Chuck Brandel, PE
National Agricultural Drainage Expert
Chuck accelerates innovation and delivers high-performing rural drainage solutions for regional and national clients.
Chuck’s leadership style goes beyond a title. He has an uncanny ability to connect with people, leveraging common interests, and building partnerships to move the rural and agricultural industry forward at scale. His ability to work closely with landowners, government officials, and contractors enables ISG to deliver effective design solutions that fulfill project needs.
Chuck is a strong advocate for the balance between rural drainage and environmental sustainability, helping clients prioritize land stewardship practices that benefit everyone. Chuck firmly believes in what he does, as he is on the Lake Association Board for improving water quality on his local lake and enjoys kayaking and boating on Minnesota’s lakes and streams.
Agricultural Drainage Management Coalition (ADMC) President
2025-Present
It’s a Balance: Protecting Crops and Water Downstream
Chuck Brandel, PE
Much of the upper Midwest, including Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota were formed by glaciers moving over the landscape, creating a region referred to as prairie potholes. Early agricultural practices were focused on draining the water from these potholes in order to farm the land.
Water Quality is Weaved into Every Project We Do
Chuck Brandel, PE
This month and every month, ISG’s water specialists work hard to promote, build, and facilitate water system infrastructure that adheres to the latest local, state, and federal guidelines and keeps the water we consume, work with, and play in clean and safe.
Happy National Ag Week 2022!
Chuck Brandel, PE
This National Agriculture Week of 2022, the National Ag Week theme “Growing a Climate for Tomorrow” reflects the industry’s ability to take on big challenges and turn them into opportunities. It takes strong aptitude, steady hands, countless sleepless nights, and early mornings out of bed before dawn to address the important demands to grow and raise food for a hungry planet.
