Watershed Management
Local Water Planning
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Blue Earth County Comprehensive Local Water Plan 1998-2007 |
Directory of County Water Planners in the Blue Earth River Major Watershed
Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)
Watershed Organizations
| Blue Earth River Basin Implementation (BERBI) BERBI Coordinator - Linda Meschke phone: (507) 238-5449 |
| Blue Earth River Team (BERT) Department of Natural Resources Contact - Cathi Fouchi phone: (507) 389-6257 |
| Blue Earth River Watershed Team Blue Earth River Watershed Coordinator - Michele Stindtman phone: (507) 526-2388 |
| Hiawatha Valley Resource Conservation and Development Council (RC&D) Coordinator - Roger Lenzmeier phone: (507) 281-1959 |
| Region 8 Southwest Regional Development Commission Executive Director - Randy Jorgenson phone: (507) 836-8547 |
| Region 9 Regional Development Commission Executive Director - Russ Wille phone (507) 387-5643 or (800) 450-5643 |
| Minnesota River Basin Joint Powers Board (MRBJPB) Executive Director - phone: (952) 361-6590 |
| South Central Minnesota Comprehensive County Water Planning Project (SCMCCWPP) Policy Committee Chairperson - Leo Bauer phone: (507) 237-2164 Technical Committee Chairperson - Bruce Johnson phone: (507) 375-1225 |
| Three Rivers Resource Conservation and Development Council (RC&D) Chairperson - Joe Doherty phone: (507) 665-2828 |
Watershed Projects
| Blue Earth River Implementation Framework, Phase I Diagnostic (CWP). MPCA Phase I - Diagnostic Clean Water Partnership Project, 1995-1999. The project area is the Blue Earth River and Watonwan River Major Watersheds. Workplan. View, print or save this document as a PDF file (1704K). |
| Dutch Creek Watershed Project. Martin County Environmental Services, 1998-2000. The project area is the Dutch Creek Watershed, minor watershed 30072, within Martin County. |
| Fox Lake - Lake Assessment Program. MPCA Lake Assessment Program (LAP), 1993. The project area is the Fox Lake lakeshed which is minor watershed 30077. |
| Minnesota River Assessment Project (MRAP) Biological and Toxicological Assessment Diatom Assemblage Structure as an Indicator of Stream Habitat Condition in the Minnesota River Watershed. MPCA, 1993. The project area included 16 minor watersheds in the Minnesota River Basin. Within this major watershed, the project area included the following minor watersheds: 30030, 30047, 30049, 30050, 30056, 30073. |
| Minnesota River Assessment Project (MRAP) Biological and Toxicological Assessment Characterization of Sediments, Settleable Solids and Water Quality of Stormwater Runoff in the Minnesota River Watershed. MPCA, 1989-1992. The project area includes select minor watersheds and the main stem and tributaries of the Minnesota River. Within the major watershed the project area included the following minor watersheds: 30030, 30047, 30050, 30056. |
| Minnesota River Assessment Project (MRAP) Biological and Toxicological Assessment Ambient Toxicity Assessment in the Minnesota River Basin. MPCA, 1989-1992. The project area is the Minnesota River main stem and 12 tributary sites. Within the major watershed, the project included the following minor watersheds: 30030, 30047, 30049. |
| Minnesota River Assessment Project (MRAP) Biological and Toxicological Assessment Analysis of Benthic Macroinvertebrate Communities in the Minnesota River Watershed. MPCA, 1989-1992. The project area includes 41 assessment sites. Within the major watershed, the project included minor watersheds: 30023, 30024, 30030, 30047, 30049, 30050, 30056. |
| Minnesota River Assessment Project (MRAP) Biological and Toxicological Assessment A Fish Community Analysis of the Minnesota River Basin. MPCA, 1990-1992. The project area is 116 sites along the Minnesota River main stem and tributaries, and within select minor watersheds. Within the major watershed, the project included minor watersheds: 30050, 30039, 30038, 30043, 30007, 30110, 30010, 30049, 30046, 30047, 30061, 30029, 30057, 30028, 30056, 30051, 30021, 30030, 30022, 30025, 30089, 30091, 30092. |
| Minnesota River Assessment Project (MRAP) Land Use Assessment - Level II. NRCS, 1993. The project area includes ten minor watersheds located within the Blue Earth, Watonwan, and Le Sueur River major watersheds. Within the major watershed, the Level II Land Use Assessment project included minor watersheds: 30030, 30047, 30050, 30056. |
| Minnesota River Assessment Project (MRAP) Land Use Assessment - Level III. MPCA, 1990-1991. The Level III Land Use Assessment project area included 32 select minor watersheds. Within the major watershed, the project included minor watersheds: 30023, 30030, 30039, 30047, 30049, 30050, 30056, 30074. |
| Minnesota River Assessment Project (MRAP) Land Use Assessment - Level III (Revised Methodology). MPCA, 1991. The revised Level III Land Use Assessment project area included 5 additional minor watersheds. Within the major watershed, the project included minor watershed 30024. |
| Minnesota River Assessment Project (MRAP) Land Use Assessment - Level IV (Aerial Photography Study). MSU Water Resources Center, 1991. The Level IV Land Use Assessment project area involves ten select minor watersheds. Within the major watershed, the project included minor watershed: 30030, 30047, 30050, 30056. |
| Minnesota River Assessment Project (MRAP) Physical and Chemical Assessment Selected Water Quality and Flow Data From Minor Watersheds in the Blue Earth River Basin. MPCA, 1991. The project area included eight minor watersheds selected in 1991, with two additional minor watersheds added in 1992. Within this major watershed, the project included minor watersheds: 30030, 30047, 30050, 30056. |
| South Central Minnesota Comprehensive County Water Planning Project (SCMCCWPP) Volunteer Rain Gage Reader Network. SCMCCWPP, 1992-present. The SCMCCWPP Volunteer Rain Gage Reader Network includes thirteen counties: Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Faribault, Freeborn, Jackson, Le Sueur, Martin, Nicollet, Sibley, Steele, Waseca, and Watonwan. |
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