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Committees
Joint Powers Board
Daniel O'Keefe
Le Sueur County
Al Malecha
Rice Soil & Water Conservation District
Doug Schoenecker
Scott Soil & Water Conservation District
Greg Entinger
Le Sueur County Soil & Water Conservation District
Charlie Peters
Rice County
Daniel O'Keefe
Al Malecha
Charlie Peters
Greg Entinger
Doug Schoenecker
Steering Team
Holly Bushman
Le Sueur County
Water Coordinator
Shelly Tietz
Scott Soil & Water Conservation District
Fiscal Agent
Troy Kuphal
Scott Soil & Water Conservation District
Brad Behrens
Rice County
Trevor Rudenick
Le Sueur County
Emmie Peters
Rice Soil & Water Conservation District
Barb Peichel
Board of Water & Soil Resources
Meghan Darley
Scott Soil & Water Conservation District
Project Coordinator
Kourtney Spitzack
Le Sueur County Soil & Water Conservation District
Education and Outreach
Mike Schultz
Le Sueur County Soil & Water Conservation District
Karl Schmidtke
Le Sueur County Soil & Water Conservation District
Steve Pahs
Rice Soil & Water Conservation District
Anne Sawyer
Board of Water & Soil Resources
Technical Advisory Committee Members
Holly Bushman
Le Sueur County
Brad Behrens
Rice County
Meghan Darley
Scott Soil & Water Conservation District
Linda Loomis
Lower MN River Watershed District
Barb Peichel
Board of Water & Soil Resources
Joni Giese
Prior Lake Spring Lake Watershed District
David DePaz
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Steve Christopher
Metropolitan Council
Mike Schultz
Le Sueur County Soil & Water Conservation District
Steve Pahs
Rice Soil & Water Conservation District
Melissa Bokman
Scott Watershed Management Organization
Anne Sawyer
Board of Water & Soil Resources
Amy Timm
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Abby Shea
Minnesota Department of Health
Travis Hirman
Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Policies
Lower Minnesota River East Watershed JPA
Bylaws 2025
Projects and Practices Funding Policy 2025
Education and Outreach Plan 2024-2026