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The North Fork Crow River Water Planning Partnership (NFCRWPP) is an organization of 6 Counties, 6 Soil and Water Conservation Districts, 2 Watershed Districts, and a Joint Powers Board within south-central Minnesota which joined together to develop a comprehensive One Watershed, One Plan (1W1P), aimed at creating prioritized and targeted implementation strategies that result in measurable resource improvements.

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In early 2014, planning partners in this watershed joined together to submit a nomination to pilot One Watershed, One Plan. After their selection, partners started the plan development process in early 2015. Stakeholders include local governments, state agencies, and community members as partners in the planning process. The plan will identify the priority resources and the issues affecting them and describe projects and programs to address those issues in a targeted, measurable way.

What is One Watershed, One Plan?

The vision of One Watershed, One Plan is to align planning on major watershed boundaries with prioritized, targeted, and measurable watershed plans developed and implemented locally. These plans build on existing efforts, including current local water plans, state and local knowledge, and a systematic, science-based approach to watershed management.

The North Fork Crow River Pilot Watershed

The One Watershed, One Plan boundary for the North Fork Crow is the area’s major watershed boundary. The resulting five-county watershed planning area includes portions of Kandiyohi, Meeker, Pope, Stearns, and Wright Counties.

One Watershed, One Plan Background

One Watershed, One Plan is rooted in Minnesota’s long history of water management by local government. Planning for the program began with the Local Government Water Roundtable (Association of Minnesota Counties, Minnesota Association of Watershed Districts, and Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts). Roundtable members recommended that local governments charged with water management should develop focused implementation plans on a watershed scale. In 2012, the Minnesota State Legislature, through the One Watershed, One Plan legislation, authorized BWSR to develop and implement a comprehensive watershed management plan approach. The resulting approach coordinates and consolidates water plans on a watershed basis instead of political boundaries.

How Do I Stay Informed?

For up-to-date information on the statewide rollout of One Watershed, One Plan, please visit the BWSR program website, available here. For information on the North Fork Crow pilot watershed, please contact your local County, Soil and Water Conservation District, or Watershed District office.