The URRWMO is a joint powers organization including the Cities of St. Francis and Oak Grove, Burns Township, and portions of the City of East Bethel. A small corner of the City of Ham Lake also falls within the URRWMO. The WMO Board is made up of representatives from each of these cities and townships.
This organization seeks to maintain the quality of area lakes, rivers, streams, groundwater, and other water resources across municipal boundaries. Resources of particular importance to the URRWMO include the Rum River, Seelye Brook, Ford Brook, Cedar Creek, and numerous ditches that drain to the Rum River. This stretch of the Rum River is designated as a state Scenic and Recreational Waterway. Lake George and East Twin Lakes, the primary recreation lakes in the watershed are also of high priority, in addition to many smaller lakes and wetlands.
NEW - Cost Share Grants - The URRWMO is now offering small cost share grants to landowners for projects that will correct erosion problems, filter runoff to waterbodies, or restore native vegetation adjacent to a stream or river in the URRWMO jurisdictional area. For more information, contact Jamie Schurbon at the Anoka Conservation District at 763-434-2030 extension 12. Help designing your project is available.
Meeting Schedule:1st Tuesday of the month at 7pm Oak Grove City Hall, in the first meeting room on the right if you use the building's south entrance. No August 2008 meeting. Next meeting is September 2, 2008.