This water retention structure included cooperation from four separate landowners, three townships, and two counties (Lincoln/Lyon) and is located 4.5 miles west and 1 mile south of Minneota, Minnesota. The retention project is located in Section 1, Range 44W, Township 112N with an adjoining bridge downsizing between Section 36, Range 44W, Township 113N, and Section 31, Range 43W, Township 113N. The cost of the project was $156,158.57. In addition to floodwater retention, road-safety issues were resolved by raising the roadways and reshaping a troublesome hill for snow removal.
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Website Accessibility Policy
Yellow Medicine River Watershed District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Yellow Medicine River Watershed District
has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and
commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and
other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome
feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.
If you need any special assistance or accommodations:
Yellow Medicine River Watershed District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations.
The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best
practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.
Compliance Procedures and Reports
In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards,
Yellow Medicine River Watershed District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely
changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.
Linked Documents and Third Parties
Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do
not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our
agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties,
we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.
