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Bacteria in the Minnesota River

This booklet provides basic information on the bacterial contamination of the Minnesota River Basin. Written for the general public, this publication briefly discusses water-quality standards related to bacteria, trends in the Minnesota River, bacterial sources, and practices designed to reduce contamination.
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Bacterial Contamination
Water Quality Standards
Bacteria
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Lower Minnesota River Wast Load Allocation Study

Jacobson, Ronald M.
This report presents the findings form a waste-load allocation study of the lower 25 miles of the Minnesota River, designed to determine the maximum pollutant and loading that the river could assimilate. Included are brief backgrounds on earlier waste studies and point-source pollution-control efforts, a description of the Minnesota River region, a listing of point-source dischargers, and 1985 water quality and effluent standards. The study model is described in great technical detail, along with the results.
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Pollutant
Point-Source Pollution-Control
Minnesota River
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Minnesota River Assessment Project Report: Land Use Assessment

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
This component of the Minnesota River Assessment Project was intended to identify and quantify nonpoint sources of pollution from major and minor watersheds.
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Minnesota River Assessment Project
Nonpoint Pollution Sources
Geographic Information Systems
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Minnesota River Watershed Water Quality: An Assessment of Non-Point Source Pollution

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency- Division of Water Quality, Monitoring and Analysis Section
This study was intended to provide technical information needed to identify sources of nonpoint pollution to the Minnesota River, so that a waste load allocation study could be conducted accurately for the metropolitan segment. The report includes a description of the study area (e.g., physical characteristics, land use, and climate), study methodology (e.g., sampling), and data analysis (e.g., water-quality violations, streamflows). Study data and chart are appended.
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Nonpoint Pollution Sources
Waste Load Allocation
Water Quality
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Description of the Minnesota River Basin and General Recommendations of Residue Management Systems for Sediment Control

Moncrief, John F.
This Extension Service publication discusses the higher levels of sediment load found in the Minnesota River when compared to the St. Croix and Mississippi, identifying the differences among the rivers (e.g., vegetation, agricultural activity, and soil texture) that contribute to this disparity. Recommendations are provided for tillage and manure practices that may reduce sediment runoff.
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University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota Extension Service
Tillage and Manure Practices
Sediment
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Minnesota River Basin Water Quality Overview

Mulla , D.J.
Presenting an overview of the water quality of the Minnesota River Basin, this Extension Service report includes a discussion of specific water quality concerns (pathogens, sediment, phosphorus, and nitrogen), an historic perspective on Minnesota River water quality, local water-quality goals, state and federal water-quality standards, regional patterns in pollution, pollution sources, and an implementation strategy for cleanup.
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Water Quality
University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota Extension Service
Pollution Sources
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Phosphorus in the Minnesota River

This booklet discusses phophorus pollution of the Minnesota River. Designed for use by the general public, it provides basic information on current phosphorus levels, point and nonpoint pollution sources, and various ongoing efforts to respond to the problem.
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Phosphorus
Nonpoint Pollution Sources
Nonpoint Pollution Sources
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Sediment Problems and Solutions for the Minnesota River

Senjem, Norman B.
Addressing the problem of sediment in the Minnesota River, this Extension Service booklet includes a description of: sediment sources, the 40 percent reduction goal set by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, and tillage guidelines for reaching this goal (e.g., crop rotation, drainage, planting, fertilization, and weed control).
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University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota Extension Service
Sediment
Tillage
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Minnesota River Assessment Project: Level II Land Use Analysis (South Central River Basin Study)

Soil Conservation Service
This component of the Minnesota River Assessment Project was designed to assess nonpoint pollution sources of sediment and nutrients in ten agricultural watersheds within the Blue Earth, Watonwan, and Le Sueur river subbasins. The report includes a discussion of water quality, modeling methods used in the study, pollutant comparisons among watersheds, study findings, recommendations for conservation tillage and nutrient management practices, and future study needs. Detailed analyses of each watershed are appended.
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Nonpoint Pollution Sources
Sediment
Nutrients
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Biological Survery of the Minnesota River

Kirsch, Nancy A.
This report contains the results of a stream survey, conducted during the summers from 1978 to 1982, to collect baseline data on the fish and wildlife resources of the Minnesota River. It includes a description of the physical characteristics of the river watershed, water quality, water uses, aquatic and terrestrial vegetation, wildlife fisheries, and invertebrates. Study conclusions presented include the exacerbation of stream-bank erosion by agricultural encroachment. Recommendations offered include the implementation and enforcement of appropriate land-use practices.
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Stream Survey
Land-Use Practices
Fish and Wildlife Resources
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