Soil & Water Conservation District Guidebook 2008 - Minnesota ...
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Carver Soil & Water Conservation District Carver County Land Cover 22 SWCD Guidebook 2008-2009 219 East Frontage Road Waconia, MN 55387-1862 PHONE: (952) 442-5101 FAX: (952) 442-5497 www.co.carver.mn.us/ departments/LWS/swcd.asp SWCD board meetings: 3rd Thursday of month at 8:30 a.m. Agricultural Forest Grass/Shrub/Wetland Water Impervious Recent Projects / Accomplishments SWCD Board of Supervisors Construction site inspections are done each year by the Carver SWCD through the Construction Site Erosion & Sediment Control Project. Since 2001, the Carver SWCD has been partnering with the Carver County Land and Water Services Division on inspecting construction sites for best management practices. About 400 site inspections are completed each year, and currently there are more than 90 construction sites in Carver County that are at least 1 acre in size. One site is the new Highway 212 project – a 12-mile stretch of brand new, four-lane highway. SWCD inspections have signifi cantly reduced water pollution by controlling erosion at these sites. About 200,000 acres in Carver County have been mapped as of December 2007 through the Minnesota Land Cover Classifi cation System mapping process. Land cover is identifi ed and mapped into a GIS system, creating land cover maps that are used to identify high quality natural resources, run watershed models, and identify corridor areas. 2005 Expenditures by category Monitoring / Research -- Education / Outreach $31,643 Wetland Conservation Act $22,950 Cost Share / project construction, implementation and maintenance $310,785 Planning/ other local water management duties $69,352 Conservation easement funding / assistance $24,412 Programs and Operations $149,364 Total $608,506 Name Position Address Phone Elected Ted Beise Chair 1412 Fairway Court, Chaska 952-448-4008 2000 (appointed) Russ Schlegelmilch Vice Chair 15040 114th Street, Young America 962-467-2125 1997-2002; 2006- Bob Burandt Sec/Treas. 1340 Waconia Parkway South, Waconia 952-442-4216 1997 Harlan Dobratz Member 17690 42nd Street, New Germany 952-353-2428 2005 Mark Zabel Member 8464 Pine Court, Victoria 952-443-3116 2003
Pictured: A 10-acre wetland and 20-acre upland buffer before (top) and after (below) construction. This project was funded through Continuous CRP. Project costs were less than $6,500. Continuous CRP promotion by SWCD staff has led to the establishment of more than 500 acres of buffer strips and wetland restorations during the past two years. Feedlot improvement projects completed by the SWCD include 12 complete ag waste systems installed in the past 10 years. Dozens of smaller scale feedlot fi xes have been accomplished to stop feedlot runoff from entering into surface waters. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Carver Soil & Water Conservation District About 325 open tile intakes have been replaced with rock inlets. Rock inlets save about 80 percent of total suspended solids and 50 percent of total phosphorus over open tile intakes.The Carver SWCD was one of the fi rst organizations to promote and install rock inlets as an alternative to open tile intakes. A grant from the Met Council allowed the SWCD to cost-share with landowners on these projects. Top 5 Natural Resource Concerns Preserving natural resources in the urbanizing areas Protecting and enhancing water quality in urban areas Maintaining agriculture production while protecting water quality Identifying impaired waters and the sources Implementing TMDL’s in the impaired watersheds Future Projects Clean Water Legacy project, implementing TM- DL’s – The Carver SWCD in partnership with the Carver County Land & Water Services received a grant to implement TMDL’s in the Carver, Bevens, and Silver Creek Watersheds. The SWCD recently hired a Marketing Technician to promote BMP’s in selected subwatersheds. The goal is to visit with each individual landowner to let them know how they can improve the water quality in their watershed. Foxford Road rainwater gardens – The Carver SWCD received a grant from the Met Council to design and install an alternative stormwater system for a neighborhood in Chanhassen. Rainwater gardens have been designed with assistance of the Association of Metropolitan Soil and Water Conservation Districts and installation is planned for fall 2007. 23
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Carver<br />
<strong>Soil</strong> & <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Conservation</strong> <strong>District</strong><br />
Carver County Land Cover<br />
22 SWCD <strong>Guidebook</strong> <strong>2008</strong>-2009<br />
219 East Frontage Road<br />
Waconia, MN 55387-1862<br />
PHONE: (952) 442-5101<br />
FAX: (952) 442-5497<br />
www.co.carver.mn.us/<br />
departments/LWS/swcd.asp<br />
SWCD board meetings:<br />
3rd Thursday of month at 8:30 a.m.<br />
Agricultural<br />
Forest<br />
Grass/Shrub/Wetland<br />
<strong>Water</strong><br />
Impervious<br />
Recent Projects / Accomplishments<br />
SWCD Board of Supervisors<br />
Construction site inspections are<br />
done each year by the Carver SWCD through the<br />
Construction Site Erosion & Sediment Control<br />
Project. Since 2001, the Carver SWCD has been<br />
partnering with the Carver County Land and <strong>Water</strong><br />
Services Division on inspecting construction<br />
sites for best management practices. About 400<br />
site inspections are completed each year, and currently<br />
there are more than 90 construction sites in<br />
Carver County that are at least 1 acre in size. One<br />
site is the new Highway 212 project – a 12-mile<br />
stretch of brand new, four-lane highway. SWCD<br />
inspections have signifi cantly reduced water pollution<br />
by controlling erosion at these sites.<br />
About 200,000 acres in Carver<br />
County have been mapped as of December 2007<br />
through the <strong>Minnesota</strong> Land Cover Classifi cation<br />
System mapping process. Land cover is identifi<br />
ed and mapped into a GIS system, creating land<br />
cover maps that are used to identify high quality<br />
natural resources, run watershed models, and identify<br />
corridor areas.<br />
2005 Expenditures by category<br />
Monitoring / Research --<br />
Education / Outreach $31,643<br />
Wetland <strong>Conservation</strong> Act $22,950<br />
Cost Share / project construction,<br />
implementation and maintenance<br />
$310,785<br />
Planning/ other local water management duties $69,352<br />
<strong>Conservation</strong> easement funding / assistance $24,412<br />
Programs and Operations $149,364<br />
Total $608,506<br />
Name Position Address Phone Elected<br />
Ted Beise Chair 1412 Fairway Court, Chaska 952-448-4008 2000 (appointed)<br />
Russ Schlegelmilch Vice Chair 15040 114th Street, Young America 962-467-2125 1997-2002; 2006-<br />
Bob Burandt Sec/Treas. 1340 Waconia Parkway South, Waconia 952-442-4216 1997<br />
Harlan Dobratz Member 17690 42nd Street, New Germany 952-353-2428 2005<br />
Mark Zabel Member 8464 Pine Court, Victoria 952-443-3116 2003
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