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Flood- eduction Project con ° e Grand Marais Creek has the capacity to handle runoff from a 1-2 year frequency rain event, which is 2 inches in 24 hours. Because of the low capacity, flooding and crop losses occur on an almost annual basis. One of the largest components of the overall project is the construction of two impoundments in the eastern edge of the sub-watershed. The Brandt Impoundment would have an estimated storage volume of 3,500 acre-feet. The Euclid East Impoundment would have an estimated storage volume of 2,500 acre-feet. The project also includes local participation through ditch improvements to County Ditch 2 and County Ditch 66, which would improve the capacity to a 5-year frequency event (3 inches in 24 hours). Another aspect is the construc- tion of a ditch outlet that flows into the Grand Marais Creek and the Red River of the North. This activity was to be pursued through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Section 206 program, but has since been put on hold by the Corps because of funding shortfalls. It could be addressed through other avenues. This project has been developed through a project work team created in accordance with the Red River Basin Flood Damage Reduction Work Group Agreement. If funding components are in place, construction for the impound- ments could begin in summer 2005. Overall project manager is the Red Lake Watershed District. For additional information contact: Myron Jesme, Red Lake Watershed District, Phone: 218-681-5800 The Board of Water and Soil Resources hears and settles local government disputes in a number of cases. Through the Local Water Planning and Management Program, local units of government may ask for a meeting with the chair of the BWSR to informally resolve a dispute regarding a water plan (Minnesota Statutes 103B.345 subd. 2). If they are unable to resolve the dispute, they may officially petition the BWSR for a hearing if: • the interpretation and implementation of a compre- hensive water plan is challenged by a local unit of gov- ernment aggrieved by the plan; Watershed district decisions and rules may be appealed to the Board of Water and Soil Resources (Minnesota Statutes 103D.535 and .537). Wetland Conservation Act decisions by local governments regarding replacement plans, exemptions, no-loss determi- nations, banking plans, public road notifications, or wetland boundary or type decisions can be appealed to the BWSR (Minnesota Statutes 103G.2242 subd.9). For more information, contact Jim Haertel at (651) 297- 2906 or jim.haertel@bwsr.state.mn.us. • two or more counties disagree about the apportion- ment of the costs of a project implementing a compre- hensive water plan; or • a county and another local unit of government disagree about a change in a local water and related land resources plan or official control recommended by the county to make it consistent with the local water plan. One 1,1`cstiNaterStreet, Suiie~!00 Saint Paul, Mai 55107 (651 } X96-3767; Pax {659) 297-`,615: r~ ~sooj 627-352 -17-