Kawishiwi Watershed Protection Project Implementation Plan

A partnership of the White Iron Chain of Lakes Association, Ely Minnesota (WICOLA) and Lake County, Minnesota received a Clean Water Land and Legacy Grant in 2011 assess the condition of water resources in the Kawishiwi Watershed. The Kawishiwi Watershed Protection Project (KWPP or the Project) was a multi-year joint effort of WICOLA, Lake County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD), and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) to collect data which helped these partners create a comprehensive management plan to restore and maintain a healthy watershed. This report provides background information about the Kawishiwi River watershed; summarizes the findings of individual reports prepared for each of the project elements noted above; and sets forth an Implementation Plan of actions to be undertaken by a partnership of federal, state, county, local, and private stakeholders to protect and improve the beneficial uses of the water resources within the watershed. These actions are both short and long term, and include both structural (capital and maintenance projects) and nonstructural (education, regulation, incentives) actions.