Alternate design presented for water quality project on ISD 518 property

Alternate design presented for water quality project on ISD 518 property

WORTHINGTON — The Okabena-Ocheda Watershed District approved a new design for the waterway on Worthington District 518 property during its meeting Tuesday. The original plan was to construct a dam and water holding ponds on the property to allow sediment and nutrients such as phosphorus to settle before the water flows into Lake Okabena. However, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources declined a permit for the design due to concerns about…