Welcome to the

Pioneer-Sarah Creek Watershed

 

The Pioneer-Sarah Creek Watershed Management Commission is the regional governmental unit responsible for protecting the water resources of the Pioneer-Sarah Creek watershed. We invite you to browse our site using the tabs along the top of the page.

 

 

A work session of the Pioneer-Sarah Creek Watershed Management Commission will be held Tuesday, May 12, 2009, at 3:00 p.m., at Independence City Hall, Independence, MN.  The purpose of this work session is to continue discussion and formation of a five-year Capital Improvement Program and budget.

 

 

CWLA Grant Eligibility Expanded

 

The State of Minnesota through the Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR), has granted $410,000 to the Pioneer-Sarah Creek Watershed Management Commission to fund animal waste control work in the Lake Independence watershed.  The Commission received the funds through the Clean Water Legacy Act (CWLA) approved by the State Legislature in 2006. 

 

The Commission developed a docket of practices that are eligible for grant funding to livestock and horse owners in the Lake Independence watershed.  These include construction of manure storage facilities, hauling services to dispose of manure, feedlot management, pasture management, buffer strips and cropland nutrient management. 

 

In May 2008, the Commission was granted approval to expand their Clean Water Legacy Grant funds into other areas of the Lake Independence Watershed.  These areas include residential and agricultural sites where the funds can be used to install best management practices that will help contain and treat runoff water before it flows into the lake.  Rates for cost sharing are 75% funding from the grant money and 25% funding by the landowner.  Funds are available until June 2009.

 

 

 

The MPCA has created a webpage on its website dedicated to information regarding the Lake Sarah TMDL project currently underway.

 

Click here to view:  http://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/tmdl/project-lakesarah-nutrients.html.

 

 

                                                               For your convenience, the links below

                                                               provide quick access to commonly requested

                                                               information:

 

Meetings Page

2007 Annual Report

2007 Newsletter

Lake Independence

    Phosphorus TMDL approved by EPA.

    Commission receives CWLA Grant Funding

    Shoreline Protection projects underway

Lake Sarah

 

 

 

 

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