Inspection and Inventory of Drainage Ditches Systems in Cass and Hubbard Counties.

The north-central Minnesota counties of Cass and Hubbard share large portions of the Crow Wing River, Leech and Upper Mississippi Watersheds, all of which play an important role in providing clean drinking water to over one million Minnesota residents. Each county assumes the responsibility of inspecting and evaluating the judicial and county ditch systems that drain directly into these watersheds. The two counties together share two judicial ditch systems and combined have an additional 42 ditches within their borders. The purpose of this project is to inspect these extensive systems, 150 miles in total length, that have had little to no inspection work done nor have they been evaluated for effectiveness.