Soil & Water Conservation District Guidebook 2008 - Minnesota ...

AFTER BEFORE
Pictured: Rock rip-rap shoreline protection project on
Tulaby Lake.
Five water and sediment control basins
and one grade stabilization structure were completed by
combining the State Cost-Share Program with an EQIP
project. Together these practices will control storm
runoff fl ows from a 180-acre drainage area, reducing
erosion and improving water quality. Total cost of the
project was $49,094. The SWCD provided 15 percent
cost-share on top of the EQIP 50 percent to help reduce
costs for the landowner.
A Farm Bill Assistance Grant was split
by the Mahnomen and Norman SWCDs. Our goals
were surpassed with 1,360 contacts, 106 contracts and
3,927 acres enrolled into CRP/CCRP. Mahnomen’s
1,680 acres of CRP will bring landowners approximately
$974,400 in 10 years of annual payments.
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Mahnomen Soil & Water Conservation District
Top 5 Natural Resource Concerns
Restoring water quality in the White Earth
River.
Restoring water quality in Marsh Creek.
Developing wellhead protection plans for
public water supply areas.
Sealing unused, unsealed wells in wellhead
protection areas.
Implementing erosion control practices where
soil loss is impacting water resources.
Future Projects
South Twin Lake Shoreline Protection Project:
A Clean Water Legacy pre-proposal was denied, but
the Mahnomen SWCD didn’t give up and received
50 percent cost-share from the Wild Rice Watershed
District for the South Twin Lake Shoreline Protection
Project. A 715-foot rock rip-rap project will be
installed to reduce sedimentation of surface waters
due to shoreline degradation. The total cost of the
project will be $22,308 and it should be installed by
the fall of 2008. The project will provide valuable
benefi ts to Mahnomen County’s natural resources.
With estimated 19.01 tons / year sediment reduction
and 16.16 pounds / year phosphorus reduction, local
water management goals will be achieved.
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