Leech Lake River plan protects waters by cutting the (road) salt
The Cass SWCD, working through the Leech Lake River Comprehensive Watershed Management Plan, has taken an active role in protecting lakes from chloride pollution. Watershed-Based Implementation Funding has supported efforts, including a switch from sand/salt to brine.
Revised RIM boosts payment, land-use options, term length
BWSR’s RIM Drinking Water Program offers greater flexibility, higher payments and expanded land-use options to help protect drinking water across the state. Backed by $11 million from the Clean Water Fund, the updated program now includes 25-year easements and broader eligibility to increase participation.
With Watershed-Based Implementation Funding, partnerships focus on priorities
Planning partnerships across the state are using Watershed-Based Implementation Funding from BWSR to address high-priority water quality issues identified in comprehensive watershed management plans. Members of three planning partnerships that have excelled in geographically focusing their implementation efforts shared their experiences working with WBIF.
Nitrate-reduction work focuses on St. Peter’s drinking water supply
The Nicollet SWCD’s Clean Water Fund-supported work with landowners within St. Peter’s Drinking Water Supply Management Area aims to reduce nitrates at the source. St. Peter is unique in that water that feeds the aquifer flows not to a river or lake but directly in to recharge groundwater.