Comprehensive Watershed Management Plan

1 Cannon River Comprehensive Watershed Management plan Request for Proposals for Writing of a Watershed plan and Facilitation of Input Issued by: Cannon River One Watershed , One plan (1W1P) Policy Committee Dated: March 3, 2017. A qualified respondent should review the attached specifications and submit seven (7). hard copies proposals and one (1) electronic version on or before March 31, 2017 by 4:00 PM to the attention of: Ashley Gallagher Dakota County SWCD. 4100 220th St W, Suite 102. 651-480-7781. Email: Questions regarding this proposal must be in electronic format (email), received on or before March 10, 2017 and sent to: Ashley Gallagher Email: Questions will be collected and responses to questions will be posted as an addendum on the Cannon River 1W1P website ( ).

2 Within seven (7) days of the question deadline. 1. Table of Contents I. Project Purpose and Background Information .. 3. II. General Description of Scope of Services . 4. III. Timeline 8. IV. Instructions for Proposers 9. V. Evaluation of Proposals . 10. VI. Attachments . 12. a. Map of Planning Area b. Anticipated Schedule for Requested Services c. BWSR Grant Work plan 2. I. Project Purpose and Background Information The Cannon River Watershed has been awarded a planning grant by the MN Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) for the One Watershed , One plan (1W1P) program. This program allows counties to transition from county-based water Management planning to Watershed -based planning.

3 The planning area for the Cannon River 1W1P also includes a portion of the Upper Mississippi River/Lake Pepin Watershed located in Goodhue County, and excludes small portions in Freeborn, Blue Earth and Scott counties (see attachment A) for a total drainage area of 952,933 acres. The County Boards and SWCD. Boards in each of the six counties in the Watershed , along with Belle Creek Watershed District and North Cannon River Watershed Management Organization, have entered into a Memorandum of Agreement for the sole purpose of undertaking the planning process. A Policy Committee composed of one County Commissioner and one SWCD Supervisor appointed from each of the counties in the Watershed plus a manager from the Belle Creek Watershed District and a manager from the North Cannon River Watershed Management Organization will be the decision-making authority for the planning process.

4 An Advisory Committee composed of local, state and federal agency staff, representatives from agricultural and conservation groups, municipalities, and other stakeholder groups will serve to make recommendations to the Policy Committee regarding plan content. A. Planning Work Group made up of local governmental staff from the counties and SWCDS in the Watershed will guide the logistics of the planning process. Rice SWCD will serve as the fiscal agent for the project. Dakota SWCD staff will serve as the day-to-day contacts for the project. Because of the workload associated with this new effort, a Request for Proposals is being issued to consultants in order to select one consultant to fill these areas of need in cooperation with the committees listed above: 1.

5 Aggregating, analyzing, and mapping Watershed data, including the results from Watershed models that have been completed. 2. Writing the plan : The plan will be developed within the parameters outlined in Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) One Watershed , One plan : plan Content Requirements document. 3. Facilitating meetings: The estimated number of meetings which the consultant will need to attend is estimated to be 30-35. The meeting number may be higher once you evaluate the tasks. Please use your best estimate of the number of meetings to include in your cost. Facilitation may be needed for: a. Policy Committee meetings b.

6 Advisory Committee meetings c. Planning Work Group meetings d. Public meetings 3. 4. The use of modeling is required to assist in determining implementation strategies. Modeling tools include but are not limited to Hydrologic Simulation Program Fortran-Scenario Application Manager (HSPF-SAM), Prioritize Target and Measure Application (PTMApp), Zonation, N&P BMP. Calculators, and Agriculture Conservation Planning Framework (ACPF). II. General Description of Scope of Services The consultant will be required to furnish all labor, materials, transportation, tools, supplies, equipment, insurance and any other items necessary for completing the work.

7 All costs expected for the tasks below, including those of any sub-consultants, shall be included with the overall costs proposed by the consultant. The scope of the proposed project includes the following tasks: Part 1: Preparation for plan Writing Task 1: Aggregate Existing Watershed Physical/Spatial Data Anticipated Start Date: May 4, 2017. Anticipated End Date: September 30, 2017. Task 1A: Create usable, presentation quality project maps Watershed Scale: Landuse, Drainage, Relief, Public Waters, Sub-watersheds, Pollutant Loading (from models), Impaired Waters, wetlands, etc. Resource Concerns: Impaired Waters, Floodplains, High-valued Resources (named creeks, recreational lakes, critical habitats, etc.)

8 , Areas of Special Concern/Natural Resource Value (Biodiversity, etc.). Special Interest: Census/demographics, Recreation, Natural Areas, Regulated Land uses, Public Water Suppliers, MDNR Permitted Water Appropriators, etc. Task 1B: Facilitation of meetings with committees, workgroups and the public that are needed to accomplish Task 1A. Meetings with the planning workgroup to determine purpose, presentation and use of data Public Kick-off meeting Meeting with Advisory Committee to review/discuss data following notifications and the Kick-off meeting Task 2: Prioritization, Modeling and Targeted Mapping Anticipated Start Date: July 1, 2017.

9 Anticipated End Date: November 30, 2017. Task 2A: Aggregate priority concerns and input from 60-Day Planning Notice Begin to synthesize and group priority concerns 4. Task 2B: Bring together all new and existing plan data and information to create a cohesive Watershed priority scheme, including but not limited to: Analysis of existing priorities in current plans (County Water Plans, SWCD Plans, etc.). Stressors identified in WRAPS document Use of additional mapping, GIS, and other physical/spatial data and methods Gap ID. State strategies Task 2C: Use the outputs from modeling tools and/or programs that have been completed for the Watershed , such as those listed below, to map and target areas identified through prioritization process Hydro-tools (SWAT, ACPF, etc.)

10 HSPF. Zonation Task 2D: Facilitation of meetings with committees & workgroups to accomplish Tasks 2A, 2B and 2C. Meeting with Planning Work Group to review information prior to presentation to Policy and Advisory Committees Joint meeting with the Policy Committee and Advisory Committee to facilitate exercises for Task 2B. Meeting with the Advisory Committee to refine the priorities/categories Discuss Watershed -wide vs. sub- Watershed specific priorities Consider splitting the Watershed into logical Management areas Meeting with Policy Committee to review and accept the refined priorities and Management areas Part 2: Development of Draft plan Task 3: Set Initial Measurable Goals Anticipated Start Date: November 1, 2017.