Highlights of FY2020 (ended 6/30/20) & FY21 (ended 6/30/21)

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Kerry Netzke, Executive Director (28 years)

Joe DeSchepper, Engineering Technician (28 years)

Duane Hansel, PE, part-time Engineer (21 years)

Area II's biennial appropriation for FY2022 & FY2023 from the State of Minnesota was approved for $140,000/year in 2021. The appropriation is supplemented with $92,000 from the nine-county membership for the administration of the joint powers organization.

The 2018 Legislature appropriated $700,000 in Bonding to Area II for floodwater retention projects (Chapter 214, Article 1, Section 9, Subdivision 3). Funding became available October 1, 2018 and will be spent entirely b the end of 2021. $1 million was sought from the 2020 Legislature. With the onset of Covid-19 and many decisions made exclusively by the Governor and leadership, Area II's request was included as part of the DNR's Flood Hazard Mitigation Program, and there no funds would come to Area II.

A $1.5 million appropriation will be sought from the 2022 Legislature.

• Yellow Medicine One Watershed One Plan (1W1P):  Area II continues to assist the member counties and the watershed district to attain the 1,000 acre-feed of floodwater storage goal within 10 years.
• Lac qui Parle-Yellow Bank 1W1P:  Area II is a participating member of this ongoing planning effort.
• Del Clark Lake Sediment Ponds:  Area II provided the engineering and construction staking and inspection for 3 sediment ponds upstream of Del Clark Lake at Canby, MN to capture sediment and nutrients.  The project was funded by a Clean Water Fund grant.
• Lake Benton Outlet Restoration:  Area II provided engineering and construction services while Lincoln County provided the funding for the restoration.

Monroe 25 Dam Repair – Lyon                      $   24,069.81 

Nordland 20 Stabilization –  Lyon                $   97,026.55 

Charlestown 34 Dam – Redwood                 $ 117,587.63 

North Hero 30 Stabilization – Redwood    $   88,567.28

Willow Lake 10 Stabilization – Redwood  $   27,926.60 

Holly 7 Dam Repair – Murray                          $   26,854.15 

Delhi 5 Grade Stabilization – Redwood      $   35,006.90 

FY2019 Bonding Funds       $ 160,483.60

EQIP Federal Funds              $   33,271.31

Watershed Districts              $     3,000.00

SWCDs                                        $   10,180.22

Lyon County                             $  17,305.05

Area II Counties                       $     2,139.63

State Grants                              $     6,252.56

Disaster Relief                          $ 137,749.06

Landowners                              $   46,657.49

Total FY2020                          $ 417,038.92

Sodus 2 Grade Stabilization - Lyon                                     $ 37,844.25

Royal 36 Dam Repair - Lincoln                                              $ 28,509.50

Island Lake 11 Dam Repair - Lyon                                        $ 38,197.91

Stony Run N 32 Repair - Yellow Medicine                          $ 63,501.83

North Hero 27 Repair - Redwood                                          $ 24,506.80

Holly 16 Dam Repair - Murray                                                  $ 36,850.10

Lamberton 36 Grade Stabilization - Redwood                 $ 20,560.00

FY2019 Bonding Funds                                                              $  158,946.81

EQIP Federal Funds                                                                     $    16,006.00

Other State Grants                                                                        $    6,796.65

Watershed Districts                                                                      $      3,000.00

County Funds                                                                                  $     9,621.00

Area II Counties                                                                              $      5,117.74

Landowners                                                                                     $    50,482.19

Total FY2021                                                                                   $  249,970.39

COMPLETED PROJECTS:

SHERIDAN 1 GRADE STABILIZATION - Redwood County                                 $    33,928.72

LAKE MARSHALL 32 DAM REPAIR - Lyon County                                                 $    14,009.92

CHARLESTOWN 34 GRADE STABILIZATION - Redwood County                    $     69,768.10

NORDLAND 20 GRADE STABILIZATION - Lyon County                                      $     72,663.15

SODUS 2 GRADE STABILIZATION - Lyon County                                                  $     38,514.10

MONROE 25 STABILIZATION REPAIR - Lyon County                                           $     18,052.35

HOLLY 16 STABILIZATION REPAIR - Murray County                                            $       7,969.57

ROYAL 36 STABILIZATION REPAIR - Lincoln County                                            $   19,135.06

ROYAL 36 STABILIZATION REPAIR - Lincoln County                                            $    19,135.06

STONY RUN N 32 REPAIR - Yellow Medicine County                                            $   41,010.46

ISLAND LAKE 11 STABILIZATION REPAIR - Lyon County                                     $   28,648.46

LAMBERTON 36 GRADE STABILIZATION - Redwood County                             $   15,420.00

                                                                                                                                                    $ 377,606.71

PROJECTS IN CONSTRUCTION:

SPRINGDALE 19 GRADE STABILIZATION - Redwood County                             $ 322,393.20

TOTAL EXPENDITURE                                                                                                      $ 700,000.00

Total Project Costs =                                                $ 1,107,704.12

Local Match Provided =                                          $     211,436.87

Other State Funds =                                                 $        11,939.21

Federal Funds =                                                         $        80,533.92

State/Local Cost Share Ratio =                               2.22 : $1

     (grant requires $3 state funds to $1 local funds

Acre-Feet of Storage Created =                                302.232

Total Acre-Feet of Storage =                                      336.746