Watershed Achievements Report

Watershed Minnesota River Achievements Basin Report 2008
Watershed Achievements Report Statewide 2015
Project involving multiple watersheds
Greater Blue Earth and Des Moines
River SSTS loans
This project was implemented to aid in replacing failing
sewage treatment systems in Watonwan, Blue Earth,
Cottonwood and Jackson Counties; thereby reducing
surface and groundwater contaminants such as fecal
coliform in the Watonwan, Le Sueur, Cottonwood
and Des Moines River watersheds. A total loan fund
of $1,2000,000.00 was dedicated to this project at an
amount of $300,000.00 per county. Blue Earth County
(BEC) was able to bring 52 systems into compliance
using a total of $531,210.63 of their available funds.
Watonwan County was able to bring 32 systems into
compliance using a total of $298,839.61 of their available
funds. Cottonwood County was able to bring 16 systems
into compliance using $192,455.35 of their available
funds. Of the total of $1,200,000.00 in available funds,
$1,022,505.59 was utilized. Additional funds may have
been used in early 2014 but spring weather delayed the
start of the 2014 septic installation season.
Goals
• Bring failing septic systems in Watonwan County into
compliance
• Bring failing septic systems in BEC into compliance
• Bring failing septic systems in Cottonwood County into
compliance
Results that count
• 32 systems in Watonwan County brought into
compliance
• 52 systems in BEC brought into compliance
• 16 systems in Cottonwood County brought into
compliance
Financial information
Funding type: CWP
Grant amount: $0
Final in-kind: $126,080
Final Loan: $1,022,506
Contact information
David Haler, Land Management Director
Watonwan County
108, 8th Street Sout
Suite 2
Saint James , MN 56081
507-375-1225
David.Haler@co.watonwan.mn.us
MPCA Project Manager: Paul Davis
New septic system trench being prepared in Watonwan County
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency www.pca.state.mn.us 79