COTTONWOOD RIVER MAJOR WATERSHED
Directory of Contacts
Contacts by County
   Brown
   Cottonwood
   Lyon
   Murray
   Redwood

   Other Local Contacts

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Brown County

Office Brown County Auditor's Office
Name Marlin Helget
Title Brown County Auditor/Treasurer
Contact for: Brown County drainage information
Phone 507-233-6617
Fax 507-359-1430
Email marlin.helget@mail.co.brown.mn.us
Address
P.O. Box 115
New Ulm, MN 56073


Office Brown County Planning and Zoning
Name Paul Davis
Title Brown County Water Plan Coordinator
Contact for: Dump sites, feedlots, septic systems, and sealed wells in Brown County
Phone 507-233-6642
Fax 507-359-1430
Email paul.davis@mail.co.brown.mn.us
Address Brown County Courthouse
P.O. Box 248
New Ulm, MN 56073


Office Brown Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)
Name Tom Maher
Title Brown SWCD Program Manager
Contact for: Current state set aside acres, active wells and precipitation monitoring in Brown County
Phone 507-794-2553
Fax 507-794-5553
Email
Address
300 2nd Avenue SW
Sleepy Eye, MN 56085


Office Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Brown County
Name Gregory Tennant
Title District Conservationist
Contact for: Current federal set aside acres (CRP) and CREP in Brown County
Phone 507-794-4491, ext 3
Fax 507-794-3202
Email gregory.tennant@mn.usda.gov
Address
906 Main St E, PO Box 447
Sleepy Eye, MN 56085-0447

 

Cottonwood County

Office Cottonwood County Auditor’s Office
Name Jan Johnson
Title Cottonwood County Auditor
Contact for: Cottonwood County drainage information
Phone 507-831-1905
Fax 507-831-3675
Email
Address
900 3rd Avenue, Room 1
Windom, MN 56101


Office Cottonwood County Environmental Services
Name Mike Hanson
Title Cottonwood County Water Plan Coordinator
Contact for: Abandoned and sealed wells, dump sites, feedlots, and septic systems in Cottonwood County
Phone 507-831-2060
Fax 507-831-4024
Email water@rrcnet.org
Address
235 9th Street
Windom, MN 56101


Office Cottonwood Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)
Name Dave Bucklin
Title Cottonwood SWCD Technician
Contact for: Active wells, precipitation monitoring, and current state set aside (RIM) acres in Cottonwood County
Phone 507-831-1153
Fax 507-831-2928
Email
Address
940 4th Av
Windom, MN 56101-9511


Office Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Cottonwood County
Name Gary Moreau
Title District Conservationist
Contact for: Current federal set aside (CRP) acres in Cottonwood County
Phone 507-831-1550, ext 3
Fax 507-831-2928
Email gary.moreau@mn.usda.gov
Address
940 4th Av
Windom, MN 56101-1639

 

Lyon County

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
Email 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
Email 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
Email rma@mnmarshall.fsc.usda.gov
Address
1424 E. College Dr, Suite 600
Marshall, MN 56258

 

Murray County

Office Murray County Auditor's Office
Name Gary Spaeth
Title Murray County Auditor/Treasurer
Contact for: Murray County drainage information
Phone 507-836-6148 ext.147
Fax 507-836-8904
Email gspaeth@co.murray.mn.us
Address
2500 28th Street, P.O. Box 57
Slayton, MN 56172


Office Murray County Environmental Services
Name Karen Onken
Title Murray County Zoning Administrator
Contact for: Zoning and Septic Systems
Phone 507-836-6148, ext. 156
Fax 507-836-8904
Email konken@co.murray.mn.us
Address
2500 28th Street, P.O. Box 57
Slayton, MN 56172


Office Murray County Environmental Services
Name Jon Bloemendaal
Title Murray County AG and Solid Waste Administrator
Contact for: Feedlots and Solid Waste
Phone 507-836-6148, ext. 156
Fax 507-836-8904
Email jbloemendaal@co.murray.mn.us
Address
2500 28th Street, P.O. Box 57
Slayton, MN 56172


Office Murray County Environmental Services
Name Chris Hansen
Title Murray County Water Resources Administrator
Contact for: Local Water Plan and Clean Water Partnership Programs
Phone 507-836-6148, ext. 156
Fax 507-836-8904
Email chansen@co.murray.mn.us
Address
2500 28th Street, P.O. Box 57
Slayton, MN 56172


