Managing Water Harvesting Results Americas Ag Water Management Summit October 11 12 2011 Bloomington MN Al Kean Chief Engineer MN BWSR 1 MN Clean Water Land and Legacy Amendment 38 of 1 ID: 270893
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Minnesota Clean Water Fund Conservation Drainage Grants
Managing Water, Harvesting Results – America's Ag Water Management SummitOctober 11 - 12, 2011, Bloomington, MNAl Kean, Chief Engineer, MN BWSR
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MN Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment
3/8 of 1% sales t
ax increase for 25 years
Voter approved in 2008, effective July 1, 2009
4 FundsClean Water Fund (33%) (approx. $80 - $90M / yr.)Outdoor Heritage Fund (33%)Parks and Trails Fund (14.25%)Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund (19.75%)
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MN Clean Water Fund
Competitive GrantsSeveral grant programs for various clean water practices, projects and technical assistance
Delivery through local government units, including SWCDs, WDs, WMOs, Counties, Cities
M
ust have a state approved, locally adopted water management plan, or TMDL PlanGrants can be partnered with Federal programs and initiatives, such as EQIP, MRBI, etc.3Slide4
BWSR
Conservation Drainage GrantsFor pilot projects, practices and outreach to retrofit existing drainage systems (public or private) for WQ
Grants require minimum 25% non-state match
Example eligible practices:
Side inlet controls to drainage ditches Alternative tile intakesVegetated buffers at side inlets or tile intakesControlled subsurface drainage structures Woodchip bioreactors
Technical assistance for drainage system master plans to reduce peak flows and erosion (e.g. culvert sizing)
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The Challenge of Terminology
Multipurpose Drainage – drainage practices and designs that address agricultural needs, peak flow and flood damage reduction, erosion reduction, and water quality improvement in drainage systems from the field scale to the watershed scaleConservation Drainage
– a subset of
multipurpose drainage,
with a focus on water quality improvement5Slide6
BWSR
Conservation Drainage GrantsGrant Funding to date:
FY 2010 $200,000
FY 2011 $313,000 FY 2012 $950,0006Slide7
BWSR
Conservation Drainage GrantsPractices and projects assisted to date:Many side inlet controls to drainage ditches (one type of Grade Stabilization Structure – 410)
Several controlled subsurface drainage retrofit structures (Drainage Water Management – 554)
Substantial number of woodchip bioreactors (Denitrifying Bioreactor – IA Interim 747)
One culvert sizing master plan for a judicial ditch system to reduce peak flows and erosion7Slide8
BWSR Conservation Drainage Engineer – Job Opening
Seeking experienced civil or agricultural engineer program technical direction interagency coordination and facilitation
outreach
technical review and consultation for multipurpose drainage
Job Announcement and Position Description at: www.bwsr.state.mn.us , Job Postings Apply at: www.careers.state.mn.us/ thru 10-30-11
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Contact Information
Al Kean, Chief Engineer Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources 520 Lafayette Rd. N., St. Paul, MN 55155
Office: 651-297-2907
Cell: 651-245-6531
Email: al.kean@state.mn.us9