Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies (WRAPS)

Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS)

According to the Minnesota Control Pollution Agency, a WRAPS is "A watershed approach to restoring and protecting Minnesota’s rivers, lakes, and wetlands. Intensive water quality monitoring and assessments will be conducted in each major watershed every ten years. Focuses on the watershed’s condition as the starting point for water quality assessment, planning, implementation, and measurement of results. This approach may be modified to meet local conditions, based on factors such as watershed size, landscape diversity, and geographic complexity."

WRAPS projects that have been completed for Le Sueur County include:

• Lower Minnesota River Watershed WRAPS
• Minnesota River-Mankato Watershed WRAPS
• Cannon River Watershed WRAPS
• Le Sueur River WRAPS