impacts other pollutants.This project also targets urban stormwater projects in smaller communities that typically do not have regulatory requirements for stormwater like larger cities. Practices such as rain gardens, pervious pavers, stormwater bioretention areas, and bio-swales will be implemented to trap sediment and pollutants before they enter surface waters and increase infiltration of strormwater runoff.",,,,,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Kay,Clark,,,,,,"507-831-1153 x3",kay.clark@windomnet.com,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Blue Earth, Cottonwood, Faribault, Freeborn, Jackson, Le Sueur, Martin, Waseca, Watonwan",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/slowing-erosion-greater-blue-earth-river-basin,,,"Nicole Clapp",No
2101,"Soil Survey",2010,400000,"M.L. 2009, Chp. 143, Sec. 2, Subd. 03c","$400,000 is from the trust fund to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to accelerate the county soil survey mapping and Web-based data delivery. This appropriation represents a continuing effort to complete the mapping. The soil surveys must be done on a cost-share basis with local and federal funds.","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,4193600,,,,,,BWSR,"State Government","The Minnesota Soil Survey is an ongoing effort by the Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) that is systematically collecting and mapping data pertaining to soil types and other soil properties in each county of the state. Soils data is used by governments, farmers, and other businesses for a number of purposes from protection and restoration of soil, water, wetlands, and habitats to agricultural soil management to building construction. This appropriation will accelerate the mapping and digitization of soil surveys for Crow Wing, Pine, Koochiching, Lake, Cook, and Saint Louis counties. Overall Project Outcome and Results Accurate soils information is essential for evaluating the potential for land to support development, crop and forest production, and for identifying the most suitable locations for conservation practices and other land uses. Readily accessible local soil information is critical to informing conservation decisions and provides a foundation for sustainable land use planning. The soil survey is the mechanism for how this basic natural resource information is made available to land use authorities and landowners to make the best land use decisions. In the ongoing, multi-year project to map, classify, interpret, and Web-publish an inventory of the soils of Minnesota, this two-year phase of the project focused on accelerating the completion of a Statewide soil survey, increase soil mapping in targeted areas, and enhancing soils data through increased sample collection, availability and interpretation. Specifically: 330,000 acres mapped in Crow Wing County; 32,000 acres mapped in Pine County; 85,000 acres mapped in Koochiching County; 80,000 acres mapped in the Crane Lake subset of St. Louis County; 219,000 acres mapped in Lake County; 114,000 acres mapped in Cook County; Data from 1,000 soil samples (some dating back to the 1970's) were interpreted for the first time and incorporated into Soil Surveys for many Minnesota counties; Land use effects on soil carbon were determined on 122 sites in 14 counties throughout the State; this data can be used to develop soil carbon management guidance.   The soil survey project was extremely successful and many of the mapping goals were exceeded. Mapping surpassed initial acreage goals in both Crow Wing, Lake, Cook and Pine Counties, and the soil surveys for Koochiching and St. Louis Counties were completed 1 year ahead of schedule. A report detailing the results of re-analysis of lab samples from the 1970's highlighting land use impacts on soil carbon is available below and on BWSR's State Soil Office website. Project Results Use and Dissemination The Soil Survey project funded by the Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund is highlighted as a BWSR feature project on the Agency's home page. All the data, mapping information, and interpretations are available on the Web Soil Survey as a user-friendly, GIS-based application. Web Soil Survey provides soil data and information produced by the National Cooperative Soil Survey. It is operated by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and provides access to the largest natural resource information system in the world.   Project Publication: Historical C Project Report on land use impacts on soil carbon ",,"Final Report ",2009-07-01,2011-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,"Greg ",Larson,"Board of Water and Soil Resources","520 Lafayette Rd N","St. Paul",MN,55155,651-297-7029,greg.a.larson@state.mn.us,"Analysis/Interpretation, Digitization/Online Information Access, Inventory, Mapping","Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Cook, Crow Wing, Isanti, Koochiching, Lake, Pine",,"Cottonwood River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/soil-survey,,,,
