Mississippi River- Winona and La Crescent Surface Water Assessment Grant (SWAG)
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$56,279
Fund Source
Clean Water Fund
Recipient
Whitewater Joint Powers Board
Recipient Type
Local/Regional Government
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2020
End Date
January 2022
Activity Type
Monitoring
Counties Affected
Houston
Wabasha
Winona
Project Overview
Whitewater Watershed Project will work in coordination with Winona County, Root River (Houston County) Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD), and Wabasha County SWCD to collect water quality and chemistry parameters on eight Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) approved stream sites and two lake sites within the Mississippi River Winona/La Crescent watershed during the 2020-2021 sampling season. Parameters to be tested include: TSS, TP, Chloride, CaCO3 (hardness), E. Coli, Chl - a corrected for Pheo, hardness, specific conductance, clarity, temperature, pH, DO. All water samples will be tested at a MPCA certified lab and results entered into the State's Environmental Quality Information System (EQuIS) database.
About the Issue
Competitive Grant Making Body
Project Details: 2020 Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$56,279
Number of full time equivalents funded
.32
Project Manager
First Name
Shiela
Last Name
Harmes
Organization Name
Whitewater Joint Powers Board
Street Address
400 Wilson St.
City
Lewiston
State
MN
Zip Code
55952
Phone
(507) 523-2171
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