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Scott Watershed Management Organization
200 Fourth Avenue West
Shakopee, MN 55379-1220
952-496-8054 Fax 952-496-8496
www.scottcountymn.gov
Scott
Watershed Management Organization
May 20, 2019
4:00 PM
Scott County Government Center
County Board Room
0 Scott Watershed Management Organization
200 Fourth Avenue West
Shakopee, MN 55379-1220
00000000000000000000000 952-496-8054 Fax 952-496-8496
www.scottcountymn.gov
AGENDA
Scott WMO – Watershed Planning Commission Meeting
May 20, 2019
4:00 PM
Government Center
County Board Room
Call to Order 4:00 PM
Approval of Agenda Action
Approval of Meeting Minutes
April 22, 2019 Action
Staff Reports
Scott SWCD Information
Scott WMO Information
Old Business
Project Updates Information
Corrective Action Plan Update Information
New Business
2020 Budget Drivers Information
2019 Cost Share Policy Plan (Docket) Addendum Action
City of Savage – Chloride Reduction Project Request Information
Adjourn Action
Scott Watershed Management Organization
200 Fourth Avenue West
Shakopee, MN 55379-1220
952-496-8054 Fax 952-496-8496
www.scottcountymn.gov
MINUTES
Scott County WMO – Watershed Planning Commission
County Boardroom
April 22, 2019
Members Present: Staff Present: Others Present:
Brian Schmidt Paul Nelson Tom Wolf
Mark Vierling Ryan Holzer Linda Loomis
Jim Schwinger Melissa Bokman Melissa King
Rita Weaver Beverly Cox-Alexander
Absent:
Virgil Pint
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Schwingler called the meeting to order at 4:00 PM.
Specific details and video of the entire April 22, 2019 Scott County WMO Watershed Planning
Commission Meeting is available for viewing on the Scott County Website.
The video link can be viewed at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ehequt7bgc
1
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
Motion by Commissioner Schmidt; Second by Commissioner Weaver to approve the
April 22nd agenda. The motion carried unanimously.
APPROVAL OF MARCH 25, 2019 MEETING MINUTES:
Motion by Commissioner Schmidt; Second by Commissioner Weaver to approve the March
25, 2019 minutes as written and presented. The motion carried unanimously.
STAFF REPORTS:
SCOTT SWCD:
Paul Nelson provided SWCD highlights and updates
Reports are available in the meeting packet for review
o The WMO continues to receive a lot of applications for the TACS program
o To a large extent the WMO has committed most of the funding available for the year
Scott WMO:
Paul Nelson provided WMO updates
May 21st WMO staff will be presenting Scott County Delivers prior to the board meeting at 9:00 am
o Staff for various programs go through some of the data that is collected to track how programs
are doing and how various outcomes are being achieved
o The public and other departments are invited to attend
o The commissioners are invited to be part of the panel during the presentation
On Friday, April 19th mudslides occurred on County Road 6, East of Blakeley resulting in the closure of
one lane
o There is some declaration of flooding disaster in the state
o Scott County cumulatively came up with enough damage across the County and is on FEMA’s list
of receiving some assistance
o Over $800,000 cumulative in damages between the cities and the counties
PRESENTATION
Lower Minnesota River Watershed District Overview, Linda Loomis, Administrator
Jesse Hartman, Chair
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Lower Minnesota River Watershed District History
Established in 1960
Local sponsor to the US Army Corps of Engineers for the Minnesota River 9-foot channel
o Responsible for disposal of material dredged from the river to maintain the navigation
channel
Managed by (5) managers
o (1) each from Carver, Dakota and Scott Counties
o (2) from Hennepin County
Lower Minnesota River Watershed District Characteristics
Encompasses 80 square miles generally following the Minnesota River up to the bluff line, from
the confluence with the Mississippi River upstream to the City of Carver
Portions of five Counties:
o Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey and Scott
Portions of twelve cities:
o Bloomington, Burnsville, Carver, Chanhassen, Chaska, Eagan, Eden Prairie, Lilydale,
Mendota, Mendota Heights, Savage, and Shakopee
Portions of two townships in Scott County:
o Jackson and Louisville
The District includes many natural features unique to the Minnesota River
o Calcareous Fens
o Floodplain wetlands
o Trout streams
o Minnesota Valley National Refuge
o Over 20,000 acres of regional park and open space
Home to Black Dog Energy Generation Plant, Blue Lake & Seneca Waste Water Treatment
Plants and Flying Cloud and Minneapolis / St. Paul International Airports
Lower Minnesota River Watershed District Managing Dredge Material
Navigation Channel
o 1892: Congress established a 4 foot channel on the Minnesota River up to mile 25.6
o 1930: Congress charges the Army Corps of Engineers with dredging and maintaining a 9
foot navigation channel on the upper Mississippi from St. Louis to Minneapolis
o 1958: Congress orders deepening of the 4 foot channel on the Minnesota to 9 feet up
to mile 14.7 in Savage where the grain terminals are situated
o The Lower Minnesota River Watershed District owns and operates a 20 acre dredge
management site in Savage at River Mile Post 14.2
3o The US Army Corps of Engineers places an average of 25,000 cubic yards of material on
the District’s site every year
o In 2014, the LMRWD arranged with private barge terminal operators to place material
dredged from slips on the Vernon Avenue dredge site to dewater.
