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Clean Water Funds from the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) supported conservation work that significantly contributed to the proposed removal of a section of the Sand Hill River in Polk County from the state’s impaired waters list. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approval finalizes the status. Redhorse species and other migratory fish […]
The Polk County Board of Commissioners met inside the Polk County Government Center on Tuesday morning to hear the annual report from the Sand Hill River Watershed District and a budget option from Polk County Engineer Richard Sanders. SAND HILL RIVER WATERSHED DISTRICT The board was first approached by the Sand Hill River Watershed District
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is extending the public comment period for its proposal to make a correction to the Public Waters Inventory (PWI) by returning one watercourse in Polk County to the PWI. The PWI is used to identify waters that meet the statutory definition of public water and are regulated by the
Earlier this summer, blue-green algae blooms were reported on Lake Sarah, just outside of the Red Lake River Watershed District, prompted tests of shallow lakes in district. Blue-green algae are types of bacteria that are normally present in bodies of water and common in Minnesota. When conditions are right, the blue-green algae can grow quickly
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is seeking public comments on its proposal to make a correction to the Public Waters Inventory (PWI) by returning one watercourse in Polk County to the PWI. The PWI is used to identify waters that meet the statutory definition of public water and are regulated by the DNR for
