Todd County Soil and Water Conservation District Surface Water Assessment Grant (SWAG) - Mississippi River-Brainerd & Sartell Watersheds Lake Sampling

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$25,877
Fund Source
Clean Water Fund
Recipient
Todd County Soil and Water Conservation District
Recipient Type
Local/Regional Government
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2015
End Date
January 2018
Activity Type
Monitoring
Counties Affected
Crow Wing
Crow Wing
Project Overview

The goal of this project is to conduct water quality monitoring at the ten lakes within the Todd County portions of the Mississippi River Brainerd and the one lake within the Todd County portion of the Mississippi River Sartell. Sampling will be done once per month between May 2016 and September 2016 and then again once per month May 2017 through September 2017. Water quality parameters include total phosphorus, chlorophyll-a, sulfate (Twin, Lady, Little Swan and Beauty in 2016 only), Secchi depth, temperature, conductivity, DO, pH, chloride (June 2016 only) and hardness (June 2016 only).

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$25,877
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.22
Project Manager
First Name
Shannon
Last Name
Wettstein
Organization Name
Todd County Soil and Water Conservation District
Street Address
215 1st Avenue South Suite 104
City
Long Prairie
State
MN
Zip Code
56347
Phone
(320) 732-2644
Administered By
Administered by
Location

520 Lafayette Road
St. Paul, MN 55155

Phone
800-657-3864