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Ditch Authority approves $677,784 FY26 Water Quality & Storage grant application for JD#24
Summary
As Ditch Authority, the board approved submitting a FY26 Water Quality and Storage Program grant request of approximately $677,784 to the Board of Soil and Water Resources to design and construct a 5-acre storage basin for Cottonwood-Brown JD#24 to improve drainage and flood resilience.
The Cottonwood County Board recessed as the County Board and convened as the Ditch Authority to consider a Water Quality and Storage Program grant application for Cottonwood-Brown JD#24. SWCD District Administrator Kay Gross and Ditch Inspector Dylan Oeltjenbruns asked permission to apply for an FY26 grant to fund final design and construction of a 5-acre storage basin within the JD#24 public drainage system. The basin is intended to provide drainage benefits to JD#24 landowners and improve resilience to flooding and climate change.
The Ditch Authority authorized submission of the grant application to the Board of Soil and Water Resources in the amount of approximately $677,784 and allowed the Ditch Inspector electronic signing authority on behalf of Cottonwood County. The minutes record a unanimous vote. The motion and application are recorded in the minutes; further design or construction timelines and other funding sources were not specified in the record.