3939,"SSTS Imminent Health Threat Abatement Grant Program - 2011",2011,1357221,,,"Evaluation and outcome plans are required as a part of the grant agreement between BWSR and the grantee. These required plans consist of verifying project installation and creating operation and maintenance plans to ensure the project is functioning as designed. Funded projects meet locally identified water quality goals within the larger scope of Minnesota's clean water efforts. Projects reduce pollutant loads aimed at improving watershed health over time. The long-term evaluation of clean water fund projects will be monitored as part of the state's intensive watershed monitoring strategy.",,,199636,,,,,,"Multiple Local Government Units","Local/Regional Government","Imminent Health Threat (IHT) systems are those that are discharging improperly treated human waste onto the ground surface or into surface waters. In addition to the potential water quality impacts, untreated sewage has the potential to introduce bacteria and viruses into the environment. When IHT systems are identified, county or city staff assist the homeowners through the process required to bring their systems into compliance with the septic ordinance. Low-income households are eligible for Subsurface Sewage Treatment System (SSTS) Imminent Health Threat grants from the Clean Water Fund to upgrade systems because of surface discharge or direct connection to surface waters. In 2011, $1,357,221 in grant funds were awarded to upgrade 172 systems. ",,,2011-01-01,2012-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,"SSTS Imminent Health Threat Abatement Grant Program - 2011",,,"Board of Water and Soil Resources",,,,,"(651) 296-3767",,,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Beltrami, Big Stone, Chippewa, Chisago, Cook, Dodge, Jackson, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Lincoln, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Pennington, Pipestone, Rice, Scott, Stearns",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/ssts-imminent-health-threat-abatement-grant-program-2011,,,"Nicole Clapp",No
14323,"Stewart River Watershed Protection Project",2012,105075,"Minnesota 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 2, section 7","(a) $13,750,000 the first year and $13,750,000 the second year are for pollution reduction and restoration grants to local government units and joint powers organizations of local government units to protect surface water and drinking water; to keep water on the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect groundwater and drinking water, including feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage treatment system (SSTS) projects and stream bank, stream channel, and shoreline restoration projects. The projects must be of long-lasting public benefit, include a match, and be consistent with TMDL implementation plans or local water management plans.","Liukkonen Streambank Project - Toe Wood Floodplain Bench, Stream Vanes, Critical Area Stabilization, Root Wads - Stewart RiverDreher Streambank Project - Toe Wood Floodplain Bench, Stream Vanes, Critical Area Stabilization, Root Wads - Stewart River. Lassonde Streambank Project - Toe Wood Floodplain Bench, Stream Vanes, Critical Area Stabilization, Root Wads - Stewart RiverLake County Highway Department Streambank Project - Toe Wood Floodplain Bench, Stream Vanes, Critical Area Stabilization, Root Wads - Stewart River. Seidel Streambank Project - Toe Wood Floodplain Bench, Stream Vanes, Critical Area Stabilization, Root Wads - Stewart River. Environmental Assessment Worksheet / DNR Protected Waters Permit / NPDES Storm Water Permit / Construction Easement / Land Use Permit - Stewart River Proposed Reductions: 480 Phosphorus lbs/year and 446 Sediment tons/year","This project achieved an estimated 480 lbs/yr phosphorus reduction and 446 tons/yr sediment (TSS) reduction.",,35025,"The source of additional funds varies from project to project, but generally consists of federal, local and non-public sources. ",105075,4800,,0.26,"Lake County Soil and Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","The Stewart River is a state protected water and a Designated Trout Stream. In 2010, it was identified as a high priority watershed during the update of the Lake County Water Management Plan. The river empties into Lake Superior near the drinking water intake for the City of Two Harbors. This project will restore five severely eroding streambank sites along a 1.5 mile reach of the Stewart River. Commitments have been secured from the five property owners, including the Lake County Highway Department, to complete the project. Overall, these five projects will restore and stabilize the natural channel morphology and will contribute to stable stream channel conditions. The benefits include reduced sediment downstream, less sediment pollution into Lake Superior and protection of native riparian plant communities. Toe wood combined with rock stream vanes, will decrease bluff erosion and create beneficial fisheries habitat through the introduction of much needed woody debris. Finally, the project will protect and re-establish native vegetation in riparian areas. ",,,2012-01-01,2014-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Wayne,Seidel,"Lake County Soil and Water Conservation District","616 Third Avenue","Two Harbors",MN,55616,"(218) 834-8378",seide002@umn.edu,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Lake,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/stewart-river-watershed-protection-project,"Wayne Zellmer -BWSR Grants Coordinator; Matt Drewitz -BWSR South Region Clean Water Specialist; Art Persons -MDH Planning Supervisor Drinking Water Protection; Jeff Hrubes -BWSR North Region Clean Water Specialist; Marcey Westrick -BWSR Metro Clean Water Specialist; Julie Westerlund -DNR Clean Water Coordinator; Robert L. Sip -MDA Environmental Policy Specialist; Anna Kerr -MPCA -Stormwater / TMDL Coordinator; Nick Proulx -DNR Central Region Clean Water Legacy Specialist; Karen Evens - MPCA -Watershed Projects Manager; Joshua Stamper -MDA Research Scientist, Pesticide & Fertilizer Management; Norman R. Mofjeld -MDA Hydrologist P.G. Well Management Section; ","The 20-member BWSR board consists of representatives of local and state government agencies and citizens. Members are appointed by the governor of the state of Minnesota consistent with Minnesota Statutes 103B.101. Board members at the time the grant was made were: County Commissioner Appointees: Quentin Fairbanks; Tom Loveall; Brian Napstad; Soil and Water Conservation District Appointees: Paul Langseth, Louise Smallidge and Bob Burandt; Watershed District or Watershed Management Organization Appointees: Gene Tiedemann, LuAnn Tolliver and Todd Foster; Citizen Appointees: Paul Brutlag ; Gerald Van Amburg; John Meyer; Cities & Townships: Sandy Hooker -Township; Christy Jo Fogarty -Metro City; Keith Mykleseth -Non-Metro City; Agency: Chris Elvrum - Minnesota Department of Health; Rebecca Flood - Pollution Control Agency; Tom Landwehr - Department of Natural Resources; Matt Wohlman - Minnesota Department of Agriculture; Faye Sleeper - Minnesota Extension Service; ","Nicole Clapp",No
18943,"Targeting and Addressing Ravines in the Greater Blue Earth Basin",2013,425000,"111 006 02 07A 000","Laws of Minnesota 2011, 1st Special Session, Chapter 6, Section 7, and Laws of Minnesota 2012, Chapter 264, Section 7","Reduce Phosphorus by 8,400 pounds/year and Sediment by 4,000 tons/year.","This project resulted in estimated reductions of 1,319 lb. of phosphorus per year, 1,271 tons of sediment per year, 1,313 tons of soil lost per year",,250000,"The source of additional funds varies from project to project, but generally consists of federal, local and non-public sources. ",425000,42500,"Richard Androli, Donald Kropp, Clark Lingbeek, Tom Warmka, Glen Mathiasen, Neal Mensing, ",1.6,"Greater Blue Earth River ","Local/Regional Government","This area of the Minnesota River Basin has been identified as contributing significant amounts of sediment to the watershed. The primary cause of the sediment is from gullies and ravines. This project by the Greater Blue Earth River Basin Alliance (GBERBA) continues efforts begun with FY2011 Clean Water Funds. Using data collected through Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and LiDAR, GERBA will install best management practices to address severe ravines and gullies in targeted specific locations. GBERBA will also use on the ground verification with landowners to identify and address the worst of the worst sediment contributors in the Greater Blue Earth River Basin. ",,,2013-01-01,2015-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Kay,Clark,"The Greater Blue Earth River Basin Alliance","339 9th St.",Windom,MN,56101,"(507) 831-1153",kay.clark@windomnet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Faribault, Freeborn, Jackson, Le Sueur, Martin, Waseca, Watonwan",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/targeting-and-addressing-ravines-greater-blue-earth-basin,"Wayne Zellmer -BWSR Grants Coordinator; Matt Drewitz -BWSR South Region Clean Water Specialist; Jeff Hrubes -BWSR North Region Clean Water Specialist; Marcey Westrick -BWSR Metro Clean Water Specialist; Art Persons -MDH Planning Supervisor Drinking Water Protection; Terry Bovee -MDH Principal Planner Drinking Water Protection; Julie Westerlund -DNR Clean Water Coordinator; Dave Friedl -DNR Northern Region Clean Water Specialist; Joshua Stamper -MDA Research Scientist, Pesticide & Fertilizer Management; Dwight Wilcox -MDA Ag BMP Program Planner; Anna Kerr -MPCA -Stormwater / TMDL Coordinator;-DNR Central Region Clean Water Legacy Specialist; Karen Evens - MPCA -Watershed Projects Manager;","Please reference following link: http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/boarddirectory.pdf","Nicole Clapp",No
27943,"Targeting Ravines and Gullies in the Greater Blue Earth River Basin - 2014",2014,378673,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Regular Session chapter 137","Projects and Practices 2014","This grant request, through an estimated 28+ ravine and gully control practices will prevent an estimated 2800 tons of sediment from entering the water bodies of the Greater Blue Earth River Watershed in the next ten years.","This project resulted in estimated reductions of 5,379 lb. of phosphorus per year, 2,009 tons of sediment per year, and 2,070 fewer tons of soil lost annually",,94700,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",378673,2704,"Members for Greater Blue Earth River Basin Alliance are: Clark Lingbeek, Cody Duroe, Daryl Tasler, Jeremy Nerem, Tom Muller",0.98,"Greater Blue Earth River Basin Alliance","Local/Regional Government",,,,2014-07-17,2016-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Kay,Clark,"Greater Blue Earth River Basin Alliance","339 9th St",Windom,MN,56101,507-831-1153,kay.clark@windomnet.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Faribault, Freeborn, Jackson, Le Sueur, Martin, Waseca, Watonwan",,"Blue Earth River, Le Sueur River, Watonwan River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/targeting-ravines-and-gullies-greater-blue-earth-river-basin-2014,"See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html","See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html and http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/boarddirectory.pdf","Nicole Clapp",NO
3961,"The Greater Blue Earth River Basin Alliance Agricultural Shoreland Initiative",2011,100000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 2, Section 6 (c)","(c) $3,000,000 the first year and $3,000,000 the second year are for nonpoint source pollution reduction and restoration grants to watershed districts, watershed management organizations, counties, and soil and water conservation districts for grants in addition to grants available under paragraphs (a) and (b) to keep water on the land and to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams, and to protect groundwater and drinking water. The projects must be of long-lasting public benefit, include a local match, and be consistent with TMDL implementation plans or local water management plans. Up to five percent may be used for administering the grants (2011 - Clean Water Assistance); (g) $2,330,000 the first year and $1,830,000 the second year are for grants to implement stream bank, stream channel, and shoreline protection, and restoration projects to protect water quality. Of this amount, $330,000 the first year and $330,000 the second year may be used for technical assistance and grants to establish a conservation drainage program in