Volunteer Nitrate Monitoring (VNMN)

Volunteer Nitrate Monitoring Network (VNMN)

The Volunteer Nitrate Monitoring Network (VNMN) has been an active program in Southeast Minnesota since 2006.

Fillmore SWCD has been a partner with VNMN since the beginning of the program in 2006, and the following counties also participate in the network:

Dodge, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Wabasha, and Winona.

This program works to monitor nitrate levels in private wells, and therefore regional aquifers, on a yearly basis, at no cost to the landowner volunteers.

This program and partnership would not be possible without the assistance of our nearly 400 program-wide local landowner volunteers.

If you have any questions regarding the program, results, or are interested in becoming a VNMN participant,
please contact Nikki Wheeler at 507-887-0240, or nikki.wheeler@fillmoreswcd.org.

Download the March 2020 VNMN Report here or view it below.

For more information, visit the Minnesota Department of Agriculture Website

State and Federal Programs

Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)

CRP is a land conservation program administered by the Farm Service Agency (FSA)

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Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP)

Fillmore SWCD in partnership with the local USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service annually conducts an Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP) Local Work Group Meeting.

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Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)

MN CREP is a voluntary, federal-state funded natural resource conservation program that uses a science based approach to target environmentally sensitive land in 54 Counties in southern and western Minnesota.

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Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program (MAWQCP)

Opportunity for farmers and agricultural landowners to take the lead in implementing conservation practices that protect our water.

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State Cost Share

The Fillmore SWCD annually receives cost-share funds from the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources to assist landowners with implementation of erosion control practices.

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Root River One Watershed, One Plan (RR 1W1P)

A 10-year planning document aimed at better managing water within a larger watershed planning area

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Root River Field to Stream Partnership

Collects data using edge-of-field and in-stream monitoring on a small watershed scale to characterize water quality in three small watersheds within the Root River watershed.

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