2021 East Branch Chippewa River Targeted Subwatershed Implementation Project
This project targets restoration and protection of the East Branch Chippewa River and will address non-point source pollution from agricultural lands, specifically those on steep, erodible slopes and ravines that are delivering sediment and phosphorus to the river. Pope and Swift SWCDs have partnered and have 10 landowners ready to implement 65 erosion and sediment control practices. These SWCDs partnered and completed a Water Quality Decision Support Application for the East Branch of the Chippewa River. Based on averages calculated from recently constructed erosion and sediment control practices, these proposed projects have the potential to reduce sediment by 1,462 tons/year, and 1,260 pounds/year of phosphorus.
Annie Felix-Gerth
(Projects and Practices)(b) $16,000,000 the first year and $16,000,000 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. A portion of this money may be used to seek administrative efficiencies through shared resources by multiple local governmental units. Up to 20 percent of this appropriation is available for land-treatment projects and practices that benefit drinking water.
65 Erosion and Sediment control BMPs will reduce TSS by 1,462 T/year and 1,260 lbs/year. This will meet 16% of the Chippewa River Turbidity TMDL TSS annual reduction goal (8877 tons/year) and 11% of the TP lb/year goal for Lake Hanson.
LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS