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BWSR Meeting Minutes December 16, 1998 Page Four Cost-Share/Soil Conservation Committee -Dwain Otte reported that a resolution on farmstead windbreaks passed at the MASWCD convention. The committee will review this after the first of the year. Wetlands Committee -Darrell Bruggman stated that the wetland committee meeting minutes are in board members packets for review. The committee will meet in January. Ron Harnack stated that some key policy issues are coming to the wetlands committee including; amending the rules, wetland banking and pollution credits, future of the Wetland Heritage Advisory Committee. Financial Oversight Committee - Ginny Imholte reported that she attended the MAWD convention. A resolution at the convention requests funding for drainage training and new watershed district managers training. Feedlot Management Advisory Committee (FMAC) -Allan Oehlke reported that FMAC is working on the feedlot rules; interesting process. Rod Massey clarified the process and proposed rules. Allan would like to see nutrient management plans in the SWCDs. Agency Reports Jim Anderson, Minnesota Extension Service (MES) reported that the MES Water Quality Leadership Team met last Friday to plan some program efforts. The three MES/BWSR positions attended the meeting, Derek Fisher, Ron Struss and Knmal Alsharif. Jim stated that he and AI Kean work on a joint committee of MES/~,1DA/NRCS/BWSR staff that has planned sessions to address nutrient management plans. The sessions will be held January 27-28-29, in Marshall, St. Cloud, and Rochester. Pat Bloomgren, Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), reported that a fire is burning out of control in Maple Grove. MDH is working with PCA and DNR to deal with the fire, which needs to burn out and smolder on its own. Directly putting the fire out in the gravel pits risks affecting the aquifer and contaminating the drinking water in the area. Smoke from the fire can pose a health threat to those with asthma, lung and heart disease. The situation is being closely monitored. Mark Dittrich, Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA), reported that MDA is working with MPCA on an animal waste liability account. MDA will administer a licensing program for manure management. The .Ag Land Preservation Program evaluation will be out in January. Mark reported that MDA is doing more animal composting; looking for more sites in northern Minnesota.