Minnesota River Board Annual Meeting & Conference
Thursday, April 14,
2005
Island Ballroom, Renville County
Highway 212 E., Bird Island, MN 55310
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the Meeting pamphlet
- Inside (333k pdf)
- Outside (264k pdf)
Agenda
9:00-9:30
9:30-9:40
9:40-10:10
10:10-10:30
10:30-11:10
11:10-11:40
11:40-Noon
Noon-1:00
1:00-2:30
2:30-3:00
3:00-3:20
Registration
Annual Board Meeting
Welcome - Jim Ishe
Urban Drainage Issues & Barge Industry on the
Upper Mississippi
Waterways - Greg Genz
Break
Wetlands: Storage and Nitrogen Reduction - Don Hey
Economics of Tiling - Dave Pfarr
I nnovative Tiling - Watershed Perspective
Lunch
Drainage Law - Kurt Deter and Mark Ten Eyck
Panel Q & A
Summary & Conclusions - Harlan Madsen
Outcomes
(1) Using the existing drainage law to improve water quality.
(2) Identifying future policy strategies, changing drainage law.
Location & Directions
Bird Island, Renville County
Island Ballroom
Highway 212 E
Bird Island, MN 55310
Island Ballroom Telephone: 320-365-9997
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- Area map (pdf 19 k)
- Bird Island map (pdf 11 k)
Located about half way between Glencoe and Montevideo.
East of Bird Island.
Right off Highway 212, on the south side.
For More Information
E-mail: diane.ovrebo@mnsu.edu
Telephone: 507-389-5491
Fax: 507-389-5493
Web Links
Minnesota State Legislature - http://www.leg.state.mn.us
Legal Overview BY Rinke Noonan - http://www.rnoon.com/lawlaymen/Drainage/drainage1.html
The Drainage Outlet -
http://d-outlet.coafes.umn.edu
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Mail: Please complete the registration form below and include
fee of $35, checks payable to MRB.
Send to: MRB, 184 Trafton Science Center S, Mankato, MN 56001.
Fax: Accepted if you choose to have MRB bill you or the county. Fax
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Minnesota River Basin Data Center | Minnesota State University, Mankato
184 Trafton Science Center South, Mankato, MN 56001
Phone: (507)389-5492 FAX: (507)389-5493
Email: mrbdc@mnsu.edu