Approximately 30,000 cubic yards of material is placed on site every year
Lower Minnesota River Watershed District Budget
Levy payable 2019 $ 725,000.00
Appropriation from the State of MN for improvements to dredge site $ 240,000.00
Grants (WOMP & Watershed Based Funding $ 187,542.00
Revenue from sale of dredge material rental placement of private dredge material $ 30,000.00
Fund balance $ 185,440.00
2019 Total Budget $1,367,982.00
Apportioned Payable 2019 Levy
Carver County $48,442.33 6.6817%
Dakota County $76,001.75 10.4830%
Hennepin County $276,570.10 38.1476%
Scott County $323,985.83 44.6877%
2019 Budgeted Expenses
9’ Channel $320,000.00
General Administration $250,000.00
Watershed Based Funding $187,542.00
Monitoring $ 84,700.00
Project & Plan Reviews $ 22,000.00
Education & Outreach $ 50,000.00
Watershed Management Plan $ 75,000.00
Capital Projects $378,740.00
Watershed Management Plan
In 2018, the Lower Minnesota River Watershed District completed a plan amendment
o On September 25, 2018 it was approved by the MN Board of Water & Soil Resource
o On October 24, 2018 it was adopted by the LMRWD Board
o The plan will be in effect until 2028
4Lower Minnesota River Watershed District 2018 Activities and projects
Completion of the Plan Amendment
Completed sediment core study of flood plain lakes
Completed bank stabilization project on Riley Creek below Flying Cloud Drive
Launched website redesign
Began work on dredge site improvements and gained authority to assess benefitted property
owners
o Developed No-Rise Evaluation
o Prepared Threatened and Endangered Species Survey
o Prepared Wetland Delineation
o Hold public hearing to establish Dredge Management as a permanent capital project of
the LMRWD
Lower Minnesota River Watershed District 2019 Plans and Projects
Develop and adopt rules to implement LMRWD standards
Geomorphic Assessment of Trout Streams
Bank stabilization of East Chaska Creek
Downtown Shakopee BMP Retrofit Study (Watershed Based Funding dollars)
Schroeder Acres Park
Prior Lake Outlet channel Realignment (Watershed Based Funding dollars)
Dakota County Fen Gap Analysis
Vegetation Management Plan
Update Monitoring Plan
Spring Creek Sub-Watershed Study
Vernon Avenue Dredge Site Improvement Project
OLD BUSINESS
Project Updates
Updates from Melissa Bokman
Received the final draft of the U of M survey that was started in 2017
o The draft will be reviewed and the final results will be shared with the Commissioners at
the May meeting
Chloride Management Project
o The Level II training was cancelled for this month due to low enrollment
o The next Level II training will be scheduled for the fall
5o The next set of workshops will be held starting in August
Cedar Lake Treatment
o A board member on the Cedar Lake Improvement District has been monitoring the
water level temperatures
o A new chemical will be used this year to treat Cedar Lake
o Treatment for Cedar Lake is scheduled for Monday, April 29th with the rest of the lakes
possibly being treated that week as well
Updates from Ryan Holzer
Phase III and Phase IV are still in the design phase
o Phase IV has not been surveyed, still waiting for water levels to go down
TACS program funds are depleted for 2019
o Soil and Water has some funds available, but it is very specific to portions in the western
part of the county
o A TACS program waiting list will be started
Arsenic in rural wells
In 2018, the results of monitoring 34 wells found 17% exceeded the drinking water standard for
arsenic
Staff have recently obtained data from the MN Department of Health from monitoring of new
wells; together with WMO monitoring results show a cluster of high concentration of arsenic in
rural wells in the center part of the county
Staff will be mailing notices to that portion of the county encouraging people to test their wells
and consider treatment
WMO staff believe arsenic is naturally elevated in these areas and will continue to investigate if
there is a common well depth / aquifer connection
Staff have invited the MN Department of Health to attend the Technical Advisory Committee
Meeting later this month to speak about arsenic
NEW BUSINESS
Draft Corrective Action Plan
The Board of Water and Soil Resources is requiring the Scott WMO to submit a Corrective Action Plan
that addresses a couple of non-compliant grant funded practices where landowners sold the property
and new landowners removed the practices.
