JGLA Annual Fall Educational Meeting 2018 Clean Water Fund Grant Application: Jefferson German Watershed Phosphorus Reduction Project JGLA Annual Fall Educational Meeting Michael Schultz Le Sueur County Soil & Water Conservation District November 18, 2017

Jefferson German Watershed Phosphorus Reduction Project Submitted 2018 CWF Grant August 2018 Grant Funding Notice December 2018 Total Grant Amount Requested: Cash: $387,100 Match: $96,900 Total Project: $484,000

Jefferson German Watershed Phosphorus Reduction Project 14 Priority Project Sites Approximately 21 BMP’s Waterways Water and Sediment Control Basins Grade Stabilization Structures Storm Water Catch Basins Wetland Restorations Cover Crops

Jefferson German Watershed Phosphorus Reduction Project Measureable Outcomes: 58% reduction in Phosphorus (P) Reduce P 1,045 kg/Year Reduce Total Suspended Solids (TSS) 1,986 Tons/Year Soil Estimated Savings 3,3391 Tons/Year

Watershed = 929,465 planning acres County Percentages: Rice – 28.6% Steele – 24.6% Goodhue – 20.2% Dakota – 10.1% Le Sueur – 9.9% Waseca – 5.4%

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