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Elk River Watershed 2018 Activities Report <br />Landowner Cost-Share Assistance and Grant Programs <br />Erosion Control State Cost-Share Program <br />The SWCD receives funding from the State of Minnesota to share the costs of erosion control and <br />water quality improvement on private and public properties within the county. In 2018, the SWCD <br />was able to fund a total of 14 conservation practices as part of 10 projects with Sherburne County <br />landowners using $34,500 in funding. All projects occurred within the Elk River Watershed, and <br />consisted of: <br />o French drains (2) <br />o Rain gardens (2) <br />o Native plantings (4) <br />o Shoreline restoration (6) <br />Bacteria Reduction Grant <br />Following the Elk River being listed as impaired for bacteria by the state, the SWCD began an <br />aggressive campaign to reduce bacteria transport to the river. Two Clean Water Fund grants have <br />been awarded (2014 and 2018) to address manure from small hobby farms in the watershed. To <br />date 9 projects have been completed (manure compost, pasture management, stormwater <br />management) to reduce transport of manure into the river and 2 more are in design stage. <br />Conservation practices installed in Sherburne County through SWCD programs is provided in Figure 3. <br /> <br />Figure 3: Sherburne SWCD BMP Installations, 2014-2018. <br />8 <br /> <br />