Soil & Water Conservation District Guidebook 2008 - Minnesota ...
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Pictured: A 10-acre wetland and 20-acre upland buffer before<br />
(top) and after (below) construction. This project was funded<br />
through Continuous CRP. Project costs were less than $6,500.<br />
Continuous CRP promotion by SWCD<br />
staff has led to the establishment of more than 500 acres<br />
of buffer strips and wetland restorations during the past<br />
two years.<br />
Feedlot improvement projects completed<br />
by the SWCD include 12 complete ag waste systems<br />
installed in the past 10 years. Dozens of smaller scale<br />
feedlot fi xes have been accomplished to stop feedlot<br />
runoff from entering into surface waters.<br />
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Carver <strong>Soil</strong> & <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Conservation</strong> <strong>District</strong><br />
About 325 open tile intakes have been<br />
replaced with rock inlets. Rock inlets save about 80<br />
percent of total suspended solids and 50 percent of<br />
total phosphorus over open tile intakes.The Carver<br />
SWCD was one of the fi rst organizations to promote<br />
and install rock inlets as an alternative to open tile<br />
intakes. A grant from the Met Council allowed the<br />
SWCD to cost-share with landowners on these<br />
projects.<br />
Top 5 Natural Resource Concerns<br />
Preserving natural resources in the urbanizing<br />
areas<br />
Protecting and enhancing water quality in<br />
urban areas<br />
Maintaining agriculture production while<br />
protecting water quality<br />
Identifying impaired waters and the sources<br />
Implementing TMDL’s in the impaired watersheds<br />
Future Projects<br />
Clean <strong>Water</strong> Legacy project, implementing TM-<br />
DL’s – The Carver SWCD in partnership with the<br />
Carver County Land & <strong>Water</strong> Services received a<br />
grant to implement TMDL’s in the Carver, Bevens,<br />
and Silver Creek <strong>Water</strong>sheds. The SWCD recently<br />
hired a Marketing Technician to promote BMP’s in<br />
selected subwatersheds. The goal is to visit with each<br />
individual landowner to let them know how they can<br />
improve the water quality in their watershed.<br />
Foxford Road rainwater gardens – The Carver<br />
SWCD received a grant from the Met Council to design<br />
and install an alternative stormwater system for<br />
a neighborhood in Chanhassen. Rainwater gardens<br />
have been designed with assistance of the Association<br />
of Metropolitan <strong>Soil</strong> and <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Conservation</strong><br />
<strong>District</strong>s and installation is planned for fall 2007.<br />
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