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Item Eighth Annual Report Water Resources Research Center(Water Resources Research Center, University of Minnesota, 1972-08) Water Resources Research CenterThe fiscal year 1972 budget of the Center was $449,704. The Center supported 20 research projects involving 21 faculty members. These research projects were concerned with: water resources administration, zooplankton biomass in Lake Superior, mathematical watershed system analysis, aquatic plants, eutrophic lakes, groundwater basin information, mist irrigation, watershed runoff, soil water movement, near-shore periphyton, environmental movement, Mississippi river ecology, perception of water resources problems, financing of water resources development, water pollution social factors, water resources attitudes, forest management, water resources policies, subsurface irrigation, and flood forecasting. About 67 student received employment through the Center's program. During fiscal year 1972, there were 25 reports generated through research projects.Item Eleventh Annual Report Water Resources Research Center(Water Resources Research Center, University of Minnesota, 1975-07) Water Resources Research CenterThe fiscal year budget of the Center was $378,584. The Center supported 12 research projects involving 9 faculty members. These research projects were concerned with: developing a water resources research plan for Minnesota; developing indices for establishing water supply quality status and trends in Minnesota; analyses of organic carbon as a pollution index in Minnesota; spatial and temporal variation of precipitation in Minnesota; forecasting rainfall and snowmelt floods; determining the geochemical and biostratigraphic record of natural and pollution eutrophication of Minnesota lakes; bio-manipulation of Minnesota lakes for elimination of blue-green algae; determining the thermal pollution and second trophic level fauna in Lake Superior; social trends of water quality status and trends in Minnesota by remote sensing techniques; and hydronomic analysis of forest management alternatives for environmental quality. About 37 students received employment through the Center's program. During fiscal year 1975, there were 26 reports generated through research projects.Item Fields to streams: managing water in rural landscapes Part 2: Managing sediment and water(University of Minnesota Extension, 2015) Lewandowski, Ann; Everett, Leslie; Lenhart, Chris; Terry, Karen; Origer, Mark; Moore, RichardFields to Streams details connections between land use, runoff, and water quality in rural landscapes. The two-part book highlights practices to improve and protect rural streams and shows how land management can affect the rate of runoff that shapes them. The publication was prepared for landowners, land managers, and the conservation professionals who work with them to help them talk about and address local watershed issues. It draws on research from Minnesota and Iowa, providing concise explanations and graphics to highlight concepts and practices. Part One, "Water Shaping the Landscape," explains the role of Minnesota's geology, changing rainfall, and land management practices in altering the amount and timing of runoff reaching and shaping streams and rivers. Part Two, "Managing Sediment and Water," describes practices for managing crops, drainage systems, surface runoff, wetlands, impoundments, and stream corridors to reduce peak flows and lessen the amount of streambank, bluff, and ravine erosion.Item Fifteenth Annual Report Water Resources Research Center(Water Resources Research Center, University of Minnesota, 1979-10) Blake, George R.; Espointour, ElizabethDuring fiscal year 1979 the Water Resources Research Center sponsored 12 research projects emphasizing quality of both surface and ground waters,public health aspects of groundwater pollution, irrigation, drainage, a trophic classification of lakes and social factors in resource development decisions. Twenty-four project-related reports were published by the Water Resources Research Center in 1979-80, including six bulletins. Each of two of the bulletins were sent to about 300 people. The other four were distributed by the Principal Investigator to about 250 people. In addition the Center answered about 500 requests for bulletins published in past years. The budget for the Water Resources Research Center was $320,922 derived from the University of Minnesota, the University of Minnesota Graduate School and the Office of Water Research and Technology of the U.S. Department of Interior. About 33 students were employed on water-related projects funded by the Center.Item Hennepin County Water Management: Governance Structure Analysis and Recommendations(Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, 2009-08-06) Hawton, Michael; Levingston, Vanessa; Siess, Jon; Seifert, LauraThe client, Hennepin County Environmental Services, charged the consultant team, Water First, to evaluate the current water governance structure of the county. While the charge was to only focus on the governance of Hennepin County, the reality is that water knows no political, district or regional boundaries and the actions of all have the ability to affect the quality and quantity of Hennepin County’s water. Academic theorists and practitioners have observed that because the natural boundaries of watersheds rarely coincide with political jurisdictions, and because every watershed decision has potential ‘downstream’ consequences, devising appropriate governance structures is a difficult challenge. However, there is