Sand Hill River Watershed District Permit Application
List of agencies that may also require a permit:
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources: www.dnr.state.mn.us/permits/water/index.html
- Polk County, Gary Bennett - 218-681-0947- garry.bennett@dnr.state.mn.us
- Mahnomen County Bob Merritt – 218-847-1580 robert.merritt@dnr.state.mn.us
- Norman County – Bob Merritt – robert.merritt@dnr.state.mn.us
County Planning and Zoning Office:
- Polk County Planning and Zoning Office - 218-281-5700
- Mahnomen County Planning and Zoning Office - 218-935-5639
- Norman County Planning and Zoning Office - 218-784-5493
US Fish and Wildlife:
- Scott Kahn - 218-739-2291
US Army Corp of Engineers:
- Polk County – Bill Baer
- Norman and Mahnomen County - Leo Grabowski - 218-829-8402
MN Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR): http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/
- Brian Dwight – 218-755-3963 - brian.dwight@bwsr.state.mn.us
Natural Resource Conservation Service:
- West Polk – Randy Huelskamp – 218-281-2809 ext. 3 - randy.huelskamp@mn.usda.gov
- East Polk – Jenny Burrack – 218-563-3615 ext. 3 - jenny.burrack@mn.usda.gov
- Mahnomen County – Dan Weber - 218-935-2987 ext. 3 – dan.weber@mn.usda.gov
- Norman County – Ryan Braulick - 218-784-4000 – ryan.braulick@mn.usda.gov
Soil and Water Conservation Districts:
- East Polk – Gary Lee – 218-563-2777 - gary.lee@mn.nacdnet.net
- West Polk – Penny Doty – 218-281-6070 ext. 122 – penny.doty@mn.nacdnet.net
- Norman County – Curtis Borchert – 218-584-5169 - borchert@tvutel.com
- Mahnomen County – Aaron Neubert – 218-935-2987 ext. 3 - aaron.neubert.mn.nacdnet.net
Wetland Conservation Act Contacts:
- East Polk – Gary Lee – 218-563-2777 - gary.lee@mn.nacdnet.net
- West Polk – Paige Guetter – 218-281-6070 ext. 123 – paige.guetter.macdnet.net
- Norman County – Curtis Borchert - 218-584-5169 – borchert@tvutel.com
- Mahnomen County – Aaron Nuebert - 218-935-2987 ext. 3 - aaron.neubert.mn.nacdnet.net
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency:
- Stormwater and Construction Permits 800-646-6247
- Gopher One Call (for buried cable) 800-252-1166
Feed Lot permits:
- MPCA
- Polk County – Lisa Scheirer – 218- 846-0498 - lisa.scheirer@pca.state.mn.us
- Norman County - Jim Courneya – 218-846-0735 - jim.courneya@pca.state.mn.us
- Mahnomen County - Gary Lackey - 218-846-7391- gary.lackey@pca.state.mn.us
- SWCD
- East Polk – Gary Lee – 218-563-2777 - gary.lee@mn.nacdnet.net
- West Polk - Nicole Bernd – 218-281-6070 ext. 121 – nicole.bernd@mn.nacdnet.net
- Mahnomen County – Aaron Nuebert - 218-935-2987 ext. 3 - aaron.neubert.mn.nacdnet.net
- Norman County – Mark Christianson – 218-584-5169 - markc@arvig.net



