Local Data Inventory Summary for Minor Watershed 33143

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	No abandoned farm site data available or inventoried for this minor watershed.
Data Description
Comments	Dakota County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
	Last update 2/99
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Abandoned Wells

Data Summary	Dakota County Environmental Management Department maintains a countywide inventory of abandoned wells.
Data Description	Dakota County Abandoned Well Inventory Data: Abandoned Wells Format: GIS ArcView Status: Ongoing Date: 1999 Source (contact): Dakota County Planning and Program Management Office Pedigree (originator): Dakota County Planning and Program Management Office
Comments	No additional comments.
	Last update 2/99
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Active Wells

Data Summary	The Dakota County Environmental Management Department maintains an inventory of wells in the county and administrates a countywide well permitting program. The well inventory includes information from the County Well Index (CWI), permitted wells since 1989, and historic wells.
Data Description	Dakota County Well Inventory Data: Active and Inactive Wells Format: GIS ArcView Status: Ongoing Date: 1999 Source (contact): Dakota County Planning and Program Management Office Pedigree (originator): Dakota County Planning and Program Management Office
Comments	No additional comments.
	Last update 2/99
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Biological Monitoring

Data Summary	Thomas Lake - Lake Assessment Project (LAP) includes biological monitoring data from phytoplankton analysis.
Data Description	Thomas Lake - Lake Assessment Project (LAP) Data: Biological Samples Format: Hard Copy File Status: Complete Date: 1989 Source (contact): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Pedigree (originator): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
Comments	Dakota County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
	Last update 2/99
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Best Management Practices (BMP) Focus Projects

Data Summary	No best management practices (BMP) focus project data available or inventoried for this minor watershed.
Data Description
Comments	Dakota County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
	Last update 2/99
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Drainage

Data Summary	Dakota County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) holds countywide files and maps of public ditch systems and maintains a countywide inventory of public drainage in GIS ArcView
Data Description	Dakota County Drainage Systems Data: Drainage Systems Format: GIS ArcView Status: Complete Current Date: 1999 Source (contact): Dakota County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) Pedigree (originator): Dakota County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)
Comments	No additional comments.
	Last update 2/99
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Dump Sites

Data Summary	Dakota County Environmental Management maintains an inventory of dump sites, hazardous waste spill sites, municipal dumps, suspected dump sites. Data for this inventory is collected by city and is not available for the entire county.
Data Description	Dakota County Dump Site Inventory Data: Dump Sites Format: GIS ArcView Status: In Progress Date: 1999 Source (contact): Dakota County Planning and Program Management Office Pedigree (originator): Dakota County Planning and Program Management Office
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 Dakota County maintains a countywide inventory of current federal set aside acres (CRP). The Dakota County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) maintains CRP acres in GIS ArcView.
Data Description	Dakota 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), Dakota County Pedigree (originator): Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Dakota County
Comments	No additional comments.
	Last update 2/99
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Feedlots

Data Summary	Dakota County Planning and Program Management Department maintains a countywide inventory of permitted feedlots. The Dakota County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) maintains records of feedlot inspections for the county.
Data Description	Dakota County Feedlot Inventory Data: Feedlots Format: GIS ArcView Status: Complete Date: 1997 Source (contact): Dakota County Planning and Program Management Office Pedigree (originator): Dakota County Planning and Program Management Office
Comments	No additional comments.
	Last update 2/99
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Ground Water Monitoring

Data Summary	Dakota County Environmental Management Department offers a countywide well testing program in place since 1989. Data are from voluntary well water testing, new permitted wells and property transfer wells. Wells are tested for nitrates and bacteria.
Data Description	Dakota County Ground Water Monitoring Program Data: Well Testing Format: Hard Copy File Status: Ongoing Date: 1999 Source (contact): Dakota County Planning and Program Management Office Pedigree (originator): Dakota County Environmental Management Department
Comments	No additional comments.
	Last update 2/99
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Land Cover / Land Use

Data Summary	Dakota County Planning and Program Management Department completed a countywide physical features database in 1992 using aerial photos flown from 1988-1992. The land cover/land use data are continuously updated. Thomas Lake - Lake Assessment Project (LAP) includes land use information gathered by the City of Eagan from Dakota County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) records.
Data Description	Dakota County Land Cover/Land Use Inventory Data: Land Cover/Land Use Format: GIS ArcView Status: Current Date: 1999 Source (contact): Dakota County Planning and Program Management Office Pedigree (originator): Dakota County Planning and Program Management Office Thomas Lake - Lake Assessment Project (LAP) Data: Land Cover/Land Use Format: Hard Copy File Status: Complete Date: 1989 Source (contact): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Pedigree (originator): City of Eagan, Dakota County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)
Comments	No additional comments.
	Last update 2/99
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Manure Application Acres

