Abandoned Farms
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MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III includes abandoned farm site data collected while walking each minor watershed.
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MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III
Data: Abandoned Farm Sites
Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map/GIS ARC/INFO
Status: Complete
Date: 1991
Source (contact): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
Pedigree (originator): County Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) and County Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) and Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
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Nicollet County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
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Last update 2/99
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Abandoned Wells
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Data Summary
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MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III includes active well information collected through personal interviews with landowner/operators.
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MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III
Data: Abandoned Wells
Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map
Status: Complete
Date: 1991
Source (contact): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
Pedigree (originator): County Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) and Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
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Nicollet County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
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Last update 2/99
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Active Wells
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Data Summary
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The Brown-Nicollet Environmental Health Office receives well logs from the Minnesota Department of Health for Nicollet County. Brown-Nicollet Environmental Health Office locates new wells and updates database water quality information as part of a Minnesota Geological Survey (MGS) County Well Index (CWI) pilot project. Brown-Nicollet-Cottonwood Ground Water Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) includes Township Water Testing for nitrates offered to Brown, Nicollet and Cottonwood Counties in 1991. MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III includes active well information collected through personal interviews with landowner/operators.
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Nicollet County Active Well Inventory
Data: Active Wells
Format: Electronic Database
Status: Current
Date: 1998
Source (contact): Brown-Nicollet Environmental Health Office
Pedigree (originator): Brown-Nicollet Environmental Health Office and Minnesota Geologicial Survey (MGS)
Brown-Nicollet-Cottonwood Ground Water Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP)
Data: Active Well Testing
Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map
Status: Complete
Date: 1991
Source (contact): Brown-Nicollet-Cottonwood Water Quality Joint Powers Board
Pedigree (originator): Brown-Nicollet-Cottonwood Water Quality Joint Powers Board
MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III
Data: Active Wells
Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map/GIS ARC/INFO
Status: Complete
Date: 1991
Source (contact): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
Pedigree (originator): County Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) and Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
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No additional comments.
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Last update 2/99
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Biological Monitoring
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MRAP Biological and Toxicological Assessment - Diatom Assemblage Structure as an Indicator of Stream Habitat Condition in the Minnesota River Watershed includes species richness and diversity, total abundance, and biotic integrity data determined for sampled diatom assemblages. MRAP Biological and Toxicological Assessment - Analysis of Benthic Macroinvertebrate Communities in the Minnesota River Watershed includes data from the collection of qualitative and quantitative macroinvertebrate samples at 41 assessment sites within the Minnesota River main stem, tributaries, and selected minor watersheds. Macroinvertebrate communities data was used to calculate the following metrics: Species Richness, Diversity Index, Equitability Index, Macroinvertebrate Biotic Index (MBI), and Invertebrate Community Index (ICI). MRAP Biological and Toxicological Assessment - A Fish Community Analysis of the Minnesota River Basin includes data from fish community surveys performed at each site to determine the Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI). Scatter plots and correlation analysis were used to examine relationships between IBI and QHEI for groups of sites.
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MRAP Biological and Toxicological Assessment - Diatom Assemblage Structure as an Indicator of Stream Habitat Condition in the Minnesota River Watershed
Data: Biological Monitoring
Format: Electronic Database
Status: Complete
Date: 1993
Source (contact): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
Pedigree (originator): Natural Resources Research Institute (NRRI)
MRAP Biological and Toxicological Assessment - Analysis of Benthic Macroinvertebrate Communities in the Minnesota River Watershed
Data: Biological Monitoring
Format: Hard Copy File
Status: Complete
Date: 1992
Source (contact): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
Pedigree (originator): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
MRAP Biological and Toxicological Assessment - A Fish Community Analysis of the Minnesota River Basin
Data: Biological Monitoring
Format: Hard Copy File
Status: Complete
Date: 1992
Source (contact): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
Pedigree (originator): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
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Nicollet County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
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Last update 2/99
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Best Management Practices (BMP) Focus Projects
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MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III iincludes data concerning best management practices (BMPs) and other conservation efforts collected through personal interviews with landowner/operators.