Office Murray Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)
Name Howard Konkol
Title Murray SWCD Manager
Contact for: Precipitation monitoring and current state set aside (RIM) acres in Murray County
Phone 507-836-6990
Fax 507-836-6697
Email
Address Ag Service Center
2558 Broadway Avenue, Suite 3
Slayton, MN 56172


Office Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Murray County
Name Brian Christiansen
Title District Conservationist
Contact for: Current federal set aside (CRP) acres in Murray County
Phone 507-836-8933
Fax
Email brian.christiansen@mn.usda.gov
Address Ag Service Center
2558 Broadway Av., Suite 2
Slayton, MN 56172-1338

 

Redwood County

Office Redwood County Auditor's Office
Name Larry Bunting
Title Redwood County Auditor/Treasurer
Contact for: Redwood County drainage information
Phone 507-637-4013
Fax 507-637-4072
Email
Address
P.O. Box 130
Redwood Falls, MN 56283


Office Redwood County Environmental Office
Name Jon Mitchell
Title Redwood County Environmental Officer
Contact for: Ditch maps, dump sites, land cover/land use, and septic systems in Redwood County
Phone 507-637-4023
Fax 507-637-4062
Email
Address
P.O. Box 130
Redwood Falls, MN 56283


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
Email mkb@mn.nrcs.usda.gov
Address
1241 E Bridge St., Suite C
Redwood Falls, MN 56283


Office Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Redwood County
Name Mark Rose
Title District Conservationist
Contact for: Current federal set aside (CRP) acres in Redwood County
Phone 507-637-2427
Fax
Email mark.rose@mn.usda.gov
Address
1241 E Bridge St., Suite C
Redwood Falls, MN 56283-0069

 

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 Brown-Nicollet Environmental Health Office
Name Bonnie Holz
Title Brown-Nicollet Environmental Health Director
Contact for: Active wells, ground water monitoring, and sealed wells in Nicollet County, the Brown-Nicollet-Cottonwood Clean Water Partnership, and the Brown-Nicollet-Cottonwood Water Quality Joint Powers Board
Phone 507-934-4140
Fax 507-934-8958
Email bnccwp@mnic.net
Address
322 S. Minnesota Av
St. Peter, MN 56082


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 Redwood Cottonwood Rivers Control Area (RCRCA)
Name Jim Doering
Title RCRCA Director
Contact for: Redwood Cottonwood Rivers Control Area (RCRCA)
Phone 507-637-2142
Fax 507-637-2134
Email rcrca@rconnect.com
Address
1241 E Bridge St
Redwood Falls, MN 56283


Office Redwood Cottonwood Rivers Control Area (RCRCA)
Name
Title RCRCA Watershed Planner
Contact for: Redwood River Clean Water Project and the Cottonwood River Restoration Project
Phone 507-637-2142
Fax 507-637-2134
Email rcrca@rconnect.com
Address
1241 E Bridge Street
Redwood Falls, MN 56283


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 Region 9 Regional Development Commission
Name Russ Wille
Title Region 9 RDC Executive Director
Contact for: Region 9 Regional Development Commission
Phone 507-387-5643 or 800-450-5643
Fax 507-387-7105
Email
Address
410 E Jackson
Mankato, MN 56001


Office South Central Minnesota Comprehensive County Water Planning Project (SCMCCWPP)
Name Leo Bauer
Title (SCMCCWPP) Policy Committee Chairperson
Contact for: South Central Minnesota Comprehensive County Water Planning Project (SCMCCWPP)
Phone 507-237-2164
Fax
Email
Address
43585 320th St
Gaylord, MN 55334


Office South Central Minnesota Comprehensive County Water Planning Project (SCMCCWPP)
Name Bruce Johnson
Title SCMCCWPP Technical Committee Chairperson
Contact for: South Central Minnesota Comprehensive County Water Planning Project (SCMCCWPP)
Phone 507-375-1225
Fax 507-375-3547
Email bruceej@excite.com
Address Watonwan County Courthouse
P.O. Box 518
St. James, MN 56081


Office Three Rivers Resource Conservation and Development Council (RC&D)
Name Joe Doherty
Title Three Rivers Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Chairperson
Contact for: Three Rivers RC&D serving the following counties within the Minnesota River Basin: Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Waseca, Le Sueur, Martin, Nicollet, Sibley, and Watonwan
Phone 507-776-3692
Fax
Email
Address
RR 3, Box 86A
Le Sueur, MN 56058


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