consultation with the Board of Water and Soil Resources and the Drainage Work Group that consists of pilot projects to retrofit existing drainage systems with water quality improvement practices, evaluate outcomes, and provide outreach to landowners, public drainage authorities, drainage engineers and contractors, and others. Of this amount, $500,000 the first year is for a grant to Hennepin County for riparian restoration and stream bank stabilization in the ten primary stream systems in Hennepin County in order to protect, enhance, and help restore the water quality of the streams and downstream receiving waters. The county shall work with watershed districts and water management organizations to identify and prioritize projects. To the extent possible, the county shall employ youth through the Minnesota Conservation Corps and Tree Trust to plant trees and shrubs to reduce erosion and stabilize stream banks. This appropriation must be matched by nonstate sources, including in-kind contributions (2011 - Shoreland Improvement)","The estimated sediment reduction for this project is 756 tons per year prevented from entering our waters. Buffers also mitigate flooding potential, improve aquatic and upland habitat, and stabilize streambanks.","Reported pollution reductions include 147 lbs/yr phosphorus, 103 tons/yr sediment (TSS), and 55 tons/yr soil loss reduction.",,407500,,,,,,"Greater Blue Earth River Basin Alliance","Local/Regional Government","The Greater Blue Earth River Basin Alliance (GBERBA), a nine County/SWCD JPO has identified buffers as a basin priority. This initiative will work towards the goal of identifying all DNR protected shoreland in the GBERBA counties without a 50 foot vegetative buffer. Buffer strips protect surface and groundwater from a multitude of pollutants. During stormwater run off events buffers can remove between 50 and 100 percent of nutrients, pesticides, pathogens, and sediment. The estimated sediment reduction for this project is 756 tons per year prevented from entering our waters. Buffers also mitigate flooding potential, improve aquatic and upland habitat, and stabilize streambanks. A subwatershed was selected in each county as a priority area to begin the work. The first step will be the mapping of the shoreland areas. Local SWCD and County staff will do the field verification of the mapping data. These selected watersheds will also be the areas of focus for the incentive dollars. The landowners in the selected priority watersheds will be eligible for a onetime $400.00 payment per acre of new buffer. The incentives would only be available for the first 50 feet of a newly installed buffer on cropland. Landowners will be encouraged to sign up wider areas but any width beyond 50 feet will not be eligible for our incentive. Buffers installed through programs such as CRP, RIM, CSP, EQIP and other state and federal programs will follow program guidelines. Other initiative programs could promote the use of third crops for harvest or biomass opportunities.",,,2011-01-01,2013-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,"The Greater Blue Earth River Basin Alliance Agricultural Shoreland Initiative",Kay,Clark,,,,,,"(507) 831-1153 x3",,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Blue Earth, Cottonwood, Faribault, Freeborn, Jackson, Le Sueur, Martin, Waseca, Watonwan",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/greater-blue-earth-river-basin-alliance-agricultural-shoreland-initiative,,,"Nicole Clapp",No
36701,"Urban Stormwater Assessment",2017,71000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015, First Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7(c) ","$6,000,000 the first year and $6,000,000 the second year are for targeted local resource protection and enhancement grants and statewide program enhancements for technical assistance, citizen and community outreach, and training and certification, as well as projects, practices, and programs that supplement or otherwise exceed current state standards for protection, enhancement, and restoration of water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams or that protect groundwater from degradation, including compliance.","The outputs of this project will be GIS-based inventory and assessment data and maps, from which targeted best management practices can be implemented to achieve the most significant water quality benefits related to stormwater management in urban nodes o","Work was completed as per the approved work plan and that included the Two Harbors Stormwater Management Plan was drafted by the City of Two Harbors and their consultant Bolton and Menk. Technical Service Area 3 and Lake SWCD assisted with the surveying of storm sewers for stormwater modeling. Army Corps of Engineers will be conducting a sediment study on Skunk Creek to contribute and inform the impairments and stream bank instability. Education and Outreach on Stormwater topics were conducted through social media, website, and presentations.","achieved proposed outcomes",17750,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",71000,,"Members for Lake SWCD are: David Falk, Jo Kovach, Phillip Goutermont, Ron Brodigan, Todd Ronning",,"Lake SWCD","Local/Regional Government","This project is designed to complete an inventory and assessment of existing stormwater infrastructure in the cities of Two Harbors and Silver including mapping urban surface and sub-surface storm water flow to determine flow paths, pour points, and areas of limited storm water infrastructural capacity. The results of this assessment will be an assessment with prioritized and targeted opportunities for municipal infrastructure retrofits or best management practice installation on both public and private land. This project will serve to identify and delineate sub-watersheds on the urban landscape, quantify and assess the capacity of the existing storm water infrastructure, and provide targeted and prioritized recommendations to City governments to guide future storm water retrofits and upgrades.",,,,,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Dan,Schutte,"Lake SWCD","616 Third Ave","Two Harbors",MN,55616,218-834-8378,dan.schutte@co.lake.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Lake,,"Lake Superior - South",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/urban-stormwater-assessment,"See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html","See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html and http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/boarddirectory.pdf","Annie Felix-Gerth",No
