Soil & Water Conservation District Guidebook 2008 - Minnesota ...
Soil & Water Conservation District Guidebook 2008 - Minnesota ...
Soil & Water Conservation District Guidebook 2008 - Minnesota ...
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Watonwan<br />
<strong>Soil</strong> & <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Conservation</strong> <strong>District</strong><br />
Watonwan County Land Cover<br />
176 SWCD <strong>Guidebook</strong> <strong>2008</strong>-2009<br />
823 1st Avenue South, Suite 2<br />
St. James, MN 56081<br />
PHONE: (507) 375-3104<br />
FAX: (507) 375-3193<br />
SWCD board meetings:<br />
3rd Monday of month at 8:30 a.m.<br />
Agricultural<br />
Forest<br />
Grass/Shrub/Wetland<br />
<strong>Water</strong><br />
Impervious<br />
Board member information not available.<br />
Recent Projects / Accomplishments<br />
SWCD Board of Supervisors<br />
A series of sediment basins and<br />
streambank stabilization sites have been installed<br />
on a 1-mile section of Watonwan County JD #7 to<br />
reduce sediment and phosphorous from entering<br />
the Watonwan River. Six sediment basins have<br />
been constructed for a total of 1,300 feet and<br />
three riprap sites have been installed for a total<br />
of 1,100 feet. Also a 1 rod fi lter strip has been<br />
established on this 1 mile section. This project will<br />
have a sediment reduction of 27 tons per year and<br />
a phosphorous reduction of 29 pounds per year.<br />
2005 Expenditures by category<br />
Monitoring / Research $14,148<br />
Education / Outreach $5,895<br />
Wetland <strong>Conservation</strong> Act $8,733<br />
Cost Share / project construction,<br />
implementation and maintenance<br />
$80,223<br />
Planning/ other local water management duties $4,244<br />
<strong>Conservation</strong> easement funding / assistance $35,739<br />
Programs and Operations $53,661<br />
Total $202,643
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