New VRWJPO Administrator: Travis Thiel

2023-09-25T11:32:55-05:00September 25th, 2023|News|

New VRWJPO Administrator: Travis Thiel

Travis Thiel was recently named the new Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Organization (VRWJPO) Administrator following the retirement of the previous Administrator Mark Zabel.

Travis began working at the VRWJPO in 2008. He assisted in watershed administration such as development of […]

Advisory: Fish Consumption in Hastings

2023-07-31T13:29:28-05:00July 31st, 2023|News|

Avoid eating fish from Mississippi River, Lake Rebecca if at risk

The State of Minnesota has updated fish consumption guidance to advise that certain people not eat fish from two bodies of water in the Twin Cities metro area. Those waterbodies are the Mississippi River […]

Job posting: Water Resources Engineer

2023-07-20T13:17:48-05:00July 20th, 2023|Design, Jobs, News|

Job Opening: Water Resources Engineer

The Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Organization seeks qualified applicants for the Water Resources Engineer position. The application window is open until July 31, 2023.

The Water Resources Engineer functions in a professional capacity to develop and implement activities related to […]

Job posting: Watershed Administrator

2023-07-06T09:34:37-05:00July 3rd, 2023|Design, Jobs, News|

Job Opening: Watershed Administrator

With the retirement of longtime Administrator Mark Zabel, Dakota County seeks qualified applicants for the position of Environmental Resources Supervisor – VRWJPO (Watershed Administrator). The application window is open until July 21.

The Administrator provides supervision to the VRWJPO project team, is […]

BWSR Snapshot: Dakota County ACRE Plan

2023-06-08T11:21:02-05:00June 8th, 2023|Agriculture, News, Projects, Research, Resources|

Nitrogen reduction, collaboration drive Dakota County’s ACRE Plan

By Steve Christopher and Ann Wessel, Minnesota Board of Soil and Water Resources (BWSR) staff
Originally published in BWSR’s Snapshot series

Dakota County is taking a water quality-focused, comprehensive approach to addressing groundwater concerns linked to agricultural chemicals. […]