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MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III
Data: BMP Focus Projects
Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map/GIS ARC/INFO
Status: Complete
Date: 1991
Source (contact): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
Pedigree (originator): County Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) and Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
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Nicollet County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
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Last update 2/99
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Drainage
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Data Summary
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The Nicollet County Auditor's Office holds countywide files and maps of public ditch systems. Nicollet County Environmental Services holds digital data of countywide public ditch systems. The digital public drainage data and the Nicollet County Surface Water Hydrology Atlas were developed as part of a 13 county LCMR grant completed in 1993.
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Nicollet County Public Drainage Systems
Data: Public Ditch and Tile Systems
Format: GIS ARC/INFO, ArcView
Status: Complete
Date: 1993
Source (contact): Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Pedigree (originator): Nicollet County Auditor's Office and Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
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No additional comments.
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Last update 2/99
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Dump Sites
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Data Summary
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Nicollet County Environmental Services conducted a dump site survey in 1993 through personal interviews with township officers. MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III includes data concerning dump sites which was collected while walking each minor watershed and through personal interviews with landowner/operators.
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Nicollet County Dump Site Inventory
Data: Dump Sites
Format: Hard Copy File
Status: Complete
Date: 1993
Source (contact): Nicollet County Environmental Services
Pedigree (originator): Nicollet County Environmental Services
MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III
Data: Dump Sites
Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map/GIS ARC/INFO
Status: Complete
Date: 1991
Source (contact): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
Pedigree (originator): County Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) and Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
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No additional comments.
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Last update 2/99
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Federal Set Aside Acres
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Data Summary
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The local Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRSC) office in Nicollet County maintains a countywide inventory of current federal set aside acres (CRP). Nicollet County Environmental Services maintains a countywide inventory of current federal set aside acres in GIS ArcView. MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III includes data concerning acres enrolled federal set aside acres (CRP). This information was collected through personal interviews with landowner/operators.
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Nicollet County Federal Set Aside Acres
Data: Federal Set Aside (CRP) Acres
Format: Hard Copy File/Map
Status: Complete Current
Date: 1998
Source (contact): Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Nicollet County
Pedigree (originator): Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Nicollet County
MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III
Data: Federal Set Aside (CRP) Acres
Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map/GIS ARC/INFO
Status: Complete
Date: 1991
Source (contact): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
Pedigree (originator): County Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) and Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
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No additional comments.
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Last update 2/99
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Feedlots
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Data Summary
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Nicollet County Environmental Services maintains a countywide feedlot inventory. The feedlot inventory is continuously updated. Brown-Nicollet-Cottonwood Ground Water Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) includes data from an inventory of feedlot locations and animal units for each of the study areas. MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III includes data concerning livestock operations and pastures which was collected through personal interviews with landowner/operators. Reporting of feedlot runoff sites occurred while walking each minor watershed.
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Nicollet County Feedlot Inventory
Data: Feedlots
Format: GIS ArcView
Status: Complete Current
Date: 1998
Source (contact): Nicollet County Environmental Services
Pedigree (originator): Nicollet County Environmental Services
Brown-Nicollet-Cottonwood Ground Water Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP)
Data: Feedlots and Animal Units
Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map
Status: Complete
Date: 1991
Source (contact): Brown-Nicollet-Cottonwood Water Quality Joint Powers Board
Pedigree (originator): Brown-Nicollet-Cottonwood Water Quality Joint Powers Board
MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III
Data: Feedlots
Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map/GIS ARC/INFO
Status: Complete
Date: 1991
Source (contact): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
Pedigree (originator): County Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) and Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
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No additional comments.
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Last update 2/99
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Ground Water Monitoring
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Data Summary
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The Brown - Nicollet Environmental Health Office maintains records of ground water monitoring data for the county. Brown-Nicollet-Cottonwood Ground Water Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) includes data from the monitoring of fifty-nine ground water wells, located within the three study areas, from 1990-1991. Analysis included the following parameters: nitrate/nitrite-nitrogen, coliform bacteria, anions and cations, pesticides and tritium. Additional field tests were performed whenever possible. Static water level was measured in selected wells in each study area.
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Nicollet County Well Monitoring
Data: Well Testing
Format: Electronic Database
Status: Current
Date: 1998
Source (contact): Brown-Nicollet Environmental Health Office
Pedigree (originator): Brown-Nicollet Environmental Health Office
Brown-Nicollet-Cottonwood Ground Water Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP)
Data: Ground Water Well Monitoring
Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map
Status: Complete
Date: 1991
Source (contact): Brown-Nicollet-Cottonwood Water Quality Joint Powers Board
Pedigree (originator): Brown-Nicollet-Cottonwood Water Quality Joint Powers Board
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No additional comments.
