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Cannon River Watershed Planning Area
DRAFT PLAN PRESENTATION Policy Committee Meeting 9-26-18
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Outline 1. Priority areas in each county
– Surface Water and Groundwater Maps – Tables of Tier One, Two and Three Issues
2. Snapshot of activities in those areas – Implementation Table
3. Strengths of each county to contribute to the Plan
– Section 5: Plan Implementation Programs • Incentives, Capital Improvements, Operation and
Maintenance, Regulation and Enforcement, Data Collection and Monitoring, Outreach Programs
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Dakota County
1. Priority Areas and Implementation Areas – Surface Water
• Trout Brook – Tier One • Pine Creek – Not Tier
One • Chub Creek - Wetlands
– Groundwater • Majority of Watershed • Not Upper Chub Creek
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Dakota County 2. Snapshot of Activities
– Pollutant Impaired Streams • 1.1-C-2: Nitrogen research
– Drinking Water Protection • 1.3-A-5: Drinking water
quality outreach materials
– Ag Runoff & Leaching • 2.1-A-1: Perennial cropland
– Soil Health • 2.1-B-3: Inc Organic Matter
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Dakota County
3. Strengths to contribute – Incentive Programs
• Prioritization tools in application process
– Data Collection and Monitoring
• Ambient wells • Surface waters/partnerships
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North Cannon River WMO 1. Priority Areas and
Implementation Areas
– Same as 1W1P – Entire Area
2. Snapshot of Activities
– 1W1P Table – NCRWMO Table
3. Strengths to contribute
– Partnerships – Planning Ideas
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Goodhue County 1. Priority Areas and Implementation
Areas – Surface Water
• Little Cannon – Tier One • Belle Creek – Tier One • Etter Creek • Entire Lower Cannon Lobe
– Groundwater • All of Goodhue County – Karst • Focus on DWSMA Activities in CF,
Dennison & RW
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Goodhue County 2. Snapshot of Activities
– Pollutant Impaired Streams • 1.1-C-3: Etter Creek Retention • 1.1.C-1 Streambank
stabilization projects – Ag Runoff & Leaching
• 2.1-A-1: Perennial cropland – Soil Health
• 2.1-B-2: Tillage/Cover Crops to increase Organic Matter
• 2.1-B-1: Track and Monitor – Educating Local Land Use
Decision Makers • 3.1-A-3: Host field days to
demonstrate effective BMPs – Continuing existing programs that
implement BMPs (2.3-A-8) using PTMapp/SAM
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Goodhue County 3. Strengths to contribute
– Agricultural BMPs/Incentive Programs: Staff ability to mange cost-share projects and provide technical assistance to implement most BMPs listed in the plan
– Coordinate and provide project management to implement riparian restoration projects with partners
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Belle Creek WD 1. Priority Areas and
Implementation Areas - Surface Waters
- Belle Creek Watershed District property and easements
- Upland areas within a PL-566 drainage area
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Belle Creek WD 2. Snapshot of Activities (From BCWD/Cannon 1W1P Implementation Table) Maintaining Structures
• 1.A.4: Implementing Operation and Maintenance on existing PL-566 Structures in the BCWD
• 1.A.2: Implement upland conservation practices which reduce peak flow and sediment into BCWD structures. Manage grazing of structures and riparian areas
• 1.B.1: Implementing Managed rotational grazing systems on BCWD and riparian lands.
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Belle Creek WD 3. Strengths to contribute
– Executing engineering and maintenance recommendations timely and efficiently.
– Incentive Programs with assistance from the Goodhue SWCD – T/A on pasture management – Local match opportunities to assist in other conservation efforts.
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Le Sueur County 1. Priority Areas and
Implementation Areas – Surface Water (Lakes
Region) • Roemhildts & Fish Lakes-
Tier One • German/Jefferson Chain,
Sakatah, Francis, Elysian, Tetonka, Volney, Gorman-Not Tier One
– Groundwater • Majority of Watershed
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Le Sueur County
2. Snapshot of Activities – Protection Lakes
• 1.1-A-1: Lake Management Plans; identify Phosphorous Sources
– Drinking Water Protection • 1.3-A-5: Drinking water
quality outreach materials – Drinking Water Protection
• 1.3-A-8: Create Well Sealing Program
– Agricultural Runoff & Leaching Loss
• 2.1-A-1: Perennial cropland/vegetation
– Soil Health • 2.1-B-2: Inc Organic Matter
(corn/soybean) – Soil Health
• 2.1-B-3: Inc Organic Matter (short season crops)
– Flooding Communities • 2.2-A-2: Flood Reduction
Practices – Shoreland Management
• 2.2-B-3: Native Buffer Lakeshore Properties
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Le Sueur County 2. Snapshot of Activities (cont.)
– Drainage System Management
• 2.3-A-5: Identify Hotspots, Implement Ditch Projects
– Drainage System Management
• 2.3-A-8: Implement BMPs (water quality & volume reduction)
– Drainage System Management
• 2.3-A-9: Flood Mitigation Structures
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Le Sueur County
3. Strengths to Contribute – Incentive Programs
• Prioritization tools in application process
– Data Collection and Monitoring
• Wells(Testing, GIS Inventory)
• Septics (Compliance Inventories, GIS Inventory)
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Rice County
1. Priority Areas and Implementation Areas
– Surface Water • Lakes Area • Impaired Streams • Large Communities
– Groundwater • East- sensitivity • SW- GW dominated
lakes
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Rice County 2. Snapshot of Activities
– Protection Lakes • 1.1-A-1: Lake
Management Plans (Kelly-Dudley)
– Wetland Restoration • 1.2-A-1: Upper Cannon
– Soil Health • 2.1-B-2: Inc Organic
Matter – Shoreland Management
• 2.2-B-1: Inventory shoreline quantity/quality
– Drainage System Management
• 2.3-A-8: BMPs • 2.3-A-9: Floodwaters • 2.3-A-10: MDM workshops
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Rice County
3. Strengths to contribute – Cover Crop Incentives – Nutrient Management
expertise – Ag BMP Loans – Structural Practice C/S
and design – Raingarden program – Wetland
restoration/regulation
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Steele County 1. Priority Areas and
Implementation Areas – Surface Water
• Straight River Tributaries • Large communities-
Owatonna • Protection Lake-Beaver • Impaired Streams-Medford
and Rush Creeks – Groundwater
• Pollution Sensitivity
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Steele County
2. Snapshot of Activities – Ag Runoff and Leaching loss
• 2.1-A-1: Perennial vegetation
– Soil Health • 2.1-B-2: Inc Organic Matter
– Flooding of Communities • 2.2-A-1: Long Term Flood
Solution Study
– Drainage System Management
• 2.3-A-2: Terrain Analysis
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Steele County
3. Strengths to contribute
– Technical assistance for erosion and flooding
– Financial incentives programs
– Soil Health Team
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Waseca County
1. Priority Areas and Implementation Areas – Surface Water
• Lakes area in north
– Groundwater Dominated Lakes
• Entire Waseca portion
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Waseca County 2. Snapshot of Activities
– Soil Health • 2.1-B-4
– Shoreland Management • 2.2-B-4
– Ditch Record Modernization • 2.3-A-3
– Multipurpose Drainage Management Plans
• 2.3-A-7
– BMP Installation • 2.3-A-8
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Waseca County
3. Strengths to contribute – Incentive Programs
• Enrollment of RIM/CREP Easements
– Incentive Programs • Ag BMP technical and
financial assistance
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All Counties
• Socioeconomic Concerns – Educating Local Decision
Makers – Citizen Engagement
• 3.1-B-3: Educate landowners (shoreland, BMPs, septics, conservation)
• 3.1-B-5: Stewardship
– Internal Capacity – Recreational Value
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Summary
• Variety in the Draft Plan • Local staff are excited
• Planning process set stage for partnerships • Draft Plan coming soon
• At least two weeks for Policy Committee review