HERON LAKE WATERSHED DISTRICT ANNUAL REPORT 2016 WAATERSHEDTERSHED ASSSISTANCESISTANCE THHROUGHROUGH EDDUCATIONUCATION & REESOURCESSOURCES HERON LAKE WATERSHED DISTRICT 1008 3rd Ave., P. O. Box 345 Heron Lake, MN 56137 507-793-2462 Email address: [email protected] Web address: www.hlwdonline.org Meeti ng: 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. September through April; 8:00 p.m. May through August Table of Contents Secti on I: Executi ve Summary . .4 Secti on II: Mission Statement . .4 Secti on III: Board of Managers. .5 Secti on IV: Staff . .5 Secti on V: HLWD Advisory Committ ee . .6 Subd. 8. Survey and data acquisiti on fund. .6 Secti on VI: BMP Implementati on Program. .7 General Operati ng Levy Projects . .7 Clean Water Partnership (CWP) Loan Program: Heron Lake Phosphorus Reducti on Project . .8 CWP Loan Program: Heron Lake Phosphorus Reducti on Project 2 . .8 Clean Water Partnership loan program awards $1.9 million for sewer upgrades . .9 EPA 319 Grant: Jack and Okabena Creek Sediment Reducti on (JOSR) Project . .9 Conservati on Partners Legacy Grant: HLWD Aquati c-Upland Prairie Restorati on . 10 Aquati c Habitat Program: Heron Lake Watershed Shoreline Restorati on Projects. 11 Heron Lake Sediment And Phosphorus Reducti on Implementati on Projects. 11 Third Crop Phosphorus Reducti on Eff ort . 12 WFDMR Targeti ng and Prioriti zing Endeavor. 13 Seward 29 Flood Storage Structure . 14 HLWD Cover Crop Research Plots. 15 Summer Interns . 15 Reinvest In Minnesota (RIM) Easement . 16 HLWD Conservati on Corps Minnesota Sediment Reducti on Projects . 16 Engler Property . 16 Grant Applicati ons . 17 Secti on VII: Surface Water Monitoring . 17 HLWD Monitoring Program. 17 Secti on VIII: Impaired Waters and TMDL . 19 WFDMR Watershed Project – Phase 2 . 19 Secti on IX: Regulatory and Permits . 20 Rules and Regulati ons . 20 HLWD WMP . 20 Secti on X: Flood Damage Reducti on Program . 20 Secti on XI: Public Drainage System Management Program . 20 Jackson County JD #31. 20 Jackson County JD #30, Branch A-1 of Ditch 2, and Lateral to Branch A-1 . 20 Jackson CD #3. 21 Jackson County JD #19. 21 JD Line of Credit (LOC) . 22 Project 6 . 22 2 Secti on XII: Capital Improvement Projects . 23 Secti on XIII: Educati on . 23 Corn Systems Coordinated Agricultural Program (CSCAP) . 24 Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) Soil Health Research in Southwest Minnesota . 24 Sustainable agriculture research and educati on (SARE) Farmer rancher grant ) Increasing oil health and infi ltrati on with cover crops. 25 Nati onal Wildlife Federati on (nwf) Cover Crop Champions . 25 Website. 26 Water Management Partners Workshop . 26 Financial Accountability Newslett er . 28 Property and Project Site Visit . ..