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Water Management Organization
Welcome to the Water Management page!!Water resources management is the responsibility of the Carver County Water Management Organization (CCWMO). The CCWMO's tasks include planning, funding regulating, monitoring, and implementation the Water Management Plan, in the following watersheds: Beven's Creek, Carver Creek, East and West Chaska Creek, Pioneer Sarah and the Crow River. Are you in the watershed? Click here to see a map of the CCWMO's boundaries.
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Aquatic Invasive Species are transported by humans. So in order stop the spread of Aquatic invasive species we need to educate and inform the citizens the best way to do that. One of the main practices citizens can adopt is to perform boat inspections before and after entering a water body. Carver County Water Management Organization is hosting an AIS video contest. The objective is to create a 2-3 minute, clever, entertaining and educational video on aquatic invasive species and demonstrate how to do a boat inspection. The first place entry is $500, 2nd place is $300. Videos can be submitted via mail to Carver County Government Center or by uploading on YouTube and sending in the link. For complete rules and regulations visit www.co.carver.mn.us/water Please help us in spreading the word on how to protect our water resources. Download Contest Flyer 11/29/11 Carver & Bevens Creek Turbidity TMDL public meeting with presentation. Bevens Creek and Carver Creek are impaired for turbidity. Simply speaking, this means that both creeks have too much sediment in them. Excess sediment causes problems with aquatic life; reducing their ability to navigate, find food, and reproduce. In addition, sediment acts as a conveyor for many other contaminants so the more sediment washing into a water body, the more pollutants are also washing in. A public meeting will be held on 11/29/11 at the Carver Co. Government Center to discuss what this means and how to go about reducing pollutant loads to the creeks. Please click here for more information. EducationCCWMO offers a wide variety of educational opportunities from school visits, to homeowner workshops, to city council presentations and volunteer opportunities. To learn more about education view CCWMO Educational Needs and Programs or our Education web page. Visit our Volunteer web page for opportunities that link volunteering with education. CCWMO also partners with a variety of educational programs through the state. To learn more follow the links below. Clear Water MN - website on how Minnesotans can keep their waters clean!Blue Thumb - outreach program providing education on rain gardens, native plants and healthy shorelines. Northland NEMO - outreach program for local decision makers on the link between land use and clean water. Clean Water Business - part of Clean Water MN specifically for businesses. MN DNR Water- everything you wanted to know about basic water info (groundwater, lakes, wetlands, rivers, etc.) Cost Share ProgramCarver County Water Management Organization has a cost share program available to help residents install projects such as rain gardens, shoreline stabilization projects and more! View the brochure or requirements and application. GrantsBoard of Water & Soil Competitive Grant 2010 - summary 1, summary 2
Homeowner Tips - for keeping our waters cleanVisit this link for tips on how you can prevent water pollution and help preserve and protect our waters ProjectsIs there a Water Management Organization Program in your community improving water quality?? Visit this page to see what projects the CCWMO has done and is doing. CCWMO Projects StormwaterStormwater is the leading cause of water pollution in the US today. Thus, managing stormwater is extremely important to the health of our lakes and rivers. Cities that meet certain density and population requirements must have MS4 permits from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans to outline how they will manage stormwater. Links for Stormwater documents are below. Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) Application NPDES MS4 Permit - BMP Summary Sheets NPDES Storm Water Discharge General Permit Requirements Storm water BMP Self Guided Tour 2012 Workshop 20122 Workshop Volunteer!CCWMO offers many opportunities for those interested in volunteering, from short one day shifts to programs that spread out for months. We are always looking for new opportunities, new partnerships and new volunteers. Check out our volunteer page for more information, sign up for our volunteer subscription service and Volunteer!!Water, Environment and Natural Resources (WENR) Advisory CommitteeThe WENR committee is an advisory committee for the Water Management, Land Management and Environmental Services departments. The Committee is made up a diverse group of appointed individuals and representatives. To find out more info on the WENR committee click here. Water Management RulesThe purpose of Water Management Rules is to protect, preserve, and manage natural surface and groundwater systems within the Carver County WMO in the face of urban growth and intensive agricultural activity. The current rules are undergoing revision. See them here - Water Management Rules. 2011 Rules Revisions Water PlansThe CCWMO is required to develop a Water Management Plan. The plan is intended to be a ten-year planning document to guide CCWMO activities. You can view the plan for 2010-2020 here 2010-2020 Water Management Plan. In addition, after each year the CCWMO is required to submit an annual report detailing the activities and accomplishments of the past year relating to the Water Management Plan. View the 2011 Annual Report. Annual report summaries Water QualityConcerned about the health of our lakes and rivers? Visit our Water Quality page for the interactive map with data for each lake and river in our watershed or to view the 2011 Water Quality report. Then visit How you can help!! to see what you can do to protect water and prevent pollution. Lakes and rivers that are polluted or impaired undergo a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) process to determine the sources of impairment and develop a plan to reduce pollution and improve the water body. Many lakes in the CCWMO boundaries have been listed as impaired and many have TMDL projects underway or completed. Visit our TMDLs page to learn more!! WetlandsCarver County is home to many wetlands and the CCWMO is responsible for maintaining those wetlands through the Wetland Conservation Act. VolunteerCheck out our volunteer pages with many opportunities! http://www.co.carver.mn.us/departments/LWS/volunteer_activities.asp |
