Managing the watershed of the Red River of the North from a basin-wide perspective
Welcome to the Red River Watershed Management Board (RRWMB) website. The RRWMB’s jurisdiction and authority encompasses the area managed by the individual watershed districts that have membership on the Board. Eight watershed districts within the Red River Valley form the RRWMB including the Joe River, Two Rivers, Roseau River, Middle-Snake-Tamarac Rivers, Red Lake, Sand Hill River, Wild Rice, and Bois de Sioux.
The RRWMB was created by an act of the Minnesota legislature in 1976 to provide an organization with a basin-wide perspective concerning flooding. Historically, the activities of the RRWMB have centered on flood control. Previous efforts in dealing with the flooding problem within the Red River Basin consisted of single projects within a localized area, planned with primary regard to local benefits. The RRWMB actively promotes a basin-wide perspective for water management.
The man who started his work coordinating the River Watch program in 1995 has been recognized with an award and appreciation for his extensive efforts by members of the Red River Watershed Management Board. Wayne Goeken, Special Projects Coordinator at the International Water Institute, began working on River Watch while he was the administrative assistant for the Sand Hill Watershed District and also working at the Agassiz Environmental Learning Center in Fertile.
The 18th Annual Joint Conference of the Red River Watershed Management Board and Flood Damage Reduction Work Group was a huge success. We had record attendance for our two-day event on March 23 and 24. Watch this space for more details and some highlights of the conference, coming soon!
RRMWB Meeting
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Wild Rice Watershed District, 11 5th Avenue East, Ada, MN
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The Work Group meets for the purpose of coordinating the implementation of the 1998 Mediation Agreement and making recommendations to other authorities and jurisdictions within the Red River Basin to that effect.
March 16, 2016 | Wayne Goeken Retires
River Watch Founder Looks Back at Two Decades of Watershed Education. more>>
Digital Minutes
We're going back into the RRWMB archives, digitizing meeting records from years past, and adding them to our Meeting Documents page. more>>
Address: P.O. Box 763 | Detroit Lakes, MN 56502
Telephone: (218) 844-6166
FAX: (218) 844-6167
E-mail: rrwmb@arvig.net
