Erosion-Control Projects in Grant County Installed

Situated a half mile from the Pomme de Terre River, one of the largest erosion-control projects in Grant County installed 19 water and sediment control basins to help keep topsoil in the fields and pollution out of the nutrient-impaired river and Perkins Lake downstream in Stevens County.
Cooperating landowners and two rounds of Watershed-Based Implementation Funding (WBIF) from the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) made the $360,000 project possible. The Grant County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) coordinated the effort and received the funding — which covered 75 percent of landowners’ costs — through the Pomme de Terre River Association (PDTRA). The project was a top priority for the watershed, which spans about 875 square miles across six counties.