10029433,"Watonwan Watershed Implementation Grant - 2023 - 2026",2024,1136479,"The Laws of Minnesota 2023, Chapter 40, Article 2, Section 6 (a)","(a) $39,500,000 the first year and $39,500,000 the second year are for grants to implement state-approved watershed-based plans. The grants may be used to implement projects or programs that protect, enhance, and restore surface PreviouswaterNext quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from degradation; and protect drinking PreviouswaterNext sources. Projects must be identified in a comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan program and seven-county metropolitan groundwater or surface PreviouswaterNext management frameworks as provided for in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and 114D. Grant recipients must identify a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this paragraph. This appropriation may be used for: (1) implementing state-approved plans, including within the following watershed planning areas (see Chapter 40 Article 2 Section 6(a) (2) for the list of watershed planning areas: seven-county metropolitan groundwater or surface PreviouswaterNext management frameworks; and(3) other comprehensive watershed management plan planning areas that have a board-approved and local-government-adopted plan as authorized in Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.801. The board must establish eligibility criteria and determine whether a planning area is ready to proceed and has the nonstate match committed.","Estimated pollution reductions: Sediment (TSS): 369 tons/yr Phosphorus: 1,082 lb/yr Nitrogen: 20,057 lb/yr Pollution Prevention: 10 Soil: 0.25 tons/yr Volume Reduced: 0.3855 ac-ft/yr",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,,1.299329502,"Greater Blue Earth River Basin Alliance","Local/Regional Government",,,"The Watonwan River Comprehensive Watershed Management Plan identifies priority concerns, short-term and long-term goals for surface waters, groundwater, habitat and recreation, local knowledge and land stewardship. Through the plan, specific details for structural and management practices are described in the implementation profile for each of the six planning regions, which include North Fork, Upper Watonwan, Saint James Creek, South Fork, Perch Creek and Lower Watonwan. PTMApp was used to prioritize and target possible projects for each planning region and was designed to select the most cost-effective structural and management projects for removing sediment, TP, and TN. The highest priority for implementation efforts are aimed at restoring impaired stream reaches and lakes as identified in the Watonwan River Watershed WRAPS report. Projects will be prioritized through a scoring and ranking worksheet developed by the Watonwan Steering Team and approved by the GBERBA Policy Board. Existing and contract staff will work with urban and agricultural landowners to encourage the installation of BMPs on the landscape focusing on our goals and actions as set forth in the plan. Additional efforts will be made to educate watershed residents on priority concerns including surface water, groundwater, habitat and recreation, public awareness and land stewardship. The second implementation grant estimates completion of 25 ag practices, 10 non-structural, 5 streambank/shoreland, 10 well decommissioning, 1 wetland restoration, 20 subsurface sewage treatment systems, 3 urban forestry projects and 5 urban best management practices. Other focuses are multipurpose drainage management studies with local drainage authorities, comprehensive site visits through MAWQCP, and multiple outreach efforts in the watershed.",2023-12-08,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Kay,Gross,"Greater Blue Earth River Basin Alliance","339 9th Street",Windom,MN,56101,507-831-1153,kay.gross@co.cottonwood.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Jackson, Martin, Watonwan",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/watonwan-watershed-implementation-grant-2023-2026,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",2
10022934,"Watonwan Watershed Implementation Grant - 2021-2023",2021,700477,"Minnesota Session Laws - 2019, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2--S.F.No. 3, Article 2, Section 7(a)","(Watershed Based Implementation Funding)(a) $13,591,000 the first year and $13,375,000 the second year are for performance-based grants with multiyear implementation plans to local government units. The grants may be used to implement projects that protect, enhance, and restore surface water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from degradation; and protect drinking water sources. Projects must be identified in a comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan or metropolitan surface water management frameworks or groundwater plans. Grant recipients must identify a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this paragraph.","Measurable outcomes for this grant will include 69 BMPs. When implemented these practices will reduce Sediment TSS 314.50 T/Yr, Soil Loss 392.02 T/Yr, Total Phosphorus 25.16 T/Yr or 50,321.84 Lbs./Yr & Total Nitrogen 1.06 T/Yr or 2,132.25 