Permits

Tiling and Drainage Projects

The Yellow Medicine River Watershed District board of managers would like to take this opportunity to remind you that before you begin your tiling and drainage projects in the Yellow Medicine River Watershed District boundaries, please remember to contact the watershed office to apply for your permit. A permit is required for any project in the watershed district that affects the flow of water.

Drainage Applilcation.pdf

For permitting assistance or questions please contact Jeremiah Timm, District Technician at Jeremiah.timm@ymrwd.com or by phone at 507-872-6720.

Rules and Regulations

In May of 2004, and again in August 2015, the YMRW District Board of Managers completed revisions of the original 1971 Rules and Regulations. The YMRW District's Advisory Board, consisting of one designated county commissioner, one environmental officer and one SWCD board supervisor of each of Yellow Medicine, Lyon and Lincoln Counties, assisted the board in the revision of the Rules and Regulations.The advisory board meets once each year, at the advisory board hearing, usually held in August of each year.

YMRWD Rules and Regulations

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:

Call us at 507-872-6720

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

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.

See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at 507-872-6720.

Report a Website Accessibility Issue

We are committed to your ability to access all content, and we will respond to all requests as soon as possible.