LAC QUI PARLE RIVER MAJOR WATERSHED
Directory of Contacts



Contacts by County
   Lac qui Parle
   Lincoln
   Yellow Medicine

   Other Local Contacts



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Lac qui Parle County

Office Lac qui Parle County Environmental Office
Name Darryl Ellefson
Title Lac qui Parle County Environmental Officer/ Lac qui Parle-Yellow Bank Watershed District Administrator
Contact for: Active wells, drainage, dump sites, feedlots, land cover/land use, and septic systems in Lac qui Parle County
Phone 320-598-3132
Fax 320-598-3125
Email deellefson@mail.co.lac-qui-parle.mn.us
Address Lac qui Parle County Courthouse
600 6th Street
Madison, MN 56256



Office Lac qui Parle Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)
Name Sonja Farmer
Title Lac qui Parle SWCD Manager
Contact for: Abandoned farm sites, wells, public surveys, precipitation monitoring, current state set aside (RIM) acres, and the drained wetlands inventory in Lac qui Parle County
Phone 320-598-7321 ext 3
Fax 320-598-3432
Email srf@mnmadison.fsc.usda.gov
Address
525 1st Street E
Madison, MN 56256



Office Office of Lac qui Parle County Water Planner
Name John Rebehn
Title Lac qui Parle County Water Plan Coordinator
Contact for: Local water planning in Lac qui Parle County
Phone 320-568-2266 (home)
Fax 320-568-2266
Email
Address
Rt. 1 Box 500
Louisburg, MN 56256



Office Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Lac qui Parle County
Name Burton Hendrickson
Title District Conservationist
Contact for: Current federal set aside (CRP) acres in Lac qui Parle County
Phone 320-598-7321
Fax 320-598-3432
Email burton.hendrickson@mn.usda.gov
Address
525 1st Street E
Madison, MN 56256


 

Lincoln County

Office Lincoln County Environmental Office
Name Robert Olsen
Title Lincoln County Environmental Administrator/Feedlot Officer
Contact for: Drainage information and feedlots in Lincoln County
Phone 507-694-1344
Fax 507-694-1341
Email lcenviro@frontiernet.net
Address Farm Service Agency Building
P.O. Box 66
Ivanhoe, MN 56142



Office Lincoln Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)
Name Pauline Moen
Title Lincoln SWCD Manager / Lincoln County Water Management Task Force Co-Coordintor
Contact for: Active wells, ground water monitoring, precipitation monitoring, current state set aside (RIM) acres, sealed wells, storage tanks, and surface water monitoring in Lincoln County
Phone 507-694-1630 ext. 3
Fax 507-694-1850
Email pmm@mnivanhoe.fsc.usda.gov
Address
P.O. Box 32
Ivanhoe, MN 56142



Office Yellow Medicine River Watershed District
Name Terry Renken
Title Yellow Medicine River Watershed District Administrator/ Lincoln County Water Management Task Force Co-Coordinator
Contact for: Drainage information, ground water monitoring, surface water monitoring, sealed wells and storage tanks in Yellow Medicine County; he is also a contact for the Greater Yellow Medicine River Clean Water Partnership Project.
Phone 507-872-6720 ext. 3
Fax 507-872-6721
Email ymrw@starpoint.net
Address
Box 267
Minneota, MN 56264



Office Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Lincoln County
Name Dennis Johnson
Title District Conservationist
Contact for: Contact for current federal set aside (CRP) acres in Lincoln County
Phone 507-694-1630
Fax 507-694-1850
Email dennis.johnson@mn.usda.gov
Address
320 N Harold, P.O. Box 32
Ivanhoe, MN 56142-0032


 

Yellow Medicine County

Office Yellow Medicine County Auditor's Office
Name John Kolhei
Title Yellow Medicine County Ditch Inspector
Contact for: Yellow Medicine County drainage information
Phone 320-564-3132
Fax 320-564-3670
Email john.kolhei@co.yellow-medicine.mn.us
Address
415 9th Avenue
Granite Falls, MN 56241



Office Yellow Medicine County Zoning and Ag Office
Name Jolene Johnson
Title Yellow Medicine County Water Plan Coordinator
Contact for: Feedlots, septic systems, and recreation and natural areas in Yellow Medicine County
Phone 320-669-7524
Fax 320-669-7525
Email ymczone@clarkfield.ruralink.com
Address
1000 10th Avenue, P.O. Box 675
Clarkfield, MN 56223



Office Yellow Medicine Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)
Name Lou Ann Nagel
Title Yellow Medicine SWCD Manager / Co-Water Plan Coordinator
Contact for: Active wells, land cover/land use, precipitation monitoring, sealed wells, current state set aside (RIM) acres, and wetlands in Yellow Medicine.
Phone 320-669-4442 ext. 3
Fax 320-669-7525
Email lan@mn.clarkfie.fsc.usda.gov
Address
1000 10th Avenue, P.O. Box 545
Clarkfield, MN 56223



Office Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Yellow Medicine County
Name Jamie Thomazin
Title District Conservationist
Contact for: Current federal set aside (CRP) acres
Phone 320-669-4442
Fax
Email jamie.thomazin@mn.usda.gov
Address
1000 10th Avenue, P.O. Box 545
Clarkfield, MN 56223-0545



 

Other Local Contacts

Office Area II Minnesota River Basin Projects, Inc.
Name Kerry Netzke
Title Area II Coordinator
Contact for: Area II administers a joint powers agreement between Brown, Cottonwood, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Pipestone, Redwood, and Yellow Medicine Counties. Their primary function is to provide technical and financial assistance to local units of government in the installation of floodwater retarding/retention structures. Area II is administered through the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR).
Phone 507-537-6369 or 507-537-7068
Fax 507-537-6368
Email area2@starpoint.net
Address
1400 E Lyon Street, P.O. Box 267
Marshall, MN 56258



Office Minnesota River Basin Joint Powers Board (MRBJPB)
Name
Title MRBJPB Executive Director
Contact for: Minnesota River Basin Joint Powers Board (MRBJPB)
Phone 952-361-6590
Fax 952-361-6594
Email
Address Administration Building #14
600 E. 4th St
Chaska, MN 55318-2108



Office Region 6W Upper MN Valley Regional Development Commission
Name Paul Michaelson
Title Upper MN Valley RDC Executive Director
Contact for:
Phone 320-289-1981 or 800-752-1983
Fax 320-289-1983
Email umvrdc@umvrdc.org
Address
323 W Schlieman
Appleton, MN 56208



Office Region 8 Southwest Regional Development Commission
Name Lisa Voss
Title Southwest RDC Executive Director (interim)
Contact for: Region 8 Southwest Regional Development Commission (interim)
Phone 507-836-8547
Fax 507-836-8866
Email srdc@rconnect.com
Address
2401 Braodway Avenue
Slayton, MN 56172



Office Prairie Country Resource Conservation and Development Council (RC&D)
Name Randy Nelson
Title Prairie Country RC&D Coordinator/Interim Coordinator for the Shakopee Creek Headwaters Project
Contact for: Prairie Country RC&D Office serving the following counties within the Minnesota River Basin: Big Stone, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, McLeod, Renville, Swift, and Yellow Medicine
Phone 320-231-0008
Fax 320-235-8151
Email randy.nelson@mn.usda.gov
Address
1005 High Avenue NE
Willmar, MN 56201-4817



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