2022 - Lake Redwood photo by Ben Stoterau

Shawn Wohnoutka, Water Quality Technician - 20 years

Joy Bruns, Office Manager - 13 years

Bill Moldestad,  PE, Contract Engineer - 21 years

Kerry Netzke, Executive Director - 8 years

RCRCA continues to be funded substantially through grant sources relating to water quality.

MPCA – WPLMN Amendment (2022-2024) $73,370.83  

MDA – Pesticide Monitoring   $ 6,375  

MDA & MAWRC -- Discovery Farms (Redwood County)   $ 4,350

State of MN Bonding – Lake Redwood Dredging Project  

Remaining State funds ($7.3M) $  -0-

Remaining Local funds ($900,000) $235,148.41

BWSR – Plum Creek Watershed Clean Water Fund Grant  $400,805

Spent $190,627.41

Encumbered $ 76,573.07

BWSR – Pell Creek Watershed Clean Water Fund Grant  $648,075

Spent $336,603.98

 Encumbered $ 28,596.60

BWSR – Cottonwood-Middle Minnesota One Watershed, One Plan (1W1P)

Planning Grant    $253,000 

 Spent  $ 61,342.08

*BWSR – Redwood River 1W1P Planning Grant $238,700

 *NEW GRANTS for 2024

This grant is intended to provide a minimum of 15% to be added to federal 319 funds (60%) awarded specifically to this watershed. A larger cost-share percentage may be used as long as a 25% match (federal and local funds) is achieved by end of the grant.

Goal: 1,470 tons/year of sediment removed  Current: 1,262.90 tons/year

Match Required: $100,201.25 Match To Date: $319,980.84

APPROPRIATION SUMMARY

$ 400,805.00  =  Grant Amount

$ 909,363.76  =  Total Project Costs

$ 190,627.41  =  CWF Grant Expended

$ 319,980.84  =  Landowner Match Provided

$ 692,071.62  =  Federal 319 Funds

$   17,861.01  =  Federal EQIP Funds

Acre-Feet of storage created = 83.828

Tons/Year of Sediment Removed = 1,262.90       

Funding - Clean Water Land & Legacy Amendment, Redwood Soil & Water Conservation District 

This grant provides up to 75% cost-share specifically to this watershed. If Plum Creek federal 319 funds remain, they may be used on this grant as well.

Goal: 300 tons/year of sediment removed   Current: 470.69 tons/year

Match Required: $162,018.75 Match To Date: $128,807.04

APPROPRIATION SUMMARY

$ 648,075.00  = Grant Amount

$ 474,003.38  = Total Project Costs

$ 336,603.98  = Grant Expended

$ 128,807.04  = Landowner Match Provided

$   18,124.56  = Other Federal Funds

Acre-Feet of storage created = 0.00

Tons/Year of Sediment Removed = 470.69

Funding - Clean Water Land & Legacy Amendment, Redwood Soil & Water Conservation District 

► Restoration of unvegetated areas (laydown Area, Confined Disposal Facility (CDF), and other areas)

► Mathiowetz Construction managed the sand pile and internal CDF drainage.

► CDF was seeded aerially by Mulder Air in September.

► CDF ownership will be transferred to the City of Redwood Falls in 2024 for continued management. 

► A removable handicap-accessible fishing pier will be installed in 2024 through a DNR cooperative agreement with the City of Redwood Falls.

► Signage will be added to the lake and CDF acknowledging the source of the state funding and map of the lake depths.

Project Partners - Houston Engineering, JF Brennan Company, Mathiowetz Construction, City of Redwood Falls

Shawn Wohnoutka, Water Quality Technician (19 years)

Joy Bruns, Office Manager (12 years)

Bill Moldestad, PE, Contract Engineer (20 years)

Kerry Netzke, Executive Director (7 years)

MPCA – Redwood River TMDL & WRAPS Grant   COMPLETED  

MPCA – Cottonwood River TMDL & WRAPS Grant   COMPLETED

MPCA – WPLMN Amendment (2022-2024) $73,370.83  

MDA – Pesticide Monitoring   $ 4,850  

MDA & MAWRC -- Discovery Farms (Redwood County)  ~$ 3,500 

State of MN Bonding – Lake Redwood Dredging Project   

Remaining State funds $658,432.91

Remaining Local funds $343,459.90 

BWSR – Plum Creek Watershed Clean Water Fund Grant  $400,805 - 

Spent $143,735.41 and Encumbered $112,294.54

*BWSR – Pell Creek Watershed Clean Water Fund Grant  $648,075 - 

Spent $272,781.53  and Encumbered $66,782.70

*BWSR – Cottonwood-Middle Minnesota One Watershed, One Plan Planning Grant                       ~$253,000  

*NEW GRANTS

This grant is intended to provide a minimum of 15% to be added to federal 319 funds (60%) awarded specifically to this watershed. A larger cost-share percentage may be used as long as a 25% match (federal and local funds) is achieved by end of the grant.

Goal: 1,470 tons/year of sediment removed  - Current: 1,029.60 tons/year

Match Required: $100,201.25  - Match To Date: $434,654.24

Appropriation Summary

Total Project Costs                 =           $596,250.66

Grant Expended                      =           $143,735.41

Landowner Match Provided =           $149,061.92

Federal 319 Funds                   =           $285,592.32

Acred-Feet of storage created     = 71.928

Tons/Year of Sediment Removed = 1,029.60

This grant provides up to 75% cost-share specifically to this watershed. If Plum Creek federal 319 funds remain, they may be used on this grant as well.

Goal: 300 tons/year of sediment removed   Current: 405.94 tons/year

Match Required: $162,018.75 Match To Date: $96,362.17

Appropriation Summary

Total Project Costs                                         =  $382,352.70

Grant Expended                                                = $272,781.53

Landowner Match Provided                     =  $ 96,362.17

Other Federal Funds                                      =  $  13,209.00

Acre-Feet of storage created           = 0.00

Tons/Year of Sediment Removed = 405.94

► JF Brennan Company inc. successfully completed dredging the contract quantity of 657,329 cubic yards, PLUS an additional 25,551 cubic yards, for a total of 682,880 cubic yards removed.

►dredging was completed in less than 6 months (April 22 - October 15).

►Brennan has removed all the equipment and pipeline, and with assistance from mathiowetz construction company, will finish restoring all driveways, field approaches and Township roads by Veteran’s Day.

►The project will be completed under budget with local funds returned to the city of redwood falls for CDF maintenance.

Activities For 2023 

►Restoration of unvegetated areas (laydown Area, CDF, and any others.)

►CDF will be seeded aerially in the early spring, followed with herbicide. 

►Upon project close-out (~ July 1), CDF ownership will be transferred to the City of Redwood Falls for continued management. 5 to 7 years is estimated until the land can be placed into agricultural production once again.