Soil & Water Conservation District Guidebook 2008 - Minnesota ...
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Washington<br />
<strong>Conservation</strong> <strong>District</strong><br />
174 SWCD <strong>Guidebook</strong> <strong>2008</strong>-2009<br />
1380 W Frontage Road Hwy 36<br />
Stillwater, MN 55082<br />
PHONE: (651) 275-1136<br />
FAX: (651) 275-1254<br />
www.mnwcd.org<br />
Washington County<br />
Land Cover<br />
Top 5 Natural Resource Concerns<br />
1.<br />
2.<br />
3.<br />
4.<br />
5.<br />
SWCD board meetings:<br />
2nd Wednesday of month at 1 p.m.<br />
Agricultural<br />
Forest<br />
Grass/Shrub/Wetland<br />
<strong>Water</strong><br />
Impervious<br />
Monitoring, protecting, and enhancing the surface<br />
water and groundwater quality<br />
Urban and rural runoff, erosion, and sedimentation<br />
issues<br />
Preservation and reconstruction of natural ecosystems<br />
(prairies, forests, savannas, water bodies)<br />
Wetland issues<br />
Outreach and education<br />
Recent Projects / Accomplishments<br />
SWCD Board of Supervisors<br />
Several Best Management<br />
Practice (BMP) installations<br />
each year are facilitated by the WCD by making<br />
technical and fi nancial assistance available<br />
to landowners. The benefi ts of BMP projects<br />
include improved surface water quality, reduced<br />
erosion and sedimentation, enhanced groundwater<br />
recharge, and reduced stormwater runoff. Recently<br />
installed BMPs include grassed waterways, feedlot<br />
runoff management systems, bioretention systems<br />
(including rain gardens), wetland restorations,<br />
gully stabilizations, and shoreline stabilizations.<br />
Cost-share funding is provided by state grants<br />
through the Board of <strong>Water</strong> and <strong>Soil</strong> Resources,<br />
WCD, local government units, federal agricultural<br />
programs, and other sources.<br />
A comprehensive education and<br />
outreach program within Washington County – the<br />
East Metro <strong>Water</strong> Resource Education Program<br />
(EMWREP) – is a partnership formed by the<br />
WCD, fi ve watershed organizations, six cities,<br />
and Washington County. The goal of EMWREP<br />
is to reduce non-point source water pollution<br />
2005 Expenditures by category<br />
Monitoring / Research $290,808<br />
Education / Outreach $22,200<br />
Wetland <strong>Conservation</strong> Act $62,337<br />
Cost Share / project construction,<br />
implementation and maintenance<br />
$311,900<br />
Planning/ other local water management duties $148,434<br />
<strong>Conservation</strong> easement funding / assistance $1,000<br />
Programs and Operations $174,287<br />
Total $1,012,969<br />
Name Position Address Phone Elected<br />
Louise Smallidge Chair 10992 Point Douglas Road, Hastings 651.459.5600 1996<br />
Tom Armstrong Vice Chair 8280 15th Street North, Lake Elmo 651.738.2450 2003<br />
Tom Meyer Treasurer 7079 Sherwood Court, Woodbury 651.470.3301 2003<br />
Gary Baumann Secretary 10600 Joliet Avenue North, Stillwater 651.653.6922 2003<br />
Rosemary Wallace PR and Information 580 Eagle Ridge Trail, Stillwater 651.342.0077 2005
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