HAWK CREEK - YELLOW MEDICINE RIVER MAJOR WATERSHED
Directory of Contacts
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Office | Chippewa County Land and Resource Management Office |
Name | JoAnn Blomme |
Title | Environmental Technician and Water Planner |
Contact for: | Septic systems, low interest loans, various cost-share opportunities for water quality/quantity practices and underground storage tanks. |
Phone | 320-269-6231 |
Fax | 320-269-6395 |
jblomme@co.chippewa.mn.us | |
Address | Chippewa County Land and Resource Management 629 N 11th Street Montevideo, MN 56265 |
Office | Chippewa County Land and Resource Management Office |
Name | Scott Williams |
Title | Director |
Contact for: | Feedlots and Planning and Zoning. |
Phone | 320-269-6231 |
Fax | 320-269-6395 |
swilliams@co.chippewa.mn.us | |
Address | Chippewa County Land and Resource Management 629 N 11th Street Montevideo, MN 56265 |
Office | Chippewa Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) |
Name | Jean Diggins |
Title | Chippewa SWCD Manager |
Contact for: | BMP focus projects, ground water monitoring, precipitation monitoring, sealed wells, current state set aside (RIM) acres, and the drained wetlands inventory in Chippewa County |
Phone | 320-269-2139 |
Fax | 320-269-8593 |
jld@mnmontevid.fsc.usda.gov | |
Address | Chippewa County Courthouse 629 N 11th Street Montevideo, MN 56265 |
Office | Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Chippewa County |
Name | Jim Ridler |
Title | District Conservationist |
Contact for: | Current federal set aside (CRP) acres in Chippewa County |
Phone | 320-269-2139 |
Fax | 320-269-8593 |
jim.ridler@mn.usda.gov | |
Address | Chippewa County Courthouse 629 N 11th Street Montevideo, MN 56265 |
Office | Kandiyohi County Environmental Services |
Name | Jeff Bredberg |
Title | Kandiyohi County Water Plan Coordinator |
Contact for: | Abandoned wells, dump sites, feedlots, septic systems, sealed wells and the drained wetlands inventory in Kandiyohi County |
Phone | 320-231-6288 |
Fax | 320-231-6564 |
jeff_b@co.kandiyohi.mn.us | |
Address | Kandiyohi County Office Building 400 SW Benson Avenue Willmar, MN 56201 |
Office | Kandiyohi County Public Works |
Name | Dennis Rupp |
Title | Kandiyohi County Agricultural Inspector |
Contact for: | Kandiyohi County drainage information |
Phone | 320-235-3266 |
Fax | 320-235-0055 |
dennis_r@co.kandiyohi.mn.us | |
Address | 1801 E Hwy 12, PO Box 976 Willmar, MN 56201 |
Office | Kandiyohi Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) |
Name | Rick Reimer |
Title | Kandiyohi District Program Coordinator |
Contact for: | Active wells, land cover/land use, precipitation monitoring, current state set aside (RIM) acres, and the drained wetlands inventory in Kandiyohi County |
Phone | 320-235-3906 |
Fax | 320-235-0984 |
rlr@willm.mn.willmar.fsc.usda.gov | |
Address | 1005 High Av NE Willmar, MN 56201 |
Office | Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Kandiyohi County |
Name | Michael Taylor |
Title | District Conservationist |
Contact for: | Current federal set aside (CRP) acres in Kandiyohi County |
Phone | 320-235-3906 |
Fax | 320-235-8751 |
michael.taylor@mn.usda.gov | |
Address | 1005 High Av Willmar, MN 56201-2667 |
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 |
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 |
srf@mnmadison.fsc.usda.gov | |
Address | 525 1st Street E Madison, 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 |
burton.hendrickson@mn.usda.gov | |
Address | 525 1st Street E Madison, MN 56256 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
dennis.johnson@mn.usda.gov | |
Address | 320 N Harold, P.O. Box 32 Ivanhoe, MN 56142-0032 |
Office | Lyon County Environmental Services |
Name | Paul Henriksen |
Title | Lyon County Water Plan Coordinator |
Contact for: | Dump sites in Lyon County |
Phone | 507-537-6733 |
Fax | 507-537-6496 |
paulhenriksen@co.lyon.mn.us | |
Address | 607 W Main Marshall, MN 56258 |
Office | Lyon County Zoning and Highway Department |
Name | Todd Hammer |
Title | Lyon County Zoning Administrator and Ditch Inspector |
Contact for: | Drainage information, septic systems, and storage tanks in Lyon County |
