1. 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

2. 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

4. 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

5. 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

7. 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%

9. Thank You!