Turkey River Watershed Management Authority

What is the Turkey River WMA?

The Turkey River Watershed Management Authority (WMA) was formed in June 2012 and is a board of directors from twenty three cities, five counties, and seven soil and water conservation districts (SWCDs) in the Turkey River Watershed who have voluntarily agreed to work together in order to:

Assess and reduce the flood risks
Assess and improve water quality
Work with the Iowa Flood Center to model flood reduction strategies
Educate and engage residents of the watershed regarding flood risks and water quality
Develop a Turkey River Watershed Plan for flood reduction and water quality management
Help partners secure funding for projects

Next Meeting

March 21st, 2024

Meeting Minutes

December 14th, 2023 (PDF)
September 28th, 2023 (PDF)
May 18th, 2023 (PDF)
February 2nd, 2023 (PDF)
September 8th, 2022 (PDF)
February 10th, 2022 (PDF)
September 30th, 2022 (PDF)
April 22nd, 2021 (PDF)
January 28th, 2021 (PDF)
September 24th, 2020 (PDF)
July 9th, 2020 (PDF)
November 21st, 2019, (PDF)
Septmeber 26th, 2019 (PDF)
June, 27th, 2019 (PDF)
March 28th, 2019, (PDF)
January 24th, 2019 (PDF)
September 27th 2018 (PDF)
April 26th, 2018 (PDF)
January 18th, 2018 (PDF)
September 28th, 2017 (PDF)
June 22, 2017 (PDF)
February 23, 2017 (PDF)
September 29, 2016 (PDF)
June 30, 2016 (PDF)
March 24th, 2016 (PDF)
November 19th, 2015 (PDF)
September 17th, 2015 (PDF)
- Annual Meeting Minutes (PDF)
- Goals and Objectives Handout (PDF)
June 25th, 2015 (PDF)
April 16th, 2015 (PDF)
December 4th, 2014 (PDF)
September 25th, 2014 (PDF)
July 31st, 2014 (PDF)
March 27, 2014
December 5th, 2013
September 26th, 2013 (PDF)
July 25th, 2013 (PDF)
June 27, 2013 (PDF)
March 28, 2013 (PDF)
March 8, 2013 (PDF) (Executive Committee Meeting)
January 31, 2013 (PDF)
- Project Timeline (PDF)
- Identifying HUC 12s (PDF)
- TURKEY RIVER HUC 12s
- Clayton County SWCD Presentation
- Winneshiek County SWCD Presentation
- Fayette County SWCD Presentation
- Howard County SWCD Presentation
- Turkey River IFloodS-NASA (PDF)
January 4, 2013 (PDF) (Executive Committee Meeting)
November 15, 2012 (PDF)
- IFC Flood Center Video and Powerpoint Presentation
- Summary of Planning Process (PDF)
- Funding Sources Handout(PDF)
July 26, 2012

Board of Directors

Chairperson: Rod Marlatt
Vice Chair: Bill Bennett
Treasurer/Secretary: Jennifer Cowsert

Political Subdivision	Appointed Rep	Alternative Rep	Alternative Rep
City of Arlington	Dustin Schott
City of Calmar
City of Clermont	Jim Matt	Bruce Lehmann
City of Cresco	Ron Hyberger	Rod Freidhof
City of Elgin	Ron Hills
City of Elkader	Jennifer Cowsert	Gerry Ommen
City of Farmersburg	Ron Dennler	Linda Sedlmayer
City of Fayette	Jon Biederman
City of Fort Atkinson	Paul Herold	David Schneiter
City of Garnavillo	Elizabeth Jaster	Chad Schroyer
City of Hawkeye	John Fels
City of Lawler	Jason Byrne
City of Maynard	Paul Hoeger
City of Monona	Barb Collins
City of Postville	Leigh Rekow	Chris Hackman
City of Spillville	Renee Wagner
City of St. Lucas	Kerri Langreck
City of St. Olaf	Darwin Frana
City of Strawberry Point	Allison Osweiler	Wally Rowcliffe
City of Volga	Kristin Klingman	Pete Duff
City of Wadena	Eric Boehm
City of Waucoma
City of West Union	Jon Biederman
Chickasaw County	Jason Byrne	Rick Holthaus
Clayton County	Ray Peterson
Fayette County	Rod Marlatt
Howard County	Dean Eastman	Joe Pisney
Winneshiek County	Mark Vick	John Beard
Allamakee County SWCD	Jack Knight
Chickasaw County SWCD	Randy Boedker
Clayton County SWCD	Gerry Ommen	Eric Palas
Delaware County SWCD	Steve Lueken
Fayette County SWCD	Bill Bennett
Howard County SWCD	Bart Wilson	Harlan Hickle
Winneshiek County SWCD	John Lubke

Founding Documents

28E Agreement + Signature Pages (PDF)
Bylaws (PDF)

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