The Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) approved five new planning grants to complete comprehensive watershed management plans, also known as One Watershed One Plan (1W1P).
The 1W1P process brings together local stakeholders within a HUC-8 watershed to prioritize projects to meet water quality goals, which would then qualify for Clean Water Fund support over many years. The plans are based on water quality monitoring data, assessments, and strategy development compiled from multiple agencies, which are also supported by the Clean Water Fund.
The five new planning grants go to the following areas (in blue on the map):
- Cottonwood-Middle Minnesota
- Crow Wing River
- Upper Mississippi - Grand Rapids
- Rainy River-Rainy Lake/Lower Rainy River
- Upper and Lower Red Lake
BWSR also approved a completed 1W1P for Middle-Snake-Tamarac River Watershed Comprehensive Watershed Management Plan. The state is now 90 percent of the way to having full statewide participation in One Watershed One Plan.
BWSR also contracted with MMB's Management Analysis and Development group to conduct a formal evaluation of the One Watershed, One Plan Program. The report is complete and available on the 1W1P main page of the BWSR website.
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