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LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY

LOCAL WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN

2010 – 2020: 2015 AMENDMENT

Prepared by:

Lake of the Woods Soil and Water Conservation District

And Lake of the Woods County Water Plan Task Force Committee

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LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY WATER PLAN

2010-2020: 2015 AMENDMENT

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements and Committee Members 3

SWCD Organization 4

I. Executive Summary: 5

County Background 5

Water Plan Strategies 7

Accomplishment Highlights 2010-2014 7

II. Implementation Plan: 9

Table 1 Priority Concerns Summary of Actions 9

1. Erosion and Sedimentation 10

2. Land Use Management 14

3. Sewage Treatment Systems 17

4. Water Quality 19

5. Education 23

Table 2 Implementation Schedule 24

Attachment A. Acronyms 32 Attachment B. References 34

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY WATER PLAN COMMITTEE

The Lake of the Woods County Water Plan Committee, a standing committee of local and state agency representatives and private citizens concerned about natural resources, is responsible for overseeing the implementation of the Lake of the Woods County Comprehensive Local Water Management Plan. The Water Plan Committee was primarily responsible for providing input for the 2015 Amendment to the Lake of the Woods County Water Plan 2010-2020. They will meet on an annual basis to review issues and progress of staff activities.

The 2009 committee members are listed below.

Members: Affiliation Todd Beckel LOW County Commissioner Tom Hanson LOW County Commissioner Marshall Nelson SWCD Supervisor Russel Hansen SWCD Supervisor Joel Hanson Baudette City Council City Council Member Williams City Council Bruce Hasbargen LOW County Public Works Dept. Chad Severts Board of Water and Soil Resources Cary Hernandez MN Pollution Control Agency Dan Thul DNR Eco-Waters Phil Talmage DNR Fisheries Derek Crompton U of M Extension Service Kelly Voigt Natural Resources Conservation Service Tom Kratzke LOW Tourism Board / Member at Large Nick Painovich Resort Owner / Member at Large Dave Marhula Realtor / Member at Large Vern James Animal Ag Producer / Member at Large Jenny Moorman Educator / Member at Large

The 2014 committee members are listed below.

Members: Affiliation Tom Hanson LOW County Commissioner Buck Nordlof LOW County Commissioner Russel Hansen SWCD Supervisor John Sonstegard SWCD Supervisor Steve Johnson Baudette City Council Tim Erickson LOW County Public Works Dept. Chad Severts Board of Water and Soil Resources Cary Hernandez MN Pollution Control Agency Dan Thul DNR Eco-Waters Phil Talmage DNR Fisheries Scott Laundenslager DNR Wildlife Kelly Voigt Natural Resources Conservation Service Nick Painovich Resort Owner / Member at Large Dave Marhula Realtor / Member at Large Jim Frohreich Animal Ag Producer / Member at Large Jenny Moorman Educator / Member at Large

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LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT

The Lake of the Woods Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is the Local Government Unit (LGU) responsible for the local water management plan/program. The SWCD has administered the local water plan and coordinated water plan activities since 2004. Prior to 2004 the Land and Water Planning Office had the responsibility since the plan’s beginning in 1992. Many individual volunteers, local, state and federal groups have been active participants during the past couple of decades. Below is a list of current SWCD supervisors, staff and NRCS staff. Lake of the Woods SWCD Board Members: John Sonstegard, Chair District 1 Russel Hansen, Treasurer District 2 Frank Sindelir, Vice-Chair District 3 Roger Krause, Public Relations District 4 Nancy Dunnell, Secretary District 5 Lake of the Woods SWCD and NRCS Staff: Josh Stromlund, District Manager Mike Hirst, Resource Technician Corryn Trask, Resource Technician Becky Buegler, Office Assistant Kelly Voigt, NRCS District Conservationist Jane Hafvenstein, NRCS Soil Conservation Technician

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I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpose of this plan is to identify existing and potential problems and opportunities for the protection, management and development of water and related land resources; develop objectives and carry out a plan of action to promote sound and efficient management of water and related land resource and environmental protection strategies. This plan addresses the water and related land resource issues across the entire county, regardless of jurisdictional, political, municipal or watershed boundaries. The county has gathered and studied available information relating to the physical environment, including, but not restricted to, the surface and groundwater resources, and their related land use. This plan is based on key economic and environmental principles which should provide a means of consistency across the county and is consistent with other state, regional or local planning processes. It addresses ground and surface water and those activities that may influence water quality or quantity. The plan incorporates the top five priority concerns that were developed through the scoping process in 2009. The concerns identified are on a county-wide basis, however, when necessary or applicable, will be implemented on a watershed level. The process through which these priority concerns were identified is further detailed in the Lake of the Woods County Local Water Management Plan 2010 – 2020 Update contained in Attachment B. These concerns and their objectives are summarized in the following paragraphs. This plan was written under the delegated authority of the Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners and covers the period from January, 2010 to January, 2020, with a review and update of the goals and implementation strategy scheduled for 2015. The Lake of the Woods County Water Plan Committee is responsible for overseeing the implementation of this plan. The Water Plan Committee is a diverse group of individuals ranging from private and government sectors that assisted in the establishment of the goals and objectives of the plan. Much progress has been made over the last two decades to protect and restore water resources, and it is the intent of the Water Plan Committee, Lake of the Woods SWCD, Lake of the Woods County, and this plan, to actively continue these efforts. County Background Lake of the Woods County is the youngest county in the state of Minnesota. The county was organized on November 28, 1922, when a vote by area residents separated the northern townships from Beltrami County. On January 1, 1923, the county officially began operations at its county seat in Baudette. The county includes the Northwest Angle, the northernmost point of the Lower 48 States. The county also includes the U.S. portion of Lake of the Woods. The county is bordered by two Canadian provinces, Manitoba and Ontario, and three Minnesota counties, Roseau, Beltrami, and Koochiching.

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The land area the county occupies was created largely by several periods of glaciation, and was once covered by glacial Lake Agassiz. The county is on the southern edge of the Canadian Shield, is generally flat, sloping very gradually toward the Rainy River and Lake of the Woods, with scattered bedrock outcrops and glacial lake beach deposits. Lake of the Woods is the dominant water feature, covering 1,679 square miles in Minnesota and Canada. The lake contains over 14,000 islands. The county is sparsely populated. With a total land area of approximately 1,297 square miles and a population of 4,045 (2010), the county averages only 3.1 people per square mile. Most of the population is concentrated in relatively small areas of the county, mainly near the shoreline of the Rainy River and Lake of the Woods, in Baudette (pop. 1106) and Williams (pop. 191), and to a lesser degree along major thoroughfares. The county has a total area of approximately 1,136,918 acres. The area breakdown is as follows: Lake of the Woods comprises 306,393 acres (27%), wetlands 708,591 (62%) and upland 121,934 (11%). The land ownership within the county is: state or federally owned 489,820 (59%), reservation lands 110,003 (13%), private lands 227,534 (27.5%), and the remaining amount (.5%) is comprised of publicly owned land through the City of Baudette or Lake of the Woods County. Land use in many instances has been dictated by land suitability and public water access considerations. The number of tourists in the area can range anywhere from 500 to over 1200 people on any given day. In addition to the county’s permanent residents, seasonal residences are increasing in number and contribute to development pressures along Lake of the Woods, the Rainy River, and its tributaries. In some areas in the county, land use has shifted from marginally productive agricultural to recreational. Even the vast acreage of wetlands, peat bogs, and areas of non-merchantable timber are utilized for a varied number of recreational uses including hunting and snowmobiling. Wetlands and other undeveloped areas also protect water quality in the County’s many streams and rivers, as well as Lake of the Woods. More recent economic trends with increased crop commodity prices have shifted the land use from perennial crops to annual crops. This trend has also spurred an increase in re-opening of idle crop land and installation of tile drainage on the landscape. The main industries of the area are tourism, forestry and agriculture. Tourism revolves around the Lake of the Woods fishery, hence Lake of the Woods County has a vested interest in water quality. The forested lands of the County are a major supplier of pulp wood to several local sawmills of economic importance to county residents and the Boise Inc. paper mill in International Falls, MN, 70 miles to the east. Agricultural lands contribute substantially to the economic stability of the County. Currently there are less than 30 registered feedlots in the county. Small grains, soybeans, grass seed, and oil seed are the main agricultural products for this area.

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Water Plan Strategies The primary focus for the Lake of the Woods County Water Plan is to identify existing and potential problems, and then utilize opportunities for the protection, management, and development of land and water resources. The plan, through the planning process, develops action plans to promote sound natural resource management to carry out the plan’s objectives. The original water plan was adopted in 1992, revised in 1997, 2002 and 2010. This document is an amendment to the 2010 water plan. The major strategic goal of this water plan will be to assist local units of government, landowners and other interested groups with making wise land and water resource decisions regarding potential impacts to water quality. In conjunction with the priorities of the water plan, many of the strategies include the use of technologies like geographical information systems and LIDAR to assist in making better natural resource management decisions. This additional information will provide a means to refine the focus of future priorities to answer questions regarding the impact to surface waters from land and water use changes.

Lake of the Woods County Water Plan Accomplishment Highlights, 2010-2014

1. LIDAR data was acquired in 2010 for the entire county to assist in locating areas prone to flooding and to help assist with remediation projects.

2. Installation of half a dozen shoreline stabilization and protection projects utilizing the State Cost Share Program and other funds.

3. Completed the Bostic & Zippel Creeks Watershed Assessment developed by the NRCS Water Resource Staff. Projects implemented through a direct result of this assessment so far include the installation of sidewater inlets, gully stabilization and ditch stabilization projects.

4. Reconstruct Judicial Ditch 28 in 2009 using a two stage ditch design developed by the JPB engineer in the Bostic Watershed.

5. Sealed 25 abandoned wells through the well sealing cost share program.

6. Preserved 640 acres of wetland surrounded by the Graceton Wildlife Management Area through the wetland banking program.

7. Completed a rain garden demonstration site at the Depot in Baudette in 2012.

8. Hazardous Waste Collection Days have provided education to county residents on the proper disposal of household hazardous wastes.

9. Funding secured for the Wheeler’s Point Sanitary District sewer system.

10. Training, education and outreach efforts for aquatic invasive species have been held for residents, tourists, resorts/businesses and bait harvesters.

11. Watercraft inspectors staff public accesses to educate and inform the public about aquatic invasive species.

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12. New subdivision language in revised Ordinance was completed in 2011.

a. New subdivision language allows for "Conservation Subdivisions" and other alternatives such as standards for Planned Unit Developments which encourage increased setbacks and other alternatives for new developments.

b. Existing ordinances were amended to regulate common interest communities.

c. Lot size has been increased for non-lakeshore lots.

13. Completed a shoreline erosion study with funding from the Environmental Protection Agency in 2013.

14. Completion of components of the Lake of the Woods Watershed Restoration & Protection Strategy: Watershed Conditions Report, Terrain Analysis & HSPF model.

15. Initial Fisheries Stream Survey on the Rapid River was completed by the Department of Natural Resources Fisheries office in 2012.

16. Bathymetry of Bostic and Zippel Bays were collected in 2013.

17. Completed surveys of Pine and Curry’s Islands biannually in 2011 through 2014 to determine erosion and sediment movement.

18. Re-determined watershed boundaries through the International Joint Commission Data Harmonization Project and the Lake of the Woods Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies project.

19. Historical ditch record modernization efforts have included the scanning and organizing of historic ditch record documents

20. Local representation participating at the Lake of the Woods Control Board and the International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Control Board.

21. Formation of a Keep It Clean committee in 2012 to reduce the amount of litter left on Lake of the Woods during the winter ice angling season.

22. Formation of the Agassi Low Lands Environmental Learning Area School Forest in 2009 and development of outdoor education programs.

23. Formation of a Lake of the Woods County Drainage Committee in 2014.

24. Formation of a committee to develop an aquatic invasive species management plan for Lake of the Woods County in 2014.

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II. IMPLEMENTATION PLAN The development of the Lake of the Wood County Water Plan addresses the local priority concerns. Actions outlined in the implementation plan will be accomplished by utilizing multiple funding sources. These funding sources include, but are not limited to: Water Plan Funding, the 2008 Constitutional Amendment, grants and partnerships. These newly available funding sources recognize the importance of Minnesota’s water resources and will provide opportunities for water quality/quantity related enhancement, protection, and prevention projects. The Water Plan Committee is committed to help define the role of the Clean Water Legacy and the Constitutional Amendment with the protection of Lake of the Woods County’s natural resources.

Table 1.