the potential for watershed management to truly integrate efforts to achieve a balance of ecological, economic, and social goals. After presenting a literature review, research methodologies, and key findings from the interview process, this paper will introduce potential governance models that Hennepin County could consider as structures for implementing environmental policy. It will assess the models against a theoretical framework to measure good governance, which includes components of feasibility, efficiency, equity, sustainability, and transparency. Finally, this paper will recommend structural changes that Hennepin County can make to its existing system to improve issues of equity, efficiency, and transparency, while it maintains strong local control. Finally, there will be an option for the County to consider an alternative governance structure as well. Recommendations are presented below with the understanding that the most aggressive changes to the structure may be long‐term goals that will require considerable effort and collaboration to achieve. The first recommendation, however, may be a more immediate option that Hennepin County can pursue. To achieve the qualities of governance outlined above the following three options are proposed for Hennepin County: • Recommendation One: Hennepin County should form a Collaborative Watershed Commission comprised of representatives from the Soil and Water Conservation District, cities, Hennepin County, WMOs and local water organizations. This Commission will advocate for joint policy development and coordination across watersheds and organizations within the county. • Recommendation Two: Rewrite and combine Minnesota Statutes 103D.311 and 103B.227 to create an oversight board comprised of representatives from the relevant cities, the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners, and the Soil and Water Conservation Board. This board would have the ability to appoint and remove WMO board members and to approve WMO budgets. • Recommendation Three: Utilize the natural boundaries of Minnesota’s 81 major watersheds to provide the geographical basis for new local policy‐making units to be called Economic and Environmental Policy Councils (EEPC).Item Ninth Annual Report Water Resources Research Center(Water Resources Research Center, University of Minnesota, 1973-08) Water Resources Research CenterThe fiscal year 1973 budget of the Center was 413,724. The center supported 18 research projects involving 19 faculty members. These research projects were concerned with: mathematical watershed system analysis, aquatic plants, eutrophic lakes, groundwater basin information, water resources research planning, soil water movement, Mississippi river ecology, perception of water resources problems, financing of water resources development, water pollution and social factors, forest management, water resources policies, sub-surface irrigation, flood forecasting, water policy decisions, precipitation variations, and floods. About 51 students received employment through the Center's program. During fiscal year 1973, there were 32 reports generated through research projects.Item Proceedings of Conference on "Perspectives on Formulating State Water Policy"(Water Resources Research Center, University of Minnesota, 1975-12) Water Resources Research CenterThe progress of the Conference consisted of presentations by representatives of the Legislature, Executive, and Judicial Branches of government in Minnesota. The emphasis was on the role of the three branches of government in forming and carrying out water policy, and or the specific water policy needs in Minnesota.Item Proceedings of Conference on "Trends in Water Management"(Water Resources Research Center, University of Minnesota, 1975-01) Water Resources Research CenterThe program of the Conference consisted of presentations by representatives of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Soil Conservation Service, the Upper Mississippi River Basin Commission, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, the Department of Natural Resources, and the State Planning Agency. The papers addressed questions of, How does the agency perceive its role as a 1) water manager 20 how is that perception reflected in its operation 3) review of current programs 4) comments on anticipated changes or new programs in the next few years.Item Proceedings of the 1st Agricultural Drainage and Water Quality Field Day(2002-08-14) Strock, Jeffrey S.; Baker, Jim; Busman, Lowell; Gupta, Satish; Moncrief, John; Randall, Gyles; Russelle, Michael; Taylor, ElwynnItem Proceedings of the 3rd Soil and Water Management Field Day and Workshop(2008-08-13) Strock, Jeffrey S.; Baker, John; Pitts, Don; Birr, Adam; Rice, Pam; Venterea, RodItem Proceedings of the 4th Drainage Water Management Field Day(2011-08-23) Strock, Jeffrey S.; Gupta, Satish; Sands, Gary; Ranaivoson, Andry; Hay, Chris; Talbot, Mike; Magner, JoeItem Proceedings of the 5th Soil and Water Management Field Day(2014-07-23) Strock, Jeffrey S.; Baker, John; Hatfield, Jerry; Sereg, Catherine; Todey, Dennis; Wohnoutka, Shawn; Castellano, Mike; Ingels, Chad; Tollefson, DavidItem Proceedings: 8th Annual Water Resources Seminar Groundwater Resources and Development November 24 and 25, 1975.