Related Web Links

Cities

• City of Rochester StormWater Management - Storm water issues in Rochester
  

Counties in the Watershed

• Dodge
• Goodhue
• Olmsted
• Rice
• Steele
• Wabasha

Soil and Water Conservation Districts in the Watershed

• Dodge SWCD
• Goodhue SWCD
• Olmsted SWCD
• Rice SWCD
• Steele SWCD
• Wabasha SWCD

Regional resources

• Cascade Meadow Wetlands & Environmental Science Center - Exhibits, trails, and educational programs on wetlands, water and energy
• Quarry Hill Nature Center - Our philosophy is environmental appreciation through education. A 290-acre, hands-on nature center and park with friendly staff and programs for all ages.
• Basin Alliance for the Lower Mississippi in Minnesota (BALMM)
  

  Addressing water quality issues was the purpose in 1999 when a group of local, state and federal agencies formed the Basin Alliance for the Lower Mississippi in Minnesota (BALMM). The alliance continues today with the purposes of:

• • Making water quality restoration and protection in southeast Minnesota a top priority for decision-makers at all levels; and
  • Coordinating efforts to protect and restore water quality in southeast Minnesota.

State Resources

• Natural Resource Conservation Service
• Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources
  
• Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - Water-based recreation, permits, Adopt-a-River, Information on groundwater, lakes, rivers & streams, watersheds, Watershed Assessment Tool, wetlands, general lakes,rivers, and wetland facts, hydrologic terms
  
• Minnesota Pollution Control Agency - Information on surface water, groundwater, impaired waters, stormwater, wastewater, nonpoint source pollution, Clean Water Fund Feedlots, permits and rules, monitoring, Citizen Stream Monitoring Program, pollution reports and prevention
• • Minnesota Impaired Waters and Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs)
    
  • Citizen Stream Monitoring Program
    

• Minnesota Department of Health, Source Water Protection
  
• Minnesota Department of Agriculture - Farm conservation resources
• • Minnesota Conservation Funding Guide - a one-stop, online tool Minnesota farmers and other landowners can use to find out about key conservation practices, programs, and payments.
    
• Minnesota Statewide Conservation and Preservation Plan
• University of Minnesota Water Resources Center - Minnesota Water Sustainability Framework
  
• University of Minnesota Extension
• • River-Friendly Farmer Program

• Minnesota Clean Water Legacy Act (Chapter 114D of Minnesota Statutes)

Federal Resources

• US Department of Agriculture
• Environmental Protection Agency -  Information on drinking water, water science, water pollution, wetlands, watersheds 

Nongovernmental Organizations

• Citizens League - To the Source: Moving Minnesota’s Water Governance Upstream
• Freshwater Society -  Value of water, groundwater quality, groundwater quality success stories, "What You Can Do Groundwater Quality: Resource Materials Guide to Lake Protection and Management", "What You Can Do to Save Water and Have a Green Lawn"
• Friends of the Mississippi River 
  
• Minnesota Corn Growers Association, Water Projects 
• Minnesota Waters