Clean Water Management

WinLaC Comprehensive 

Watershed Management Plan 

After nearly two years of planning, ten local governments collaboratively developed a watershed management plan for the WinLaC.  The WinLaC is included in four counties of SE Minnesota: Houston Olmsted, Wabasha and Winona. 


WinLaC Partners worked together and developed a plan that prioritizes issues that are important to residents of the WinLaC Planning area and targets practices that are most effective in reaching measurable goals.


The final WinLaC Comprehensive Watershed Management Plan and Appendices for 2023-2033 are provided in the links below:

Plan:  Final WinLaC Comprehensive Watershed Management Plan 2023-2033

Appendices:  Final WinLaC Appendices 2023-2033

WinLaC image







Below are Comments and Reponses 

from the Plan's Formal Review

On behalf of the Partnership members, thank you.

WinLaC Partnership:

Houston County               Root River Soil and Water Conservation District

Olmsted County               Olmsted Soil and Water Conservation District

Wabasha County              Wabasha County Soil and Water Conservation District

Winona County                 Winona County Soil and Water Conservation District

City of Winona                  Stockton-Rollingstone-Minnesota City Watershed District


Thank you for providing your input!

Stay up to date on the plan progress at:  https://bit.ly/WinLaC1W1P

Helpful Documents

  1. Lake Winona Water Quality Improvement Plan - July 2020
  2. Lake Winona-Gilmore Creek Watershed Targeted Implementation Assessment Grant Report (PDF)
  3. Local Water Management Grant Report (PDF)
  4. Local Water Management Report (PDF)
  5. Next Wise Steps Watershed Restoration and Protection Report (PDF)
  1. Water Management Plan 2004 to 2010 (PDF)
  2. Water Management Plan 2011 to 2015 (PDF)
  3. Water Management Plan 2011 to 2023 Amendment (PDF)
  4. Wetland Conservation Act Report 2017 (PDF)
  5. Wetland Conservation Act Report 2018 (PDF)
Clean Water, Land, and Legacy Amendment