STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF LAKE
SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
ANNUAL PLAN OF WORK
2012
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Purpose of Plan
2
2. Agency Partnerships
2
3. General Fixed Assets
3
4. Action Plans for Specific Program Areas
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
Education and Information
Agriculture
Forestry
Natural Resources Planning
Water Quality
District Operations
NRCS Civil Rights and Equal Employment Opportunity
5. High Priority Erosion and Sedimentation
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Definitions
Types
Specific Areas
Methods
Cost
6. Projected Budget Information
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PURPOSE OF PLAN
The primary purpose of this plan is to develop a plan of action to help land occupiers and
units of government implement sound land management planning to protect the natural resources of
Lake County. To accomplish this goal, two objectives will need to be met:
1. EDUCATION AND INFORMATION
An organized and constructive education and information program is planned by the District
to inform the public of the existence, purpose and organization of the District; programs and
assistance provided by the District; problems and needs related to soil, water and related
resources; and the public's opportunities, responsibilities, and obligations as stewards of
these natural resources.
2. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
Provide help to land occupiers with existing problems through the State Cost-Share program
and other technical services.
AGENCY PARTNERSHIPS:
A.
Natural Resources Conservation Service
1.
District Conservationist
B.
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
1.
Division of Forestry - Forester
2.
Division of Waters – Hydrologist
3.
Coastal Program - Coordinator
C.
Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources
1.
Board Conservationist
2.
Wetland Specialist
D.
Area III SWCD Technical Service Area
1.
Engineer
2.
Forester/Technician
E.
Farm Services Agency
2
LAKE COUNTY SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
ANNUAL PLAN OF WORK, FISCAL YEAR
JANUARY 2012 to DECEMBER 2012
I.
Resources available for accomplishing the necessary conservation measures within the
District.
A. District Resources
1. Personnel (available on a part-time basis)
a. District Clerk - (0.6 – 0.8 FTE)
b. Conservation Specialist - Wayne Seidel (0.2 FTE)
c. District Manager – ( 0.7 FTE )
2. Equipment owned by the District
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1 Fender Microphone
1 Sharp Calculator
1 Personal Computer
2 Office Desks and 2 Chairs
HP Fax Machine
2 SWCD Highway Signs
1 Range Compass
2 Machetes
1 Shovel
1 Display Panel
1 Mastertype Typewriter
1 locking file cabinet
1 Dumpy Level w/Rod
1 T square
2 Triangles (8" and 10")
1 Protractor
1 Pocket Stereoscope
7 Project Photo Collages
1 Abney Level
1 Set Lake County USGS Maps
3 Bookshelves
1 Storage Cabinet
6 File Cabinets
1 Office Sign w/Nameplates
1 Set Snowshoes w/Bindings
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HP 4700n Color Printer
1 Easel
Kodak projector
1 Office fan
6 Folding chairs
Garmin GPS Map 76s
Miscellaneous office supplies
4 Briefcases
1 HB Coffee Maker
1 Haider Refrigerator
6 Chairs
1 Soil Auger
1 Panasonic cassette recorder
1 Answering Machine
1 Small 2-Drawer Cabinet
1 Card table
1 map cabinet
Hewlett Packard 4150 iPAQ
3
PROGRAM AREA: EDUCATION AND INFORMATION
OBJECTIVE: To educate and inform County Residents
______________________________________________________________________________
Staff
Completed
Time
Goals and Actions
Responsible By
(days)
______________________________________________________________________________
Education Programs
a.
b.
Lake County Fair
Natural Resources Field Days
Clerk/DM
August
District Manager May
2/2
2*
Classroom Presentations
a.
Forestry: Making Paper (6th)
District Manager March
2*
Regional Events
a.
b.
2012 Area III ENVIROTHON
2012 State ENVIROTHON
District Manager
Seidel
May
May
4*
1*
District Manager
NRCS
Jan/Dec
Sept.
1
2
Clerk
Clerk
Jan/Dec
Jan/Dec
1
3
Feature Articles and News Releases
a.
b.
Cost-Share Projects
Federal Cost-Share Programs
Miscellaneous Programs
a.
b.
Snow Rules Program
Rain Gauge Program
* Included in Water Plan Schedule of Activities
4
PROGRAM AREA: AGRICULTURE
OBJECTIVE: To assist livestock producers in maximizing pasture and forage production (quality
and quantity) while preventing resource degradation.
______________________________________________________________________________
Staff
Completed
Time
Goals and Actions
Responsible By
(days)
______________________________________________________________________________
Promote Knowledge and Use of Grazing Technology
a. Work with landowners that
Request technical assistance
With grazing / forage
Production.
