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Kandiyohi Soil & Water Conservation District Agricultural Forest Grass/Shrub/Wetland Water Impervious 68 SWCD Guidebook 2008-2009 1005 High Avenue NE Willmar, MN 56201 PHONE: 320. 235.3906 FAX: 320. 235.0984 SWCD board meetings: 3rd Tuesday of month • • 7:30 p.m. May - October 10 a.m. November - April Kandiyohi County Land Cover Recent projects / accomplishments SWCD Board of Supervisors Five sediment blocks were installed to reduce soil erosion and improve water quality, especially benefi ting Eagle Lake and other downstream waters. During rain events prior to the installation of the sediment blocks, water was overtopping the township road adjacent to the project and creating farming problems. Since the completion of the project, erosion has been eliminated and water volume has been controlled. Funding for the project came from State Cost-Share, Hawk Creek Watershed Project and Kandiyohi County Water Plan funds. 2005 Expenditures by category Monitoring / Research $3,040 Education / Outreach $27,356 Wetland Conservation Act $9,118 Cost Share / project construction, implementation and maintenance $115,501 Planning/ other local water management duties $6,080 Conservation easement funding / assistance $60,790 Programs and Operations $117,394 Total $303,951 Name Position Address Phone Elected Douglas L. Hanson Chairman 1601 8th Street SW, Willmar 320.235.0938 2000 Sherman Mankell Vice-Chairman 17197 County Road 5 NW, New London 320.354.2690 1980 Roger Rasmussen Secretary 6409 County Road 1 NW, Pennock 320.599.4461 1984 Kevin Clough Treasurer 11299 195th Street SE, Lake Lillian 320.974.3085 1998 Terry Schaefer PR & Info 28820 175th Street NE, Paynesville 320.243.5022 1997

AFTER BEFORE A streambank stabilization project (pictured) was recently completed to control erosion occurring near a feedlot and farm site. Stabilizing the bank in turn improves water quality downstream to Rice and Koronis Lakes. The project has a direct impact on water quality and public safety by decreasing total suspended solids and total phosphorous entering the North Fork Crow River. Funding for this project included: State Cost-Share, Kandiyohi County Water Plan, Crow Joint Powers, Rice and Koronis lake associations, and Crow River Organization of Water (CROW) Watershed Project. A wetland restoration to alleviate fl ooding problems in the city of Kandiyohi was completed in June 2007. This was a joint project with the Kandiyohi SWCD, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Kandiyohi County Water Plan and the city of Kandiyohi. The project restored four wetlands totaling 23 acres, two grassland areas totaling 16 acres, restored wildlife habitat and diverted overfl ow to an adjacent system that bypassed the city. Design and construction of an ag waste pit was recently completed by the SWCD at a local farm. The synthetic-lined pit is designed to hold the manure from the dairy barn and the runoff from the feedlots. Wastewater from the milk house is also emptied into the pit. Along with SWCD assistance, the landowner received EQIP cost sharing from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and cost sharing from one of the watershed projects. This also included assistance on a manure pump and a Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan. Kandiyohi Soil & Water Conservation District A Living Snow Fence pilot project grant of $20,000 was received from the Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR), along with a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Grant of $111,609 and Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) funds to establish living snow fences (LSF) to reduce the costs associated with snow removal and energy reduction. Other benefi ts of LSF’s include safer driving conditions, soil erosion, protection for livestock, habitat for wildlife and landscape aesthetics. Top 5 Natural Resource Concerns 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Improve and protect water quality in lakes, wetlands, rivers, streams and ditches Decrease stormwater runoff from urban and agricultural land, including feedlots and cropland Reduce wind and water erosion on cropland to tolerable levels Protect and improve wildlife habitat and control invasive species Promote responsible development Future Projects Grass Lake Prairie Wetland restoration -- The 1,200 acre site is located in the headwaters of the South Fork Crow Watershed, southeast and adjacent to the city of Willmar. Efforts are currently underway to restore the drained lakebed for the purposes of improving downstream water quality, providing downstream fl ood reduction, and restoring wildlife habitat benefi ts. The Kandiyohi SWCD, county, city and other project partners have agreed to cooperate and undertake this project to help secure the remaining easements, conduct the necessary drainage proceedings, and make the necessary site modifi cations to restore the drained lakebed. Just over 1,100 acres of land have been previously secured under permanent Reinvest In Minnesota (RIM) Reserve easements to facilitate the Grass Lake Restoration. Restoration work could begin as soon as property rights are secured on the remaining six properties affecting approximately 400 additional acres. 69

Kandiyohi<br />

<strong>Soil</strong> & <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Conservation</strong> <strong>District</strong><br />

Agricultural<br />

Forest<br />

Grass/Shrub/Wetland<br />

<strong>Water</strong><br />

Impervious<br />

68 SWCD <strong>Guidebook</strong> <strong>2008</strong>-2009<br />

1005 High Avenue NE<br />

Willmar, MN 56201<br />

PHONE: 320. 235.3906<br />

FAX: 320. 235.0984<br />

SWCD board meetings:<br />

3rd Tuesday of month<br />

•<br />

•<br />

7:30 p.m. May - October<br />

10 a.m. November - April<br />

Kandiyohi County Land Cover<br />

Recent projects / accomplishments<br />

SWCD Board of Supervisors<br />

Five sediment blocks were installed<br />

to reduce soil erosion and improve water quality,<br />

especially benefi ting Eagle Lake and other<br />

downstream waters. During rain events prior to<br />

the installation of the sediment blocks, water<br />

was overtopping the township road adjacent to<br />

the project and creating farming problems. Since<br />

the completion of the project, erosion has been<br />

eliminated and water volume has been controlled.<br />

Funding for the project came from State Cost-Share,<br />

Hawk Creek <strong>Water</strong>shed Project and Kandiyohi<br />

County <strong>Water</strong> Plan funds.<br />

2005 Expenditures by category<br />

Monitoring / Research $3,040<br />

Education / Outreach $27,356<br />

Wetland <strong>Conservation</strong> Act $9,118<br />

Cost Share / project construction,<br />

implementation and maintenance<br />

$115,501<br />

Planning/ other local water management duties $6,080<br />

<strong>Conservation</strong> easement funding / assistance $60,790<br />

Programs and Operations $117,394<br />

Total $303,951<br />

Name Position Address Phone Elected<br />

Douglas L. Hanson Chairman 1601 8th Street SW, Willmar 320.235.0938 2000<br />

Sherman Mankell Vice-Chairman 17197 County Road 5 NW, New London 320.354.2690 1980<br />

Roger Rasmussen Secretary 6409 County Road 1 NW, Pennock 320.599.4461 1984<br />

Kevin Clough Treasurer 11299 195th Street SE, Lake Lillian 320.974.3085 1998<br />

Terry Schaefer PR & Info 28820 175th Street NE, Paynesville 320.243.5022 1997

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