RILEY-PURGATORY-BLUFF CREEK WATERSHED DISTRICT:

An Inventory of Its Watershed District Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator:Riley-Purgatory-Bluff Creek Watershed District (Minn.).
Title:Watershed district records.
Dates:1969-2011.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Watershed district records, including the official record set of the district's Board of Managers' meetings. The minutes, which include the district's bylaws and financial and project data, document all aspects of the watershed's organization and administration. Also present are subject files, publications, and Basic Water Management project files.
Quantity:21.6 cubic feet (22 boxes).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

Expand/CollapseHISTORICAL NOTE

The district was established by order of the Minnesota Water Resources Board on July 31, 1969, pursuant to the Watershed Act [Laws 1955 c799 s1]. Originally known as the Riley-Purgatory Creek Watershed District, it became the Riley-Purgatory-Bluff Creek Watershed District in August 1984. Its function is to protect and manage the water resources within the district, which is approximately 50 square miles in surface area and encompasses the land area tributary to Riley Creek, Purgatory Creek, and Bluff Creek in Hennepin and Carver counties. Portions of the cities of Bloomington, Chanhassen, Deephaven, Eden Prairie, Minnetonka, and Shorewood are located in the district.

The activities of the district are managed by the five member Board of Managers; four members appointed by the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners and one member by the Carver County Board of Commissioners. Managers serve three-year terms and must live within the legal boundaries of the district.


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Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Riley-Purgatory-Bluff Creek Watershed District (Minn.). Watershed District Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 997-83; 2009-37; 2012-13; 2012-74

Processing Information:

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Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Catalog ID number: 002914296


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS

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144.G.10.1BAnnual report, 1969-1978, 1990, 1992, 1995-2000.
Annual financial report:
1999-2002. 1 folder.
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102.G.2.5B 2003-2008. 2 folders.
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144.G.10.1BEngineer's annual report:
1993, 1997-2002. 2 folders.
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102.G.2.5B 2009. 1 folder.
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144.G.10.1BFinancial statements and Independent Auditor's report, 1994-1998.
Report on audit, 1970-1978.
Meeting minutes and agenda packets of the Board of Managers:
1969-1977. 3 folders.
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144.G.10.2F 1977-1997. 23 folders.
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144.G.10.3B 1998-2002. 10 folders.
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144.G.9.2F 2003-2006. 11 folders.
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144.G.9.6F 2007. 6 folders.
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102.G.2.5B 2008-2009. 5 folders.
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144.G.10.3BMeeting minutes and agenda packets of the Citizens' Advisory Committee (CAC), 1997-July 2004. 2 folders.
Gaps in sequence.
Work plans:
Includes correspondence, planning minutes, water management plan, city of Eden Prairie wetland protection and management plan, watershed outlet monitoring program, and related records.
1991-2000. 2 folders.
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144.G.10.4F 1993-2001. 4 folders.
Establishment records, 1969-2003. 2 folders.
Includes overall plan, rules and regulations, public hearing documents, ordinances, maps, publications, reports.
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144.G.10.5BJoint Watershed Districts, 1971-1994.

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Expand/CollapseSUBJECT FILES

Arranged alphabetically.