6Review and highlights of the Corrective Action Plan provided by Paul Nelson
Internal Controls
o Payment rounding – SWCD management will ensure its electronic project management
database will show dollar values to the penny and staff will show exact costs on all
application, cost estimate, voucher and certification forms
o Seed mixes – The Conservation Financial Assistance Program Policy Manual will
reference federal and state vegetation requirement documents for practices
o Compliance with Practice and O & M Plans
Procedures
o Use of a compliance tracking form
o Incorporation of and use of procedures that will be followed when the SWCD becomes
aware of a project that is not being maintained in accordance with the provisions of
their contract
Polices
o Implemented changes to minimize the potential for non-compliance by landowners that
were adopted as part of the joint 2019 Conservation Financial Assistance Program Policy
Manual (PPM)
Recording a Conservation Easement on a property title for contracts exceeding
$20,000.00
Changing the payment schedule to spread payments out over the term of the
contract subject to the SWCD certifying that the seeding is being maintained in
accordance with the signed O & M Plan, and noxious weeds are under control.
In addition, a section will be added to the 2020 PPM on enforcement that
incorporates the new procedures described above.
Repayment
o The WMO is electing to utilize local funds to install replacement practices that exceed
the size and type and soil and water protection benefit of the two non-conforming
practices
Training
o New training will be implemented focusing on new internal controls, procedures and
policies
o Implementation of a Compliance Tracking Form
ADJOURN MEETING
7Motion by Commissioner Vierling and Second by Commissioner Weaver to adjourn the
meeting at 4:46 PM. The motion carried unanimously.
_________________________________________ ___________________________
Jim Schwingler Date
Chair, Watershed Planning Commission
________________________________________
Beverly Cox-Alexander
Secretary
8Scott Watershed Management Organization 200 Fourth Avenue West Shakopee, MN 55379-1220 Staff Reports
Staff Activities Report
May 2019
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND COST SHARE REQUESTS
250
200
150
100
50
0
R P R P R P R P R P R P R P R P R P R P R P R P R P
M J J A S O N D J F M A M
R = Requests for Tech Assistance
P = Cost Share Projects (approved and SWMO PLSLWD LMR & VRW FLOOD
MARKETING AND PROMOTION
Soil Health/Cover Crop
- Prepared and mailed out the monthly cover crop e-newsletter
- Included cover crops/soil health as a major topic of discussion in the one on one producer interview
meetings. This resulted in one new applicant for a 10 acre comparison strip as well as greater insight to
local attitudes and barriers regarding cover crops. A full report will be prepared after all interviews are
completed.
- Received approval from 3 seed dealers in Scott County to plant cover crops near their field day plots
Native Prairie
- Over 30 landowners followed up with staff following the March 13 Native Prairie Workshop. Many are
moving forward in planting their own native gardens/prairies or applying for incentives through the
Native Prairie Program.
CLEAN WATER EDUCATION PROGRAM (SCWEP)
Attended the Scott-Carver Master Gardener’s Garden Fever event in Chaska on April 5th and the Jordan Expo
on April 6th to promote our raingarden and shoreline workshops and the tree sale.
Prepared for Outdoor Education Days including confirming with Three Rivers Park District that they will
present at the Pond Station, confirming OED dates with CLIMB, and contacting teachers for an estimate of
the student numbers for next fall.
Held the raingarden workshop at Spring Lake Town Hall with 44 attendees. Landowner, Chris Olson, gave a
testimonial on his raingarden and answered questions about his experience working with the SWCD and
maintaining his raingarden.
Provided Spring Lake Township with educational material and reporting needed for their upcoming MS4
Permit Audit.
We were contacted by Compass Learning Center in New Prague who partners with the New Prague High
School to put on Community Green Day. Alyssa will be assisting with their Pollinator Station during the
event on May 25th.
INVENTORY AND ASSESSMENT/PLANNING
Assessed PTMApp results to MPCA TMDL report for phosphorus loading to Cleary Lake. Examined PTMApp
BMP placements and feasibility for the Cleary Lake watershed.
