Cook SWCD Surface Water Assessment Grant (SWAG) 2024
Two years of condition monitoring, data management, and project oversight for five stream locations within the Lake Superior North major watershed. The Soil and Water Conservation District will monitor the surface water bodies to aid in gaining a better understanding of the water quality in the area. The information gathered will aid in baseline data for lakes and streams and inform the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's Watershed Restoration and Protection (WRAPS) process. The data gathered will also be used by local decision makers to inform land use decisions, locally adopted plans like the Lake Superior North, One Watershed, One Plan and it will be used to inform and educate landowners and other members of the public and local government units about water quality and land use impacts.