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Scott County details sediment-reduction projects and engineering approach to protect rivers and lakes
Summary
County watershed staff laid out how monitoring and targeted capital projects in the Sand Creek and Minnesota River watersheds reduce sediment and phosphorus, describing phased priorities, grant leverage and bioengineered log structures used to stabilize bluffs and restore streams.
Scott County watershed staff on Wednesday described how they use monitoring, targeted projects and partnerships to reduce sediment and phosphorus flowing to the Minnesota River and county lakes.
Vanessa Strong, water resources supervisor, said the watershed program monitors water bodies to track whether conditions are improving or degrading and works with landowners and partners to implement projects. "If you drink it or you flush it, it's probably somebody else's," Strong said, summarizing why surface-water and groundwater are managed at the watershed scale.
County water-resources scientist Ryan Holzer told commissioners the county uses watershed comprehensive plans, subwatershed assessments and monitoring data to prioritize capital improvement projects (CIPs). Holzer said a Bridal Sand Creek study identified…
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