Began assessing the Thole Lake for a sub-watershed assessment.SWCD Staff Report to WPC
May 2019
ZONING SUPPORT - COUNTY
Provided technical assistance to Realtor Travis Sagedahl and potential buyer for compliance with County
Feedlot Ordinance, productive acreage information, and MPCA regulations
Assisted Scott County staff with James Dobihal Administrative permit application review
Reviewed one feedlot site at the request of County staff with concerns of potential runoff
Provided one productive acreage determination for Realtor Kim Kes with potential buyers
LIVESTOCK OPERATION ASSISTANCE
Continued facility planning assistance with Steve O’Loughlin for dairy expansion
Continued permitting assistance with Dave Woestehoff for newly acquired hog facility
Continued CMNP update and assisted with EQIP process for Randy Oldenburg’s potential feedlot
modifications
MONITORING
Water Quality
- Conducted three weekly and one event sample for the Credit River Chloride project. Completed Credit
Chloride project sampling.
- Downloaded four weekly water level measurements from the Hwy 101 logger in Shakopee per request
of Scott County Hwy, Carver county and SWMO.
Groundwater Level Observation Wells (DNR)
- No Activity
Volunteer Rainfall Monitoring
8 6.89
7 6.34
6
Inches
5
3.82 3.79
4 2.79
2.08 2.61
3
2 1.64 1.39 1.37
0.79 1.36
1 0.44
0
A M J J A S O N D J F M A
Average (Jordan Field Office, 1980-2015) Latest monthly reading
CONSTRUCTION EROSION CONTROL – COUNTY/CREDIT RIVER
250 30
200
Inspections
20
Plan Reviews
150
100
10
50
0 0
A M J J A S O N D J F M A
Permit Development Highway Plan Reviews
WETLAND CONSERVATION ACT - STATE
TEP Meetings
- Jordan Interceptor phase II – Replacement plan pre-application TEP (St. Lawrence Twp)
Notices of Application
Page 2 of 5SWCD Staff Report to WPC
May 2019
- No activity
Notices of Decision
- No activity
Enforcement/compliance
- No activity
Other WCA Reviews and Activity
- No activity
Helena Wetland Bank
- Began preparing construction bid documents
- Reviewed Conservation Easement for recording; seeking clarification changes to address some
concerns Bauer’s have regarding their liability after selling the land.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Buffer Law
Started assessing the needs to complete the tri-annual review for continued buffer compliance. A total
of 2,941 parcels will be reviewed in 2019
Sent letters to 17 landowners who had not contacted the District regarding the 16.5’ buffer on public
ditches; received 15 responses.
Provided technical assistance to 5 landowners for measuring and planning buffer areas
Tree Program (SWCD)
Sold 102 orders of Native Seed Mixes
Filled 370 orders for a total of 24,400 trees sold in the Pre-sale
Sold an additional 3,800 trees on Tree Sale day for a total of 28,200 trees sold
Tested 235 well water samples for nitrates
Opened up Native Garden Kit Sale on May 1st
Cooperative Weed Management (CWM) Program
Preparing to host a Spring Noxious Weed Training for all Township and City officials on May 22nd
Will be purchasing herbicide and backpack sprayers to use for removal projects
Planning on hiring a contractor for first round of Wild Parsnip removal in mid-June
Website/Social Media
2500
2000 Website
1500 Visits
1000 Unique Users
500
Total Page Views
0
A M J J A S O N D J F M A
600
Facebook
400
Followers
200 Page engagements
Post engagements
0
A M J J A S O N D J F M A
Page 3 of 5SWCD Staff Report to WPC
May 2019
EQUIPMENT RENTAL USE
2000
1500 Interseeder
1000 John Deere Drill
Acres
500 Great Plains Drill
0 Brillion Seeder
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
New ERP equipment was delivered, including a PlotmasterTM implement and an RTV as shown in the
photo below. The PlotmasterTM will be used for tilling and seeding small native prairie plots and other
conservation cover and construction site stabilization projects. The RTV will be use used to pull and
operate the Plotmaster and for monitoring and spraying the 87-acre Helena Wetland Bank site, along
with other types of field work and services on larger tracts.
Page 4 of 5SWCD Staff Report
April 2019
WMO TACS PROGRAM ACTION BY SWCD BOARD (MAY ’19)
NOTE: Cost share project information was not available at the time this report was prepared. A completed table will be provided at the
meeting.
Cooperator Project/ID Type Grant/ID Contract # Amount
New Application Approvals
Amendment Approvals
Screening Committee Recommendations
Payment Certifications
Contract Cancellations
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200 Fourth Avenue West
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952-496-8054 Fax 952-496-8496
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