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144.G.10.5BCommunications:
Includes correspondence, memoranda, engineers reports and related records, arranged in chronological order.
1994-1999. 4 folders.
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144.G.10.6F 2000-2003. 4 folders.
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144.G.10.7B 2004-2005. 2 folders.
County and judicial ditches, 1973-1995.
Emails with Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and MCEA regarding MS4 Revision, 2005.
General information:
Included are audit disclosure letters, agreements, budget worksheets, certifications, county reports, watershed levies, notices of hearings, attorney's report.
1990-2002. 3 folders.
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144.G.10.8F 1994-2005. 3 folders.
General information regarding Watershed Districts, 1993-1995. 2 folders.
Land Geeks, LLC.:
Includes correspondence, pleadings, arbitration, time sheet reports.
1999-2006. 3 folders.
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144.G.10.9B 1999-2006. 1 folder.
Legal advice, 1995-2003. 2 folders.
Includes correspondence, client documents, attorney notes, legal research.
Purgatory Creek Recreation Area-Phase III, 2000.
Projects.
Chain of Lakes Basic Water Management Project, 1985-1992.
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144.G.10.10FEnforcement Action v Ryan Engineering, Inc. and Jasper Development Corporation of Waconia, 1997-1999.
Lecy Construction, Inc. v Riley-Purgatory-Bluff Creek Watershed District, 1999-2003. 3 folders.
Pending cases.
Includes Carabell, et al. v U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 2005; Rapanos, et al. v USA, 2005; Warren Co. v Maine Department of Environmental Protection, 2005.
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102.G.2.7BPresentations, March 2005-circa 2010. 3 folders.
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144.G.10.10FProposed MS4 Project, 2005-2006.
Red Rock Lake box removal, 1993.
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102.G.2.10FRound Lake Water Management Project, 1999-2010. 3 folders.
Includes bid documents, hearing transcripts, management plan project index, engineer’s reports, Board of Managers minutes, and correspondence.
[0.4 cubic feet letter, empty]
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144.G.10.10FStudy of Lake Riley, Phase 1, Definition of Existing Conditions, June 1973.
Staring Lake public access:
Includes correspondence, pleadings, engineer's report, maps, meeting minutes pertaining to project.
1991-2007. 2 folders.
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144.G.9.1B 1991-2007. 7 folders.
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144.G.9.2FTax levies:
Counties: Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, 1991-2002.
Metro watersheds, 1998-2002.
Wetlands methodology, undated, circa 1992.
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102.G.2.9BUse Attainability Analysis:
Round Lake, June 1999.
Lake Lucy and Lake Ann, July 1999.
Lake Riley, April 2002.
Silver Lake, May 2003.
Hyland Lake, July 2004.
Purgatory Creek, January 2005. 3 folders.
Duck Lake, May 2005.
Lotus Lake, May 2005.
Mitchell Lake, May 2005.

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Arranged chronologically.


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144.G.9.2FHandbook of the Board of Managers, July 1969; Handbook for the Riley-Purgatory-Bluff Creek Watershed District, April 1993. 2 items in 1 folder.
Riley Purgatory Bluff Creek Watershed District, 25th Anniversary Year, 1994.

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Expand/CollapseBASIC WATER MANAGEMENT PROJECT