NRCS
September
3
5
PROGRAM AREA: FORESTRY
OBJECTIVE: To increase the amount of forestry practices and application of Best Management
Practices (tree planting, timber stand improvement and windbreaks).
_______________________________________________________________________________
Staff
Completed
Time
Goals and Actions
Responsible By
(days)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Forest Management
a.
b.
c.
Cooperate with South St. Louis
SWCD on tree sales
1.
News articles
2.
Tree pick-up and
distribution
Knife River Watershed
Stewardship Committee
Clerk
May
District Manager
Provide landowner contacts for
TSA Forester
District Manager/NRCS
4
3
Jan/June
1
6
PROGRAM AREA: NATURAL RESOURCES PLANNING
OBJECTIVE: To assist in the development and implementation of Natural Resources
Management Plans
_______________________________________________________________________________
Staff
Completed
Time
Goals and Actions
Responsible By
(days)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Lake County Planning Commission/Local Units of Government
a.
Site Reviews & Field Reports /
NRCS
Planning Commission Meetings District Manager
Jan/Dec
2
6
Hydrology Committee
Clearinghouse for Information
Prepare Restoration / Replacement
Plans on Enforcement Activities
Field Inspections
District Manager
Jan/Dec
18
Area III Technical Service Area Board /
Staff Assistance
Falk
District Manager
Jan/Dec
Jan/Dec
3
6
MN SWCD Forestry Association
Falk
Jan/Dec
3
Resource Conservation & Development
Council (RC&D)
Goutermont
Jan/Dec
Wetland Conservation Act
a.
b.
c.
d.
7
PROGRAM AREA: WATER QUALITY
OBJECTIVE: To improve and maintain the water quality of surface and groundwater.
_______________________________________________________________________________
Staff
Completed
Time
Goals and Actions
Responsible By
(days
_______________________________________________________________________________
Comprehensive Water Management Plan
a.
Water Plan Administrator/
Conservation Specialist
District Manager
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
b.
c.
Jan/Dec
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Develop and Staff County Fair Booth Display
Assist with Implementation of the Two Harbors Storm Water Management Plan and
Two Harbors Urban Forest Management Plan
Work with Cities, Townships, and County on Erosion & Sediment Control Measures
Field Inspect Construction Sites for Erosion & Sediment Control Measures
Conduct School Programs (Natural Resource Field Days, Paper-Making)
Assist in Conducting the 2011 Area III ENVIROTHON / State ENVIROTHON
Promote the Knife River Watershed Stewardship Project
Assist Planning & Zoning Department and Planning Commission on Land Use Issues
Promote the Recycling and Household Hazardous Waste Programs
Distribute “Lake County Property Owner’s Resource Guide”
Provide Leadership to the Lake County Demonstration Forest Project Committee
Provide Septic System Maintenance Guides to Lake County Planning & Zoning
Meet with Townships to Review Water Quality Issues & Promote Funding Projects
Promote and Conduct Water Quality Monitoring Projects (Hare Lake, WICOLA)
Administer and assist WICOLA with the Kawishiwi Watershed Protection Project.
Administer the Lake County Water Plan (Natural Resources Block Grant Application,
Update County Board/SWCD Board, Annual Work Plan, E-Link Reporting, Financial)
SWCD Board
Administrative Assistance
Federal Cost Share Requests
DNR Water Permit Program
EQIP and WHIP Programs
Warner/Gelineau
Clerk
Jan/Dec
2
8
NRCS
5
District Manager
NRCS
8
Jan/Dec
1
25/4
DISTRICT OPERATIONS
Administration of Programs / Reports
a.
b.
Gain Gauge / Snow Rules /
Cost-Share Program / Annual
Report / Annual Plan of Work /
Comprehensive Plan
District Manager
Clerk
Jan/Dec
Jan/Dec
2
8
Clerical
Jan/Dec
149
Clerk
Staff Training/Workshops
District Manager
Clerk
Jan/Dec
Jan/Dec
2
2
Area III Meetings/State Convention
District Manager
Clerk
Jan/Dec
Jan/Dec
2
3
August
August
August
1
2
Budget Preparation
Board
District Manager
Clerk
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PROGRAM AREA: CIVIL RIGHTS AND EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
OBJECTIVE: Ensure that all State, Federal, and Local Programs and Employment are offered
on a nondiscriminatory basis without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age,
marital status, or disability.
GOALS AND ACTIONS
STAFF
RESPONSIBLE
COMPLETED
BY
DAYS
TIME
a. Monitor progress quarterly
using PRS to ensure that
female and minority landowners are assisted at a
rate equal to or greater
than non-minority land users.
NRCS
09/30
12/31
03/31
06/31
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
b. Disseminate Conservation
Program Information to
potential beneficiaries;
particularly to minorities
and women, i.e. newsletters
and articles.
NRCS
9/30
1
c. Maintain Civil Rights File
with all pertinent information.
NRCS
9/30
1
d. Review Civil Rights policies
and responsibilities annually
with SWCD Board and Staff.
NRCS
9/30
1
NRCS
9/30
1
Address Civil Rights
Address Equal Employment Opportunity
a. Actively recruit members of
under- represented groups for
careers in conservation with
State, Federal, or Local agencies
by contacting individuals at
K-12, Technical or College level
institutions.
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HIGH PRIORITY EROSION
High Priority erosion problems have been defined as:
"Erosion from wind and/or water occurring on
class I-IV soils in excess of 2T tons per acre
per year or any soil within 300 feet of a stream
or l000 feet of water basin designated as a protected water or wetland by the DNR eroding in
excess of T tons per acre per year."
A descriptive map prepared by the Land Management Informative Center (LMIC) is
included which references High Priority Erosion areas. These maps, prepared on 40 acre
cells, geographically describe the location and extent of high priority erosion problems in the
district. The maps were prepared by applying the Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) and Wind
Erosion Equation (WEE) to data in the LMIC computers.
HIGH PRIORITY SEDIMENTATION
High Priority sedimentation problems have been defined as:
"All areas within 300 feet of a stream or l000 feet
of a lake where the erosion rate exceeds 3 tons per
acre per year and areas where the SWCD can show that
sediment delivery for a watershed outletting to these
waters exceeds 2 tons per acre per year. The lake or
stream must be classified by the DNR as a protected
water."
A descriptive map prepared by LMIC is included which references High Priority
sedimentation problems. These maps indicate shore land areas where erosion rates exceed three
tons per acre per year.
HIGH PRIORITY AREAS (Erosion and Sedimentation)
Lakeshore Erosion
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
Castle Danger - 3000 feet
Larsmont - 1500 feet
Burlington Bay - 1400 feet
Split Rock River Estuary - 1500 feet
Encampment Forest Area - 4500 feet
Additional Erosion Hazard Areas
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Methods:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Rock Rip-Rap
Gabion Baskets
Internal Drains
Reshape Slopes
Revegetation / Bioengineering
Retaining Walls
Cost: $ 100 - 400 per lineal foot depending on site conditions and rock availability
Streambank Erosion
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Knife River Watershed - 10,000 feet
Stewart River Watershed
East Branch of Beaver River - 300 feet
Skunk Creek – 4,500 feet
Crow Creek – 500 feet
Methods:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Rock Rip-Rap
Gabion Baskets
Reshape Slopes
Flow Diverters
Treated timber stairways, gravel (trails)
Bio-engineering
Watershed Management Practices
Cost: $ 100 - 300 per lineal foot depending on site conditions and rock availability
Roadside Erosion
A. T 56 N, R 11 W
B. T 57 N, R 5 W (Manitou)
C. T 56 N, R 10 W
Methods:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Revegetation
Reshape slopes
Tile Drainage
Diversions
Cost: $300 - 500 per acre depending on site conditions
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Construction Areas
A. Gravel Pits - 140 acres
B. Highway 61 Road Improvement Projects - 4 miles
Methods:
1. Revegetation
2. Reshape slopes
3. Potential use of wood chips and ash/sludge as a
mulch and soil amendment
Cost: $ 500 - 2000 per acre depending on site conditions
USE OF FUNDS
Funds received will be used to control the above high priority problems and/or additional high
priority problems that arise in Fiscal Year 2012. The District Board will prioritize the projects and
allocate funds as necessary.
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2012 PROJECTED BUDGET INFORMATION
REVENUES
Intergovernmental Revenue:
Local
County
State - General Services
Cost Share
T/A – Cost Share
Wetland Conservation Act
Federal
Total Intergovernmental
$
$
$
$
$
0
40,031.00
15,242.00
10,547.20
2,636.80
5,000.00
0
$ 73,457.00
Miscellaneous Revenue:
Interest
Other/Water Plan
Tree Program
PERA
Other ( CWL/Admin)
$
100.00
$ 16,000.00
$
500.00
$
196.00
$ 10,000.00
Total Revenues
$100,253.00
EXPENDITURES
District Operations:
Personal Services
Other Services and Charges
Postage
Supplies
Capital Outlay
Dues
Total District Operations
Project Expenditures:
District
State
$
$
$
$
$
$
82,700.00
1,000.00
500.00
1,000.00
500.00
2,215.00
$ 88,915.00
0
$ 10,547.20
Total Project Expenditures
$ 10,547.20
Total Expenditures
$ 99,462.20
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