Summary
Location: The JD 3 watershed boundary lies west of the City of Lakefield within Rost, Hunter, Heron Lake, and West Heron Lake Townships. The watershed provides drainage for Sections 20, 21, 22, 25 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, and 36 of West Heron Lake Township; Sections 30, 31, 32, 33, and 34, of Heron Lake Township; Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, and 12 of Rost Township; and Sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 17 of Hunter Township. The JD 3 system outlets into the southwestern end of South Heron Lake.
Size: The JD 3 watershed provides drainage to approximately 17,058 acres. Jackson County JD 19 drains into JD 3 in the SW 1/4 SW 1/4 of Hunter Township. JD 19 drains approximately 3,064 acres, making the total watershed at the end of the JD 3 main ditch approximately 20,122 acres.
Proposal: The goal of the petition is to increase the capacity of the public tiles, by approximately 49%, to achieve the industry standard drainage coefficient.
Estimated cost: $10.2 million
Status: Update coming soon.
Related Documents
Petition for Improvement of JD 3 + Signatures (available upon request)
- Order Setting Preliminary Hearing
- December 16, 2019 Preliminary Hearing Minutes
- Preliminary Engineering Report (very large file, please be patient while it opens)
- BWSR Comments on Preliminary Engineer's Report
- DNR Comments on Preliminary Engineer's Report
- DNR Rainfall Information
- Preliminary Engineer's Report Presentation
- Preliminary Engineer's Report Handout
- Public Statement by Lloyd Kalfs December 16 2019
- Findings and Order for Continued Proceedings
- Order Authorizing Engineer's Final Report
June 21, 2021 - Final Engineer's Report and Redetermination of Benefits Hearing
- June 21, 2021 Hearing Order and Notice
- June 21, 2021 Minutes on Improvement Hearing
- June 21, 2021 Minutes on Redetermination of Benefits (ROB) Hearing
- Final Engineer's Report (large file - will take awhile to download)
- Final Engineer's Report Presentation June 21, 2021
- Final Engineer's Report Handout June 21, 2021
- DNR Advisory Report - April 22, 2021
- Engineer's Response to DNR Report - June 7, 2021
- DNR Letter Follow Up - June 17, 2021
September 2, 2021 - Continued Hearings | Additional Documents
- September 2, 2021 Hearing Order and Notice
- September 2, 2021 Minutes on Improvement and Redetermination of Benefits (ROB)
- Final Engineer's Report Presentation September 2, 2021
- Final Engineer's Report Handout September 2, 2021
- Viewer's Handout
- Potential Impact to Calcareous Fen from JD3 Improvement (DNR) July 8, 2021
- Engineer's Response to DNR August 11, 2021
- NHLGPA Letter August 30 2021
- DNR Letter on Impact to Calcareous Fen Sept. 1, 2021
September 22, 2021 - Continued Hearings | Additional Documents
- September 22, 2021 Continuation Information
- September 22, 2021 Minutes on Improvement and Redetermination of Benefits (ROB) Hearing
- Final Engineer's Report Presentation September 22, 2021
- Engineer's Post Meeting Memo September 14, 2021
September 29, 2021 - Continued Hearing | Additional Documents
To see all public records related to the JD 3 appeals, visit Minnesota Court Records Online.
Under the 'Case Search' tab, enter the case number related to the appeal you'd like to review.
- Harvey and James Kruger Appeal: 32-CV-21-144
- Phillip Kruger Appeal: 32-CV-21-149