Improving Water Quality for Beaver Creek
The proposed project will be in conjunction with an improvement project to the 103E County Ditch 63 Lateral N (CD 63) system. The project will accomplish the construction of five water and sediment control basins (WASCOB) and five alternate intakes to replace open intakes within the CD63 system, which is the headwaters of Beaver Creek East Fork. The construction and installation of the conservation practices will achieve a reduction of sediment, provide temporary water storage, and reduce peak flows that allow sediment and phosphorus to directly enter impaired Beaver Creek East Fork. Beaver Creek East Fork, which was designated impaired for sediment (TSS) and altered hydrology in the 2017 Hawk Creek Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies (WRAPS) report, has been prioritize as a Tier 1 (High Priority) impaired stream in the Hawk Creek-Middle Minnesota Comprehensive Watershed Management Plan (HCMM). The project falls within the Beaver Creek watershed (HUC 070200411), which is listed as a priority watershed in the HCMM. The HCMM outlines goals to address the Beaver Creek Watershed and the impaired Beaver Creek East Fork for altered hydrology and soil erosion and sediment loss. The implementation of these conservation practices will achieve an estimated reduction of peak flows by 21% for a 2-year storm, a reduction of 48% for a 10-year storm, and a reduction of 32% for a 25-year storm. These water quality practices will achieve an estimated reduction of 103.02 tons per year (T/yr) of TSS, and 118.47 pounds per year (lbs/yr) of Phosphorus (P).
The proposed project will be in conjunction with an improvement project to the 103E County Ditch 63 Lateral N (CD 63) system. The project will accomplish the construction of five water and sediment control basins (WASCOB) and five alternate intakes to replace open intakes within the CD63 system, which is the headwaters of Beaver Creek East Fork. The construction and installation of the conservation practices will achieve a reduction of sediment, provide temporary water storage, and reduce peak flows that allow sediment and phosphorus to directly enter impaired Beaver Creek East Fork. Beaver Creek East Fork, which was designated impaired for sediment (TSS) and altered hydrology in the 2017 Hawk Creek Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies (WRAPS) report, has been prioritize as a Tier 1 (High Priority) impaired stream in the Hawk Creek-Middle Minnesota Comprehensive Watershed Management Plan (HCMM). The project falls within the Beaver Creek watershed (HUC 070200411), which is listed as a priority watershed in the HCMM. The HCMM outlines goals to address the Beaver Creek Watershed and the impaired Beaver Creek East Fork for altered hydrology and soil erosion and sediment loss. The implementation of these conservation practices will achieve an estimated reduction of peak flows by 21% for a 2-year storm, a reduction of 48% for a 10-year storm, and a reduction of 32% for a 25-year storm. These water quality practices will achieve an estimated reduction of 103.02 tons per year (T/yr) of TSS, and 118.47 pounds per year (lbs/yr) of Phosphorus (P).
Annie Felix-Gerth
(b) $10,762,000 the first year and $11,504,000 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. Up to 20 percent of this appropriation is available for land-treatment projects and practices that benefit drinking water. & (i) $2,904,000 the first year and $2,904,000 the second year are for assistance, oversight, and grants to local governments to transition local water management plans to a watershed approach as provided for in Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.801. & (p) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 the second year are for grants to farmers who own or rent land to enhance adoption of cover crops and other soil health practices in areas where there are direct benefits to public water supplies. Up to $400,000 is for an agreement with the University of Minnesota Office for Soil Health for applied research and education on Minnesota's agroecosystems and soil health management systems.
Proposed outcomes will create 84.2 ac-ft of storage, reduce peak flows by 21% for a 2-year, 48% for a 10- year, and 32% for a 25-year storm event, as well as achieve an estimated reduction of 103.02 T/yr of TSS, and 118.47 lbs/yr of P.
The anticipated grant outcomes were achieved with significant additional local funding inputs beyond the requirements of the grant. 5 water and sediment control basins and 5 alternative intakes will aid in water storage and reduced maintenance on the associated public drainage system.
LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS