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CurrentA Publication of the Missouri Water Environment Association

Fall 2009Vol. 50 No. 3

Support the 2010 U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize Competition

Watershed Management Awards Call for Papers

Managing in Time of Crisis

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In this Issue

5 President’sMessage

7 IndustrialWasteCommitteeReport

9 CollectionSystemCommitteeMeeting

10 WatershedManagementCallforNominations

12 USStockholmJuniorWaterPrizeCompetition

15 ManaginginTimeofCrisis

17 SavetheDate

19 2009-2010ExecutiveCommittee

20 2009-2010CommitteeChairs

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Articles and information published in the MWEA Current are for your information only and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Editor or the Association.

For comments, inquiries, or other informa-tion concerning the MWEA Current, please contact the Editor:

Robert NeathCH2M HILL [email protected]

The Newsletter Committee is always look-ing for articles of interest to our members. If you have any suggestions or items of interest for future publications, please call any member of the committee, or fax the Editor at 314.421.3927 or email at [email protected]. Advertising inquiries should be directed to Bob Welsch at [email protected].

Robert Neath, EditorLeslie Neath, DesignerBob Welsch, Advertising

Please note the deadlines for article sub-mittals:

Issue Deadline Publication

Winter ‘09 October 9 November

Spring ‘10 January 9 February

Summer ‘10 April 9 May

Fall ‘10 July 9 August

Change of Address Requests:If you need to change your mailing adress to receive the Current, visit the Water Envi-ronment Federation website at www.wef.org. Once on this page, select Membership & Careers, Membership Information, Re-new or Modify Membership. You will need your WEF membership ID and password to modify your profile. You may also call WEF Membership Services at 1-800-666-0206.

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Dear Members,

Where has the summer gone? As I sit here in St. Louis looking out the window, resisting the urge to attend a Cardinals baseball game, I wonder about where I can find the time to plan, and then I really get baffled when I consider where I will find the time to actually finish all I strive to do. We are half way through the “MWEA” year and planning is gearing up for 2010. A few items that I want to point out for the remainder of this year and then put on your radar screen for next year follow.

The Executive Committee and Committee Chairs held their annual meeting and float trip on August 7 – 8. There was good attendance and great discussion about the Association’s business. We approved a memorandum of understanding with Mo. Section of AWWA to hold joint conferences in 2012, 2013 and 2014. The format works well and we have received great comments on the conference evaluation forms. We passed the budget after much discussion and an evaluation of our income and expenses. Unfortunately, due to increasing costs of the annual conference (better food, more activities, etc.), our revenue from the annual event was down in 2009, so we have less money going into 2010. (We have applied for stimulus funds and are awaiting a phone call from the White House with details on a bailout….) We still are financially sound, and we intend to remain sound, so Committee Chairs are encouraged to be thrifty where possible. We are also being cautious about spending reserves due to sponsorship of the Stockholm Junior Water Prize in St. Louis in June of 2010; more about that in a few paragraphs.

Our newsletter is one of our largest expense categories, other than the conference. A committee has been reconvened to evaluate options. We will be discussing several different ideas, but if you have an idea or suggestion that you would like us to consider, even if it is just that you enjoy the newsletter and we should leave it alone, please let me or Robert Neath know.

The Fall Technical Conference planning is in full swing. If you haven’t already made plans to attend, please do so right away. It will be November 5, 2009 at Stoney Creek Inn in Columbia once again; the agenda is packed with great speakers and meaty information.

WEFTEC is headed to Orlando, Florida. I am sure you have received much information from WEF regarding registration, but in case you have missed it, there are discounts available for utility registrants, regulators, and others. Check it out and get there if you can. The Missouri Delegation will be gathering at BB King’s

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2010 is shaping up to be a very good year with lots of activities. Our Committees are getting energized, new activities are being planned. A sponsorship of the Stockholm Junior Water Prize Competition that will be held in St. Louis in June of 2010 will require volunteers and donations of cash. WEF sponsors the event, but a large sponsor dropped out this year, so the shortfall needs to be made up. If you would like to donate, or have a company that you think you could convince to assist with a donation, please contact Danny Rowatt or Pam Schweitzer. Pam has set up a Google webgroup for the event; you can access it at http://groups.google.com/group/2010ussjwp. There is a link on the MWEA webpage for more information.

The 2010 annual conference will be March 28 – 31 at Tan-Tar-A. Please mark your calendars and put it in your budget to attend. There is no better way to stay up on new regulations, new products, new practices, and problem solutions than attending a conference with 500 – 700 of your peers. Of course, the operator certification hours are useful, too.

The first 6 months of my Presidency have been informative; I have found that what I have suspected for many years is true. There are simply no better people than wastewater people (I think you have to have a unique sense of humor to do the job) and I enjoy interacting with all of you. Volunteers have stepped forward (or been pushed…), opinions shared with respect, insight and historical information related, and all by volunteers who care that this great organization continues to thrive. It is an honor to serve. I have a favor to ask each of you; take the opportunity to get involved. It will be good for you, and good for us. Until next time, as Dad would say: “stay happy and healthy.”

Mary [email protected]

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EPA recently issued the proposed Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases regulations, which will require annual reporting of greenhouse gases (GHG) starting with the year 2010. The public comment period ended in early June 2009 and now EPA will be evaluating the submitted comments and prepare a set of final regulations for issuance. The regulations apply to industrial stationary sources, municipal landfills, and mobile transportation vehicles. Although domestic wastewater treatment plants are excluded from the reporting requirements under the proposed regulations, emissions from industrial wastewater treatment facilities are included as potential sources from industrial facilities..

Some of the significant requirements include:

1. Reportable GHGs include CO2, CH4, N2O, and various fluorinated compounds.

2. GHG emissions will be reported as equivalent CO2 (CO2e).

3. GHG emissions will be reported on an annual and facility basis.

4. Each facility must report GHG emissions if annual emissions are at least 25,000 metric tons.

5. Once a facility meets the reporting threshold, the facility must continue annual reporting even if the facility’s annual emissions drop below the reporting threshold.

6. Facility must develop a quality assurance project plan for data used in the reporting.

7. New facilities must begin reporting of emissions starting with the first month of operation.

In addition, EPA has proposed an endangerment finding for carbon dioxide, which has been controversial to say the least. Also, the US House of Representatives recently narrowly passed a bill to reduce carbon emissions and according to some politicians, jump-start our economy with mandates and subsidies to promote renewable energy sources. It will be interesting if the same is bill is passed by the US Senate.

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Industrial Waste Committee ReportChairperson:

Bill McAllister - [email protected]

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On July 31, 2009 the MWEA Collection System Committee had its 6th Annual meeting at the Lake of the Ozarks at the Braden House.

After the meeting Dan and Theresa Scherer cooked their famous shrimp boil for us all to enjoy.

We thank the sponsors for this event:

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Several people stayed through Saturday and fun was had by all.

6th Annual Collection System Meeting ‘Boiling with Fun’

Collection System CommitteeChairperson:

Bill McAllister - [email protected]


MWEA WATERSHED MANAGEMENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

2010Call for Nominations!

The MWEA Watershed Management Committee recognizes the importance of a functional and well maintained watershed; and that a well maintained watershed requires a combined effort of local government and business owners, as well as community organizations and citizen groups. To recognize the efforts of these groups and individuals the WMC has established an annual awards program. There are five categories for entry: Community Organizations, Local Government, Consulting Organizations, Business, and Individual.

The goal of the awards program is to promote innovative approaches to watershed challenges and encourage a culture of stewardship among Missouri watersheds.

Watershed Management Achievement Awards Nomination

1. Nominated Individual or organization/team Individual Name (s): _________________________________________________________ Organization Name: __________________________________________________________ Organization Address: ________________________________________________________ Telephone number: ___________________________________________________________ Email: _____________________________________________________________________

2. Name of project, activity, or achievement: _________________________________________ Category: __________________________________________________________________

3. Nominating Individual: _______________________________________________________ Telephone number: __________________________________________________________ Email: _____________________________________________________________________

Award Criteria

Nominations are being sought for outstanding contributions to Missouri watershed (s) by individuals or groups for acts or achievements which significantly:

Reduce volume or toxicity of pollutants entering the watershed environment Reduce flooding potential and related threat to structures and human life Preserve or restore natural lands or habitat Increase conservation activities Educate the public on watershed protection

Application Instructions

Complete the application and send with any supporting materials (see second page) to:

Denise Burkett KCMO Water Services Department

2 NE 32nd Street Phone: 513-7012 Fax: 513-7001

Email: [email protected]

Nominations are due on or before November 1, 2009.


Watershed Management Achievement Awards NominationSupporting Information Sheet

1. What was the nominee’s project, activity, or achievement?

2. When and where did the project, activity, or achievement take place?

3. Describe the way in which this act or achievement benefits the watershed.

4. What are the economic and social impacts of this act or achievement?

5. Provide background on all statistical information used to demonstrate effectiveness of the project, activity, or achievement.

6. Attach any additional supporting documentation as necessary, such as photos.

Missouri Water Environment Association Watershed Management Committee

2 NE 32nd Street Kansas City, Missouri 64116

(816) 513-7012 www.mwea.org


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Partnership Opportunities for the

U.S. Stockholm JuniorWater Prize Competition

Sheraton City Center HotelSaint Louis, MissouriJune 17 – 20, 2010

Inspiring Today’s Students.Improving Tomorrow’s Water.

Local Sponsor:

Missouri Water Environment Association

National Sponsors:

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Reasons to Support the 2010 U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize Competition

scientific research

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For more information on the Stockholm Junior Water Prize Competition, go to:

www.SJWP.org Enter SJWP in the search bar.

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The National CompetitionThe Stockholm Junior Water Prize was founded by the Stockholm Water Foundation in 1997. The Crown Princess of Sweden is the patron of the prize and presents the international award each year.

The U.S. has participated in this program since the prize was founded. The national program is managed by the Water Environment Federation (WEF) with support from ITT Corporation and Delta Air Lines. WEF member associations (MAs) select the state winners from hundreds of entries across the country. MAs also help organize the national competition.

The U.S. competition is open to all high school students with projects aimed at improving the quality of life through enhancement of water quality, water resources management, water protection or water and wastewater treatment.

The 2010 Competition in St. LouisThe Missouri Water Environment Association (MWEA) hasbeen selected by the Water Environment Federation (WEF) to host the Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP) National Competition in the summer of 2010 in Saint Louis. MWEA is partnering with local organizations and companies to provide support for this prestigious national competition. Our goal is to make the event an educational and memorable experience for the competitors, their advisors, and their families.

It is anticipated that 45 or more state winners, accompanied by there their advisors and families, will join us in Saint Louis where we are planning three days of learning and fun activities. The national winner selected at this completion will go on to Stockholm, Sweden to compete in the international competition against students from more than 30 countries around the world.

Partnering OpportunitiesOur best minds and talent need to remain focused on the world’s aquatic environment and health-related water quality issues in the coming years. Here is a chance for your organization to really make a difference both locallyand globally! The students participating in this unique competition represent the brilliance of the future when itcomes to preserving and enhancing our global water environment.

In order to make the Saint Louis event a world-class experience for all of those participating, the Missouri Water Environment Association is offering opportunities for public, private, non-profit and other organizations to support the 2010 contest. Various levels of support are available to choose from.

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Sheraton City Center HotelSaint Louis, MissouriJune 17 – 20, 2010

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• Support grass-roots scientific research• Show students and their educational advisors that their efforts matter

• Publically demonstrate your company’s commitment to the environment• Be involved in a prestigious national science competition

• Raise awareness of water related issues that affect our society • Donations are tax deductable

The Stockholm Junior Water Prize is the most prestigious international youth award for a high school water science research project. Its purpose is to increase students’ interest in water-related issues and

research, and to sensitize them – as future leaders – to global water challenges.


www.SJWP.org

Enter SJWP in the search bar.

Please detach and return this form to:


C/O Danny Rowatt

Municipal Equipment Company

2735 Mercantile Drive

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(314) 290-2977

Please send checks only. Checks should be made payable to:


Note: MWEA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Please check

with your tax professional regarding possible tax deductions as

a result of your donation. Funds raised will benefit the 2010 U.S.

Stockholm Junior Water Prize Competition. Any remaining funds in

the 2010 SJWP account after the event’s conclusion will be placed

into the MWEA Scholarship Fund.

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Platinum – $5,000

Gold – $2,500

Silver – $1,000

Bronze – $500

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The recession that took so long to be recognized as a recession is now universally acknowledged. The country and the whole of the world are caught up in it and there is no avoiding its consequences. For those of us in the association world, the outlook is not encouraging. We are often at the end of the service chain and for hard pressed companies, utilities, governments and individuals, we often constitute discretionary spending…spending that can be interrupted for a time until things get better.

Of course, that may or may not be the case. The best associations provide training, education and other services that are even more important in difficult times because they help our members’ weather rough roads, and when the recovery comes, as it will, the skills we sharpen will be more important still. But for now, we in the association world need to hone our services to the most essential, trim our expenses, improve our management and service while anticipating decreased revenues as we do so.

The dilemma is classic. Everything is connected. Crisis in the financial markets affects the availability of credit, credit restrictions effect investment and lending, companies cut back production and lay off workers in response to decreasing demand from consumers, and tax revenues from all sectors decrease because income and sales are down in the private sector economy. Even services like water and sanitation are not immune from global economic dislocations and neither are the associations that serve them.

This recession is not going to be like anything most of us have ever lived through. It will be longer, more severe and pervasive than anything since the 1930s and we need to understand and accept that. Hunkering down and waiting for it to pass us by will not work. Business as usual will not work because the usual isn’t any more. Everything has changed and it is unlikely that what we once thought “normal” will ever be again. We need to start thinking very differently about everything including the traditional linkages between members and their associations.

The Water Environment Association is looking ahead. Although we began our fiscal year with a record breaking WEFTEC in Chicago, have enviable cash flows and extensive financial reserves, we do not expect that this recession will pass us by either. We are trimming expenses in anticipation of revenue decreases; honing our services and doing all those things that well run organizations do in times of trial. But that is not enough.

The WEF Board of Trustees has adopted a set of financial and management guidelines we will use in managing WEF in the coming years. The guidelines set a very high standard on service, provide for continued investment in programs and services that address our core mission and the needs of our members.

They also dictate solid fiscal management regardless of other considerations. An organization that is not running in the “black” cannot have the resources to pay attention to its business nor can it fulfill its mission.

An important and critical underlying assumption to the guidelines is the understanding that what happens to our members also happens to WEF. The health of the community reflects itself in our membership numbers, attendance at conferences, exhibit and advertising sales and so on. The same is most certainly true for state and regional associations, but perhaps not in just the same way. Travel restrictions may work to the advantage of local organizations while overall spending cuts by companies and utilities curtail membership, exhibit and sponsorship fees.

Each of our organizations needs to take a close look at what we do, who we do it for and how we do it. Managing associations in time of crisis is always a dicey thing, but not undoable. We just have to be smarter, work more closely together, be willing to do things differently…and to take reasonable risks.

Managing in Time of Crisis

Bill BerteraExecutive DirectorBill Bertera is the Executive Director of the Water Environment Federation (WEF), an international organization of water quality professionals headquartered in Alexandria, Va.

He is a career association executive with extensive experience in not-for-profit management of both public and private sector organizations, especially those with environmental infrastructure interests.

Bill has served as Executive Director of both the AmericanPublic Works Association and the Rebuild America Coalition, the latter a national organization of engineering, construction and government organizations dedicated to rebuilding America’s public infrastructure. He has also served as the Executive Director of the Society of Nuclear Medicine.

He has been Managing Director of the National Solid Wastes Management Association; and he has filled executive and management positions with both the International City Management Association and the National Association of Counties.

Bill has a B.S. degree in business administration and a M.S. of Public Administration degree in urban affairs.

Bill Bertera Executive Director

Bill Bertera is the Executive Director of the Water Environment Federation (WEF), an international organization of water quality professionals headquartered in Alexandria, Va.

He is a career association executive with extensive experience in not-for-profit management of both public and private sector organizations, especially those with environmental infrastructure interests.

Bill has served as Executive Director of both the American Public Works Association and the Rebuild America Coalition, the latter a national organization of engineering, construction and government organizations dedicated to rebuilding America’s public infrastructure. He has also served as the Executive Director of the Society of Nuclear

Medicine.

He has been Managing Director of the National Solid Wastes Management Association; and he has filled executive and management positions with both the International City Management Association and the National Association of Counties.

Bill has a B.S. degree in business administration and a M.S. of Public Administration degree in urban affairs.

About WEFFormed in 1928, the Water Environment Federation (WEF) is a not-for-profit technical and educational organization with 35,000 individual members and 75 affiliated Member Associations representing water quality professionals around the world. WEF and its Member Associations proudly work to achieve our mission of preserving and enhancing the global water environment.


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SAVE THE DATE!TENTH ANNUALST. LOUIS EARTH DAYSYMPOSIUM

NOVEMBER 11-13, 2009

09Eco-Nomics: Economy and Ecology ConvergeNovember 12, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.Missouri Botanical GardenNovember 11, 5:30 - 8:00 p.m.Pre-conference Tour and ReceptionCitygarden

Green infrastructure solutions are beginning to appear throughout the St. Louis region. These local projects give communities the opportunity to learn �rst-hand about the lessons learned, the reality of the bottom line, the bene�ts they provide and the challenges they present to developers, consultants and the local communities where they are built.

