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Re-Establishment of Records (ROR) Heron Lake Watershed District Project 2 Re-Establishment of Records (ROR) Heron Lake Watershed District Project 2

April 2020 Chuck Brandel PE

Vice President 507.387.6651 chuck.brandel@isginc.com

Jacob Rischmiller

Graduate Engineer 507.387.6651 Jacob.rischmiller@isginc.com

PRESENTATION OVERVIEW

1. Watershed History & Location 2. Re‐Establishment of Records Process 3. Available Documentation 4. Re‐Established Tile Grade 5. Costs 6. Recommendation General Rules 1. ALL questions will be addressed at end of presentation 2. Mute Phone until Questions 3. One Question at a time Skype Information (Join Skype Meeting)

Phone #: 507‐779‐7435 or 608‐789‐2037 Conference ID#: 50249

Project 2 History & Watershed Project 2 History & Watershed

Watershed History

• 1939 ‐ Private Tile project

completed and installed before to Project No. 2 was established.

• 1973 – Establishment of Project 2 by

Middle Des Moines Watershed District (known as Heron Lake Watershed District today)

• 1973 – Viewers Report filed to

determine benefits and damages

• 1974 – Landowner agreement of

Project No. 2 for private tile takeover

• 2016 – Abandonment of Waterway
• 2017 – Redetermination of Benefits
• 2019 – Re‐Establishment of Records

Started

Watershed and History

1,960 acres located in La Crosse Township

Watershed and History

Re-Establishment of Records Process Re-Establishment of Records Process

Re-Establishment of Records Process

• Process through MN Statue 103E.101 subd 4a that allows Drainage

Authority to adopt corrected drainage system records

• Original as‐built records non‐existent or incomplete‐legal ditch system

not identifiable

• Re‐establish legal ditch system by examining available evidence
• Reviewing available design records
• Available system meeting notes
• Soil borings
• Topographic Survey
• Hydraulic calculations
• Re‐establishment of Records for
• Alignment
• Grade
• Cross Section

Project No. 2 Re-Establishment of Records Process

Title

Order HLWD Board Ordered ISG to complete ROR

Title

Submission ISG submits ROR Report After Landowner Input

Title

Historical Review BWSR/DNR review ROR report and provide comments

Title

Hearing HLWD Board Holds hearing to take public comment and action of the ROR report

Title

Approval Records are entered into the ditch system and Redetermination

• f Benefits

should be completed

1 2 3 4 5

June, 20 June, 2019 April, 2020 April, 2020 Ma May, 2020 2020 June, 2020 June, 2020 June, 2020 June, 2020

Available Documentation Available Documentation

Available Documentation – Original Maps

Since the proceedings for the Redetermination of Benefits, the Jackson County Ditch Inspector was contacted to repair tile outlets. The location was not shown as being part of the ditch system on the HLWD Project 2 maps. The landowner informed the Jackson County Ditch Inspector that these were private tile that were taken over by the ditch system when the project was built.

Available Documentation – Original Maps

The original viewers report shows tile in NE1/4 SW1/4 and NW1/4 SW1/4 of Section 12 and NE1/4 SE1/4, SE1/4 SE1/4, and SW1/4 SE1/4 of Section 11 as “tile take‐over”. However, the original records did not describe the alignment, dimensions, profile and

• r terminus of these lines.

Available Documentation – Original Maps

Available Documentation – Final Hearing Notes

Available Documentation – Viewers Report

Establishing Ditch for Project 2 was approved by the Board of the Heron Lake Watershed District (Previously known as Middle Des Moines Watershed District) on November 17, 1973. The Benefits for the HLWD Project 2 were determined in 1973 when the project was approved by the MDMWD board. On March 20, 2017 the HLWD ordered the initiation

• f a redetermination of benefits and damages.

The viewers completed their report on April 5, 2017, which included a benefits and damages statement for all property affected by the drainage system and filed their report with the drainage authority. On June 27, 2017 the HLWD adopted the findings and

• rder approving the redetermination of benefits,

acquiring grass buffer, confirming damages, and directing payment.

Available Documentation – 1973 Viewers Report

Available Documentation – 1973 Viewers Report

Available Documentation – 1973 Landowner Agreement

Available Documentation

Through landowner conversations and individual landowners’ research, a proposed tile cut sheet was

• found. The cut sheet showed three potential jobs that

could have been completed in 1939. Job 3 of the cut sheet aligned with what was found in the field.

Available Documentation – 1939 Cut sheet

Available Documentation – Original Profiles

Branch Name Station Size Slope Open Ditch 0+00 to 3+00 4 Bottom 1.5 Sideslope 0.08% Open Ditch 3+00 to 77+00 4 Bottom 1.5 Sideslope 0.05% Branch A 0+00 to 18+00 14" 0.14% Branch B 0+00 to 13+00 20" 0.20%

Tile Documentation and Grade Tile Documentation and Grade

Heron Lake Watershed District Project 2 Tile Verification

• New Plan Sheet Created
• Will Show Public and

Private tile Locations Found

• Size and Slope
• Only tile that has

documentation that it is public will be part of the system

• Private tile found is still

the responsibility of the Private Landowners to maintain

• Other Private Tile would

need to be petitioned for as a New Lateral to be added to the Public System

Heron Lake Watershed District Project 2 Tile Verification

• Topographic Survey
• Excavation of Tile in a few locations
• Measuring Size
• Televising Condition

Televised Locations

Existing Conditions - Tile

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Existing Conditions - Tile

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Sub-catchment Map

Area Existing Size ( in) Existing Slope ( % ) Drainage Area ( Acres) Existing Drainage Coefficient ( in/ day) Branch B 20 0.20% 505.0 0.29 14 0.10% 405.0 0.10 14 0.16% 280.0 0.18 12 0.16% 167.0 0.20 Branch B1

Branch B Tile Plan & Profile

Branch B & Branch B1 Structure

Branch B1 Tile Plan & Profile

Branch B1 Tile Plan & Profile

Branch B1 Tile Plan & Profile

Ditch Grade Ditch Grade

Heron Lake Watershed District Project 2 Ditch Grade

• Original Design Profiles

Costs Costs

Re-Establishment of Records Cost

• All costs incurred for the Re‐Establishment of Records shall be assessed

according to the benefit roll for the drainage system (103E.645)

• Fees and Expenses
• Engineer’s Costs
• Viewers
• Board Members
• Administration Costs
• All costs for Redetermination of Benefits (previous) and future will be

assessed according to the revised benefits of the system.

• Payments already made will be adjusted

Recommendation Recommendation

Recommend a hearing be held to review the information collected and approve the Re‐Establishment of Records. If approved, the Redetermination of Benefits should be adjusted to reflect the Re‐Establishment of Records.

Recommendation

QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS?

Potential Improvement Option

Area Existing Size ( in) Proposed Size ( in) Existing Slope ( % ) Proposed Slope ( % ) Drainage Area ( Acres) Existing Drainage Coefficient ( in/ day) Proposed Drainage Coefficient ( in/ day) Branch B 20 24 0.20% 0.20% 505.0 0.29 0.48 14 24 0.10% 0.15% 405.0 0.10 0.52 12 18 0.16% 0.30% 167.0 0.20 0.49 Branch B1

*If and ONLY if landowners would petition for an

• improvement. No petition

present thus far.