Through the Statewide Iowa Watershed Approach Project, the Upper Wapsipinicon WMA implemented 28 flood reduction practices in Buchanan and Delaware Counties. This tour will showcase several of the implemented projects where you can learn how they were implemented and why they are important to creating a more resilient Upper Wapsipinicon River watershed. Hear from several [...]
General Bid Information: The general nature of the improvement consists of three individual project locations where grassed waterways, water and sediment control basins, and agricultural drain tile will be installed on private agricultural land within the Upper Wapsipinicon River Watershed located in Buchanan County, Iowa. The scope of work includes, but is not limited to: mobilization, [...]
Northeast Iowa RC&D, with assistance from the University of Iowa Flood Resilience Team, and the City of Quasqueton have been working on a Flood Resilience Action Plan for the Community. Quasqueton was selected by the University of Iowa Flood Resilience Team to develop a Flood Resilience Action Plan (FRAP) as part of a project funded by [...]
General Bid Information: The general nature of the improvement consists of two adjacent projects where a pond and county road culvert project will be constructed land within the Upper Wapsipinicon River Watershed located in Buchanan County, Iowa. The scope of work includes, but is not limited to: mobilization, site preparation, topsoiling, core trench excavation, embankment construction, [...]
The general nature of the improvement consists of four individual project locations where a pond, wetland, or county road project will be constructed on agricultural and municipal county right of way within the Upper Wapsipinicon River Watershed located in Buchanan County, Iowa. The scope of work includes, but is not limited to: mobilization, site preparation, top-soiling, [...]
Bid-005 for the Upper Wapsipinicon Watershed Management Authority is now open for bids from interested contractors. The general nature of the improvement consists of four individual project locations where conservation practices (wetlands, ponds, oxbows) will be constructed in accordance with Iowa NRCS Standard Specifications and the project special specifications. The projects will be constructed on agricultural [...]
The first Bid Packet for the IWA project is now open. At the link you will find the electronic files for the first bid package for Upper Wapsi WMA (UW-BID-001) for download. Click the link below to download files associated with this bid packet that came through the Shive-Hattery, Inc. Info Exchange Website. Download all associated [...]
This summer, construction of several innovative urban stormwater conservation practices was completed as a part of a new Regional Urban Stormwater Demonstration Site at Northeast Iowa RC&D. The site, across from City Hall in Postville, Iowa, provides real-life examples of several different urban stormwater conservation practices, which were installed as a part of a partnership between [...]
Field day event hosted by the Tainter Creek Farmer-Led Watershed Council with an evening event on July 25th 6 pm - 9:30 (Meal provided) Field day is July 26th 10 am - 4 pm at Woodhill Farms [...]
Working with the Iowa Flood Center (IFC), Bremer County now has their very own IFC Weather Station to help forecast floods and droughts, plus up to the minute data on soil moisture and temperature, groundwater, etc. This data can be accessed by citizens via the internet 24/7, with updates every 15 minutes. This is one of the [...]
