WCD Sub-1 Water Quality Retrofit
The Bois De Sioux Watershed District (BdSWD) is partnering with the Wilkin County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD), Wilkin County, and landowners to reduce sediment load by 450 tons/year and phosphorus load by 90 lbs/yr to the Bois de Sioux River. This project is estimated to meet 10% of the Bois de Sioux-Mustinka short-term reduction goals for sediment and 28% of the short-term goal for phosphorus reduction in the planning region. Wilkin County Ditch #1 (WCD #1) outlets to the Bois de Sioux River, which is impaired for turbidity, dissolved oxygen, total phosphorus, and e. coli. The Bois de Sioux River flows into the Red River of the North. The project will improve drainage system efficiency and reduce future maintenance-related expenses, while reducing sediment and phosphorus loading, and improving turbidity and DO in WCD #1 and downstream waters. 56 grade stabilization structures (410) (i.e., side inlet structures) and 8 miles of continuous berms will be constructed as a permanent part of the main stem of WCD Sub 1 adjacent to Wilkin County Highway 430th Street. This WCD #1 improvement project is part of the capital improvement plan to retrofit existing drainage systems with water quality best management practices as part of M.S. 103E drainage proceedings to meet considerations for water quality improvements defined in M.S. 103E.015. These practices are listed within the comprehensive watershed management plan as priority activities to reduce peak flows into County ditches, provide better erosion control, reduce sediment, and improve water quality to receiving waters. While part of the overall project but not part of the grant request, the project also includes 8 additional miles of right-of-way that will be seeded to establish grass buffers, approximately 10 acres beyond those required by law. This grant request for the entire 8 miles of WCD Sub 1 will provide a significant benefit to the system and the Bois de Sioux River.
The Bois De Sioux Watershed District (BdSWD) is partnering with the Wilkin County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD), Wilkin County, and landowners to reduce sediment load by 450 tons/year and phosphorus load by 90 lbs/yr to the Bois de Sioux River. This project is estimated to meet 10% of the Bois de Sioux-Mustinka short-term reduction goals for sediment and 28% of the short-term goal for phosphorus reduction in the planning region. Wilkin County Ditch #1 (WCD #1) outlets to the Bois de Sioux River, which is impaired for turbidity, dissolved oxygen, total phosphorus, and e. coli. The Bois de Sioux River flows into the Red River of the North. The project will improve drainage system efficiency and reduce future maintenance-related expenses, while reducing sediment and phosphorus loading, and improving turbidity and DO in WCD #1 and downstream waters. 56 grade stabilization structures (410) (i.e., side inlet structures) and 8 miles of continuous berms will be constructed as a permanent part of the main stem of WCD Sub 1 adjacent to Wilkin County Highway 430th Street.
This WCD #1 improvement project is part of the capital improvement plan to retrofit existing drainage systems with water quality best management practices as part of M.S. 103E drainage proceedings to meet considerations for water quality improvements defined in M.S. 103E.015. These practices are listed within the comprehensive watershed management plan as priority activities to reduce peak flows into County ditches, provide better erosion control, reduce sediment, and improve water quality to receiving waters. While part of the overall project but not part of the grant request, the project also includes 8 additional miles of right-of-way that will be seeded to establish grass buffers, approximately 10 acres beyond those required by law. This grant request for the entire 8 miles of WCD Sub 1 will provide a significant benefit to the system and the Bois de Sioux River.
Annie Felix-Gerth
(b) $10,762,000 the first year and $11,504,000 the second year are for grants to local government units to protect and restore surface water and drinking water; to keep water on the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect groundwater and drinking water, including feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage treatment system projects and stream bank, stream channel, shoreline restoration, and ravine stabilization projects. The projects must use practices demonstrated to be effective, be of long-lasting public benefit, include a match, and be consistent with total maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation plans, watershed restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS), or local water management plans or their equivalents. Up to 20 percent of this appropriation is available for land-treatment projects and practices that benefit drinking water. & (i) $2,904,000 the first year and $2,904,000 the second year are for assistance, oversight, and grants to local governments to transition local water management plans to a watershed approach as provided for in Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.801. & (p) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 the second year are for grants to farmers who own or rent land to enhance adoption of cover crops and other soil health practices in areas where there are direct benefits to public water supplies. Up to $400,000 is for an agreement with the University of Minnesota Office for Soil Health for applied research and education on Minnesota's agroecosystems and soil health management systems.
Reduce 450 tons/yr of sediment (10% of 10-yr goal), reduce 90 lbs/yr total phosphorus (28% of 10-yr goal), and meet 12% of the 10-yr goal for ditch system inadequacy.
As a result of this grant, this project has achieved an annual estimated reduction of 450 tons of sediment and 90 lbs phosphorus.
LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS