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Water Management

Welcome the the Water Management page. Here you will find links to plans and reports relating to water resources, water quality, and water management.

Are you interested in learning more about ways to be water wise?  Check out this video!

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NEW NEWS - 6/30/2010 

Per the 2009 Minnesota Session Law, Chapter 37, counties that receive funding from the legislation to implement the state's feedlot regulations shall post a report of its feedlot program results and financial expenditures. The amount of money a county receives is based upon the number of feedlots required to be registered.

For more information, please contact the County Feedlot Officer:  Mike Lein, 952.361.1800

2009 Annual County Feedlot Officer and Performance Credit Report

2009 Feedlot Grant Financial Report

COST SHARE PROGRAM
Cost-share program to help residents install projects such as rain gardens, shoreline stabilization projects, and more!  View the brochure or requirements and application.

 

WATER QUALITY 

Water Quality

TMDLs

Stream Health Eval. Team 2010

 WATER PLAN & REPORTS

The Water Management Plan 
2010 Water Management Plan Update
                       - 2007 Annual Report
                       - 2008 Annual Report

2008 Work Plan Summary

 WATER MANAGEMENT RULES 

Water Management Rules

Water Management Rules Application

Guidelines for Water Rules Infiltration Requirement

 WETLANDS 

Wetland Conservation Act Information

 STORM WATER  

Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) Application

NPDES MS4 Permit - BMP Summary Sheets

NPDES Storm Water Discharge General Permit Requirements

Stormwater BMP Self Guided Tour
Short tour packet - approx 1 hour
Long tour packet  - approx 2 hours

2009 Annual MS4 Report

 STORM WATER SEMINAR PRESENTATIONS

 2007: Monitoring Success of Infiltration Requirements

Filtration Engineer's Review Requirements

Checklist for Installation of  Drain tile

2009: Filtration Observations in the Carver County Water Management Org. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


WATER, ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES (WENR) COMMITTEE Web page

 

 Benton
Lake Benton in Cologne, MN

 KEEPING OUR WATER CLEAN. 

 How you can help!!

 

 


 

 

 

 

  
           

BLUE THUMB PARTNERSHIP

 Carver County is partnering with Blue Thumb to increase education and awareness about planting for clean water. Blue Thumb encourages using native plants for gardening, rain gardens, and shoreline stabilization to reduce storm water runoff and improve water quality. You can visit their website at http://www.bluethumb.org/  Blue Thumb logoC