Staff
Trudy Hastad - Administrator, Lac qui Parle-Yellow Bank Watershed District and Lac qui Parle County Environmental Services
Courthouse, 600 6th Street, Suite #7,
Madison, MN 56256
Telephone: 320-598-3117
Email: trudy.hastad@lqpco.com
Eric Stahl - Coordinator
Courthouse, 600 6th Street, Suite #7, Madison, MN 56256
Telephone: 320-598-3319
Email: eric.stahl@lqpco.com
Jared Roiland - Ditch Manager/Inspector
Courthouse, 600 6th Street, Suite #7, Madison, MN 56256
Telephone: 320-598-7061
Email: jared.roiland@lqpco.com
Abby VanKempen - Environmental Specialist (LQP Planning & Zoning Administrator; Feedlot Officer, SSTS Officer, Passport Agent, & Education assistant)
Courthouse, 600 6th Street #7
Madison, MN 56256
Telephone: 320-598-3132
Email: abby.vankempen@lqpco.com
Cindy Brehmer - Ditch Support Specialist & Passport Agent
Courthouse, 600 6th Street #7
Madison, MN 56256
Telephone: 320-598-7283
Email: cindy.brehmer@lqpco.com
Jennifer Schuelke - Environmental Specialist (LQP - HHW Officer, Recycling Officer, Transport station, passport agent)
Courthouse, 600 6th Street #7
Madison, MN 56256
Telephone: 320-598-7282
Email: jennifer.schuelke@lqpco.com
Ethan Kack - Stonehill Regional Park Manager
P.O. Box 2, Canby, MN 56220
Telephone: 507-829-0394
Email: stonehillpk@gmail.com
Andrew Weber - Chairman John Cornell - Vice Chairman
1714 346 Street 3881 170th Avenue
Bellingham, MN 56212 Canby, MN 56220
County: Lac qui Parle County: Lincoln
Term Expires: 03-31-2026 Term Expires: 04-01-2024
Telephone: 320-226-5679 Telephone: 507-531-0577
Email: weber.andrew.aw@gmail.com johncornell.1952@gmail.com
David Craigmile - Secretary Jon Olson - Treasurer
3600 140th Street 2751 260th Street
Bellingham, MN 56212 Madison, MN 56256
County: Lac qui Parle County: Lac qui Parle
Term Expires: 03-31-2025 Term Expires: 03-31-2024
Telephone: 507-828-8454 Telephone: 507-828-7241
Email: dacmile@farmerstel.net Email: jdolson@farmerstel.net
Mike Knutson - Publicity John Kolb - Drainage/District Attorney
2253 160th Street Rinke Noonan Attorney @ Law
Canby, MN 56220 1015 W. St. Germain Street #300
County: Yellow Medicine St. Cloud, MN 56303
Term Expires: 01-01-2024 Telephone: 320-251-6700
Telephone: 507-829-6312
Email: knutmike@hotmail.com
HISTORY and ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
The initial petition to establish the Lac qui Parle-Yellow Bank Watershed District was submitted to the Minnesota Water Resources Board on July 14, 1967 by the County Commissioners of Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, and Yellow Medicine Counties. At that time, the Minnesota Water Resources Board (now called Board of Water and Soil Resources - BWSR) was also considering a petition seeking the establishment of the Big Stone Lake Watershed District. Land areas in northern Lac qui Parle County, including the watershed of the Yellow Bank River within the county and land in the county that drained directly into the Minnesota River between the mouth of the Yellow Bank River and the Lac qui Parle River were included in both petitions.
In September, 1968, the Board approved the Big Stone Lake petition and established the Upper Minnesota River Watershed District. Those land areas in Lac qui Parle County included in both petitions were included in the Upper Minnesota River Watershed District. This action was appealed to the District court by the aggrieved parties. They wished to have those lands in question in Lac qui Parle County excluded from the Upper Minnesota River Watershed. In November 1969, the District Court reduced the area of the Upper Minnesota River Watershed District in Lac qui Parle County. This action was appealed by the Minnesota Water Resources Board, and the appeal was ultimately dismissed in May 1970.
After due and proper notice was given, the Board conducted a public hearing on October 8, 1970 in Madison, Minnesota on the nominating petition for the establishment of the Lac qui Parle-Yellow Bank Watershed District. The Board ordered the establishment of the Lac qui Parle-Yellow Bank Watershed District on April 19, 1971 and the appointment of the first district board of managers. The Board of Managers was selected from a list of nominees submitted by the County Commissioners of the affected counties.
Madison, Minnesota was designated as the official place of business. The first meeting of the Lac qui Parle-Yellow Bank Watershed District was held on May 13, 1971 in the office of the County Agent, Lac qui Parle County Courthouse, Madison, MN. The Board of Managers were: James Bauler, Walter Maatz, David B. Olson, Willard Pearson, & James Stone.
The purpose of the District was to aid local citizens who had requested help in controlling flooding in the watershed. Much cross-over flooding had occurred over farm land between sub-watersheds, and had been identified as the highest priority need for the new district to address. The original Watershed District Plan was established, as required by law, in October 1972.
District Managers
Manager David Craigmile, Manager Jon Olson, Manager Andrew Weber, Manager Mike Knutson, Manager John Cornell
District Meeting: 1st Wednesday of the month; 10:00 a.m. at the Courthouse in Madison
FUN FACTS
- Established on April 19, 1971
- District formed to aid local citizens who requested help in controlling flood waters
- Approximately 74% of land surface is located in Lac qui Parle County, 19% in Yellow Medicine County, & 7% in Lincoln County
- Total land area drained by two rivers contains 1,712 square miles with 719 miles located in South Dakota
- 1 of 13 major tributaries in the MN River Basin
- LQP River source at Lake Hendricks, MN
- Yellow Bank River source near Southshore, SD
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