Lbs./Yr.",,,818,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",10818,10001,,0.01,"Greater Blue Earth River Basin Alliance","Local/Regional Government",,,"The Watonwan River Comprehensive Watershed Management Plan identifies priority concerns, short-term and long-term goals for surface waters, groundwater, habitat and recreation, local knowledge and land stewardship. Through the plan, specific details for structural and management practices are described in the implementation profile for each of the six planning regions, which include North Fork, Upper Watonwan, Saint James Creek, South Fork, Perch Creek and Lower Watonwan. PTMApp was used to prioritize and target possible projects for each planning region and was designed to select the most cost-effective structural and management projects for removing sediment, TP, and TN. The highest priority for implementation efforts are aimed at restoring impaired stream reaches and lakes as identified in the Watonwan River Watershed WRAPS report. Projects will be prioritized through a scoring and ranking worksheet developed by the Watonwan Steering Team and approved by the GBERBA Policy Board. Existing and contract staff will work with urban and agricultural landowners to encourage the installation of BMPs on the landscape focusing on our goals and actions as set forth in the plan. Additional efforts will be made to educate watershed residents on priority concerns including surface water, groundwater, habitat and recreation, public awareness and land stewardship. The initial implementation grant will be to fund 35 structural, 6 non-structural, 6 streambank/shoreland and 2 urban best management practices and 20 well decommissioning. Other focuses are multipurpose drainage management studies with local drainage authorities, culvert/bridge inventory, comprehensive site visits through MAWQCP and multiple outreach efforts in the watershed.",2021-03-10,2023-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Kay,Gross,"Greater Blue Earth River Basin Alliance","339 9th Street ",Windom,MN,56101,,kay.gross@co.cottonwood.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Jackson, Martin, Watonwan",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/watonwan-watershed-implementation-grant-2021-2023,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",2
27996,"Watonwan Watershed Technician Greater Blue Earth River Basin - 2014",2014,132000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Regular Session chapter 137","Accelerated Implementation Grant 2014","Funds will be used to hire a watershed technician.","This project resulted in estimated reductions of 2 lb. of phosphorus per year, 1 ton of sediment per year, 3 tons of soil loss per year, and 2 acre-feet of stormwater",,101055,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",132000,4400,"Members for Greater Blue Earth River Basin Alliance are: Clark Lingbeek, Cody Duroe, Daryl Tasler, Jeremy Nerem, Tom Muller",5.72,"Greater Blue Earth River Basin Alliance","Local/Regional Government","The Watonwan Watershed Technician will provide highly focused targeting of conservation programs and practices. The technician will enhance current staff capabilities in the Watonwan watershed by collecting landowner contact information from previous studies and GIS methods, produce mass mailings about funding opportunities, and meet one-on-one with landowners to discuss their conservation concerns. The technician will implement 45 projects/practices over a three year period. The Watonwan watershed is largely agricultural based and contributes high amounts of sediment and nutrients to the Minnesota River. As the MPCA is set to begin its Total Maximum Daily Load assessment, this is the perfect time to work with landowners out in the watershed and to provide engagement and outreach to residents.",,,2014-03-06,2016-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Kay,Clark,"Greater Blue Earth River Basin Alliance","339 9th St",Windom,MN,56101,507-831-1153,kay.clark@windomnet.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Jackson, Martin, Watonwan",,"Watonwan River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/watonwan-watershed-technician-greater-blue-earth-river-basin-2014,"See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html","See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html and http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/boarddirectory.pdf","Nicole Clapp",NO
36704,"Watonwan Watershed Resource Specialist - Greater Blue Earth River Basin Alliance",2017,99000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015, First Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7(c) ",,"The Watonwan Watershed Resource Specialist has been trained to remotely target locations on the landscape best suited for conservation practices. Furthermore, GBERBA has funding to expand this targeting capacity within the next year. Having a trained empl","This project resulted in an estimated annual reduction of 1755.6 lbs of nitrate, 38.08 lbs of phosphorus, 23.52 tons of sediment, and 101.19 tons per year of soil loss.","achieved proposed outcomes",24750,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",99000,6,,,"Greater Blue Earth River Basin Alliance","Local/Regional Government","The Watonwan Watershed Resource Specialist has been funding with Clean Water funds since 2012. Since that time, the Watonwan Watershed Resource Specialist has been a crucial connector between landowners and natural resource professionals in the Watonwan Watershed. As the technical ability and responsibilities of the WWRS expands, the need and urgency to secure extended funding becomes a priority. This project will fund half of the Watonwan Watershed Research Specialist position through year 2020. ",,,,2020-04-01,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Kay,Gross,"Greater Blue Earth River Basin Alliance","339 9th St; Auditor/Treasurer",Windom,MN,56101,507-831-1153,kay.clark@windomnet.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Jackson, Martin, Watonwan",,"Watonwan River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/watonwan-watershed-resource-specialist-greater-blue-earth-river-basin-alliance,"See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html ","See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html and http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/boarddirectory.pdf ","Marcey Westrick",
34235,"Watonwan Watershed - Precision Targeting through Hydro-Conditioning",2016,52280,"Laws of MN 2015 1st Special Session Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7","Accelerated Implementation Grant 2016: Laws of MN 2015 First Special Session Chapter 2, Article 7, Section 7","Targeted Watershed Analysis","Geographic Information System (GIS) terrain analysis in subwatersheds of the Watonwan River watershed has been completed.","Achieved proposed outcomes",32300,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",129200,760,"Board information for grantees can be found within contact directories on BWSR's website under Operational Resources, ""About Our Partners"".",0.03,"Greater Blue Earth River Basin Alliance","Local/Regional Government","With the completion of LiDAR data in southern Minnesota, it is imperative to use this data as effectively as possible. In order to do so, the Greater Blue Earth River Basin Alliance (GBERBA) will contract with a vendor to complete a Geographic Information System (GIS) terrain analysis in subsheds of the Watonwan River watershed. This inventory will utilize the State of Minnesota LiDAR elevation datasets to create many GIS datasets by spatially analyzing the elevation data. Secondary datasets to be created include Critical Source Area, Specific Catchment Areas, Stream Power Index, Compound Topographic Index and Environmental Benefit Index. Multiple watershed maps to be developed will show priority ranking of best management practices and areas to target based on environmental sensitivity variables, such as slope, soil type, land use, distance to surface water, overland flow potential, stream gradient, bluffs and ravines, and erosion potential through this GIS analysis. This analysis will provide valuable data for future planning and prioritizing of projects when partnering with staff from Watonwan, Jackson, Martin, Cottonwood, Brown and Blue Earth counties, along with NRCS, SWCD, DNR, MPCA, and BWSR, and other partners. It will reveal opportunity areas to target to effectively and efficiently address the water quality impairments as listed on the MPCA 303(d) Impaired Waters List. The water quality impairments include excess turbidity, nutrients and bacteria, along with low dissolved oxygen. The precision conservation strategies involving LiDAR based DEM terrain analysis will prove its worth in future planning with conservation efforts tailored to the specific landscapes in the placement of practices within the critical source areas.",,,2016-01-22,2018-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Kay,Gross,"Greater Blue Earth River Basin Alliance","339 9th St",Windom,MN,56101,507-831-1153,kay.clark@windomnet.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Brown, Cottonwood, Jackson, Martin, Watonwan",,"Watonwan River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/watonwan-watershed-precision-targeting-through-hydro-conditioning,"See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html","See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html and http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/boarddirectory.pdf","Nicole Clapp",No
10022822,"Watonwan Watershed Drinking Water Protection",2021,54900,"The Laws of Minnesota 2019, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7(b)&(j), ","(b) $16,000,000 the first year and $16,000,000 the second year are for grants to local government units to protect and restore surface water and drinking water; to keep water on the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect groundwater and drinking water, including feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage treatment system projects and stream bank, stream channel, shoreline restoration, and ravine stabilization projects. The projects must use practices demonstrated to be effective, be of long-lasting public benefit, include a match, and be consistent with total maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation plans, watershed restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS), or local water management plans or their equivalents. A portion of this money may be used to seek administrative efficiencies through shared resources by multiple local governmental units. Up to 20 percent of this appropriation is available for land-treatment projects and practices that benefit drinking water. & (j) $850,000 the first year and $850,000 the second year are for technical assistance and grants for the conservation drainage program in consultation with the Drainage Work Group, coordinated under Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.101, subdivision 13, that includes projects to improve multipurpose water management under Minnesota Statutes, section 103E.015.","Grant Outcomes: -Practices - 22.5 acres restored native cover, Cover crops 100 acres (3 yrs), Sealing 10 wells. This will result in a savings of: N 1,870 lbs., Phos. 310 lbs., Soil 150 T and TSS 150 T all per year. Focused Educational Events ","Application: 22.5 acres of restored native cover (10 acres sod. 12.5 acres urban forest. 100 acres of cover crops. 10 well sealings. (1870 N; 310 Phos; 150 Soil; 150 TSS.)10 Education events. 10 promotional signs. 50 radio spots. Actual Results: 0 acres of sod. 21 acres of urban forest (297 trees). 150 acres per year of cover crops. 2 well sealings. (993 N; 2.13 Phos; 7.5 Soil; 1.33 TSS) 0 education events. 25 promotional signs. 60 radio spots. Quite short on pollution reductions. Exceeded cover crop acres and signage and radio spots. Short on sod, but over on forestry. Short on well sealings.","achieved some of the proposed measurable outcomes",21583,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",54900,10808,,0.050287356,"Greater Blue Earth River Basin Alliance","Local/Regional Government",,,"Members of the Greater Blue Earth River Basin Alliance (GBERBA) in the Watonwan Watershed will work with citizens, and city staff in the Watonwan Basin to embark on a Drinking Water protection effort. The focus of the project will be the over 8,800 acres identified as High and Very Highly Vulnerable areas within six Drinking Water Supply Management Areas (DWSMAs) contained completely or partially within the Watonwan basin. We will accomplish this by installing conservation practices, to protect and improve the resource, as well as inform the public about the value of drinking water quality. This project will use the recommended actions in each Drinking Water Wellhead Protection Plan as a guide. We will have the ability to affect the drinking water for 95% of the population in the Watonwan Basin. Potential contaminants in drinking water will be prevented/reduced by cost sharing recommended Best Management Practices (BMPs) outlined in the specific Drinking Water protection plans. The plans are for cities of Comfrey, Darfur, La Salle, Madelia, Mountain Lake, St. James, Truman, Windom, and the Red Rock Rural Water well field. All practices installed with this grant with the exception of well sealing will be in Highly Vulnerable Wellhead Protection areas only. Well sealing, 10+ wells sealed within the projects nine DWSMAs. Strong Information/ Education Effort o10 drinking water public education events o10 drinking water promotional signs o50 drinking water protection public service radio spots Urban and Rural Practices within Highly Vulnerable DWSMA's; 10 acres of nonnative lawn/sod areas improved to native cover 12.5 acres of urban forest tree planting, improving land cover with 250 large shade trees reducing/slowing storm water runoff. Other plan identified BMPs will include urban storm water projects, cover crops, nutrient management, and erosion control practices. Some practices will be cost shared with other available funds. ",2021-03-25,2024-02-23,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Kay,Gross,"Greater Blue Earth River Basin Alliance","210 10th Street Windom, MN 56101",Windom,MN,56101,507-832-8287,kay.gross@co.cottonwood.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Jackson, Martin, Watonwan",,"Watonwan River",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/watonwan-watershed-drinking-water-protection,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",No
10030938,"Well Sealing",2024,37500,"Minnesota 2023, Chapter 40, Article 2, Section 6 (b)","(b) $8,500,000 the first year and $8,500,000 the second year are for grants to local government units to protect and restore surface water and drinking water; to keep water on the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect groundwater and drinking water, including feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage treatment system projects and stream bank, stream channel, shoreline restoration, and ravine stabilization projects. The projects must use practices demonstrated to be effective, be of long-lasting public benefit, include a match, and be consistent with total maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation plans, watershed restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS), or local water management plans or their equivalents. Up to 20 percent of this appropriation is available for land-treatment projects and practices that benefit drinking water.","The primary measurable outcome is the number of wells sealed. With an average well sealing at a cost of between $1,600 - $2,200, the county estimates 25 additional wells may be sealed in DWSMAs, SWBCAs, or areas of contamination.",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,,,"Washington County","Local/Regional Government",,,"Washington County Department of Public Health and Environment seeks to continue a 100% cost share assistance well sealing program, that has been active since 2012, and an overall well sealing grant program that has existed since the early 2000s. County residents rely on groundwater for 100% of their drinking water. The County seeks to continue its diligent protection of this vital groundwater supply for its residents by sealing unused wells. Unused wells are a potential threat to health, safety, and the environment. Furthermore, the presence of numerous groundwater contaminant plumes throughout the County in areas only highlights has heightened the need to seal off these unused wells. The county proposes to provide 100% cost share reimbursement, up to a maximum of $2,000 (75% from CWF, 25% from matching funds), for wells located within Special Well Construction and Boring Areas (SWBCAs), known contamination areas and/or Drinking Water Supply Management Areas (DWSMA). This 100% program, first launched in 20212 and supported through subsequent grants, supplements a long standing well sealing program that offers 50% cost share reimbursement for any area in the county. If additional grant funds remain available, the county would propose to seal additional wells under our 50% program, under the same formula (75% from CWF, 25% from matching funds). ",2024-03-11,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Stephanie,Souter,"Washington County","14949 62nd St N PO Box 6",Stillwater,MN,55082,651-430-6000,stephanie.souter@co.washington.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Washington, Watonwan",,"Lower St. Croix River, Mississippi River - Twin Cities",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/well-sealing,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no