Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM)

The Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM) program is a perpetual (forever) easement program that is administered at the state level by the Board of Water and Soil Resources and at the local level by the Soil and Water Conservation District.

State Cost Share Program

Need financial help to implement a water quality or erosion control project? It may be available.

Wetlands Conservation Act (WCA)

HCD staff perform visual inspections of existing WCA easements on a rotating basis to insure compliance with terms of the easement.

RIM Easement Inspections

HCD staff perform visual inspections of existing RIM easements on a rotating basis to insure compliance with terms of the easement.

Observation Well Program (OBWELL)

The HCD has been monitoring groundwater levels, under a contract with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources since 1982. Thirty plus wells located throughout the county are checked monthly from March through December in order to track groundwater levels. These wells are in critical areas of the county, where large amounts of water are being used, or where future development might cause a groundwater problem. The overall objective is to collect sufficient baseline data which the state can use to access the impacts on our groundwater. To view the baseline data and location of the wells click on the DNR Observation Well Location Web Site.

Technical Evaluation Panel (TEP)

Technical Evaluation Panels are convened by Local Government Units to identify wetlands, and must include a technical representative of HCD.