Priority Concerns Summary of Priority and Objective Topics Page

1: Erosion and Sedimentation 10 A: Lake of the Woods Lakeshore 10 B: Lake of the Woods Water Level Management 11 C: Rivers 11 D: Ditch Systems 12 E: Flood Damage Reduction 13 F: Buffers and Riparian Corridors 13 2: Land Use Management 14 A: Development Pressures & Shoreland Impacts 14 B: Ordinance Updates and Revisions 15 C: Increased Utilization of GIS as a Resource Management Tool 15 D: Protect Unique Features and Areas of High Public Value 16 E: Development of a Recreational Management Plan 16 3: Sewage Treatment Systems and Other Potential Sources of Water Contamination 17 A: Wheeler’s Point Community System 17 B: Areas of Concern (Rocky Point, Birch Beach, Sandy Shores, Bostic, & Islands) 17 C: Other Pollution Risks 18 4: Water Quality 19 A: Surface Water 19 B: Groundwater 20 C: Wetlands 21 D: Stormwater 21 E: Invasive & Exotic Species 22 5: Education 23 A: Local Natural Resources Education 23

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1. Erosion and Sedimentation: Erosion and sedimentation in ditches, watercourses, and wetlands has been a major concern for Lake of the Woods County. The county has an extremely flat landscape that was ditched extensively in the early 1900’s for agricultural production. Many of the ditch systems within the county have had little or no maintenance or best management practices installed. Only two ditch systems in the county are assessed for benefits, County Ditch 1 and County Ditch 2. In the Rapid River Watershed, historical straightening of the river and several abandoned ditches contribute to increased flashiness of the watershed resulting in increased erosion of streambanks. In the last fifteen years our area has been in a wetter than average precipitation cycle. This has caused flooding events, especially in 2002 and 2014. Major flood events eroded ditches, drainages, and shoreline while depositing sediment in watercourses, impeding both drainage and navigability of waterways. Many of the resorts located on tributaries to Lake of the Woods continually dredge to gain access to the channel. Lake of the Woods is a reservoir. Dams in International Falls and Kenora control the inflow and outflow of water. Since 1916 the lake has been controlled at approximately 2.5 to 3 feet higher than natural levels. Rainfall events, spring runoff, and controlled higher water levels have significantly eroded the shoreline on Lake of the Woods. Specifically, the southern shore of Lake of the Woods, including Pine and Curry Islands, has endured extensive erosion and loss of shoreline. Factors to Gauge Erosion and Sedimentation: Loss of shoreline / Historic aerial photos Navigability of waterways / Bathymetry Continuous dredging and ditch maintenance projects Flood events / infrastructure damage Water clarity Objective A: Lake of the Woods Lakeshore Reduce shoreline erosion on Lake of the Woods. Protect water quality, the Lake of the Woods fishery, and the local economy. Actions to be taken: 1. Implement shoreline stabilization projects utilizing completed inventories. 2. Review the existing typical shoreline stabilization design and update. 3. Conduct education workshops for landowners and contractors promoting proper shoreline

protection methods. 4. Assess potential impacts to shoreline and navigational channel of further loss of these islands.

Through this assessment determine need for study, monitoring and implementation projects on Pine and Curry's Islands to protect these barrier islands.

5. Complete groin mapping on southern shore and shoal mapping at Morris Point. This information will assist with sediment supply and movement assessments and with permitting.

6. Preserve navigable harbors by ensuring the harbors constructed by the ACOE are maintained through the ACOE Operational and Maintenance Plans.

Potential Funding Sources: BWSR State Cost Cost-Share, EQIP, 319 Grant, Clean Water Legacy, Lessard-Sams, IJC IWI, USACE

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Implementation Responsibility: Lead: SWCD, DNR, DNR Eco-Waters, USACE, JPB, LWPO, USACE, Water Plan Committee

Supporting: BWSR

Objective B: Lake of the Woods Water Level Management Advocate a change in the management of Lake of the Woods water levels, taking into consideration local priorities and effects of sustained high water levels on the southern shore. Actions to be taken: 1. Encourage the governments of the United States and Canada to provide a reference to study

water levels on Lake of the Woods and revise the 1925 Convention and Protocol to better account for various interests, effects of post-glacial isostatic adjustment and climate change.

2. Evaluate the operating water level on Lake of the Woods to assess if there is a need for change in the future due to shoreline loss, climate change patterns and isostatic rebound.

3. Synchronize water level gauges on LOW and upstream to Manitou Rapids on the Rainy River to the same elevation and seek an evaluation of the method for determining the mean lake level and the distribution of lake gauges utilized in making water level management decisions on Lake of the Woods.

4. Establish a permanent, real time, water level monitoring gauge in the Morris Point area to measure local fluctuations and wind setup to better understand the erosion processes on the southern shore.

5. Actively participate and provide input to the International Joint Commission, Lake of the Woods Control Board and the International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Board.

6. Establish a volunteer lake level monitoring program to assist the Lake of the Woods Control Board with management decisions.

Potential Funding Sources: IJC IWI, DNR, MPCA, WQ POS, CWF Implementation Responsibility: Lead: SWCD, LWPO, DNR Eco-Waters, DNR

Supporting: LOW County, LWCB, IJC, IRLWWB, IMA-TAC, MPCA,USGS, NRCan, ACOE, LWWSF, BWSR

Objective C: Rivers Reduce erosion and sedimentation through education and project implementation. Continue sedimentation investigation and implementation of corrective measures on Zippel Bay, Bostic Bay and other tributaries to the Rainy River and Lake of the Woods. Actions to be taken: 1. Implement shoreline stabilization projects and provide education, workshops, and cost-share

programs to assist landowners. Shoreline erosion problems will be prioritized through utilizing inventories and assessments.

2. Implement solutions to address watershed erosion and sedimentation problems by utilizing the recommendations from the 2013 Bostic & Zippel Creeks Watershed Assessment, NRCS.

3. Study the Bostic Creek watershed to implement hydrological restoration projects. 4. Plan restoration projects on Bostic and Zippel Bays once upstream erosion is adequately

addressed. 5. Participate in Local Work Group to address identified erosion and sedimentation issues

through priority implementation, targeted education and technical assistance. 6. Assess log jams in the Rapid River that are contributing to erosion and implement projects to

reduce erosion.

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Potential Funding Sources: SWCD Cost Share, LOW County, NRBG, EQIP, 319 Grant, Clean Water Fund, DNR, MPCA, Lessard Sams, CSP, WRAPS Implementation Responsibility: Lead: SWCD, DNR, LWPO, PWD, LWG, NRCS Supporting: BWSR Objective D: Ditch Systems Reduce erosion and sedimentation in ditches, watercourses, and wetlands to decrease drainage maintenance costs and frequency. Actions to be taken: 1. Update and implement a drainage management plan and policy for Lake of the Woods

County utilizing the drainage committee. 2. Educate and encourage landowners, county drainage committee and government officials on

BMP's for maintenance of ditches and conservation practices that can be used along ditches, watercourses and wetlands.

3. Encourage the county drainage authority to have mandatory tile maps submitted for every tile installation in the county to complete tile drainage inventory.

4. Reduce erosion and sedimentation in the Bostic and Zippel Watersheds by executing the recommendations from the Bostic and Zippel Watershed Assessment Project developed by the NRCS Water Resource Staff and WRAPS process.

5. Utilized the County Ditch One sidewater inlet inventory to replace sidewater inlets in failing or poor condition within the County Ditch One infrastructure. Continue to update the inventory.

6. Stabilize agricultural drainage outlets that flow into the County State Aid Highway 17 drainage ways.

7. Continue to update the culvert inventory that was completed in 2010. Updates needed include: new / replaced culverts and elevations.

8. Complete drainage record digital inventory. 9. Educate landowners and agriculture producers on the existence and extents of right-of-ways

to assist in drainage infrastructure management. 10. Research options and prioritize areas for redetermination of benefits of public drainage

systems. 11. Prevent public infrastructure damage by maintaining funding for local beaver control. Potential Funding Sources: Clean Water Fund, LOW County, SWCD, EQIP, 319 Grant, NRBG, CSP, MPCA, NW MN Foundation Implementation Responsibility: Lead: LOW PWD, SWCD, NRCS, DNR, County

Drainage Authority Supporting: LWPO, LOW MIS-GIS, DNR, MPCA,

BWSR

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Objective E: Flood Damage Reduction Reduce economic and environmental damages caused by high precipitation events and overland flooding. Inventory flooding problems, research and summarize hydrologic data, and determine corrective actions. Actions to be taken: 1. Protect existing infrastructure below the federal flowage easement of 1064 foot elevation on

Lake of the Woods. Also ensure new infrastructure is not installed below this elevation. 2. Develop a county drainage maintenance plan to address flood damage reduction. 3. Target specific locations and sub-watersheds with a history or potential for flooding and

related damage by organizing and documenting 2002 and 2014 flood events. 4. Target and prioritize necessary improvements in public drainage infrastructure utilizing the

CWF Drainage Inventory Grant 5. Target ditch systems providing little or no benefit that could be abandoned to alleviate

flooding potential and restore hydrology. 6. Re-determine watershed boundaries through WRAPS process. Include utilizing the tile and

drainage inventories to update watershed boundaries. 7. Utilize the HSPF model and the WRAPS to review and organize existing site data to perform

hydrologic modeling for rainfall events. 8. Explore the options to protect and enhance the county's watershed resources by creating a

Watershed District or other entity to assist the county with their stormwater planning needs. 9. Target locations with the potential to reduce peak flows using methods such as meandering

channels, drainage water management, and tiled fields. Potential Funding Sources: LOW County, 319 Grant, Clean Water Fund, DNR, WRAPS Implementation Responsibility: Lead: LOW PWD, SWCD, LWPO, DNR, Drainage

Committee, MPCA, LOW County Supporting: LOW MIS-GIS, BWSR, EMO Objective F: Buffers and Riparian Corridors Utilize buffers and riparian corridors to reduce erosion and provide wildlife benefit. Actions to be taken: 1. Inventory areas eligible for filter strips, field borders or riparian buffers utilizing GIS and

outputs of the WRAPS process to prioritize sites on erosion, water quality and public value. 2. Identify alternative buffer strip options for landowners, including the development of a local

buffer strip cost share program, the application of the state standard and the enforcement of 50 foot buffers along DNR Public Waters.

3. Establish riparian corridors and buffers along intermittent or continuous flow rivers and streams.

4. Contact qualifying landowners to encourage buffers, filter strips and field border installation and inform them of the importance of the BMPs and associated funding opportunities.

Potential Funding Sources: WRP, EQIP, RIM, LCCMR, USACE Section 206 Grant, NRBG, LOW County, Clean Water Fund Implementation Responsibility: Lead: NRCS, FSA, SWCD, PWD, County Drainage

Authority Supporting: BWSR, LWPO, DNR

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2. Land Use Management: Lake of the Woods County has started to experience more development pressures from recreational and seasonal residents. Current patterns of development are shifting further north in the state. Lake of the Woods County, containing Lake of the Woods, Rainy River and all of their tributaries, is definitely experiencing this development pressure. Most of the developable property along the Rainy River and Lake of the Woods has been developed. Shoreland and non-shoreland property that was deemed marginal in the past is now being sought after for potential future development. Large tracts of land that have been held by various private entities are now being subdivided and sold into much smaller land holdings. This action increases the difficulty of conducting sound land management practices. The water level management on Lake of the Woods is of great importance to the natural resources of the area. The Soil and Water Conservation District with cooperation with Lake of the Woods County, is researching how water level management activities affects shoreline erosion and loss of endangered species habitat on Lake of the Woods. This section identifies some of the most pressing land use and development concerns and outlines various actions that can be taken to address them. The overall goal of this priority concern is to work with local, state, provincial, and federal government officials, the public, and staff to plan for future land use pressures while preserving and enhancing water quality and natural resources. Factors impacting local water resources: Development pressures Wetlands Managed lake levels Degradation of high valued natural resources Objective A: Development Pressures & Shoreland Impacts Improve land use planning efforts in order to reduce future economic and environmental impacts from high water events, failing septic systems, and shoreline erosion. Actions to be taken: 1. Clarify control access lot language in Zoning Ordinance. 2. Identify potential concerns relating to interior lot development on the islands, such as access

to lake, septic systems, wetlands, etc. 3. Develop strategies to assist the Planning Commission, Board of Adjustment, and County

Board with making sound resource decisions. 4. Review shoreland development patterns and current shoreland zoning requirements. 5. Encourage the Planning Commission to increase setbacks and other alternatives for new

developments. Potential Funding Sources: LOW County, NW MN Foundation, HRDC, Implementation Responsibility: Lead: LWPO Supporting: LOW County, DNR, SWCD, HRDC

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Objective B: Ordinance Updates and Revisions Implement programs that expand site inspections, identify areas weak in enforcement, and implement common interest community regulations to achieve better regulatory compliance. Actions to be taken: 1. Update and revise County Wetland Management Plan. 2. Review and update applicable zoning ordinances taking into consideration areas with known

flooding problems and recent flooding issues. 3. Pursue a change to resort density standards within the ordinance from square footage to

footprints of structures. 4. Encourage the county board to adopt ordinance language that supports septic inspections

mandatory upon sale or transfer of property. 5. Assess the need and benefits for a county feedlot ordinance, develop if deemed necessary. Funding Sources: NRBG, Inspection fees, LOW County, NW MN Foundation, Clean Water Fund, 319 Grant Implementation Responsibility: Lead: LWPO, SWCD

Supporting: DNR, HRDC, MPCA, BWSR, ACOE, LOW MIS-GIS

Objective C: Increased Utilization of GIS as a Resource Management Tool Expand existing GIS capabilities and utilization of GIS data in Lake of the Woods County. Actions to be taken: 1. Continue to update the culvert inventory that was completed in 2010. Updates needed

include: new / replaced culverts and elevations. 2. Continue shoreland monumentation and parcel mapping utilizing the county cost share

program to establish monuments. 3. Utilize GIS in making land use planning decisions. 4. Utilize GIS to prioritize and rank protection and restoration projects. 5. Utilize GIS to record permits, project locations and data. 6. Utilize Terrain Analysis and HSPF model information from the Watershed Restoration and

Protection Strategies Projects to assist with land use management decisions. 7. Continue to geo-reference 1940's and 1960's aerial photography. 8. Make data layers available for all resource management professionals in LOW County. Funding Sources: LOW County, NRBG, 319 Grant, Clean Water Fund, Implementation Responsibility: Lead: LOW MIS-GIS, LWPO, PWD, SWCD, NRCS

Supporting: HRDC

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Objective D: Protect Unique Features and Areas of High Public Value to Enhance the County’s Natural Resources and Economic Viability Prioritize and protect high priority areas of high public value. Actions to be taken: 1. Inventory and prioritize areas eligible for easements or land acquisition for habitat protection,

resource protection and/or recreational opportunities. 2. Review proposals regulating and utilizing the water flowing into and out of Lake of the

Woods County that may be detrimental to the natural resources of the county. 3. Review and re-determine special protection areas within the county as an alternative to

easements. Potential Funding Sources: LOW County, NRBG, Clean Water Fund Implementation Responsibility: Lead: LWPO Supporting: SWCD, DNR, HRDC

Objective E: Recreational Management Plan Improve management of natural resources in Lake of the Woods County and increase recreational opportunities. Actions to be taken: 1. Identify a project lead and organize a stakeholder group. 2. Pursue interest and support for the development of the recreational management plan. The

plan should address the spread of aquatic invasive species and protection of water quality, wetlands and other sensitive features of the county.

3. Support the development of additional public landings and recreation areas within the county. 4. Work with existing ATV Stakeholder Groups to assist with trail mapping, inventories, and

maintenance. Potential Funding Sources: NW MN Foundation, U of M Extension, Clean Water Fund, LOW County, DNR Implementation Responsibility: Lead: Low County, DNR

Supporting: LWPO, U of M Extension, SWCD, LOW Tourism Board, DNR, ATV clubs

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3. Sewage Treatment Systems and Other Potential Sources of Water Contamination:

This priority concern seeks to improve sewage treatment, protect surface and groundwater, protect public health, and promote planned development. Septic systems can have a major influence on surface and ground water quality. Properly functioning systems can prevent degradation of surrounding water resources. Conversely, improperly installed, inadequate, non-compliant systems pose health and environmental risks. Excess nutrients in surface water can lead to the promotion of algae growth, poorer water quality, and can pose a health risk to recreational users. Groundwater can also be affected, specifically in areas where shallow wells are present. Lake of the Woods was placed on the Impaired Waters List in 2008 due to nutrient over enrichment with the primary stressor being phosphorus. The Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) process is currently underway with the final report scheduled for 2016. This priority seeks to prevent new phosphorus loading and reduce current phosphorus loading to the lake in order to prevent further degradation of water quality. Factors to Consider: Excess nutrients and bacteria Impacts to ground and surface water quality Objective A: Wheeler’s Point Community System Utilize Wheeler’s Point Sanitary District (WPSD) to develop a community sewer system for the Wheeler’s Point area. Actions to be taken: 1. Support efforts of the WPSD for the installation and expansion. 2. Support exploration of options for the expansion of the boundaries of the Wheelers Point

Sanitary District. 3. Promotion and education of the benefits following installation of the WPSD. Potential Funding Sources: USDA Rural Development Grant, WIF, ACOE 569, PFA, AgBMP. Implementation Responsibility: Lead: Wheeler’s Point Sanitary District

Supporting: LWPO, Midwest Assistance Program, MPCA, SWCD, LOW County

Objective B: Areas of Concern (Rocky Point, Birch Beach, Sandy Shores, Bostic Creek, & the Islands) Research need and potential for community sewer systems at Rocky Point, Bostic Creek, and other areas of concern, including future developments.

Actions to be taken: 1. Identify areas of the county potentially in need of community / cluster sewer systems. 2. Hold informational meetings after areas are identified. 3. Promote utilization of community and cluster systems where a surface or ground water

pollution potential exists.

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4. Improve land use planning efforts to address land use changes and emerging concerns. 5. Research feasibility of performance septic systems. Potential Funding Sources: USDA Rural Development Grant, WIF, ACOE 569, PFA, AgBMP. Implementation Responsibility: Lead: LWPO

Supporting: Midwest Assistance Program, MPCA, U of M Extension, SWCD

Objective C: Other Pollution Risks Continue comprehensive program to inventory substandard on-site sewage treatment systems that can pollute ground and surface water. Actions to be taken: 1. Investigate new funding mechanisms to aid in upgrading septic systems and continue with Ag

BMP loans, CWF grants as funding sources. 2. Work with County to develop low interest loan programs for septic system upgrades. This

program would supplement the AgBMP Low Interest Loan program. 3. Educate contractors and realtors on ordinance updates and new rules. 4. Complete and maintain inventory of non-compliant on-site sewage systems.

Potential Funding Sources: LOW County general fund or permit and inspection fees, AgBMP, MPCA, Clean Water Legacy, 2008 Constitutional Amendment, AgBMP.

Implementation Responsibility: Lead: LWPO, SWCD

Supporting: BWSR

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4. Water Quality Water Quality for Lake of the Woods County is very important. Surface water quality relates to both lakes and streams and varies by watershed conditions. Watershed conditions are negatively affected by excess storm water, loss of wetlands, erosion, sedimentation, poor agriculture practices, and detrimental land use practices. The effects of climate change and the installation of tile drainage on water quality are still to be determined. Determining how these factors affects streams and lakes within the county will likely be a priority through the next 5 years of this plan. The Lake of the Woods SWCD has been monitoring priority streams in the county and has also assisted the MPCA with monitoring in the Rainy River Basin. The data collected is utilized to prioritize projects and priority areas within the county. Lake of the Woods was placed on the 2008 impaired waters list under Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act for excess nutrients. Maintaining and protecting the quality of Lake of the Woods County’s groundwater resources is essential to provide long term potable water for human and livestock consumption as well as providing for a healthy natural environment. Lake of the Woods County has 80% of its pre-settlement wetlands still intact. The county’s wetlands are important to water quality and quantity. Over 85% of the land in the county is categorized as wetland, according to the National Wetlands Inventory. Combating the spread of invasive species through education and action has become increasingly vital as the county continues to witness the arrival of new terrestrial and aquatic invaders. The spiny water flea, zebra mussels, quagga mussels, purple loosestrife, European buckthorn, and spotted knapweed are just a handful of species that threaten the area. Although invasives are nothing new to the area, there has been an increase in concern as individuals become more aware of the harm they cause. Invasive species have far reaching impacts that are both ecological and economical, and pose threats to the three main industries of the area: agriculture, tourism and forestry.

Factors to Gauge Water Quality: Water chemistry and clarity Nutrient levels Erosion / Sedimentation Public health Invasive species Objective A: Surface Water Continue to monitor water quality within the county to help prioritize areas for conservation programs, education efforts, and/or other implementation projects to maintain or improve water quality in the county. Actions to be taken: 1. Work cooperatively with all agencies on watershed assessments to address water quality

issues, including the DNR watershed assessments, MPCA Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies and the Lake of the Woods TMDL.

2. Continue coordination with Canadian agencies to address bi-national water quality concerns.

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3. Ensure hazard risk management plans are up to date and adequately addressing transportation of hazardous materials. Ensure companies have adequate procedures, equipment, staff and trainings for local fire departments to enable a spill to be cleaned up as safely and quickly as possible.

4. Reduce feedlot runoff by implementing the Delegated Feedlot Program and by providing feedlot owners technical and financial assistance.

5. Develop water quality protection and restoration strategies by involving the JPB Shared Services GIS staff into the WRAPS process.

6. Actively participate in the One Watershed One Plan process and the Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy Processes to incorporate this information into the Water Plan.

Potential Funding Sources: NRBG, MPCA, WRAPS, Clean Water Fund, IJC IWI Implementation Responsibility: Lead: SWCD, LWPO, DNR, EMO, MPCA Supporting: BWSR, IMA-TAC Objective B: Groundwater Protect the quality of the County’s groundwater resources by preventing contamination of groundwater aquifers. Identify and protect public water supply aquifers by developing wellhead protection plans for all public water supply systems in the County. Actions to be taken: 1. Develop demonstration projects with for biofilters and drainage water management structures

to promote BMP's for tile drainage outlets. 2. Acknowledge and support public Drinking Water Management Supply Areas within Lake of

the Woods County. Consider Drinking Water Management Supply Areas and private groundwater users when making land use decisions.

3. Protect groundwater by continuing abandoned well sealing cost-share programs, update the 1994 unused, unsealed well inventory and educate landowners of the proper procedures and importance of sealing abandoned wells.

4. Develop and implement a comprehensive source water protection plan as a component of county-wide water resource and the land use management plan.

5. Work with community and non-community public water suppliers in developing and implementing drinking water protection activities.

6. When requested by a public water supplier, provide aid in efforts to locate wells for groundwater modeling efforts undertaken in drinking water protection.

7. Assist eligible entities with Well Head Protection guidelines and developing a wellhead protection plan.

8. Hold and sponsor an annual well water testing clinic. 9. Assess the potential to share well water testing results from well testing clinic with the MDH

to increase overall knowledge of groundwater resources in northern Minnesota. This will aid in the development of a water quality database to track contaminants of concern in the groundwater.

10. Provide education to County residents on the proper disposal of household hazardous wastes. Make this information readily available to the public.

11. Complete a hydrogeologic atlas to better understand our ground water resources. Potential Funding Sources: MPCA, City of Baudette, SWCD, LOW County, 319 Grant, BWSR, PFA, NRBG, BWSR Cost Share, EQIP, Clean Water Funds, EPA, MDH

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Implementation Responsibility: Lead: NRCS, LWPO, SWCD, MN Dept. of Health, DNR, PWD

Supporting: U of M Extension, MPCA, BWSR, City of Baudette, Anchor Bay Park, NRCS, Islands-Resorts

Objective C: Wetlands Incorporate local values in protecting and enhancing the wetland resources of the county while improving administration and public awareness of wetland regulations, characteristics and functions. Take advantage of the opportunity to modify current state wetland regulations to better reflect the areas unique natural resources and the local values of wetlands and their functions. Actions to be taken: 1. Update the County’s Wetland Management Plan to implement WCA and prioritize sites for

wetland banking. 2. Continue coordination between wetland regulatory entities by holding monthly TEP

meetings. 3. Improve public awareness on WCA rules through local media, websites and workshops. 4. Promote wetland regulatory simplification on a state and federal level. 5. Inventory and rank abandoned county and state gravel pits for the possibility to restore or

enhance the landscape for wildlife habitat.

Funding Sources: LOW County, NRBG, Clean Water Fund Implementation Responsibility: Lead: LWPO, SWCD, PWD Supporting: HRDC, BWSR, ACOE, NRCS Objective D: Stormwater Support and encourage the county and the cities of Baudette and Williams in efforts to identify and correct problems associated with stormwater runoff. Inventory locations and correct problems associated with stormwater runoff.

Actions to be taken: 1. Develop a long term plan for stormwater treatment systems for the cities of Baudette and

Williams. 2. Promote and educate individuals, developers, commissioners, and general public on properly

treated stormwater. Utilize rain gardens and sediment ponds in the Birch Beach and Sandy Shores areas and along the Rainy River.

3. Identify options to evaluate county wide storm water management, including: costs, management, structure and needed changes to the current system.

4. Utilize TSA GIS staff to assist with stormwater management planning. 5. Explore alternative siting options for the disposal of excess snow in and around the City of

Baudette to better filter salts, debris and pollutants and protect water quality. 6. Research and identify issues associated with flowing wells in relation to stormwater and

drainage. Funding Sources: MPCA, EPA 319 Grant, LOW County, SWCD, NRBG, Clean Water Fund.

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Implementation Responsibility: Lead: Cities of Baudette and Williams, PWD, LWPO, TSA GIS, MNDOT

Supporting: LWPO, MPCA, SWCD, LOW MIS-GIS Objective E: Invasive and Exotic Species Prevent the spread of aquatic and terrestrial exotic species in the Lake of the Woods County. Actions to be taken: 1. Develop and implement an Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan for Lake of the

Woods County. 2. Research the establishment of boat washing stations at strategic times and locations

throughout the county. 3. Utilize lake service provider education programs to educate local businesses on AIS

prevention. 4. Utilize the International Watershed Coordinator to promote increased efforts to prevent the

spread of AIS. 5. Combat new and existing aquatic and terrestrial invasive species through education efforts. 6. Consider adoption of a Weed Management Area to target efforts for combating terrestrial

invasive species. 7. Compare studies on road salt and calcium chloride applications to current application rates

utilized by the PWD and MNDOT to determine if there is a significant impact to water quality and/or the creates a habitat more conducive to invasive species.

Potential Funding Sources: MPCA, DNR, EQIP, EPA 319 Grant, Clean Water Fund, NRBG, BWSR, US Fish and Wildlife Implementation Responsibility: Lead: DNR, LWPO, SWCD, IWAC

Supporting: LOW Tourism Board, LOW County, U of M Extension, PWD, MPCA

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5. Education: Education is a major component of all of the previous priority concerns. In order to raise the awareness of the role that environmental education plays in maintaining and improving water resources and other associated natural resources, it is warranted to have education as a priority of its own. In all cases, education pertaining to the cause and effects of actions to the surrounding environment is essential to maintaining or improving the quality of Lake of the Woods County’s water and water related environments. Target Audiences: Permanent and seasonal residents / New property owners / Recreational users Lake and river associations / Contractors / Realtors Students and staff at local area schools Objective A: Local Natural Resources Education Educate students, landowners, and government officials on conservation practices, water quality, erosion and sedimentation, land use management, ISTS, best management practices, invasive species, and wetland resources. Actions to be taken: 1. Agassiz Lowlands Environmental Learning Area and Lake of the Woods School Forest

Programs - continue to support efforts of the Lake of the Woods School Forest Committee to expand and improve the use of the school forests for environmental learning and outdoor recreation.

2. Utilize the Keep It Clean Lake of the Woods education program to discourage littering and encourage stewardship of natural resources.

3. Educate landowners on the 1925 Convention and Protocol for Lake of the Woods and the flowage easement up to an elevation of 1064 feet on the lake and the County Ordinance of 1065 elevation for structures.

4. Continue to hold annual educational events to promote conservation practices and projects. 5. Continue to encourage and support participation in the Envirothon program for grades 6-12. 6. Continue to provide technical and financial support for the Lake of the Woods School Rainy

River Basin River-Watch Program. 7. Continue to assist and support local educational events including MinnAqua, Take-A-Kid-

Fishing and Senior Fishing events. 8. Continue SWCD and DNR involvement in Lake of the Woods school environmental

education projects. 9. Continue Lake of the Woods County Fair Booth Conservation Educational Displays. 10. Continue to publish and distribute a biannual newsletter. 11. Maintain the Lake of the Woods County Soil and Water Conservation District website to

promote Water Plan Activities. 12. Remain informed on forestry best management practices and support logger/landowner

education programs. Potential Funding Sources: NRBG, DNR, MPCA, Local Sponsors, Clean Water Fund Implementation Responsibility: Lead: DNR, SWCD, LWPO, U of M Extension

Supporting: LOW School, MPCA, PWD, LOW Tourism Board, LOW County, BWSR

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Table 2.Implementation Schedule

Timeline Actions Watershed Priority Lead Agency Partners Expenses Fund2015-2020 1. Implement shoreline stabilization projects

utilizing completed inventories.Lake of the Woods High SWCD LWPO, DNR $10,000/yr. BWSR State Cost

Share, EQIP, CWF2015 - Ongoing 2. Review the existing typical shoreline

stabilization design and update.Lake of the Woods High SWCD, JPB BWSR

Ongoing 3. Conduct education workshops for landowners and contractors promoting proper shoreline protection methods.

Lake of the Woods High SWCD BWSR $1,000/yr. 319 Grant, CWF, Lessard-Sams, IJC IWI

2019 4. Assess potential impacts to shoreline and navigational channel of further loss of these islands. Through this assessment determine need for study, monitoring and implementation projects on Pine and Curry's Islands to protect these barrier islands.

Lake of the Woods High DNR Eco-Waters, LWPO

SWCD 319 Grant, CWF, Lessard-Sams

2015 5. Complete groin mapping on southern shore and shoal mapping at Morris Point. This information will assist with sediment supply and movement assessments and with permitting.

Lake of the Woods Low DNR

Ongoing 6. Preserve navigable harbors by ensuring the harbors constructed by the ACOE are maintained through the ACOE Operational and Maintenance Plans.

Lake of the Woods (Warroad, Angle Inlet, Zippel, Baudette)

Low USACE, Water Plan Committee

See USACE "LOW, MN Small Harbor Economic Analysis Report"

USACE

Timeline Actions Watershed Priority Lead Agency Partners Expenses Fund2015-2020 1. Encourage the governments of the United

States and Canada to provide a reference to study water levels on Lake of the Woods and revise the 1925 Convention and Protocol to better account for various interests, effects of post-glacial isostatic adjustment and climate change.

Lake of the Woods High SWCD, LWPO LOW County, DNR, MPCA, IJC, LWCB, IRLWWB, IMA-TAC

IJC IWI, CWF, DNR, MPCA

2018 2. Evaluate the operating water level on Lake of the Woods to assess if there is a need for change in the future due to shoreline loss, climate change patterns and isostatic rebound.

Lake of the Woods High DNR, LWPO DNR, IMA-TAC IJC IWI

2018 3. Synchronize water level gauges on LOW and upstream to Manitou Rapids on the Rainy River to the same elevation and seek an evaluation of the method for determining the mean lake level and the distribution of lake gauges utilized in making water level management decisions on Lake of the Woods.

Lake of the Woods, Lower Rainy High SWCD USGS, NRCan, ACOE, IJC, IRLWWB, LWWSF, LWCB, IMA-TAC

$100,000 IJC IWI, WQ POS

2018 4. Establish a permanent, real time, water level monitoring gauge in the Morris Point area to measure local fluctuations and wind setup to better understand the erosion processes on the southern shore.

Lake of the Woods High SWCD, LWPO USGS, LWCB, DNR, MPCA, IJC, IRLWWB, IMA-TAC

$24,000 IJC IWI

Ongoing 5. Actively participate and provide input to the International Joint Commission, Lake of the Woods Control Board and the International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Board.

Lake of the Woods High SWCD, LWPO LWCB

2015 - 2018 6. Establish a volunteer lake level monitoring program to assist the Lake of the Woods Control Board with management decisions.

Lake of the Woods Medium SWCD, DNR Eco-Waters

USGS, BWSR $10,000 CWF

Lake of the Woods County Water Plan Implementation Schedule: 2015 AmendmentPriority 1 - Erosion and SedimentationObjective A: Lake of the Woods Lakeshore

Priority 1 - Erosion and SedimentationObjective B: Lake of the Woods Lake Level Management

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Timeline Actions Watershed Priority Lead Agency Partners Expenses Fund2015-2020

1. Implement shoreline stabilization projects and provide education, workshops, and cost-share programs to assist landowners. Shoreline erosion problems will be prioritized through utilizing inventories and assessments.

Lake of the Woods - Medium (Bostic and Zippel - High), Lower Rainy - High, Rapid- Medium

High SWCD, DNR LWPO, BWSR 319 Grant, CWF, NRBG, LOW County

2015-2020 2. Implement solutions to address watershed erosion and sedimentation problems by utilizing the recommendations from the 2013 Bostic & Zippel Creeks Watershed Assessment, NRCS.

Lake of the Woods High SWCD, NRCS PWD 319 Grant, CWF, NRBG, LOW County

2015-2020 3. Study the Bostic Creek watershed to implement hydrological restoration projects.

Lake of the Woods High SWCD, DNR, LWPO, PWD, NRCS

BWSR DNR, MPCA, CWF

2020 4. Plan restoration projects on Bostic and Zippel Bays once upstream erosion is adequately addressed.

Lake of the Woods, Lower Rainy, Rapid

Medium SWCD, LWPO DNR SWCD Cost Share, LOW County, CWF, Lessard-Sams, DNR

Ongoing 5. Participate in Local Work Group to address identified erosion and sedimentation issues through priority implementation, targeted education and technical assistance.


Medium NRCS, LWG SWCD NRCS: CSP, EQIP

2018-2020 6. Assess log jams in the Rapid River that are contributing to erosion and implement projects to reduce erosion.

Rapid Medium DNR SWCD 319 Grant, CWF, NRBG, LOW County, WRAPS

Timeline Actions Watershed Priority Lead Agency Partners Expenses Fund2015-2017 1. Update and implement a drainage

management plan and policy for Lake of the Woods County utilizing the drainage committee.


High PWD SWCD, LWPO, LOW MIS-GIS, NRCS

CWF, County, SWCD, NRBG, EQIP, CSP

2015-2020 2. Educate and encourage landowners, county drainage committee and government officials on BMP's for maintenance of ditches and conservation practices that can be used along ditches, watercourses and wetlands.


High PWD, SWCD, NRCS LWPO CWF, County, SWCD, NRBG, EQIP, CSP

2015 3. Encourage the county drainage authority to have mandatory tile maps submitted for every tile installation in the county to complete tile drainage inventory.


High DNR, County SWCD, NRCS

2015-2020 4. Reduce erosion and sedimentation in the Bostic and Zippel Watersheds by executing the recommendations from the Bostic and Zippel Watershed Assessment Project developed by the NRCS Water Resource Staff and WRAPS process.

Lake of the Woods High NRCS, SWCD LWPO, SWCD, NRCS, DNR, MPCA, PWD

MPCA, 319 Grant, CWF, County, SWCD, NRBG, EQIP, CSP

2015-2016 5. Utilized the County Ditch One sidewater inlet inventory to replace sidewater inlets in failing or poor condition within the County Ditch One infrastructure. Continue to update the inventory.

Lake of the Woods High PWD, SWCD PWD, SWCD, BWSR $100,000 EQIP, CWF

2015 6. Stabilize agricultural drainage outlets that flow into the County State Aid Highway 17 drainage ways.

Lake of the Woods High PWD, SWCD PWD, SWCD, BWSR $40,000 EQIP, CWF

Ongoing 7. Continue to update the culvert inventory that was completed in 2010. Updates needed include: new / replaced culverts and elevations.


High PWD SWCD, LOW MIS-GIS $1,000/yr. LOW County

2016 8. Complete drainage record digital inventory. Lake of the Woods, Lower Rainy, Rapid

High PWD, SWCD LWPO 319 Grant, CWF,

Ongoing 9. Educate landowners and agriculture producers on the existence and extents of right-of-ways to assist in drainage infrastructure management.


High PWD LWPO, SWCD, NRCS LOW County, CWF, 319 Grant, EQIP, NRBG

2020 10. Research options and prioritize areas for redetermination of benefits of public drainage systems.


Medium PWD, Drainage Authority

NW MN Foundation

Ongoing 11. Prevent public infrastructure damage by maintaining funding for local beaver control.


Medium PWD LWPO $15,000/yr. LOW County, CWF, 319 Grant

Objective D: Ditch Systems

Priority 1 - Erosion and SedimentationObjective C: Rivers

Priority 1 - Erosion and Sedimentation

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Timeline Actions Watershed Priority Lead Agency Partners Expenses Fund2015 1. Protect existing infrastructure below the

federal flowage easement of 1064 foot elevation on Lake of the Woods. Also ensure new infrastructure is not installed below this elevation.

Lake of the Woods High SWCD, LWPO, PWD BWSR CWF

2015 - 2020 2. Develop a county drainage maintenance plan to address flood damage reduction.


High PWD LOW MIS-GIS, LWPO, SWCD

$150,000 LOW County, CWF, 319 Grant, DNR

2014-2015 3. Target specific locations and sub-watersheds with a history or potential for flooding and related damage by organizing and documenting 2002 and 2014 flood events.


High PWD, SWCD LOW MIS-GIS, LWPO, NRCS, EMO

LOW County, CWF, 319 Grant, DNR

2018 4. Target and prioritize necessary improvements in public drainage infrastructure utilizing the CWF Drainage Inventory Grant


High SWCD PWD, LOW MIS-GIS, LWPO, BWSR

$150,000/yr. LOW County, CWF, 319 Grant, DNR,

2015-2020 5. Target ditch systems providing little or no benefit that could be abandoned to alleviate flooding potential and restore hydrology.


High DNR, LWPO, PWD, Drainage Committee

LOW MIS-GIS, SWCD LOW County, CWF, 319 Grant, DNR

2020 6. Re-determine watershed boundaries through WRAPS process. Include utilizing the tile and drainage inventories to update watershed boundaries.

Lower Rainy, Rapid Medium MPCA SWCD, LOW MIS-GIS, LWPO, PWD

WRAPS

2020 7. Utilize the HSPF model and the WRAPS to review and organize existing site data to perform hydrologic modeling for rainfall events.

Lower Rainy, Rapid Medium SWCD MPCA LOW County, CWF, 319 Grant, DNR, WRAPS

2016 8. Explore the options to protect and enhance the county's watershed resources by creating a Watershed District or other entity to assist the county with their stormwater planning needs.


Medium LOW County, SWCD, Drainage Committee

BWSR LOW County, CWF, 319 Grant, DNR

2020 9. Target locations with the potential to reduce peak flows using methods such as meandering channels, drainage water management, and tiled fields.


Medium SWCD SWCD, LOW MIS-GIS, LWPO, PWD

LOW County, CWF, 319 Grant, DNR,

Timeline Actions Watershed Priority Lead Agency Partners Expenses FundOngoing 1. Inventory areas eligible for filter strips, field

borders or riparian buffers utilizing GIS and outputs of the WRAPS process to prioritize sites on erosion, water quality and public value.


High NRCS, FSA SWCD EQIP, RIM, WRP, LCCMR, USACE Section 206 Grant, NRBG, CWF

Ongoing 2. Identify alternative buffer strip options for landowners, including the development of a local buffer strip cost share program, the application of the state standard and the enforcement of 50 foot buffers along DNR Public Waters.


High NRCS, SWCD, PWD, Drainage Authority

BWSR, LWPO EQIP, RIM, WRP, LCCMR, USACE Section 206 Grant, NRBG, CWF, County

Ongoing 3. Establish riparian corridors and buffers along intermittent or continuous flow rivers and streams.


High NRCS, SWCD DNR EQIP, RIM, WRP, LCCMR, USACE Section 206 Grant, NRBG, CWF

Ongoing 4. Contact qualifying landowners to encourage buffers, filter strips and field border installation and inform them of the importance of the BMPs and associated funding opportunities.


High NRCS EQIP, RIM, WRP, LCCMR, USACE Section 206 Grant, NRBG, CWF

Timeline Actions Watershed Priority Lead Agency Partners Expenses Fund2015-2016 1. Clarify control access lot language in Zoning

Ordinance.Lake of the Woods, Lower Rainy, Ra High LWPO LOW County, SWCD,

HRDCLOW County, NW MN Foundation, HRDC

2015 - 2020 2. Identify potential concerns relating to interior lot development on the islands, such as access to lake, septic systems, wetlands, etc.

Lake of the Woods High LWPO LOW County, SWCD, HRDC

LOW County, NW MN Foundation, HRDC

Priority 2 - Land Use Management

Priority 1 - Erosion and SedimentationObjective E: Flood Damage Reduction

Priority 1 - Erosion and SedimentationObjective F: Buffers and Riparian Corridors

Objective A: Development Pressures & Shoreland Impacts

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Timeline Actions Watershed Priority Lead Agency Partners Expenses FundOngoing 3. Develop strategies to assist the Planning

Commission, Board of Adjustment, and County Board with making sound resource decisions.


Medium LWPO HRDC LOW County, NW MN Foundation, HRDC

Ongoing 4. Review shoreland development patterns and current shoreland zoning requirements.


Low LWPO LOW County, SWCD, HRDC


Ongoing 5. Encourage the Planning Commission to increase setbacks and other alternatives for new developments.


Low LWPO LOW County, SWCD, HRDC, DNR


Timeline Actions Watershed Priority Lead Agency Partners Expenses Fund2015 - 2020 1. Update and revise County Wetland

Management Plan.Lake of the Woods, Lower Rainy, Rapid

High LWPO, SWCD BWSR, ACOE NRBG, Inspection fees, LOW County, NW MN Foundation, CWF

Ongoing 2. Review and update applicable zoning ordinances taking into consideration areas with known flooding problems and recent flooding issues.


Medium LWPO SWCD, LOW MIS-GIS LOW County, CWF, 319 Grant

2018 3. Pursue a change to resort density standards within the ordinance from square footage to footprints of structures.


Medium LWPO DNR, MPCA, HRDC NRBG, Inspection fees, LOW County, NW MN Foundation

Ongoing 4. Encourage the county board to adopt ordinance language that supports septic inspections mandatory upon sale or transfer of property.


Low LWPO DNR, SWCD, HRDC NRBG, Inspection fees, LOW County, NW MN Foundation

2020 5. Assess the need and benefits for a county feedlot ordinance, develop if deemed necessary.


Low LWPO, SWCD HRDC, MPCA NRBG, Inspection fees, LOW County, NW MN Foundation

Timeline Actions Watershed Priority Lead Agency Partners Expenses Fund2015-2020 1. Continue to update the culvert inventory that

was completed in 2010. Updates needed include: new / replaced culverts and elevations.


High PWD, SWCD, LOW MIS-GIS

LOW County, NRBG, 319 Grant, CWF

Ongoing 2. Continue shoreland monumentation and parcel mapping utilizing the county cost share program to establish monuments.


High LOW MIS-GIS LOW County, NRBG, 319 Grant, CWF

Ongoing 3. Utilize GIS in making land use planning decisions.


Medium LWPO HRDC LOW County, NRBG, 319 Grant, CWF

Ongoing 4. Utilize GIS to prioritize and rank protection and restoration projects.


Medium SWCD, NRCS LOW County, NRBG, 319 Grant, CWF

Ongoing 5. Utilize GIS to record permits, project locations and data.


Medium LWPO, PWD LOW County, NRBG, 319 Grant, CWF

2020 6. Utilize Terrain Analysis and HSPF model information from the Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies Projects to assist with land use management decisions.


Medium SWCD LWPO LOW County, NRBG, 319 Grant, CWF

2016 7. Continue to geo-reference 1940's and 1960's aerial photography.


Medium NRCS, SWCD LWPO $5,000 LOW County, NRBG, 319 Grant, CWF

Ongoing 8. Make data layers available for all resource management professionals in LOW County.


Medium LOW MIS-GIS LOW County, NRBG, 319 Grant, CWF

Timeline Actions Watershed Priority Lead Agency Partners Expenses Fund2019 1. Inventory and prioritize areas eligible for

easements or land acquisition for habitat protection, resource protection and/or recreational opportunities.


High LWPO SWCD NRBG, CWF

Ongoing 2. Review proposals regulating and utilizing the water flowing into and out of Lake of the Woods County that may be detrimental to the natural resources of the county.


High LWPO SWCD, DNR, HRDC LOW County, NRBG

2020 3. Review and re-determine special protection areas within the county as an alternative to easements.


Medium LWPO HRDC LOW County

Priority 2 - Land Use Management

Priority 2 - Land Use ManagementObjective B: Ordinance Updates and Revisions

Priority 2 - Land Use ManagementObjective C: Increased Utilization of GIS as a Resource Management Tool

Objective D: Protect Unique Features and Areas of High Public Value

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Timeline Actions Watershed Priority Lead Agency Partners Expenses Fund2016 1. Identify a project lead and organize a

stakeholder group.Lake of the Woods, Lower Rainy, Rapid

Medium LOW County LWPO, SWCD, U of M Extension, DNR, Tourism

NW MN Foundation, U of M Extension, CWF, LOW County, DNR

2018 2. Pursue interest and support for the development of the recreational management plan. The plan should address the spread of aquatic invasive species and protection of water quality, wetlands and other sensitive features of the county.


Medium LOW County LWPO, SWCD, U of M Extension, DNR, LOW Tourism Board


Ongoing 3. Support the development of additional public landings and recreation areas within the county.


High LOW County, DNR LWPO, SWCD, U of M Extension, DNR, LOW Tourism Board


2017 4. Work with existing ATV Stakeholder Groups to assist with trail mapping, inventories, and maintenance.


High DNR LWPO, SWCD, U of M Extension, DNR, LOW Tourism Board, ATV Clubs


Timeline Actions Watershed Priority Lead Agency Partners Expenses Fund2020 1. Support efforts of the WPSD for the

installation and expansion.Lake of the Woods, Lower Rainy High WPSD LWPO, MAP, MPCA USDA Rural

Development Grant, WIF, ACOE 569, PFA

2012 2. Support exploration of options for the expansion of the boundaries of the Wheelers Point Sanitary District.

Lake of the Woods, Lower Rainy High WPSD LWPO, MAP, MPCA, SWCD

USDA Rural Development Grant, WIF, ACOE 569, PFA, AgBMP

2015-2020 3. Promotion and education of the benefits following installation of the WPSD. Lake of the Woods, Lower Rainy High

WPSD County, LWPO

Timeline Actions Watershed Priority Lead Agency Partners Expenses FundOngoing 1. Identify areas of the county potentially in

need of community / cluster sewer systems.Lake of the Woods, Lower Rainy, Rapid

High LWPO MPCA, U of M Extension, MAP

USDA Rural Development Grant, WIF, ACOE 569, PFA

Ongoing 2. Hold informational meetings after areas are identified.


High LWPO MPCA, U of M Extension, MAP


Ongoing 3. Promote utilization of community and cluster systems where a surface or ground water pollution potential exists.


High LWPO MPCA, U of M Extension, MAP, SWCD

USDA Rural Development Grant, WIF, ACOE 569, PFA, AgBMP

2012 4. Improve land use planning efforts to address land use changes and emerging concerns.


Medium LWPO MPCA, U of M Extension, MAP


Ongoing 5. Research feasibility of performance septic systems.


Low LWPO MPCA, U of M Extension, MAP


Timeline Actions Watershed Priority Lead Agency Partners Expenses FundOngoing 1. Investigate new funding mechanisms to aid in

upgrading septic systems and continue with Ag BMP loans, CWF grants as funding sources.


High LWPO SWCD, BWSR LOW County general fund or permit and inspection fees, AgBMP, MPCA, CWL,

2015-2017 2. Work with County to develop low interest loan programs for septic system upgrades. This program would supplement the AgBMP Low Interest Loan program.


High LWPO, SWCD BWSR NRBG, Inspection fees, LOW County, NW MN Foundation, CWF

Ongoing 3. Educate contractors and realtors on ordinance updates and new rules.


Medium LWPO SWCD LOW County general fund or permit and inspection fees, AgBMP, MPCA, CWL

2020 4. Complete and maintain inventory of non-compliant on-site sewage systems.


Low LWPO SWCD TBD LOW County general fund or permit and inspection fees, AgBMP, MPCA, CWL

Priority 2 - Land Use ManagementObjective E: Recreational Management Plan:

Priority 3 - Sewage Treatment Systems and Other Potential Sources of Water ContaminationObjective A: Wheeler's Point Community System

Priority 3 - Sewage Treatment Systems and Other Potential Sources of Water ContaminationObjective B: Areas of Concern (Rocky Point, Long Point, Birch Beach, Sandy Shores, Zippel Bay, Morris Point, Bostic Creek & the Islands)

Priority 3 - Sewage Treatment Systems and Other Potential Sources of Water ContaminationObjective C: Other Pollution Risks

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Timeline Actions Watershed Priority Lead Agency Partners Expenses FundOngoing 1. Work cooperatively with all agencies on

watershed assessments to address water quality issues, including the DNR watershed assessments, MPCA Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies and the Lake of the Woods TMDL.


High MPCA, DNR SWCD, IMA-TAC MPCA, CWF

Ongoing 2. Continue coordination with Canadian agencies to address binational water quality concerns.


High SWCD LWPO, MPCA, IMA-TAC

IJC IWI, NRBG, CWF

Ongoing 3. Ensure hazard risk management plans are up to date, and adequately addressing transportation of hazardous materials. Ensure companies have adequate procedures, equipment, staff and trainings for local fire departments to enable a spill to be cleaned up as safely and quickly as possible.


Medium EMO, MPCA SWCD, LWPO, MPCA

Ongoing 4. Reduce feedlot runoff by implementing the Delegated Feedlot Program and by providing feedlot owners technical and financial assistance.


Medium SWCD MPCA NRBG

2015-2020 5. Develop water quality protection and restoration strategies by involving the JPB Shared Services GIS staff into the WRAPS process.


Medium SWCD LWPO, MPCA, BWSR

2020 6. Actively participate in the One Watershed One Plan process and the Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy Processes to incorporate this information into the Water Plan.

Lake of the Woods Low SWCD, LWPO MPCA WRAPS, NRBG

Timeline Actions Watershed Priority Lead Agency Partners Expenses Fund2017 1. Develop demonstration projects with for

biofilters and drainage water management structures to promote BMP's for tile drainage outlets.


High NRCS, SWCD U of M Extension MPCA, 319 Grant, CWF, County, SWCD, NRBG, EQIP, CSP

2017 2. Acknowledge and support public Drinking Water Supply Management Areas within Lake of the Woods County. Consider DWSMAs and private groundwater users when making land use decisions.

Lake of the Woods (Wheeler's Point Area)

High LWPO, SWCD MDH, DNR, MPCA, BWSR, U of M Extension, NRCS

CWF, MPCA, EPA, BWSR, SWCD, MDH

Ongoing 3. Protect groundwater by continuing abandoned well sealing cost-share programs, update the 1994 unused, unsealed well inventory and educate landowners of the proper procedures and importance of sealing abandoned wells.


Medium SWCD, NRCS MDH, LWPO, DNR, MPCA, BWSR, U of M Extension, NRCS

$2,500/yr. BWSR C-S, EQIP, NRBG

2019 4. Develop and implement a comprehensive source water protection plan as a component of county-wide water resource and the land use management plan.

Lake of the Woods, Lower Rainy Low MDH, LWPO SWCD, DNR, MPCA, BWSR, U of M Extension, NRCS, City of Baudette, Anchor Bay Park, Islands - Resorts


2017 5. Work with community and non-community public water suppliers in developing and implementing drinking water protection activities.


Low LWPO, SWCD MDH, DNR, MPCA, BWSR, U of M Extension, NRCS


2017 6. When requested by a public water supplier, provide aid in efforts to locate wells for groundwater modeling efforts undertaken in drinking water protection.


Low MDH LWPO, SWCD, DNR, MPCA, BWSR, U of M Extension, NRCS


Ongoing 7. Assist eligible entities with Well Head Protection guidelines and developing a wellhead protection plan.


Low MDH, LWPO City of Baudette, Anchor Bay Park

City of Baudette, LOW County, 319 Grant, CWF, PFA, NRBG

Priority 4 - Water Quality

Priority 4 - Water QualityObjective A: Surface Water

Objective B: Groundwater

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Timeline Actions Watershed Priority Lead Agency Partners Expenses FundOngoing 8. Hold and sponsor an annual well water

testing clinic.Lake of the Woods, Lower Rainy, Rapid

Low SWCD MDH, LWPO $1,000/yr. NRBG

2016 9. Assess the potential to share well water testing results from well testing clinic with the MDH to increase overall knowledge of groundwater resources in northern Minnesota. This will aid in the development of a water quality database to track contaminants of concern in the groundwater.


Low SWCD, MDH LWPO, SWCD, DNR, MPCA, BWSR, U of M Extension, NRCS

CWF, MPCA, EPA, BWSR, SWCD, MDH, NRBG

Ongoing 10. Provide education to County residents on the proper disposal of household hazardous wastes. Make this information readily available to the public.


Low PWD, SWCD MDH, LWPO $500/yr. City of Baudette, LOW County, NRBG

2020 11. Complete a hydrogeologic atlas to better understand our ground water resources.


Low DNR SWCD, LWPO

Timeline Actions Watershed Priority Lead Agency Partners Expenses FundOngoing 1. Update the County’s Wetland Management

Plan to implement WCA and prioritize sites for wetland banking.


High LWPO, SWCD BWSR, HRDC LOW County, NRBG

Ongoing 2. Continue coordination between wetland regulatory entities by holding monthly TEP meetings.


Medium LWPO, SWCD BWSR, HRDC LOW County, NRBG

Ongoing 3. Improve public awareness on WCA rules through local media, websites and workshops.


Medium LWPO, SWCD BWSR, HRDC LOW County, NRBG

Ongoing 4. Promote wetland regulatory simplification on a state and federal level.


Low LWPO BWSR, HRDC, ACOE, NRCS, SWCD

LOW County, NRBG

2013-2015 5. Inventory and rank abandoned county and state gravel pits for the possibility to restore or enhance the landscape for wildlife habitat.


Low LWPO, PWD, DNR BWSR, HRDC, SWCD LOW County, NRBG, CWF

Timeline Actions Watershed Priority Lead Agency Partners Expenses Fund2012 1. Develop a long term plan for stormwater

treatment systems for the cities of Baudette and Williams.

Lake of the Woods, Lower Rainy Medium Cities of Baudette and Williams, PWD

LWPO, MPCA, SWCD MPCA, EPA 319 Grant, CWF

Ongoing 2. Promote and educate individuals, developers, commissioners, and general public on properly treated stormwater. Utilize rain gardens and sediment ponds in the Birch Beach and Sandy Shores areas and along the Rainy River.

Lake of the Woods, Lower Rainy Medium LWPO MPCA, SWCD MPCA, EPA 319 Grant, CWF

2015-2020 3. Identify options to evaluate county wide storm water management, including: costs, management, structure and needed changes to the current system.


Medium PWD SWCD, LWPO, LOW MIS-GIS, MPCA

$150,000 MPCA, EPA 319 Grant, CWF, County, SWCD, NRBG

2020 4. Utilize TSA GIS staff to assist with stormwater management planning.

Lake of the Woods, Lower Rainy Medium TSA GIS LWPO, MPCA, SWCD, PWD, City of Baudette

MPCA, EPA 319 Grant, CWF

2016 5. Explore alternative siting options for the disposal of excess snow in and around the City of Baudette to better filter salts, debris and pollutants and protect water quality.

Lake of the Woods, Lower Rainy Medium MNDOT, City of Baudette, PWD

LWPO, MPCA MPCA, EPA 319 Grant, CWF

2020 6. Research and identify issues associated with flowing wells in relation to stormwater and drainage.

Lake of the Woods, Lower Rainy Medium LWPO, SWCD MPCA, PWD MPCA, EPA 319 Grant, CWF

Timeline Actions Watershed Priority Lead Agency Partners Expenses FundOngoing 1. Develop and implement an Aquatic Invasive

Species Management Plan for Lake of the Woods County.


High SWCD LWPO, DNR, LOW Tourism Board, LOW County

TBD MPCA, DNR, EQIP, EPA 319 Grant, CWF

2012 2. Research the establishment of boat washing stations at strategic times and locations throughout the county.


Medium DNR SWCD TBD

Objective E: Invasive & Exotic Species

Priority 4 - Water QualityObjective C: Wetlands

Priority 4 - Water QualityObjective D: Stormwater

Priority 4 - Water Quality

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Timeline Actions Watershed Priority Lead Agency Partners Expenses FundOngoing 3. Utilize lake service provider education

programs to educate local businesses on AIS prevention.


Medium DNR U of M Extension, SWCD

MPCA, DNR, EQIP, EPA 319 Grant, CWF

Ongoing 4. Utilize the International Watershed Coordinator to promote increased efforts to prevent the spread of AIS.


Medium DNR, IWAC U of M Extension, SWCD

MPCA, DNR, EQIP, EPA 319 Grant, CWF

Ongoing 5. Combat new and existing aquatic and terrestrial invasive species through education efforts.


Medium DNR, SWCD U of M Extension, MPCA, LWPO

NRBG, DNR, MPCA

2017 6. Consider adoption of a Weed Management Area to target efforts for combating terrestrial invasive species.


Medium LWPO, SWCD PWD, U of M Extension, DNR

$25,000 BWSR, CWF, US Fish and Wildlife

2017 7. Compare studies on road salt and calcium chloride applications to current application rates utilized by the PWD and MNDOT to determine if there is a significant impact to water quality and/or the creates a habitat more conducive to invasive species.


Low

Timeline Actions Watershed Priority Lead Agency Partners Expenses FundOngoing 1. Agassiz Lowlands Environmental Learning

Area and Lake of the Woods School Forest Programs - continue to support efforts of the Lake of the Woods School Forest Committee to expand and improve the use of the school forests for environmental learning and outdoor recreation.

Lower Rainy, Lake of the Woods High SWCD DNR, LOW School $1,200,000 NRBG, DNR

Ongoing 2. Utilize the Keep It Clean Lake of the Woods education program to discourage littering and encourage stewardship of natural resources.

Lake of the Woods, Lower Rainy High SWCD County, DNR, PWD, LOW Tourism Board

$6,000/yr. Local sponsors

Ongoing 3. Educate landowners on the 1925 Convention and Protocol for Lake of the Woods and the flowage easement up to an elevation of 1064 feet on the lake and the County Ordinance of 1065 elevation for structures.

Lake of the Woods, Lower Rainy High SWCD, LWPO BWSR CWF, NRBG

Ongoing 4. Continue to hold annual educational events to promote conservation practices and projects.


High SWCD, U of M Extension

LWPO, DNR, LOW School, MPCA

$100 yr. NRBG, DNR, MPCA

Ongoing 5. Continue to encourage and support participation in the Envirothon program for grades 6-12.


High SWCD LOW School NRBG, MPCA

Ongoing 6. Continue to provide technical and financial support for the Lake of the Woods School Rainy River Basin River-Watch Program.

Lower Rainy Medium SWCD LWPO, MPCA, LOW School

$500 yr. NRBG, MPCA

Ongoing 7. Continue to assist and support local educational events including MinnAqua, Take-A-Kid-Fishing and Senior Fishing events.


Medium DNR DNR

Ongoing 8. Continue SWCD and DNR involvement in Lake of the Woods school environmental education projects.


Medium SWCD, DNR LWPO, MPCA NRBG, DNR, MPCA

Ongoing 9. Continue Lake of the Woods County Fair Booth Conservation Educational Displays.


Medium SWCD, DNR $100 yr. NRBG, DNR, MPCA

Ongoing 10. Continue to publish and distribute a biannual newsletter.


Medium SWCD $2,000 yr. NRBG

Ongoing 11. Maintain the Lake of the Woods County Soil and Water Conservation District website to promote Water Plan Activities.


Medium SWCD $300 yr. NRBG

Ongoing 12. Remain informed on forestry best management practices and support logger/landowner education programs.


Medium SWCD U of M Extension $200 yr. NRBG

Objective A: Local Natural Resources Education Priority 5 - Education

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Attachment A. Acronyms ACOE Army Corps of Engineers AgBMP Agriculture Best Management Practice Loan Program AIS Aquatic Invasive Species ATV All Terrain Vehicle BMP Best Management Practices BWSR Board of Water and Soil Resources C-S Cost Share CSP Conservation Stewardship Program CWF Clean Water Fund CWP Clean Water Partnership DNR Department of Natural Resources DWSMA Drinking Water Supply Management Area EMO Emergency Management Office EPA Environmental Protection Agency EQIP Environmental Quality Incentives Program FDR Flood Damage Reduction FSA Farm Service Agency GIS Geographic Information System HRDC Headwaters Regional Development Commission HSPF Hydrologic Simulation Program Fortran IJC International Joint Commission IMA-TAC International Multi-agency Arrangement-Technical Advisory Committee ISTS Individual Septic Treatment Systems IRLWWB International Rainy – Lake of the Woods Watershed Board IWAC International Watershed Advisory Committee IWI International Watershed Initiative JPB Joint Powers Board (North Central MN Joint Powers Board Engineer) LCCMR Legislative Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources LGU Local Government Unit LIDAR LIght Detection And Ranging LOW Lake of the Woods LWCB Lake of the Woods Control Board LWG Local Work Group LWPO Land and Water Planning Office LWWSF Lake of the Woods Water Sustainability Foundation MAP Midwest Assistance Program MDH Minnesota Department of Health MIS Management Information Systems MNDOT Minnesota Department of Transportation

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MPCA Minnesota Pollution Control Agency NRBG Natural Resources Block Grant NRCan Natural Resources Canada NRCS Natural Resources Conservation Service PFA Minnesota Public Facilities Authority PWD Public Works Department RIM Reinvest in Minnesota STORET STOrage and RETrieval (EPA WQ Database) SWCD Soil and Water Conservation District TEP Technical Evaluation Panel TBD To be determined TMDL Total Maximum Daily Load TSA Technical Service Area U of M University of Minnesota USGS United States Geological Survey WCA Wetlands Conservation Act WHIP Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program WIF Wastewater Infrastructure Funding WPSD Wheeler’s Point Sanitary District WQ POS Water Quality Plan of Study WRAPS Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy WRP Wetland Reserve Program

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Attachment B. References

The Lake of the Woods Soil and Water Conservation District catalogued studies and reports.

The studies are arranged by alphanumeric identification. The letters in the ID stand for the watershed or water body. Below is a guide for the abbreviations for identifications. The numerical portion of the ID reflects a chorological order of studies.

ID Watershed/Water Body

LOW Lake of the Woods

RR Rainy River

RRV Red River Valley

WW Warroad Watershed

ZW Zippel Watershed

G General

BR Baudette River

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ID Title Author Agency Date Electronic Copy

Paper version

LOW - 0010 1999 Lake Partner Program: A Summary of 1999 Water Quality Results

Susan Martin Payette Ontario Ministry of the Environment

May-00 Yes Yes

LOW - 0020 NRCS Erosion Project Baudette River by Cemetery - Operation and Maintenance Agreement Expiration

Glen Kajewski State Conservationist Apr-08 Yes Yes

LOW - 0020 NRCS Erosion Project Baudette River by Cemetery -Land rights Work Maps RC&D Sites 10 & 11

County Highway Engineer LOW County Jan-77 Yes Yes

LOW - 0020 NRCS Erosion Project Baudette River by Cemetery - Operation and Maintenance Agreement for Structural Measures

LOW Board of Commissioners, LOW County Auditor, State Conservationist

Jun-76 Yes Yes

LOW - 0020 NRCS Erosion Project Baudette River by Cemetery - Certification Relating to Land Rights, Water Rights, and Construction

LOW Board of Commissioners, LOW SWCD

Jun-77 Yes Yes

LOW - 0020 NRCS Erosion Project Baudette River by Cemetery - Highway Easements

1976 Yes Yes

LOW - 0020 NRCS Erosion Project Baudette River by Cemetery -Bid Form Construction Contract

Oct-76 Yes Yes

LOW - 0030 LOW Fish Study 1988 MN DNR 1988 Yes Yes

LOW - 0040 Pine/Curry Island SNA Management Plan and Resource Inventory

MN DNR 1986 Yes Yes

LOW - 0040 1992 Status and Breeding Summary of Piping Plovers and Common Terns at Lake of the Woods, Minnesota

Stephen J. Maxson and Katherine V. Haws

MN DNR Sep-92 Yes Yes

LOW - 0040 Piping Plover Recovery and Monitoring In Minnesota, 2002

Minnesota DNR Minnesota DNR Feb-02 Yes Yes

LOW - 0040 The Loon, Status and Reproductive success of the Piping Plover

Cuthbert MN DNR 1984 Yes Yes

LOW - 0040 Letter from Lakehead University regarding Pine/Curry erosion to MN DNR

Phillips Lakehead University 1994 Yes Yes

LOW - 0040 Brochures from Pine/Curry Islands DNR DNR 2000 no Yes

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Paper version

LOW - 0040 Pine and Curry history from files at Lake of the Woods County Museum

Tom Imes, museum administrator

LOW County Museum 1978 yes Yes

LOW - 0060 1995 Challenge Grant Documents LOW County & SWCD, State of MN, BWSR

1995 Yes Yes

LOW - 0060 Rainy River Water Quality Data Minnesota Valley Testing Laboratories, Inc.

LOW SWCD 1995 No Yes

LOW - 0060 Lake of the Woods County Water Quality Study: 1995 BWSR Challenge Grant Final Report

Doug Easthouse LOW SWCD Nov-95 Yes Yes

LOW - 0060 Lake of the Woods County Water Quality Study: Graphs of Results

Doug Easthouse LOW SWCD Nov-95 Yes Yes

LOW - 0064 Water Diversion and Water Level control - Some Impacts of Developing Natural Resources In Northwestern Ontario

Brian Phillips Dept of Geography, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay Ontario

Dec-92 Yes Yes

LOW - 0065 Impact of Lake Level Regulation On Shoreline Erosion and Shore Property Hazards: the Binational Case Experience of Lake of the woods

Brian Phillips, Harun Rasid The Great Lakes Geographer Jan-96 Yes Yes

LOW - 0067 Modeling the history of LOTW (isostatic change and paleohydrology)

Yang and Teller Journal of Paleolimnology 2005 Yes Yes

LOW - 0067 Lake-gauge Evidence For Regional Postglacial tilting in southern Manitoba

Gary E Tackman Geological society of America Bulletin

Nov-99 Yes Yes

LOW - 0070 Lake of the Woods Trophic Status Report 1999

Jesse Anderson, Bruce Paakh, Steve Heiskary, Tom Heinrich

LOW County, MPCA, MDNR Jun-00 Yes Yes

LOW - 0090 LOTW Shoreline Erosion Dan Thul, Les Lemm, Mary Hilbrand, Mike Larson, Doug Easthouse, Ed Arneson, Al Kean, Gene Clark, John Hodson, Chad Severts

SWCD, Waters, LOTW Emergency Management, Fisheries, Parks, LOW County, BWSR Engineer, Joint Powers Engineer

2001 No Yes

LOW - 0090 Lake of the Woods Outflow Increase Rick Cousins, Rick Walden LWCB Aug-01 No Yes

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Paper version

LOW - 0090 Letters from Les Lemm Les Lemm LOW SWCD Aug-01 No YesLOW - 0090 Assessment of 2001 High Water in Rainy-

Namakan BasinInternational Joint Commission IJC Dec-01 No Yes

LOW - 0090 Lake of the Woods Outflow Reduction Winnipeg River Levels To Decline

Rick Walden LWCB Jul-01 No Yes

LOW - 0090 LWCB Website LWCB LWCB May-01 No YesLOW - 0090 Lake of the Woods County Disaster &

Mitigation Impact StatementMary Hilbrand LOW Emergency Management

DirectorJun-01 No Yes

LOW - 0090 Rising Waters Slowing, but Lake Levels Will Remain High

Ian Hitchen Miner and News Staff Jun-01 No Yes

LOW - 0090 Lake of the Woods: High Time to be Heard Steve Foss Herald Staff Writer Jun-01 No Yes

LOW - 0090 Young Bay Harbor Sediment and Erosion Control Plan

No Yes

LOW - 0095 Letter form Robert Nault Robert Nault House of Commons, Canada Oct-89 Yes YesLOW - 0095 Letter from Lucien Bouchard Lucien Bouchard Minister of the Environment,

CanadaOct-89 Yes Yes

LOW - 0095 Letter from Howad Hampton Howard Hampton Legislative Assembly, Ontario Jul-89 Yes Yes

LOW - 0095 Supplementary Order for the Regulation Rainy and Namakan Lakes

Robert Sutherland LOW Board of Commisioners Mar-99 Yes Yes

LOW - 0095 Supplementary Order for the Regulation Rainy and Namakan Lakes

Jim Leanard II Rainy River First Nations Mar-99 Yes Yes

LOW - 0095 IJC and Water Levels Waylon Peterson International Joint Commission Oct-94 Yes Yes

LOW - 0095 Notice of Completion of Flood Control Study Rainy River Basin, Minnesota Reconnaissance Report

Jude W. P. Patin US Army Corps May-90 Yes Yes

LOW - 0100 Year 2001 High Water Levels on Lake of the Woods and the Winnipeg River

Rick Walden and Rick Cousins Lake of the Woods Control Board

May-02 Yes Yes

LOW - 0100 Report on Year 2001 High Water Levels in the Rainy/Namakan Basin

International Rainy Lake Board of Control

IRLBC Oct-01 No Yes

LOW - 0100 Year 2002 High Water Levels on Lake of the Woods and the Winnipeg River

Rick Walden, Rick Cousins, Michael Sarich

LWCB Mar-03 Yes Yes

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Paper version

LOW - 0110 Lake of the Woods County Flood Damages 2002

Norman County SWCD Norman County SWCD 2002 No Yes

LOW - 0120 Notice of Public Open House - ECWG Rick Walden LWCB May-01 No YesLOW - 0120 LOW Erosion Work Group Participants LOW Erosion Work Group Jun-02 No YesLOW - 0120 LOW Erosion Work Group Email Nolan Baratono MPCA Jun-02 No YesLOW - 0120 July 2002 Preliminary Agenda LOW Erosion Work Group Jul-02 No YesLOW - 0120 Oct. 2002 Questions to be Addressed LOW Erosion Work Group Oct-02 No YesLOW - 0120 Lake of the Woods Loading Study May-03 No YesLOW - 0120 June 2003 Meeting Summary LOW Erosion Work Group Jun-03 No YesLOW - 0120 Feb. 2004 Questions to be Addressed LOW Erosion Work Group Feb-04 No YesLOW - 0120 Feb. 2004 Meeting Agenda LOW Erosion Work Group Feb-04 No YesLOW - 0120 Feb. 2004 Meeting Summary LOW Erosion Work Group Feb-04 No YesLOW - 0120 June 2004 Meeting Agenda LOW Erosion Work Group Jun-04 No YesLOW - 0120 LOW Erosion Reduction Project Funding

Options (Draft)LOW Erosion Work Group Jul-04 No Yes

LOW - 0120 Nov. 2004 Meeting Summary LOW Erosion Work Group Nov-04 Yes YesLOW - 0120 LOW Erosion Work Group Projects and

FundingLOW Erosion Work Group Nov-04 Yes Yes

LOW - 0120 Preliminary Announcement of the 2nd Annual Lake of the Woods International Water Quality Forum

Nolan Baratono MPCA Nov-04 No Yes

LOW - 0120 Leech Lake Island plans, beach regeneration, Pelican Island

USDA NRCS Yes Yes

LOW - 0120 Lake of the Woods power point presentation, shoreline erosion, shoreline regression aerial photo comparisons

Nolan Baratono MPCA 2005 Yes no

LOW - 0120 Letter to Pierre Pettigrew, Minister of Foreign Affairs

Herb Gray International Joint Commission Dec-04 No Yes

LOW - 0120 Fight to Save Lake Winnipeg Gains Key Ally Paul Samyn and Helen Fallding

Dec-04 No Yes

LOW - 0120 Email to Mike Nolan Baratono MPCA Jan-05 No YesLOW - 0120 Jan. 2005 Meeting Agenda LOW Erosion Work Group Jan-05 No YesLOW - 0120 Jan. 2005 Meeting Summary LOW Erosion Work Group Jan-05 No YesLOW - 0120 Status Report LOW Erosion Work Group Feb-05 No YesLOW - 0120 Feb. 2005 Meeting Agenda LOW Erosion Work Group Feb-05 No Yes

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Paper version

LOW - 0120 Position Paper: IJC must return dams to local control

Wilbur Fast No Yes

LOW - 0120 Sustainable Lakes Planning Workbook: Ch.5: Conducting a Property Owner's Survey

No Yes

LOW - 0120 Questionnaire for Water Front Property Owners

Mike Hirst LOW SWCD Jan-05 No Yes

LOW - 0140 Lake of the Woods Sediment Sampling/Paleolimnology Challenge Grant

Nolan Baratono Rainy River Basin Coordinator Mar-05 No Yes

LOW - 0140 The Lake of the Woods Tells its Own Story Mike Stainton, Hedy Kling, Patricia Ramlal

Freshwater Institute, Department of Fisheries and Oceans & Algal Taxonomy and Ecology Inc.

Jul-04 No Yes

LOW - 0140 Economics of Erosion on Lake of the Woods No Yes

LOW - 0140 Lake Levels A Controversy Put to Rest (historical paper)

T.E. Helmstetter LOW Historical Society Yes Yes

LOW - 0140 Lake of the Woods Area News "The Lake Level Question"

Nelson Mar-02 No Yes

LOW - 0140 Letter to Gary Lockner Brian A.M. Phillips Lakehead University Dec-92 No YesLOW - 0140 Sustained High Water Levels No YesLOW - 0140 Questionnaire on Lake of the Woods

Shoreline Erosion HazardsBrian A.M. Phillips and Harun Rasid

Lakehead University No Yes

LOW - 0145 Lake of the Woods Shoreline Erosion: Sensitivity to Lake Level and Wind, and Potential Erosion Control Strategies

William Herb, Omid Mohseni, and Heinz Stefan

U of M St. Anthony Falls Laboratory

Oct-04 Yes Yes

LOW - 0150 Lake of the Woods Trophic Status Report 2005 Update

Jesse Anderson, Steve Heiskary, Mike Hirst

MPCA, LOW SWCD Mar-06 Yes Yes

LOW - 0150 Remote sensing: does it have a role? Steve Heiskary, Olmanson, Gitelson, Chipman

MPCA 2006 yes no

LOW - 0150 Lake of the Woods 2008 Assessment Summary for Nutrient Impairment (Draft)

Steve Heiskary MPCA Feb-07 No Yes

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Paper version

LOW - 0160 MDH Stream and Lake Lab Sheets Mike Hirst LOW SWCD 2005 No YesLOW - 0160 Shipping Documents Mike Hirst LOW SWCD 2005 No YesLOW - 0160 Training Manual for CLMP MPCA MPCA May-05 No YesLOW - 0160 Calibration Work Sheets Mike Hirst LOW SWCD 2005 No YesLOW - 0160 Final Reports of Analytical Results MN Department of Health -

Environmental LaboratoryMDH 2005 No Yes

LOW - 0170 Estimating Lake of the Woods Quality from Satellite Images - A Successful Partnership Effort

Lake of the Woods Area News Oct-05 No Yes

LOW-0172 Spatial variability in water quality and surface sediment diatom assemblages in a complex lake basin: Lake of the Woods, On, CA

Pla, Paterson, Smol, Clark, Ingram

Queens Univ and ON Ministry of Environment

2005 yes Yes

LOW - 0175 Lake of the Woods MN: Small Harbor Economic Analysis

URS Group, Inc Army Corps of Engineers Dec-05 Yes Yes

LOW - 0175 Innovative dredging analysis of federally authorized or maintained small boat harbors

URS Group, ACOE (Weiss/Bluhm)

ACOE May-06 Yes Yes

LOW - 0180 "Lake of the Woods International Water Quality Forum" Program and Abstracts

Water Quality Forum Organizing Committee

MPCA, OME, LOWDPOA 2005 and On

No Yes

LOW - 0195 Lake of the Woods Rapid Watershed Assessment

NRCS 2009 yes Yes

LOW - 0200 Lake of the Woods State of the Basin Report

DeSellas, Paterson, Clark, Baratono, Sellers

multi-agency Mar-09 Yes Yes

LOW - 0200 Lake of the Woods State of the Basin Report, 2nd Edition

Clark, Sellers multi-agency Jul-14 Yes Yes

LOW - 0205 Assessment of MERIS algal products during an intense bloom in Lake of the Woods

Binding,Greenburg, Jerome, Bukata, Letourneau

Environment Canada Oct-10 Yes Yes

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Paper version

LOW - 0205 Reorganization of algal communities in LOTW in response to turn-of-the-century damming and recent warming

Ruhland, Paterson, Hargan, Jenkin, Clark, Smol

Queens University, ON Ministry of Environment

2010 Yes Yes

LOW - 0210 Phosphorus Budget Studies, Lake of the Woods Watershed

Hutchinson Env. Sciences Lake of the Woods Water Sustainability Foundation

Mar-11 Yes Yes

LOW - 0215 Estimation of Internal Phosphorus Loading Contributions to the Lake of the Woods

ERDC, Engineer Research and Development Center

ERDC, MPCA Feb-12 yes Yes

LOW - 0220 LOTW Major Watershed Restoration and Protection Plan, Watershed Conditions Report

Houston Engineering MPCA, SWCD Sep-12 Yes Yes

LOW - 0230 Lake of the Woods Watershed GIS Terrain Analysis Report

Houston Engineering MPCA, SWCD Sep-13 Yes Yes

LOW - 0240 Lake of the Woods Sediment and Nutrient Budget Investigation - Focusing on Watershed and Southern Shoreline Loads

Houston Engineering, LOW SWCD

EPA Mar-13 Yes Yes

RR - 0005 Rainy River Basin Plan MPCA 2004 Yes Yes

RR - 0010 A Century of Wilderness Preservation in the Rainy Lake Watershed Area

Rainy Lake Conservancy No Yes

RR - 0020 Rainy River Flow Investigations MDNR Division of Ecological Services

MDNR 2001 No Yes

RR - 0020 Basin Planning/Legislative Matters 2003 No Yes

RR - 0030 March 2001 Meeting Notice and Agenda Rainy River Basin West Committee

Mar-01 No Yes

RR - 0030 General Goals Rainy River Basin West Committee

Jan-02 No Yes

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Paper version

RR - 0030 July 2002 Meeting Summary Rainy River Basin West Committee

Jul-02 No Yes

RR - 0030 Aug. 2002 Meeting Notice and Agenda Rainy River Basin West Committee

Aug-02 No Yes

RR - 0030 Rainy River Basin Project List (Draft) Rainy River Basin West Committee

2002 No Yes

RR - 0030 Oct. 2002 Meeting Notice and Agenda Rainy River Basin West Committee

Oct-02 No Yes

RR - 0030 Nov. 2002 Meeting Notice and Agenda Rainy River Basin Committee Nov-02 No YesRR - 0030 Nov. 2002 Meeting Summary Rainy River Basin Committee Nov-02 No YesRR - 0030 Wetland and Stream/Floodplain Mitigation

Bank ProposalRainy River Basin Committee No Yes

RR - 0030 Providing Hydrologic and Geomorphologic Technical Assistance and Training in the Lake Superior and Rainy River Basins

Arrowhead Regional Stream Team

No Yes

RR - 0030 Dec. 2002 Meeting Summary Rainy River Basin Committee Dec-02 No YesRR - 0030 Feb. 2003 Meeting Summary Rainy River Basin Committee Feb-03 No YesRR - 0030 Land Use & Shoreland Development (Draft) Rainy River Basin Committee 2003 No Yes

RR - 0030 Rainy River Habitat and Flow Analysis MN DNR Ecological Service Stream Habitat Program

MDNR Dec-03 No Yes

RR - 0030 Water Plan 2003 Section 1 Goals Rainy River Basin Committee Dec-03 No YesRR - 0030 Operating Rules of the Basin Committee for

the Implementation of the Rainy River Basin Plan 2004

Rainy River Basin Committee Jun-04 No Yes

RR - 0030 Feb. 2005 Meeting Notice and Agenda Rainy River Basin Committee Feb-05 No YesRR - 0030 May. 2007 Meeting Agenda and Oct. 2006

Meeting SummaryRainy River Basin Committee May-07 No Yes

RR - 0040 Preliminary Feasibility Report on Small Navigation Project

St. Paul District, Corps of Engineers

US Army Feb-76 Yes Yes

RR - 0040 Memorandum of Meeting held June 1977 St. Paul District, Corps of Engineers

US Army Jun-77 Yes Yes

RR - 0040 Letters Concerning Feasibility Report 1973-1977

Yes Yes

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Paper version

RR - 0040 Rainy River Cleanup: A Lesson in Applied Bureaucracy

Baudette Region, Local Paper Jul-77 Yes Yes

RR - 0040 Notice of Application for Permit St. Paul District, Corps of Engineers

US Army Aug-81 Yes Yes

RR - 0040 Application for a Department of the Army Permit

Gary Lockner LOW County May-81 Yes Yes

RR - 0040 Application for Permit to Work in Public Waters

Gary Lockner LOW County May-81 Yes Yes

RR - 0040 Navigable Status of Rainy River, United States and Dominion of Canada (Minnesota - Ontario)

1970 Yes Yes

RR - 0050 Unsafe Dioxin Levels Found in Rainy River Fish

Dean Rebuffoni 1985 No Yes

RR - 0060 Status Report to The International Rainy River Pollution Control Board

MPCA MPCA Jan-90 No Yes

RR - 0070 Rainy River Water Quality Doug Easthouse LOW SWCD Dec-96 No Yes

RR - 0080 Report on Year 2002 High Water Levels in the Rainy/Namakan Basin

International Rainy Lake Board of Control

Dec-02 No Yes

RR - 0100 Recommendation Report From the Committee On the Environmental Effects of Peaking on Rainy River

Richeard Lehtinen Rainy/ Rapid River Board Staff Support

Jan-05 Yes Yes

RRV - 0010 Executive Summary: Draft Environmental Impact Statement Red River Valley Water Supply Project

Bureau of Reclamation, Garrison Diversion Conservancy District

US Department of the Interior, State of North Dakota

Dec-05 No Yes

RRV - 0010 Executive Summary: Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement Red River Valley Water Supply Project



Jan-07 No Yes

RRV - 0010 Executive Summary: Final Environmental Impact Statement Red River Valley Water Supply Project



Dec-07 No Yes

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Paper version

WW - 0010 Overall Plan of the Warroad Watershed District

Dan Money - Prairie Aquatics Warroad River Watershed District

Jan-07 No Yes

WW - 0010 Notice of Filing of Revised Watershed Management Plan

Jim Haertel BWSR Feb-07 No Yes

ZW - 0010 Environmental Quality Incentives Program Conservation Priority Area application for the Zippel Bay Watershed

Les Lemm LOW SWCD Jul-99 No Yes

ZW - 0010 LOW Zippel Bay Project - 8th grade Outline No Yes

ZW - 0010 Zippel Bay Project - 7th grade No YesZW - 0010 EQIP Conservation Priority Area Proposal

Guidelines May-99 No Yes

ZW - 0010 Zippel Bay Watershed Project Les Lemm and Kelly Voigt LOW SWCD, USDA-NRCS Jul-99 No YesZW - 0010 October 22nd Meeting Summary Brent Birkeland LOW County Environmental

ServicesOct-98 No Yes

ZW - 0010 Status of Sediment/nutrient study on Zippel Bay

Chris Weir-Koetter MDNR Jan-99 No Yes

ZW - 0030 Final Report of Engineer on Lake of the Woods County Ditch No. 1

Ralph Hanson USDA Sep-63 No Yes

ZW - 0030 Zippel Watershed Work Plan for Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention

LOW SWCD, USDA LOW SWCD, USDA Oct-62 No Yes

ZW - 0030 Detail Plans for Zippel Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Project

USDA USDA, LOW SWCD, LOW County

Sep-63 No Yes

ZW - 0030 Petition for the Establishment and Construction of County Ditch No. 1 Known as Zippel Watershed Area Project

State of Minnesota Apr-63 No Yes

ZW - 0040 Zippel Watershed Work Plan for Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention

NRCS (SCS) and SWCD NRCS (PL566) 1962 no yes

ZW - 0050 Letters by Nick Painovich Nick Painovich Zippel Bay Resort Owner May-91 No YesZW - 0050 Zippel Bay Jetty to Be Dedicated LOW County LOW County No Yes

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ZW - 0050 Permit to Change the Course, Current, or Cross Section of Zippel Bay

MDNR DNR Nov-82 No Yes

ZW - 0050 Public Notice US Army Corps of Engineers Corps of Engineers 1983-1984

No Yes

ZW - 0050 Zippel Bay Access Channel Record of Decision

MDNR MDNR Jul-83 No Yes

ZW - 0050 Environmental Assessment Worksheet MDNR MDNR Oct-82 No YesZW - 0050 Nick Painovich's Application for Permit to

Work in Public WatersMDNR MDNR Sep-78 No Yes

ZW - 0060 Operation and Maintenance Agreement Expiration

Glen Kajewski State Conservationist Apr-08 No Yes

ZW - 0060 Agreements - O&M Glen Kajewski State Conservationist Jan-88 No YesZW - 0060 Maintenance Inspection Sheet Channel

ImprovementJohn Group, James Berg, and B.F. Babcock

SWCD, SCS, LOW Department of Highways

Aug-75 No Yes

ZW - 0060 Letters to Harold M. Major B.F. Babcock LOW Department of Highways 1975 No Yes

ZW - 0060 O&M, Zippel Watershed - Investigation of Structure Deficiencies

Richard B. Cullen Area Engineer Jun-72 No Yes

ZW - 0060 Letters from Harold M. Major Harry M. Major State Conservationist Feb-73 No YesZW - 0060 Zippel Watershed Richard B. Cullen Area Engineer Oct-71 No YesZW - 0060 Operation and Maintenance Agreement

ExpirationLOW Board of Commissioners, LOW SWCD, SCS USDA

LOW Board of Commissioners, LOW SWCD, SCS USDA

Apr-64 No Yes

ZW - 0060 Certification Relating to Land Rights, Water Rights, and Construction Permits for the Zippel Watershed



Nov-67 No Yes

ZW - 0070 Maintenance Inspection Sheet Channel Improvement

USDA USDA Oct-96 No Yes

ZW - 0070 Field Notes on Aerial Photos USDA USDA Oct-96 No Yes

ZW - 0080 Zippel Bay Watershed Priority Area Les Lemm, Kelly Voigt LOW SWCD, USDA-NRCS Jul-99 No YesZW - 0080 Funds Available for Water Quality Projects

in Zippel Bay WatershedKelly Voigt USDA-NRCS Feb-00 No Yes

ZW - 0080 EQIP 2000 Timelines and Process William Hunt State Conservationist Feb-00 No YesZW - 0080 Local Water Planning Newsletter Doug Thomas BWSR 1999 No Yes

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ZW - 0085 A Geotechnical Evaluation Report for Lake of the Woods County - Ditch 1

Braun Intertec Corporation LOW County Oct-01 Yes Yes

ZW - 0090 Construction and Materials Specifications for Lake of the Woods County Streambank Protection

North Central MN SWCD's Joint Powers Board

SWCD Jul-03 No Yes

ZW - 0100 Rainy River Basin TMDL Work Plan: Southeast Lake of the Woods Impaired Waters Project

LOW SWCD LOW SWCD Jul-04 No Yes

ZW - 0100 Timeline of Land Use Changes in the Zippel/Williams Area

May-05 No Yes

ZW - 0100 Meeting for SE Lake of the Woods Impaired Waters Project

LOW SWCD, MPCA LOW SWCD, MPCA Mar-04 No Yes

ZW - 0100 Meeting for SE Lake of the Woods Impaired Waters Project

LOW SWCD, MPCA LOW SWCD, MPCA Oct-04 No Yes

ZW - 0100 Multi-core investigation of a lotic bay of Lake of the Woods (Zippel Paleo study)

Euan D. Reavie, Nolan Baratono

Natural Resources Research Institute

May-07 Yes Yes

ZW - 0100 SE LOW TMDL Total Project Expense List LOW SWCD LOW SWCD Jun-05 No Yes

ZW - 0100 SE LOW TMDL Advisory Committee Meeting

LOW SWCD, MPCA LOW SWCD, MPCA Jun-05 No Yes

ZW - 0100 Cooperative Work Plan for SE LOW TMDL Nolan Baratono MPCA Jun-03 No Yes

ZW - 0100 Ch. 4: Overall Strategies for Each Water Resource

Technical Committee MPCA, MCES, U of M, MDH, NRCA, MLA, MDNR, MDA

No Yes

ZW - 0108 Williams Creek Dissolved Oxygen TMDL Project Final Report

Mike Hirst LOW SWCD Jan-11 Yes Yes

ZW - 0110 Zippel and Bostic Bay Bathymetry Collection and Zippel Bay Sedimentation Analysis

Johnson, Stephanie SWCD and Houston Engineering

Jun-13 Yes Yes

G - 0010 Care, Maintenance and Storage for Sondes YSI Incorporated Feb-95 No Yes

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G - 0010 Making Good DO Measurements with YSI Water Quality Meters

No Yes

G - 0010 Monitoring purpose, data uses and goals Volunteer Surface Water Monitoring Guide

MPCA 2003 No Yes

G - 0010 Citizen Stream-Monitoring Program MPCA MPCA Aug-02 No YesG - 0010 Secchi Disk Instructions No Yes

G - 0020 Protecting and Restoring America's Watersheds

EPA EPA Jun-01 No Yes

G - 0030 On the Mitchell Brenda M. Rose Mitchell River Watershed Coalition

1998 No Yes

G - 0030 Watershed Characteristics No YesG - 0030 Selected Water Quality Characteristics of

Minimally Impacted Streams from Minnesota's Seven Ecoregions

Sylvia McCollor and Steven Heiskary

MPCA Feb-93 No Yes

G - 0035 Coastal Erosion Processes and Slope Stability Problems

Gene Clark BWSR Jan-02 No Yes

G - 0040 Actions to Strengthen Core Clean Water Programs

EPA EPA Apr-98 No Yes

G - 0040 Fate and Transport of Nutrients - Nitrogen Ronald F. Follet USDA Sep-95 No Yes

G - 0040 Fate and Transport of Nutrients - Phosphorus

Andrew Sharpley USDA Oct-95 No Yes

BR - 0010 The Total Maximum Daily Load for Low Dissolved Oxygen from the headwaters of the Baudette River to the Rainy River, HUC: 0903-0008-006

Mike Hirst, Joe Magner, and Nolan Baratono

LOW Environmental Department & SWCD, MPCA

Mar-06 No No

BR - 0010 Baudette River TMDL and LOW SE Tributaries TMDL Meeting

LOW SWCD, MPCA May-03 No Yes

BR - 0010 Baudette River Impaired Waters Project Public Meeting

LOW SWCD, MPCA Sep-04 No Yes

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BR - 0020 Baudette Estuary-Dissolved Oxygen Impairment Verification and TMDL Development for AUID #09030008-536 - Final Report

Mike Hirst LOW SWCD Jul-11 Yes Yes

BC - 0008 Preapplication Report Bostic Creek Watershed

Soil Conservation Service, Wilkinson

SCS USDA Oct-84 Yes Yes

BC - 0010 Lake of the Woods County Bostic Creek Flooding and Sediment Source Investigation and Sediment Reduction Study

HDR Engineering, Inc. LOW County Jun-05 Yes Yes

BC - 0020 Engineering Study and Preliminary Design for the Stabilization of Judicial Ditch 28 and custom NRCS soils report

John Hodgson, JPB Engineer North Central MN Joint Powers Board Engineer

Jan-08 Yes Yes

BC - 0020 Supporting information for study and challenge grant

staff person SWCD Jan-08 No Yes

BC - 0030 1940's aerial photo index for referencing the proper aerial photos in Bostic watershed

staff person NRCS Jan-10 Yes Yes

BC - 0040 County Rd 8 Bridge Replacement, permit application for US ACOE

LOW County Hwy Dept US Army Corps of Engineers Sep-79 Yes Yes

BC - 0040 County Rd 8 Bridge Replacement, hand drawing of channel changes after bridge replacement

Dan Crompton, Hwy Dept staff Aug-07 Yes Yes

BC - 0050 Cross sections of JD 28, 2007 to 2013. Overlaid to show comparisons.

Pete Cooper, NRCS Hyd Engineer

NRCS, JPB Jul-13 Yes Yes

BC - 0060 Bostic and Zippel Creeks Watershed Assessment, LOW County

Pete Cooper, NRCS Hyd Engineer

NRCS, SWCD Jan-13 Yes Yes

RPD - 0040 The Low Down - History of the Rapid River and The Rapid River Drive

Ed Hanson, John Laughy Lake of the Woods Historical Society

Apr-10 No Yes

RPD - 0040 The Low Down - The Great Ditch Experiment

Wayne Alsop Lake of the Woods Historical Society

Oct-09 No Yes

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RPD - 0050 Rapid River Initial Fisheries Stream Survey Dennis Topp DNR Fisheries Mar-12 Yes Yes

WPG-0010 Reducing Nutrient Loading to Lake Winnipeg and its Watershed

Lake Winnipeg Stewardship Board

Lake Winnipeg Stewardship Board

Dec-06 No Yes

WPG-0010 Managing the Water Resources of the Winnipeg River Drainage Basin

LWCB LWCB Nov-02 No Yes

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