Phone | 507-537-6823 |
Fax | 507-537-6087 |
ToddHammer@co.lyon.mn.us | |
Address | 607 W Main Marshall, MN 56258 |
Office | Lyon Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) |
Name | Rose Anderson |
Title | Lyon SWCD District Administrator |
Contact for: | Active wells, feedlots, precipitation monitoring, sealed wells, current state set aside (RIM) acres, and wetlands in Lyon County |
Phone | 507-537-0396 |
Fax | 507-532-7479 |
rma@mnmarshall.fsc.usda.gov | |
Address | 1424 E. College Drive, Suite 600 Marshall, MN 56258 |
Office | Redwood Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) |
Name | Marilyn Bernhardson |
Title | Redwood SWCD Manager / Water Plan Coordinator |
Contact for: | Abandoned farm sites, active wells, BMP focus projects, dump sites, feedlots, ground water monitoring, land cover/land use, precipitation monitoring, recreation and natural areas, sealed wells, current state set aside (RIM) acres, storage tanks, and wetlands in Redwood County |
Phone | 507-637-2427 ext. 3 |
Fax | 507-637-8136 |
mkb@mn.nrcs.usda.gov | |
Address | 1241 E Bridge Street, Suite C Redwood Falls, MN 56283 |
Office | Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Redwood County |
Name | Mark Rose |
Title | District Conservationist |
Contact for: | Mark Rose is the contact for current federal set aside (CRP) acres in Redwood County. |
Phone | 507-637-2427 |
Fax | |
mark.rose@mn.usda.gov | |
Address | 1241 E Bridge Street, Suite C Redwood Falls, MN 56283-0069 |
Office | Renville County Auditors Office |
Name | Larry Jacobs |
Title | Renville County Auditor |
Contact for: | Original liens to Renville County public ditch systems |
Phone | 320-523-2071 |
Fax | 320-523-3679 |
larry_j@co.renville.mn.us | |
Address | Renville County Courthouse - Second Floor 500 E. DePue Av Olivia, MN 56277 |
Office | Renville County Combined Services |
Name | Larry Zupke |
Title | Renville County Combined Services Director and Ditch Inspector |
Contact for: | Renville County drainage information |
Phone | 320-523-3712 |
Fax | 320-523-3755 |
combined services@co.renville.mn.us | |
Address | Renville County Office Building 410 E. DePue Av Olivia, MN 56277 |
Office | Renville County Planning and Zoning |
Name | Mark Erickson |
Title | Renville County Planning and Zoning Director |
Contact for: | Active wells, feedlots, septic systems, recreation and natural areas, sealed wells and storage tanks in Renville County |
Phone | 320-523-3702 |
Fax | 320-523-3755 |
planning_zoning@co.renville.mn.us | |
Address | Renville County Office Building 410 E DePue Av, Rm 311 Olivia, MN 56277 |
Office | Renville Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) |
Name | Joe Stangel |
Title | District Technician and Water Plan Technical Coordinator |
Contact for: | Current federal set aside (CRP) acres, local water planning, and precipitation monitoring, current state set aside (RIM) acres, and wetlands in Renville County |
Phone | 320-523-1553 ext. 3 |
Fax | 320-523-2389 |
j_stangel@yahoo.com | |
Address | 1008 W Lincoln Olivia, MN 56277 |
Office | Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Renville County |
Name | Jeff Hellermann |
Title | District Conservationist |
Contact for: | Current federal set aside (CRP) acres in Renville County |
Phone | 320-523-1553 |
Fax | 320-523-2389 |
jeff.hellermann@mn.usda.gov | |
Address | 1008 W Lincoln Olivia, MN 56277-1251 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 | |
jamie.thomazin@mn.usda.gov | |
Address | 1000 10th Avenue, P.O. Box 545 Clarkfield, MN 56223-0545 |
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 |
area2@starpoint.net | |
Address | 1400 E Lyon Street, P.O. Box 267 Marshall, MN 56258 |
Office | Region 6E Mid-Minnesota Regional Development Commission |
Name | Donn Winckler |
Title | Mid-Minnesota RDC Executive Director |
Contact for: | Region 6E Mid-Minnesota Regional Development Commission |
Phone | 320-235-8504 or 800-450-8608 |
Fax | 320-235-4329 |
midmndevcom@willmar.com | |
Address | 333 W 6th Street Willmar, MN 56201 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
randy.nelson@mn.usda.gov | |
Address | 1005 High Avenue NE Willmar, MN 56201-4817 |