Watershed Management


Local Water Planning

Blue Earth County Comprehensive Local Water Plan 1998-2007

Cottonwood County Comprehensive Water Plan 1997-2006

Faribault County Comprehensive Water Plan 1997-2006

Freeborn County Comprehensive Water Plan Revised 1997-2005

Jackson County Comprehensive Water Plan 1997-2007
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Martin County Comprehensive Local Water Plan 1995-2005
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Watonwan County Comprehensive Water Plan 1998-2008



Directory of County Water Planners in the Blue Earth River Major Watershed




Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)

Blue Earth Soil and Water Conservation District
Cottonwood Soil and Water Conservation District
Faribault Soil and Water Conservation District
Freeborn Soil and Water Conservation District
Jackson Soil and Water Conservation District
Martin Soil and Water Conservation District
Watonwan Soil and Water Conservation District




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.
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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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