Seven Mile Creek Watershed Riparian Enhancements for Water Quality
Seven Mile Creek is a direct tributary to the Minnesota River in south-central Minnesota. It drains heavily tiled agricultural land in its upper watershed and meanders through a forested valley as a spring-fed trout stream within Nicollet County's premier park. Impaired by turbidity, conservation work will target ravines that have been identified as the principal source of sediment entering the stream and installing conservation practices as a primary agent in protecting the stream and will include: grassland buffers, water and sediment control basins, ravine stabilization practices, invasive species management, and riparian restoration and re-vegetation.
Please reference following link: http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/boarddirectory.pdf
Wayne Zellmer -BWSR Grants Coordinator; Matt Drewitz -BWSR South Region Clean Water Specialist; Jeff Hrubes -BWSR North Region Clean Water Specialist; Marcey Westrick -BWSR Metro Clean Water Specialist; Art Persons -MDH Planning Supervisor Drinking Water Protection; Terry Bovee -MDH Principal Planner Drinking Water Protection; Julie Westerlund -DNR Clean Water Coordinator; Dave Friedl -DNR Northern Region Clean Water Specialist; Joshua Stamper -MDA Research Scientist, Pesticide & Fertilizer Management; Dwight Wilcox -MDA Ag BMP Program Planner; Anna Kerr -MPCA -Stormwater / TMDL Coordinator;-DNR Central Region Clean Water Legacy Specialist; Karen Evens - MPCA -Watershed Projects Manager;
Nicole Clapp
Laws of Minnesota 2011, 1st Special Session, Chapter 6, Section 7, and Laws of Minnesota 2012, Chapter 264, Section 7
Reduce Sediment by 64 tons/year and peak flows by 52 cubic feet/second.
This project resulted in estimated reductions of 1,449 lb. of phosphorus per year, 644 tons of sediment per year, 890 tons of soil lost per year, and 8.72 acre-feet of water per year entering the creek
The source of additional funds varies from project to project, but generally consists of federal, local and non-public sources.