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Committees

Joint Powers Board

Daniel O'Keefe

Le Sueur County 

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Al Malecha

Rice Soil & Water Conservation District

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Doug Schoenecker

Scott Soil & Water Conservation District

Greg Entinger

Le Sueur County Soil & Water Conservation District

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Charlie Peters

Rice County

Daniel O'Keefe

Daniel O'Keefe

Al Malecha

Al Malecha

Charlie Peters

Charlie Peters

Greg Entinger

Greg Entinger

Doug Shoenecker

Doug Schoenecker

Steering Team

Holly Bushman

Le Sueur County

Water Coordinator​

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Shelly Tietz

Scott Soil & Water Conservation District

Fiscal Agent 

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Troy Kuphal

Scott Soil & Water Conservation District

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Brad Behrens

Rice County

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Trevor Rudenick

Le Sueur County

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Emmie Scheffler

Rice Soil & Water Conservation District

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Barb Peichel

Board of Water & Soil Resources

Meghan Darley

Scott Soil & Water Conservation District

Project Coordinator

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Kourtney Spitzack

Le Sueur County Soil & Water Conservation District

Education and Outreach 

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Mike Schultz

Le Sueur County Soil & Water Conservation District

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Karl Schmidtke

Le Sueur County Soil & Water Conservation District

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Steve Pahs

Rice Soil & Water Conservation District

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Anne Sawyer

Board of Water & Soil Resources

Technical Advisory Committee Members

Holly Bushman

Le Sueur County

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Brad Behrens

Rice County

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Meghan Darley

Scott Soil & Water Conservation District

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Linda Loomis

Lower MN River Watershed District

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Barb Peichel

Board of Water & Soil Resources

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Joni Giese

Prior Lake Spring Lake Watershed District

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David DePaz

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources​

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Steve Christopher

Metropolitan Council

Mike Schultz

Le Sueur County Soil & Water Conservation District

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Steve Pahs

Rice Soil & Water Conservation District

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Melissa Bokman

Scott Watershed Management Organization

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Anne Sawyer

Board of Water & Soil Resources

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Amy Timm

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

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Abby Shea

Minnesota Department of Health

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Travis Hirman

Minnesota Department of Agriculture

Policies

Lower Minnesota River East Watershed JPA 

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Bylaws 2026, 2025

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Projects and Practices Funding Policy 2026, 2025

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Operating Policies and Procedures 2026

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Education and Outreach Plan 2024-2026

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CRP Incentive Policy 2025

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