Best Management Practices (BMPs)

The cumulative work plan of the Redwood River Clean Water Project included design and adoption of the following Best Management Practices (BMPs):

Grassed Waterway—Feet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126,968
Sediment Control Basin—# . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Waste Management—# . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Riparian Buffer Strips—Acres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Wetland Restoration—Acres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .449
Conservation Tillage—Acres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,919
Streambank and Shoreline Protection—Feet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,340
Diversion—Feet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,150
Terraces—Feet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3,660
Critical Area Planting—Feet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2,450
Integrated Pest Management—Acres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153.2
Multi Purpose Dam—# . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Waste Utilization, Nutrient and Pest Management—Acres . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,103
Other Conservation Practices—Acres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .974

To view maps of BMPs by sub-watershed , click on one the following:
(In order to view the maps, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader.)

	Clear Creek
	Coon Creek
	Norwegian Creek
	Three Mile Creek
	Tyler Creek
	Redwood River Corridor

Costs vs. Actual Pollution Reduction 1994-2000

For additional information on these BMPs, 
contact RCRCA for a copy of the publication:
 "Restoring the Redwood River, Examples of Involvement by Local Citizens."  
The publication recognizes BMP participation of watershed residents from 1994 -1996.

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