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Minnesota River Basin: Water Quality Management Basin Plan

Minnesota Pollution Contorl Agency- Division of Water Quality
Prepared to comply with the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 197s, this plan was intended to coordinate water pollution control activities in the Minnesota River Basin. It includes sections on basin planning (e.g., water-quality requirements, state monitoring, and permitting) and long-range planning programs (e.g., Clean Lakes, nonpoint-source pollution) in Minnesota, as well as state flood plain and shoreland management.
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Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972
Water Quality
Minnesota River Basin Planning Programs
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Minnesota River Basin: Water Quality Management Basin Plan

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency- Division of Water Quality
The second of two volumes, this report provides information on point-source dischargers and water-quality standards in ten segments of the Minnesota River Basin. Also included is a reference bibliography, consisting primarily of county sewer and water plans.
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Point-Source Dischargers
Water Quality Standards
County Sewer and Water Plans
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The Development of the Recreational and Environmental Resources of the Upper Minnesota River Valley

Halgren, Lee A.
Prepared for the Minnesota River Valley Task Force, this report presents a plan for recreational development and environmental preservation in the upper Minnesota river Valley. Background sections cover geological development, historical events, ecological features, demography, water and land-resource agencies, and relevant legislation. The potential recreational and environmental-education uses of the river valley are explored, including trails (biking, canoeing, cross-country skiing, hiking, and snowmobile), campsites, interpretive areas, and learning sites.
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Minnesota River Valley Task Force
Recreational Resources
Environmental Resources
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Upper Minnesota Valley Regional Development Commission Natural Resources Management Plan

Jorgens, Thomas P.
This plan was designed to serve as an advisory document for government agencies involved in land and resource management in the upper Minnesota Valley region. Information is provided on land use; natural resource management issues; agricultural, natural, recreational, and urban lands; energy generation; water resources; and transportation uses. Policy recommendations are made for each of these topic areas, and an implantation strategy is presented.
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Upper Minnesota Valley Regoinal Development Commission
Natural Resources Management
Advisory Document
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Overall Plan of the Lower Minnesota River Watershed District

Lower Minnesota River Watershed District
A revision of the first Lower Minnesota River Watershed District plan adopted in 1961, this document includes a description of the district; projects and policies concerning lakes, streams, open space, pollution ,siltation, groundwater, recreation, hydrology, flooding, and navigation; and future project priorities. Appendices include details on the individual lakes and streams within the watershed.
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Lower Minnesota
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Lower Minnesota River Watershed District
Pollution
Hydrology
Groundwater
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Project River Bend: Six county Minnesota River Management Plan (Le Sueur, Nicollet, Brown, Renville, Redwood, Blue Earth)

Lutzi, Phil R
This management plan, regulating land use along the Minnesota River between Franklin and Le Sueur, was written by representative so the six counties bordering the river segment as an alternative to the department of Natural Resources proposed plan. Background sections provide information on the Minnesota River Valley history, natural characteristics, demography, and land use. The management methods (local zoning and cooperative recreation management), and includes discussions of specific policies, administration, enforcement, and implantation.
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Management Plan
Minnesota River Valley History
Zoning and Cooperative Recreation Management
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Working Together: A Plan to Restore the Minnesota River (The Minnesota Citizens' Advisory Committee's Final Report to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

Minnesota River Citizens' Advisory Committee

This plan's recommendations were designed to meet former Governor Carlson's challenge to make the Minnesota River swimmable and fishable by the year 2002. The report provides a brief section on the historical perspective of the Minnesota River water quality, current river conditions, the creation of the Minnesota River Citizens' Advisory Committee, and the Committee's general finding on the river's water quality. The core of the report is a recommended action plan, which includes rationale, suggested steps, and costs associated with accomplishing the following: 1.

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Governor Carlson
Minnesota River Citizens' Advisory Committee
Minnesota River Water Quality
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A Management Proposal for the Minnesota River (Franklin to Le Sueur)

Rivers Section, Bureau of Engineering and Division of Waters- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
This management proposal was prepared as a precursor to a Wild and Scenic River designation for the segment of proposal includes discussion of management methods (zoning, recreation management, and land acquisition), proposed state regulations for the river segment, and recommendations for additional actions beyond the Wild and Scenic Rivers program. Management maps of the river segment are included.
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Wild and Scenic River
Management Methods
Le Sueur
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Where the Untamed Hand of Nature Fits a Civilized Glove

Winckler, Suzanne
Examining the Minnesota Valley national Wildlife Refuge, a 7,000-acre protected area along the lower Minnesota River, this article provides information on events surrounding the 1976 formation of this urban refuge. Management challenges such as the preservation of fens and the control of mosquitoes are also discussed.
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Lower Minnesota
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Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Management Challenges
Lower Minnesota River
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Interim Strategy to Reduce Nonpoint Source Pollution to the Minnesota River

Frost, Jack
This report contains an interim strategy to address nonpoint-source pollution of the Minnesota River from urban development and agriculture. The nine-point plan was intended to enable local governments and watershed-management organizations to take immediate action towards achieving the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Minnesota Pollution Control Agency goal of a 40 percent reduction in nonpoint-source pollution, such as watershed-planning legislation and the Board of Soil and Water Resources.
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Nonpoint Pollution Sources
Board of Soil and Water Resources
Urban Development
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