(Water Resources Research Center, University of Minnesota, 1976-05) Water Resources Research CenterThis publication is the proceedings of a Conference on groundwater. Topics include issues and trends in groundwater use, occurrence and quality of groundwater in Minnesota, monitoring of groundwater, stormwater as a potential contaminant, and regional approaches to groundwater management.Item Sixteenth Annual Report Water Resources Research Center(Water Resources Research Center, University of Minnesota, 1980-10) Blake, George R.; Espointour, ElizabethDuring fiscal year 1980 the Water Resources Research Center sponsored ten projects funded through programs of the U.S. Department of Interior, Office of Water Research and Technology and two funded through grants from the Upper Mississippi River Basin Commission. These research projects dealt with the following topics: 1) Water conservation through reuse of agricultural drainage waters and through prediction of irrigation scheduling by use of climatic data; 2) Wetlands as related to county drainage ditches and to agricultural runoff;3) Water quality for towns in rural areas, methods for measuring aquatic organics, removal of heavy metals by zeolites, and propagation of hydrocarbon spills to shallow aquifers;4) Groundwater recharge rates as related to rainfall, predicting recharge rates in surficial aquifers; 5) Economics of water use for irrigation; 6) Flood prevention through hydrologic simulation of critical watersheds; and 7) Septage disposal on land by defining loading rates. Research sponsored by the Upper Mississippi River Basin Commission consisted of a Summary Resource Description of the Upper Mississippi River System and an Evaluation of the Impacts of Navigation and Associated Operation and Maintenance Procedures on Recreation, Cultural Resources and Potential Wilderness Areas of the River System. Two project-related bulletins were published by the Water Resources Research Center in 1979-1980. Bulletins are sent to a mailing list of about 300 people initially. The Center answers around 500 requests each year for copies of bulletins published both this year and past years. The Center also publishes and distributes four Newsletters each year. Through Water Research Centers projects, two professors, three research associates and about 28 students, mostly graduate students, were given part-time employment. A seminar series was sponsored on the University’s Twin City Campus. The Center’s budget was $395,736 derived from the University of Minnesota, the University Graduate School, the Office of Water Research and Technology of the U.S. Department of Interior and grants from the Upper Mississippi River Basin Commission.Item Tenth Annual Report Water Resources Research Center(Water Resources Research Center, University of Minnesota, 1974-07) Water Resources Research CenterThe fiscal year budget of the Center was $441,680. The Center supported 16 research projects involving 15 faculty members. These research projects were concerned with: monitoring the effects of stopping the flow of sewage on the productivity of Lake Minnetonka; determining whether optimum levels of investigations can be set for such groundwater reservoirs as the Twin Cities Artesian basin; developing a water resources research plan for Minnesota; developing indices for establishing water supply quality status and trends in Minnesota; analyses of organic carbon as a pollution index in Minnesota; spatial variation in the perception of water resources and water problems in South Central Minnesota; estimating thermal pollution and increased nitrate and phosphate levels associated with alternative forest management systems in Minnesota; delineating the more immediate and crucial sets of water and related land resources planning policy alternative being considered by the people of Minnesota; determining the feasibility of utilizing irrigation and groundwater recharge as means for disposal of heated water from power plants in Minnesota; the role of scientist-technician in water policy decisions at the community level; spatial and temporal variation of precipitation in Minnesota; forecasting rainfall and snowmelt floods; determining the geochemical and biostratigraphic record of natural and pollutional eutrophication of Minnesota lakes; bio-manipulation of Minnesota lakes for elimination of blue-green algae; determining the thermal pollution and second trophic level fauna in Lake Superior; and inventorying computer programs and simulation models in water resources. About 49 students received employment through the Center's program. During fiscal year 1974, there were 39 reports generated through research projects.Item Twelfth Annual Report Water Resources Research Center(Water Resources Research Center, University of Minnesota, 1976-06) Water Resources Research CenterThe :fiscal year 1976 budget of the Center was $271,079. The Center Supported 9 research projects involving, 9 faculty members. These research projects were concerned with: developing a water resources research plan for Minnesota; developing indices for establishing water supply quality status and trends in Minnesota; analyses of organic carbon as a pollution index in Minnesota; bio-manipulation of Minnesota lakes for elimination blue-green algae; social trends of water quality status and trends in Minnesota; assessment of water quality status and trends in Minnesota by remote sensing techniques; feasibility using iron-ore overburden material as a media for disposal of secondary sewage effluent in northeastern Minnesota; effects of silt and turbidity from agricultural drainage on benthic invertebrates in streams in western Minnesota; and effects of' drainage projects on surface runoff from wetland topography of the North Central Region. About 30 students received employment through the Center’s program. During fiscal year 1976, there were 18 reports generated through research projects