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Last update 2/99
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Land Cover / Land Use
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Brown-Nicollet-Cottonwood Ground Water Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) includes agricultural and domestic land cover/land use data gathered for the three study areas through a survey sent to all project well owners and through personal interviews with life-long residents. Land cover/land use data from the Minnesota River Assessment Project (MRAP) was also used for this project. MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III includes data from a land use map developed for each minor watershed. Each map included water bodies, farmsteads, cropping patterns, agricultural and conservation program lands, unique areas, roads, drainage ditches, conservation practices and data collected while walking through each minor watershed and conducting landowner/operator interviews.
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Brown-Nicollet-Cottonwood Ground Water Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP)
Data: Land Cover/Land Use
Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map
Status: Complete
Date: 1990
Source (contact): Brown-Nicollet-Cottonwood Water Quality Joint Powers Board
Pedigree (originator): Brown-Nicollet-Cottonwood Water Quality Joint Powers Board
MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III
Data: Land Cover/Land Use
Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map/GIS ARC/INFO
Status: Complete
Date: 1991
Source (contact): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
Pedigree (originator): County Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) and Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
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Nicollet County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
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Last update 2/99
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Manure Application Acres
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Data Summary
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Nicollet County Environmental Services is creating a countywide inventory of manure applied acres. Brown-Nicollet-Cottonwood Ground Water Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) includes historic and current manure application data collected through personal interviews and project well owner surveys. MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III includes manure application data collected through personal interviews with landowner/operators.
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Nicollet County Manure Application Acres
Data: Manure Application Acres
Format: GIS ArcView
Status: In Progress
Date: 1998
Source (contact): Nicollet County Environmental Services
Pedigree (originator): Nicollet County Environmental Services
Brown-Nicollet-Cottonwood Ground Water Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP)
Data: Manure Application
Format: Hard Copy File/Map
Status: Complete
Date: 1990
Source (contact): Brown-Nicollet-Cottonwood Water Quality Joint Powers Board
Pedigree (originator): Brown-Nicollet-Cottonwood Water Quality Joint Powers Board
MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III
Data: Manure Application
Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map/GIS ARC/INFO
Status: Complete
Date: 1991
Source (contact): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
Pedigree (originator): County Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) and Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
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No additional comments.
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Last update 2/99
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On Site Septic Systems
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Data Summary
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Nicollet County Environmental Services maintains a countywide inventory of permitted septic systems. MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III includes on site septic system data collected through personal interviews with landowner/operators. Reporting of septic tanks outlets occurred while walking each minor watershed.
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Nicollet County On Site Septic System Inventory
Data: Permitted On Site Septic Systems
Format: Electronic Database
Status: Ongoing
Date: 1998
Source (contact): Nicollet County Environmental Services
Pedigree (originator): Nicollet County Environmental Services
MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III
Data: On Site Septic Systems
Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map/GIS ARC/INFO
Status: Complete
Date: 1991
Source (contact): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
Pedigree (originator): County Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) and Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
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No additional comments.
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Last update 2/99
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Other
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Data Summary
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Last update 2/99
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Precipitation Monitoring
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Data Summary
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Nicollet County participates in the Minnesota State Climatology Office Rain Guage Network. Brown-Nicollet-Cottonwood Ground Water Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) includes precipitation monitoring data from 1990 -1991. SCMCCWPP sponsors a volunteer rain guage reader network. This volunteer rain guage reader network reports daily precipitation during the growing season (May through September) to their county Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD). These data are sent to the Water Resources Center at Minnesota State University, Mankato, for entry into the Minnesota State Climatology database and for generation of contour precipitation maps. These data have been collected since 1992.
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Nicollet County Precipitation Monitoring Network
Data: Daily Precipitation
Format: GIS ArcView
Status: Current
Date: 1998
Source (contact): Nicollet County Environmental Services
Pedigree (originator): Nicollet County Environmental Services and volunteer rain guage readers
Brown-Nicollet-Cottonwood Ground Water Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP)
Data: Precipitation Monitoring
Format: Electronic Database
Status: Complete
Date: 1991
Source (contact): Brown-Nicollet-Cottonwood Water Quality Joint Powers Board
Pedigree (originator): Brown-Nicollet-Cottonwood Water Quality Joint Powers Board
SCMCCWPP Volunteer Rain Guage Reader Network
Data: Daily Precipitation
Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map
Status: Current
Date: 1998
Source (contact): Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Pedigree (originator): Thirteen County Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) and volunteer rain guage readers
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Go to the Minnesota State Climatology Web Site for historical precipitation data.
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Last update 2/99
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Recreation and Natural Areas
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Data Summary
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No recreation and natural area data available or inventoried for this minor watershed.
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Nicollet County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
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Last update 2/99
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State Set Aside Acres
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Data Summary
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Nicollet County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) maintains a countywide inventory of current state set aside acres. MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III includes data collected through personal interviews with landowner/operators about acres enrolled in state set aside (RIM).
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Nicollet County State Set Aside Acres
Data: State Set Aside Acres (RIM)
Format: Hard Copy File/Map
Status: Complete Current
Date: 1998
Source (contact): Nicollet County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)
Pedigree (originator): Nicollet County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)
MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III
Data: State Set Aside Acres (RIM)
Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map/GIS ARC/INFO
Status: Complete
Date: 1991
Source (contact): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
Pedigree (originator): County Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) and Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
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No additional comments.
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Last update 2/99
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Sealed Wells
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Data Summary
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The Brown - Nicollet Environmental Health Office maintains a countywide inventory of sealed wells. MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III includes sealed well information collected through personal interviews with landowner/operators.
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Nicollet County Sealed Well Inventory
Data: Sealed Wells
Format: Electronic Database
Status: Current
Date: 1998
Source (contact): Brown-Nicollet Environmental Health Office
Pedigree (originator): Brown-Nicollet Environmental Health Office
MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III
Data: Sealed Wells
Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map/GIS ARC/INFO
Status: Complete
Date: 1991
Source (contact): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
Pedigree (originator): County Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) and Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
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No additional comments.
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Last update 2/99
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Surface Water Quality Monitoring
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Data Summary
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No surface water quality monitoring data available or inventoried for this minor watershed. Brown-Nicollet-Cottonwood Ground Water Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) includes surface water quality data from the collection of grab samples at various sites in each project study area from 1990-1991. Samples were analyzed for nitrates.
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Brown-Nicollet-Cottonwood Ground Water Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP)
Data: Surface Water Grab Samples
Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map
Status: Complete
Date: 1991
Source (contact): Brown-Nicollet-Cottonwood Water Quality Joint Powers Board
Pedigree (originator): Brown-Nicollet-Cottonwood Water Quality Joint Powers Board
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Nicollet County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
No additional comments.
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Last update 2/99
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Surface Water Quantity (Flow) Monitoring
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Data Summary
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No surface water quantity (flow) monitoring data available or inventoried for this minor watershed.
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Nicollet County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
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Last update 2/99
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Storage Tanks
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Data Summary
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MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III includes data collected through personal interviews with landowner/operators about underground storage tanks.
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MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III
Data: Underground Storage Tanks
Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map/GIS ARC/INFO
Status: Complete
Date: 1991
Source (contact): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
Pedigree (originator): County Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) and Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
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Nicollet County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
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Last update 2/99
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Watershed Assessment
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Data Summary
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MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III includes data from watershed assessments completed for each minor watershed. Each assessment is composed of five steps: walking each individual watershed, conducting landowner/operator interviews, land use map development, erodible soil map development, and data base development.
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MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III
Data: Watershed Assessment
Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map/GIS ARC/INFO
Status: Complete
Date: 1991
Source (contact): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
Pedigree (originator): County Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) and Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
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Nicollet County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
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Last update 2/99
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Wetlands
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Data Summary
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MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III includes data from DNR designated wetlands used in the land cover/land use assessment.
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MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III Wetlands
Data: Wetlands
Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map/GIS ARC/INFO
Status: Complete
Date: 1991
Source (contact): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
Pedigree (originator): County Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) and Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
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Nicollet County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
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Last update 2/99
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DISCLAIMER
These data have been inventoried by the Water Resources Center at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Although every effort has been made to validate data, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the Water Resources Center as to the accuracy of the database; nor shall the fact of distribution constitute any such warranty. The Water Resources Center continues to update and correct data as necessary.
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