Accelerated Middle Sauk Water Quality Practice Implementation Assistance

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$210,000

Fund Source

Clean Water Fund

Recipient

Stearns SWCD

Recipient Type

Local/Regional Government

Status

In Progress

Start Date

March 2015

End Date

December 2018

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Stearns

Project Overview

The Stearns County Soil and Water Conservation District will hire an Accelerated Water Quality Technician to focus on projects in the Middle Sauk area showing the greatest pollution reductions. After identifying and prioritizing targeted sites with the highest pollution potential, the Stearns County SWCD will begin surveys and designs and complete them in a timely fashion while current implementation funds are available. The accelerated survey and design in Stearns County will relieve our natural resources of the current strain put on them by the environment and land use.

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html and http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/boarddirectory.pdf

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html

Conflict of Interest Contact

Nicole Clapp

Project Details: 2015 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2013, Regular Session chapter 137

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$210,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$52,500

Direct expenses

$210,000

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

This project will result in the addition of an Accelerated Water Quality Technician to focus on projects in the Middle Sauk area showing the greatest pollution reductions.

Source of Additional Funds

LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS

Recipient Board Members

Members for Stearns SWCD are: Arlyn Lawrenz, Chuck Uphoff, David Brinkman, David Weller, Larry Salzer, Tom Gregory

Project Manager

Dennis

Fuchs

Stearns SWCD

110 2nd Street S

Waite Park

56387

320-251-7800