Grant Profile: Drainage Records Modernization

Grant Description

The purpose of Drainage Records Modernization (DRM) Match Grants is to assist counties and watershed districts that administer public drainage systems in accordance with Minnesota Statutes Chapter 103E to preserve and upgrade their records in an electronic GIS database. This purpose includes enabling enhanced drainage system management by using a recently developed GIS database template that is based on prior drainage records modernization experience. The purpose also includes populating an associated statewide GIS database with hydrographic data (only) for Chapter 103E drainage systems (e.g., drainage system location, type, alignment, profile and dimensions) to better enable data access for watershed-based modeling, water planning and implementation.

Reporting Overview

A workplan must be completed in eLINK and approved before work can begin. Grant recipients are required to report on grant outcomes, activities, accomplishments, and expenditures in eLINK according to the requirements outlined in the grant agreement and policies within BWSR’s Grants Administration Manual.

The Drainage Records Modernization Match Grants require that grantees use the Drainage Records GIS Database Template for all drainage records modernization activities going forward from the date of grant execution. The grantee will need to submit a request form, available at https://gisdata.mn.gov/dataset/public-drainage-records-template, to receive the Template. The grantee must submit updated drainage system hydrographic data to the statewide GIS drainage records database on the Minnesota GeoCommons by February 1st of each year. Grantees must also follow the Drainage Records Modernization Guidelines.

eLINK Reporting Requirements