Data Summary	No manure application acres data available or inventoried for this minor watershed.
Data Description
Comments	Dakota County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
	Last update 2/99
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On Site Septic Systems

Data Summary	Dakota County Environmental Management Department administers an onsite septic system permitting program and maintains a countywide onsite septic system inventory. This inventory includes records of septic systems permitted since 1989, septic system upgrades, inspections, and pump records. A separate inventory exists for shoreland zoned onsite septic systems.
Data Description	Dakota County Septic System Inventory Data: Onsite Septic Systems Format: Electronic Database Status: Ongoing Date: 1999 Source (contact): Dakota County Planning and Program Management Office Pedigree (originator): Dakota County Environmental Management Department, Dakota County Townships and Municipalities
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	Dakota County participates in the Minnesota State Climatology Office Rain Guage Network.
Data Description	Dakota County Precipitation Monitoring Network Data: Daily Precipitation Format: Hard Copy File/Map Status: Current Date: 1998 Source (contact): Dakota County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) Pedigree (originator): Dakota 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	Dakota County Comprehensive Plan includes current countywide mapping of city and county parks.
Data Description	Dakota County Recreation and Natural Area Mapping Data: Recreation and Natural Areas Format: GIS ArcView Status: Current Date: 1999 Source (contact): Dakota County Planning and Program Management Office Pedigree (originator): Dakota County Planning and Program Management Department
Comments	No additional comments.
	Last update 2/99
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State Set Aside Acres

Data Summary	The Dakota County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) maintains a countywide inventory of current state set aside acres (RIM).
Data Description	Dakota County State Set Aside Acres Data: State Set Aside Acres (RIM) Format: GIS ArcView Status: Complete Current Date: 1999 Source (contact): Dakota County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) Pedigree (originator): Dakota County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)
Comments	No additional comments.
	Last update 2/99
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Sealed Wells

Data Summary	Dakota County Environmental Management Department maintains records of wells sealed through a countywide cost share program for sealing wells. The inventory includes wells sealed since 1990.
Data Description	Dakota County Sealed Well Inventory Data: Sealed Wells Format: GIS ArcView Status: Ongoing Date: 1999 Source (contact): Dakota County Planning and Program Management Office Pedigree (originator): Dakota County Environmental Management Department
Comments	No additional comments.
	Last update 2/99
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Surface Water Quality Monitoring

Data Summary	No surface water quality monitoring data available or inventoried for this minor watershed. Thomas Lake - Lake Assessment Project (LAP) includes surface water quality data collected from three sites on four different occasions during the spring and summer of 1989. Analysis includes the following parameters: nutrients, color, solids, pH, alkalinity, turbidity, conductivity, chloride, chlorophyl, temperature, dissolved oxygen, and transparency measurements.
Data Description	Thomas Lake - Lake Assessment Project (LAP) Data: Surface Water Quality Monitoring Format: Hard Copy File/STORET Status: Complete Date: 1989 Source (contact): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Pedigree (originator): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
Comments	Dakota County: No countywide data available or inventoried. No additional comments.
	Last update 2/99
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Surface Water Quantity (Flow) Monitoring

Data Summary	No surface water quantity (flow) monitoring data available or inventoried for this minor watershed.
Data Description
Comments	Dakota County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
	Last update 2/99
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Storage Tanks

Data Summary	Dakota County Environmental Management Department maintains a countywide inventory of licensed hazardous waste generators which includes information about underground storage tanks.
Data Description	Dakota County Licensed Hazardous Waste Generator Inventory Data: Hazardous Waste and Underground Storage Tanks Format: Electronic Database Status: Current Date: 1999 Source (contact): Dakota County Planning and Program Management Office Pedigree (originator): Dakota County Environmental Management Department
Comments	No additional comments.
	Last update 2/99
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Watershed Assessment

Data Summary	Thomas Lake - Lake Assessment Project (LAP) includes data from a watershed assessment which used the MINLEAP model to relate flow of water and nutrients from the lake's watershed to observed conditions in the lake.
Data Description	Thomas Lake - Lake Assessment Project (LAP) Data: Watershed Assessment Format: Hard Copy File/STORET Status: Complete Date: 1989 Source (contact): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Pedigree (originator): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
Comments	Dakota County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
	Last update 2/99
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Wetlands

Data Summary	No wetlands data available or inventoried for this minor watershed.
Data Description
Comments	Dakota County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
	Last update 2/99
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List of Minor Watershed 33143 Projects

Thomas Lake - Lake Assessment Program

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