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Beltrami County SWCD reports $1M+ in projects; BSU-area stormwater basin credited with major phosphorus gains
Summary
The Soil and Water Conservation District told the board it spent more than $1 million on local conservation projects last year, highlighted a BSU-area stormwater basin that the SWCD said achieved roughly one-quarter of a 10-year phosphorus-reduction goal for Lake Bemidji, and announced $65,000 in Minnesota DNR grants to treat starry stonewort on four lakes.
Brad, speaking for the Beltrami County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD), presented the SWCD's annual update to the board, saying more than $1 million was spent countywide on grants, projects and outreach over the past year and roughly $380,000 of SWCD-collected billings were reimbursed to the county to cover staff services.
Brad highlighted a large stormwater retrofit near Bemidji State University that rerouted runoff into an underground treatment area and that the SWCD estimates…
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