2016 - Targeted Watershed Continuation (Fillmore SWCD)
Annie Felix-Gerth
(a) $21,197,000 the first year and $22,367,000 the second year are for performance-based grants with multiyear implementation plans to local government units. The grants may be used to implement projects that protect, enhance, and restore surface water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from degradation; and protect drinking water sources. Projects must be identified in a comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan and seven-county metropolitan groundwater or surface water management frameworks as provided for in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and 114D. Grant recipients must identify a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this paragraph. This appropriation may be used for:
(1) implementation grants to watershed planning areas with approved plans, including but not limited to Buffalo-Red River, Cannon River, Cedar River, Clearwater River, Des Moines River, Hawk Creek, Lac qui Parle Yellow Bank, Lake of the Woods, Lake Superior North, Le Seuer River, Leech Lake River, Long Prairie River, Lower Minnesota River North, Lower Minnesota River West, Lower Minnesota River South, Lower St. Croix River, Marsh and Wild Rice, Middle Snake Tamarack Rivers, Mississippi East, Mississippi River Headwaters, Mississippi West, Missouri River Basin, Mustinka/Bois de Sioux, Nemadji River, North Fork Crow River, Otter Tail, Pine River, Pomme de Terre River, Red Lake River, Redeye River, Root River, Rum River, Sauk River, Shell Rock River/Winnebago Watershed, Snake River, South Fork Crow River, St. Louis River, Thief River, Two Rivers Plus, Vermillion, Watonwan River, Winona La Crescent, Yellow Medicine River, and Zumbro River;
(2) seven-county metropolitan groundwater or surface water management frameworks; and
(3) other comprehensive watershed management plan planning areas that have a board-approved and local-government-adopted plan as authorized in Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.801.
The board may determine whether a planning area is not ready to proceed, does not have the nonstate match committed, or has not expended all money granted to it. Upon making the determination, the board may allocate a grant's proposed or unexpended allocation to another planning area to implement priority projects, programs, or practices.
The goal of this project is to make progress toward achieving a 12-20% reduction in phosphorus and nitrogen loading and no more than 10% of the drinking water wells exceeding the federal drinking water standard of 10 mg/l nitrate by implementing practices that are targeted in the sub-watersheds to those critical areas identified using the best available science in order to restore these streams to meet water quality standards .
This project has resulted in an estimated annual reduction of 429 pounds of BOD5, 1929 pounds of COD, 190269800000003 CFUs fecal coliform, 1489 pounds of Nitrogen, 375.4 pounds of Phosphorus, 31 pounds of Phosphorus (based on feedlot calculator, 16.32 tons of Sediment, and 203.06 tons of Soil Loss.
LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS