Local Data Inventory Summary for Minor Watershed 29032

Feedlots
Ground Water Monitoring
Land Cover/Land Use
Manure Application Acres
On Site Septic Systems
Other
Precipitation Monitoring
Recreation and Natural Areas

Sealed Wells
State Set Aside Acres
Storage Tanks
Surface Water Quality Monitoring
Surface Water Quantity (Flow) Monitoring
Watershed Assessment
Wetlands

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Abandoned Farms

Data Summary	Redwood County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) completed a countywide inventory of abandoned farm sites in 1998. MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III includes abandoned farm site data collected while walking each minor watershed.
Data Description	Redwood County Abandoned Farm Site Inventory Data: Abandoned Farm Sites Format: Hard Copy File/Map Status: Complete Date: 1998 Source (contact): Redwood County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) Pedigree (originator): Redwood County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) 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
Comments	No additional comments.
	Last update 2/99
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Abandoned Wells

Data Summary	MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III includes active well information collected through personal interviews with landowner/operators.
Data Description	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
Comments	Redwood County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
	Last update 2/99
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Active Wells

Data Summary	The Redwood County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) receives well logs from the Minnesota Department of Health. The SWCD maps the wells drilled since 1995. MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III includes active well information collected through personal interviews with landowner/operators.
Data Description	Redwood County Active Well Inventory Data: Active Wells Format: Hard Copy File/Map Status: Current Date: 1998 Source (contact): Redwood County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) Pedigree (originator): Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) 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
Comments	No additional comments.
	Last update 2/99
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Biological Monitoring

Data Summary	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.
Data Description	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)
Comments	Redwood County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
	Last update 2/99
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Best Management Practices (BMP) Focus Projects

Data Summary	The Redwood County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) administers a countywide filter strip program funded through local water planning. MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III iincludes data concerning best management practices (BMPs) and other conservation efforts collected through personal interviews with landowner/operators. Cottonwood River Watershed - Conservation Priority Area (EQIP Program) includes data concerning acres enrolled in EQIP for individual creek or stream watersheds which have been designated as priority management areas within the Cottonwood River Major Watershed.
Data Description	Redwood County Filter Strip Program Data: Filter Strips Format: Hard Copy File/Map Status: In Progress Date: 1998 Source (contact): Redwood County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) Pedigree (originator): Redwood County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) 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 Cottonwood River Watershed - Conservation Priority Area (EQIP Program) Data: EQIP Acres Format: Hard Copy File/Map Status: In Progress Date: 1999 Source (contact): Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) - Cottonwood, Murray, Redwood, and Lyon Counties Pedigree (originator): Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) - Cottonwood, Murray, Redwood, and Lyon Counties
Comments	No additional comments.
	Last update 2/99
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Drainage

Data Summary	The Redwood County Auditor's Office holds countywide files of public ditch systems. The Redwood County Environmental Office holds countywide maps of public ditch systems.
Data Description	Redwood County Public Drainage Systems Data: Public Ditch Systems Format: Hard Copy File/Map Status: Complete Date: 1999 Source (contact): Redwood County Auditor's Office and Environmental Office Pedigree (originator): Redwood County Auditor's Office and Environmental Office
Comments	No additional comments.
	Last update 2/99
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Dump Sites

Data Summary	The Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) and the Redwood County Environmental Office are in the process of completing a land use survey that includes dump sites. 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.
Data Description	Redwood County Land Use Survey Data: Dump Sites Format: Hard Copy File/Map Status: In Progress Date: 1998 Source (contact): Redwood County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) and Environmental Office Pedigree (originator): Redwood County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) and Environmental Office 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
Comments	No additional comments.
	Last update 2/99
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Federal Set Aside Acres

Data Summary	The local Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) office in Redwood County maintains a countywide inventory of current federal set aside acres (CRP). 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.
Data Description	Redwood 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), Redwood County Pedigree (originator): Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Redwood 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
Comments	No additional comments.
	Last update 2/99
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Feedlots

Data Summary	The Redwood County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) and Environmental Office are creating a countywide feedlot inventory. 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. Cottonwood River Restoration Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) includes data from a partial feedlot inventory completed in 1998. The inventory includes feedlot information from Redwood, Cottonwood, and Brown Counties.
Data Description	Redwood County Feedlot Inventory Data: Feedlots Format: Hard Copy File/Map/GIS ArcView Status: In Progress Date: 1998 Source (contact): Redwood County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) Pedigree (originator): Redwood County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) and Environmental Office 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 Cottonwood River Restoration Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) Data: Feedlot Inventory Format: GIS ArcView Status: Complete Date: 1998 Source (contact): Redwood, Cottonwood, Rivers Control Area (RCRCA) Pedigree (originator): Redwood, Cottonwood, and Brown Counties and Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Comments	No additional comments.
	Last update 2/99
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Ground Water Monitoring

Data Summary	The Redwood County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) conducted a baseline inventory of ground water in 1990 by testing 459 wells for nitrates, bacteria and other parameters. The county continues to monitor 30 wells for nitrates.
Data Description	Redwood County Ground Water Monitoring Data: Nitrates in Ground Water Format: Hard Copy File/Map Status: Ongoing Date: 1998 Source (contact): Redwood County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) Pedigree (originator): Redwood County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)
Comments	No additional comments.
	Last update 2/99
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Land Cover / Land Use

Data Summary	The Redwood County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) and Environmental Office are completing a countywide land cover/land use survey by township. The survey locates building sites and other structures on copies of FSA section aerial photos. 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.
Data Description	Redwood County Land Cover/Land Use Inventory Data: Land Cover/Land Use Format: Hard Copy File/Map Status: In Progress Date: 1998 Source (contact): Redwood County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) and Environmental Office Pedigree (originator): Redwood County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) and Environmental Office 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
Comments	No additional comments.
	Last update 2/99
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Manure Application Acres

Data Summary	MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III includes manure application data collected through personal interviews with landowner/operators.
Data Description	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
Comments	Redwood County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
	Last update 2/99
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On Site Septic Systems

Data Summary	The Redwood County Environmental Office maintains a countywide permitted septic system inventory. 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.
Data Description	Redwood County Permitted On Site Septic System Inventory Data: Permitted On Site Septic Systems Format: Hard Copy File Status: Ongoing Date: 1998 Source (contact): Redwood County Environmental Office Pedigree (originator): Redwood County Environmental Office 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
Comments	No additional comments.
	Last update 2/99
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Other

Data Summary
Data Description
Comments	No additional comments.
	Last update 2/99
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Precipitation Monitoring

Data Summary	Redwood County participates in the Minnesota State Climatology Office Rain Guage Network.
Data Description	Redwood County Precipitation Monitoring Network Data: Daily Precipitation Format: Hard Copy File/Map Status: Current Date: 1998 Source (contact): Redwood County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) Pedigree (originator): Redwood County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)
Comments	Go to the Minnesota State Climatology Web Site for historical precipitation data.
	Last update 2/99
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Recreation and Natural Areas

Data Summary	Redwood County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) included information about countywide recreation and natural areas in the 1996 Redwood County Water Plan.
Data Description	Redwood County Recreation and Natural Area Mapping Data: Recreation and Natural Areas Format: Hard Copy File/Map Status: Complete Date: 1996 Source (contact): Redwood County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) Pedigree (originator): Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
Comments	No additional comments.
	Last update 2/99
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State Set Aside Acres

Data Summary	The Redwood 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).
Data Description	Redwood County State Set Aside Acres Data: State Set Aside Acres (RIM) Format: Hard Copy File/Map Status: Complete Current Date: 1998 Source (contact): Redwood County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) Pedigree (originator): Redwood 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
Comments	No additional comments.
	Last update 2/99
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Sealed Wells

Data Summary	The Redwood County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) maintains records of wells sealed through a countywide cost share program for the sealing of abandoned wells. The inventory include wells sealed since 1988. MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III includes sealed well information collected through personal interviews with landowner/operators.
Data Description	Redwood County Sealed Well Inventory Data: Sealed Wells Format: Hard Copy File/Map Status: Current Date: 1998 Source (contact): Redwood County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) Pedigree (originator): Redwood County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) 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
Comments	No additional comments.
	Last update 2/99
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Surface Water Quality Monitoring

Data Summary	Cottonwood River Restoration Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) includes surface water quality data collected from ten sites in the Cottonwood River Watershed in 1997 and five sites in 1998. Collection of storm event and baseline samples occurred using automated samplers and grab sample techniques. Sample analysis includes the following parameters: Total Suspended Solids, Total Suspended Volatile Solids, Ammonia, Nitrate/Nitrite-Nitrogen, Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Phosphate, Total Phosphorus, Chemical Oxygen Demand, Fecal Coliform, Total Coliform, and Fecal Streptococci. Parameters measured in the field include Conductivity, Dissolved Oxygen, Temperature, and pH.
Data Description	Cottonwood River Restoration Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) Data: Surface Water Quality Monitoring Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map Status: Complete Date: 1998 Source (contact): Redwood, Cottonwood, Rivers Control Area (RCRCA) Pedigree (originator): Redwood, Cottonwood, Rivers Control Area (RCRCA)
Comments	Redwood County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
	Last update 2/99
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Surface Water Quantity (Flow) Monitoring

Data Summary	Cottonwood River Restoration Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) includes surface water quantity data collected from sampling sites during 1997 and 1998 sampling seasons using automated flow monitors and manual discharge measurements.
Data Description	Cottonwood River Restoration Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) Data: Surface Water Quanity Monitoring Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map Status: Complete Date: 1998 Source (contact): Redwood, Cottonwood, Rivers Control Area (RCRCA) Pedigree (originator): U. S. Geologic Survey (USGS) and Redwood, Cottonwood, Rivers Control Area (RCRCA)
Comments	Redwood County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
	Last update 2/99
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Storage Tanks

Data Summary	The Redwood County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) completed an inventory of countywide permitted underground storage tanks in 1996. MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III includes data collected through personal interviews with landowner/operators about underground storage tanks.
Data Description	Redwood County Permitted Underground Storage Tanks Inventory Data: Permitted Underground Storage Tanks Format: Hard Copy File Status: Complete Date: 1996 Source (contact): Redwood County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) Pedigree (originator): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) 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
Comments	No additional comments.
	Last update 2/99
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Watershed Assessment

Data Summary	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. Cottonwood River Restoration Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) is completing a watershed assessment for this project using the Geographic Information System (GIS), the Tailored Integrated Stream/Watershed Assessment (TISWA) and a Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Fisheries Survey from 1989.
Data Description	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 Cottonwood River Restoration Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) Data: Watershed Assessment Format: Electronic Database Status: In Progress Date: 1999 Source (contact): Redwood, Cottonwood, Rivers Control Area (RCRCA) Pedigree (originator): RCRCA, MPCA, Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) and Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Comments	Redwood County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
	Last update 2/99
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Wetlands

Data Summary	The Redwood County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) maintains an inventory of restored wetlands that have been restored since 1986. MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III includes data from DNR designated wetlands used in the land cover/land use assessment.
Data Description	Redwood County Restored Wetland Inventory Data: Restored Wetlands Format: Hard Copy File Status: Current Date: 1998 Source (contact): Redwood County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) Pedigree (originator): Redwood County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) 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
Comments	No additional comments.
	Last update 2/99
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List of Minor Watershed 29032 Projects

Minnesota River Assessment Project (MRAP): Biological and Toxicological Assessment - A Fish Community Analysis of the Minnesota River Basin

Minnesota River Assessment Project (MRAP): Land Use Assessment - Level III

Cottonwood River Restoration Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP)

Cottonwood River Watershed - Conservation Priority Area (EQIP Program)

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