2023 Wild Rice Marsh
The purpose of this workplan is to implement practices within the Wild Rice - Marsh Watershed (WRMW) to make progress toward the sediment, total phosphorus, storage, soil health, forest, and groundwater goals established in the Comprehensive Watershed Management Plan (plan). Practices are targeted to the ?highest? priority catchments that were prioritized by sediment loading. Sediment is a priority issue within the WRMW plan. Projects targeted by this workplan are estimated to reduce 2,799 tons/year of sediment. Total phosphorus is also a priority issue in the WRM plan. Projects targeted by this workplan are estimated to reduce 200 pounds/year of total phosphorus. Agriculture is the dominant land use in the WRMW, underscoring the importance of protecting and revitalizing healthy soils. This workplan targets management practices to 420 acres in the WRMW. The eastern end of the WRMW is less disturbed and has large tracts of forests and high-quality lakes. This workplan aims to implement 200 acres of Woodland Stewardship Plans, which accomplishes 8% of the forest management goal. Lastly, flooding is a critical issue in the Red River Basin and the WRMW. Projects targeted by this workplan are estimated to add 32 acre-feet of storage to the watershed. Grant funds will also be used for plan administration and technical staffing to have the capabilities of implementing projects within the WRMW.
The purpose of this workplan is to implement practices within the Wild Rice - Marsh Watershed (WRMW) to make progress toward the sediment, total phosphorus, storage, soil health, forest, and groundwater goals established in the Comprehensive Watershed Management Plan (plan). Practices are targeted to the highest priority catchments that were prioritized by sediment loading.
Sediment is a priority issue within the WRMW plan. Projects targeted by this workplan are estimated to reduce 2,799 tons/year of sediment. Total phosphorus is also a priority issue in the WRM plan. Projects targeted by this workplan are estimated to reduce 200 pounds/year of total phosphorus.
Agriculture is the dominant land use in the WRMW, underscoring the importance of protecting and revitalizing healthy soils. This workplan targets management practices to 420 acres in the WRMW.
The eastern end of the WRMW is less disturbed and has large tracts of forests and high-quality lakes. This workplan aims to implement 200 acres of Woodland Stewardship Plans, which accomplishes 8% of the forest management goal.
Lastly, flooding is a critical issue in the Red River Basin and the WRMW. Projects targeted by this workplan are estimated to add 32 acre-feet of storage to the watershed.
Grant funds will also be used for plan administration and technical staffing to have the capabilities of implementing projects within the WRMW.
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.
Reduce sediment by 2,799 tons/year. Reduce phosphorus by 200 pounds/year. Target soil health practices on 420 acres of cropland. Implement 200 acres of woodland stewardship plans. Add 32 acre-feet of storage to the watershed.
LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS