Soil & Water Conservation District Guidebook 2008 - Minnesota ...

Root River
Soil & Water Conservation District
Agricultural
Forest
Grass/Shrub/Wetland
Water
Impervious
142 SWCD Guidebook 2008-2009
805 N Hwy 44/76, Suite 1
Caledonia, MN 55921
PHONE: (507) 724-5261
FAX: (507) 724-5448
SWCD board meetings:
2nd Wednesday of month at 9 a.m.
Houston County Land Cover
Recent Projects / Accomplishments
SWCD Board of Supervisors
A multi-purpose water retention
structure was recently completed. An earthen dam
was installed, controlling a 960-acre drainage
area, with 31.9 acre feet of storage volume. The
effective fi ll height is 25 feet. This structure
provides fl ood control, sediment reduction, erosion
control and wildlife habitat. The $49,000 cost was
shared by USDA EQIP funds, State Cost-share
and landowner contributions. Technical assistance
was provided by USDA – Natural Resources
Conservation Service and Root River SWCD.
2005 Expenditures by category
Monitoring / Research $282
Education / Outreach $5,066
Wetland Conservation Act $17,497
Cost Share / project construction,
implementation and maintenance
$333,903
Planning/ other local water management duties $4,432
Conservation easement funding / assistance $3,318
Programs and Operations $35,445
Total $398,943
Name Position Address Phone Elected
Vernon Fruechte Chairman 18418 Simmental Road, Caledonia (507) 724-2524 1999
Glen Kinneberg Treasurer 14824 County Road 17, Spring Grove (507) 498-5157 2001
Joe McManimon Vice-Chair 21860 County Road 13, Houston (507) 864-7439 1972
Doug Meyer Secretary 906 Redwood East, La Crescent (507) 895-8879 1968
Tony Becker Reporter 11721 Ridgeview Road, Hokah (507) 894-2437 2007