Watershed Achievements Report
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Minnesota River Basin <strong>Watershed</strong> <strong>Achievements</strong> <strong>Report</strong> 2015<br />
Minnesota River Basin<br />
Active Projects<br />
Projects awarded<br />
Multiple watersheds in the basin<br />
Cottonwood-Redwood River Septic Loan Program – 2013<br />
Sponsor: RCRCA<br />
Funding: $ 9,000 CWF, $510,000 Clean Water Partnership<br />
(loan)<br />
Purpose: This project will continue offering low-interest<br />
loans to citizens, some of whom may not be able to<br />
acquire funding otherwise, for upgrading 50 septic<br />
systems to ensure compliance with state rules. Grant<br />
funds will be used to administer the low-interest loan<br />
program.<br />
GBERBA Conservation Drainage Partnership Program –<br />
2015<br />
Sponsor: Greater Blue Earth River Basin Alliance<br />
Funding: Clean Water Partnership (Grant) $147,200<br />
Purpose: Alternative side-inlets (categorized as grade<br />
stabilization structures) are an effective alternative to<br />
the classical side-inlet pipe. Instead of a horizontal pipe<br />
through the spoil bank, alternative side-inlets may utilize<br />
a drop structure with a water quality inlet on the surface.<br />
The water quality inlet allows water to temporarily pond,<br />
decreasing the stormwater’s sediment carrying capacity<br />
by as much as 95%. Twenty-seven shovel-ready projects<br />
will reduce peak downstream flows and annually prevent<br />
23.5 tons of soil and sediment and 23.5 lbs of phosphorus<br />
from entering ditches. The trash guard of the water<br />
quality inlet also prevents field residue from leaving the<br />
field. Additional water treatment (nitrogen) is likely with<br />
the setting of the water quality inlet in the grassed buffer<br />
of the drainage ditch.<br />
Greater Blue Earth Nonpoint Reduction Initiative – 2014<br />
Sponsor: Faribault SWCD<br />
Funding: Clean Water Partnership (Grant) $364,163<br />
Purpose: Provide education, outreach and civic<br />
engagement necessary for the development of structural<br />
and non-structural BMPs needed to improve water<br />
quality within the Greater Blue Earth River Basin. General<br />
education will have a regional focus to landowners.<br />
Outreach efforts will be focused on regional officials,<br />
staff and landowners. Civic engagement efforts will have<br />
a smaller watershed scale focus with efforts resulting<br />
in structural BMPs being placed on the land and nonstructural<br />
BMPs being adopted. Provide cost-share<br />
assistance to landowners within the Greater Blue Earth<br />
River Basin to implement NPS reduction BMPs. Provide<br />
technical assistance to landowners and administration for<br />
this grant. Develop and deliver education, outreach and<br />
civic engagement efforts.<br />
Blue Earth River<br />
Blue Earth River Dissolved Oxygen: Managing Flows &<br />
Nutrients – 2014<br />
Sponsor: Faribault County SWCD<br />
Funding: Section 319 (Grant) $234,334.00<br />
Purpose: Design a drainage watershed water quality<br />
treatment system through a mix of management and<br />
implementation practices to strike a balance between<br />
improved drainage need and local water quality benefit,<br />
while serving as an example site across the Greater Blue<br />
Earth River Basin. Install targeted BMP’s to reduce the<br />
amount of phosphorus, nitrogen, and sediment reaching<br />
the Blue Earth River, including 2 woodchip bioreactors, 1<br />
sediment basin, 5 water control structures, 6 alternative<br />
surface intake, and 1 saturated buffer. Establish up<br />
to 75 acres of cover crop demonstration plots. Host a<br />
minimum of one workshop/field day on BMP installation<br />
and/or cover crops/soil health. Create short videos so<br />
landowners, elected officials and LGU’s can see the<br />
installation process and how the practice works beneath<br />
the surface. Design and install signage at cover crop<br />
plots and BMP installation sites. Create and distribute<br />
promotional materials and advertisements as necessary.<br />
Blue Earth River Green Infrastructure Project – 2014<br />
Sponsor: City of Winnebago<br />
Funding: Clean Water Partnership (Grant) $10,000 and<br />
Clean Water Partnership (Loan) $1,000,000<br />
Purpose: Design and implement a region bioretention<br />
basin within the 25 block reconstruction project area,<br />
promote and implement green infrastructure activities<br />
throughout the City of Winnebago to reduce stormwater<br />
volume entering critical infrastructure, implement<br />
voluntary landowner BMPs found in the MN Stormwater<br />
Manual, prepare an in project area video and disconnect<br />
inflow and infiltration issues between the structures and<br />
main connection and develop SWCD grant program<br />
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