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144.G.9.3BAppraisals, 2004.
Contract documents, Lake Riley/Rice Marsh Lake water quality improvements, April 2006.
Correspondence, 1994-2007. 2 folders.
Meeting minutes:
Presentation of the proposed Statement of Need and Reasonableness, 1999-2000.
Public hearing of the proposed rules, 2000, 2003.
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102.G.2.5BPlanning proposals:
In the Midst of Vibrant Waters: Working for Enduring Natural Resources, circa 2005.
In the Midst of Vibrant Waters: Working for Enduring Natural Resources, Water Management Planning Assessment Worksheet, 2005.
In the Midst of Vibrant Waters: Working for Enduring Natural Resources, Water Management Planning Assessment Supplement, 2005. 2 folders.
In the Midst of Vibrant Waters: Working for Enduring Natural Resources, Water Management Planning Stakeholder Draft, 2005.
In the Midst of Vibrant Waters: Working for Enduring Natural Resources, Proposed Water Management Plan: 2006-2016, circa 2006.
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102.G.2.6FStakeholder Comment Consideration and Acknowledgments, 2009.
Proposed Plan Comment Consideration and Acknowledgments, August 23, 2010.
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144.G.9.3BProject Index, No. 1997-01, 1997-2006:
Volumes 1 and 2. 2 folders.
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144.G.9.4FVolume 3. 1 folder.
Engineer's Report Feasibility Study, 2002-2006.
Documents removed from project index.
Project Index: Proposed rule making, Volumes 1-4, 1998-2003.
Project No. 2003-1: Findings supporting establishment of the Lake Riley Basic Water Management Project.
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144.G.9.5BProject Files I, Project Files 1-4, 2004-2006.
Project Files II, Project File 5, 2005.
Project Files II:
Bluff Creek Watershed Management Plan (Draft), 1997.
Bluff Creek Corridor Feasibility Study (Final draft), 1997.
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102.G.2.7BProject planning files:
3rd Generation Watershed Management Plan.
Arranged alphabetically by subject.
General matters and correspondence, 2008.
Eden Prairie Conservation Areas Survey and Management Plan, City of Eden Prairie Comprehensive Wetland Protection Management Plan, 1998-2000.
Lake Riley Outlet Improvements and Riley Creek Lower Valley Stabilization Feasibility Study, Exhibit 4, March 20, 2007. 2 folders.
Lake Susan Shoreland Restoration, 2008.
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102.G.2.8FPlanning File No. 1, 2005-2008.
Includes Project Files, I, II, III.
Planning File No. 2, 2005-2008.
Includes Project Files, IV, V, VI.
Planning File, No. 3, 2008.
Includes Project File VII.
Riley Creek, Riley Outlets, 2005-2008. 2 folders.
Water Management Planning Assessment Supplement, In the Midst of Vibrant Waters: Working for Enduring Natural Resources, 2005.
Includes cities of Chanhassen and Deephaven; Eden Prairie Nature Trail Master Plan.
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102.G.2.9BWater Management Plan, 1995-2006. 2 folders.
Includes approved plan, amendments, planning agendas, meeting minutes, correspondence, planning workshop materials, stakeholders process, outline of procedures for revised watershed management plan.
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102.G.2.5BProposed Water Management Plan hearing records:
Index to Proposed Plan hearing records, 1996-2010.
Includes detailed document list of correspondence, hearing documents, memorandum, presentations and meeting minutes.
Correspondence, January 11, 2005-July 16, 2010. 5 folders.
Engineer's Report: Purgatory Creek Restoration Basic Water Management Project, Petitioned by the City of Minnetonka, February 1, 2010.
Hearing and post hearing documents, 2010. 2 folders.
Memorandum, February 10, 2005-September 5, 2007.
Minutes, Board of Managers, February 10, 2005-August 18, 2010. 2 folders.
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144.G.9.5BPublic hearing exhibits, 2004.
Public hearing transcript, December 20, 2004.
Reports:
Arranged chronologically.
Ownership and Encumbrance, 1980s-2004.
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144.G.9.6FPetition of Chanhassen, correspondence report, 1994-2005. 2 folders.
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102.G.2.6FWater Management Plan, May 1996. 2 folders.
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144.G.9.6FLake Susan and Rice Marsh Lake Use Attainability Analysis, December 1999.
Correspondence of Laurie Haak, 2002; Bluff Creek Corridor Feasibility Study, Final Review Draft, April 6, 2005. 2 items in 1 folder.
Engineer's Report, Lake Riley Water Quality Improvement Project, revised, November 9, 2004; Outline of the procedures for Establishing the Lake Riley Basic Water Management Project, November 3, 2004; Lake Riley Water Quality Improvement Project, December 7, 2005. 3 items in 1 folder.
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102.G.2.6FEden Prairie Nondegradation Assessment, June 2007. 2 folders.
Water Management Plan, August 2008. 2 folders.
Water Management Plan, September 2008. 2 folders.
Proposed Rules, Riley Purgatory Bluff Creek Watershed District, March 25, 2009. 2 folders.
Water Management Plan, October 2009.
Water Management Plan, Managers and Citizen Advisory Committee Review Draft, November 2009. 2 folders.
Hyland Bush Anderson Lakes Park Reserve: Joint Master Plan, City of Bloomington, December 14, 2009.
Draft Water Management Plan, March 2010. 2 folders.
Proposed Water Management Plan, April 2010. 3 folders.
Proposed Water Management Plan, September 2010.
1 folder.
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102.G.2.7B 2 folders.
State Agency Review Consideration and Acknowledgments, November 18, 2010.
Water Management Plan, February 2011. 3 folders.

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Expand/CollapseRELATED MATERIAL

Minutes for 1992-1996 and other Riley-Purgatory-Bluff Creek Watershed District records are housed in the Water and Soil Resources Board: Watershed District files (cataloged separately).

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Expand/CollapseCATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:
Water conservation -- Minnesota -- Hennepin County.
Water conservation -- Minnesota -- Carver County.
Water districts -- Minnesota.
Water resources development -- Minnesota -- Hennepin County.
Water resources development -- Minnesota -- Carver County.
Watershed management -- Minnesota.
Organizations:
Minnesota Water Resources Board.
Titles:
Minnesota. Minnesota Watershed Act.

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