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In this undated photo, a buck crosses Shakopee Creek, which is part of the county's drainage ditch system. The county is conducting a redetermination of benefits on drainage ditches to ensure landowners who benefit from ditches are paying their share to manage and maintain the ditches. Submitted

Blessings are sought prior to vital review of ditch systems proceeds

WILLMAR -- The county is seeking the blessing of nearly 300 landowners to conduct a redetermination of benefits and assessments for two drainage ditch systems, including one that hasn't been...

news / local Sat, Jan 15, 2011 - 12:00am

Loren Engelby of the Kandiyohi County Public Works Department addresses an audience Tuesday during the Grass Lake stakeholders meeting at the Kandiyohi County Health and Human Services Building in Willmar. Tribune photo by Gary Miller

Grass Lake restoration discussed at meeting attended by stakeholders

WILLMAR -- As the first phase of the Grass Lake restoration project gets finalized in preparation for spring construction, stakeholders were asked Tuesday to work together to develop a middle-ground...

news / local Wed, Sep 15, 2010 - 12:00am

This aerial photo depicts what the restored Grass Lake basin would look like. Highway 71 is the major road visible at the far left, and the Highway 71/23 Bypass is the road at an angle immediately adjacent to the basin in the left of the photo. The city of Willmar is no longer participating in the restoration project with Kandiyohi County and other agencies because the city will not receive credit from the state for using Grass Lake to filter pollutants from storm water runoff before the water enters Lak...

State says city won't get storm water credits for Grass Lake project, but project planning continues

WILLMAR -- Construction activities could begin next year on the 1,200-acre Grass Lake restoration project, even though the city of Willmar is no longer a participant. The city had been...

news / local Mon, Sep 13, 2010 - 12:00am

This biofilter was installed last year near the Willmar Senior High School. Water from a county tile system is intercepted and allowed to seep through a bed of wood chips in the biofilter to remove nitrates before the water is returned to the drainage system. (Submitted photo)

New field drainage systems designed to reduce flow of sediment, nitrates

WILLMAR -- New methods of draining water from farm fields are being implemented in Kandiyohi County in an attempt to reduce sediment and pollutants from getting into lakes and streams...

news / local Mon, May 03, 2010 - 12:00am

Olson Lake to be drained

SPICER -- A shallow 140-acre lake in the southwest part of Kandiyohi County will be drained dry this fall so invasive species of rough fish can be killed off. Olson...

local Wed, Oct 08, 2008 - 12:00am

Grant will be used to help monitor water quality, levels of local lake

WILLMAR -- A grant agreement between Kandiyohi County and the state will dedicate $136,690 for monitoring water quality and quantity and modeling effects of proposed changes to Grass Lake. Projects...

news / local / state Wed, Sep 17, 2008 - 12:00am

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