WATERSHEDS

The Black Dog Watershed Management Organization (WMO) encompasses 28 square miles sloping toward the Minnesota River; concerns include storm water flow, lake water quality and drainage facilites.

The Eagan-Inver Grove Heights Watershed Management Organization (WMO) encompasses 30.6 square miles of suburban land with majority of storm water draining to the Minnesota River; many small wetlands and lakes; major concern is lake water quality.

The Lower Minnesota River Watershed Management Organization (WMO) 80-square-mile boundaries include the Minnesota River Valley from Carver, Minnesota, at the west, to the confluence with the Mississippi River at historic Fort Snelling, near the airport, at the east.

The Lower Mississippi River Watershed Management Organization (WMO) encompasses 50 square miles in Dakota and Ramsey Counties; well drained with many small depressions and steep slopes; issues include wildlife habitat and water recreation.

The North Cannon River Watershed Management Organization has sponsored water quality monitoring stations to document baseline watershed conditions and provide water quality data to state agencies responsible for assessing the health of these waterways.

Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Organization – encompasses 335 square miles and is the dominant watershed in the county containing 21 communities in Dakota and Scott Counties; 90% of the area is agricultural but rapid urban development is occurring in the upstream reaches.