The program features Keynote speakers, Peter Raven, president of Missouri Botanical Garden and Warren T. Byrd, Jr., principal Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects and designer of Citygarden. Byrd will also lead a pre-conference garden tour, weather permitting. Sessions address a range of local projects, regulatory issues, and more. Join us in tackling the issues and challenges.

For more information or sponsorship opportunities, contact Tracy Boaz at [email protected] or 314/452-3986.

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MWEA Executive Committee 2009 – 2010

Position Name Address Phone/Fax/e-mail President Mary West Jacobs

501 N Broadway St. Louis, MO 63102-2121

314/335-4511, cell 314/954-9351 [email protected]

President Elect Richard Johannes URS Corporation 8300 College Blvd Suite 200 Overland Park, KS 66210

913/344-1079 913/344-1011 [email protected]

Vice President Jeff Clarke Hydro-Kinetics 5741 Manchester Ave Saint Louis, MO 63110-1903

314-647-6104 314-645-1861 [email protected]

Secretary Clara Haenchen City of Jefferson 320 East McCarty Jefferson City, MO 65101

573/634-6566 573/634-6561 [email protected]

Treasurer Robert J. Januska RJN Group, Inc. 727 N. First Street, Suite 240 St. Louis, MO 63102-2541

314/ 588-9764 ext. 311

[email protected]

PWODRepresentative

Dave Erwin City of Jefferson 320 East McCarty Jefferson City, MO 65101

573/634-6444 573/634-6561 [email protected]

Delegate Keith Arbuckle Duckett Creek Sanitary District 3550 Highway K O’Fallon, MO 63368

636/441-1244 636/498-8150 [email protected]

Delegate Ken Gambaro Metro St Louis Sewer District 3455 Creve Coeur Mill Rd Saint Louis, MO 63146-2121

314/646-2431 314/741-6106 [email protected]

Past President Phil Burns 816-229-7041

Past Past President Jeffrey Gratzer Jacobs 501 N Broadway 4th Floor Saint Louis, MO 63102-2121

314/335-4602 314/335-5141 [email protected]

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Committee Chair Address Phone/Fax/E-mail 2010 SJWP (Ad hoc) Pam Schweitzer Environmental Management Corp

1001 Boardwalk Springs Place Suite 100 O’Fallon, MO 63368

636/561-9486636/[email protected]

Audit Bobby Lyerla Municipal Equipment Company 2735 Mercantile Dr. St. Louis, MO 63144-2807


Awards Al Callier Donohue & Associates 745 Craig Road Suite 305 Creve Coeur, MO 63141


Biosolids Tom Holst Southwest Wastewater Treatment Plant3301 S. FF Hwy Springfield, MO 65807

417/ 891-1600 ext 123417/[email protected]

Collection System Cliff Cate TREKK Design Group, LLC 1441 East 104th Street Suite 105 Kansas City Missouri 64131-4521

(816) 874-4659 (816) 874-4675 [email protected]

Education / Public Relations

Nicole Tompkins Young CDM100 N. Tucker, Suite 550 St. Louis, MO 63101

314/241-8510

[email protected] O & M Ernest West Southwest Regional Office

2040 W. Woodland Springfield, MO 65807-5912

417/ 891-4339 417/ 891-4399 [email protected]

Government Affairs Jim Ross Bartlett & West Eng. 250 NE Tudor Rd. Lees Summit, MO 64086


Government Affairs Waldo Margheim George Butler Assoc.,Inc. 9801 Renner Blvd. Lenexa, KS 66219-9745


Historian Pam Schweitzer Environmental Management Corp 1001 Boardwalk Springs Place Suite 100 O’Fallon, MO 63368


Industrial Waste Bill McAllister Project Manager Burns & McDonnell 9400 Ward Parkway Kansas City, Missouri 64114

(816) 822-3031 (816) 822-3414 [email protected]

Laboratory Practices Jane Hood City of St. Joseph 3500 State Route 759 St. Joseph, MO 64504-1014


Local Arrangements Rebecca Hoffmann Horner & Shifrin, Inc. 5200 Oakland Ave. St. Louis, MO 63110


Membership Bently Green Black & Veatch 15450 S.Outer 40 #200 Chesterfield, MO 63017-2062

636/532-7940

[email protected] Robert Neath CH2M HILL

1034 S. Brentwood Blvd. Suite 2300 St. Louis, MO 63117-1223



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Nominating Phil Burns 816-229-7041

Operator Assistance Jane Hood City of St. Joseph 3500 State Route 759 St. Joseph, MO 64504-1014


Plant Managers Mark Pearson AECOM 2405 Grand Blvd. Suite 1000 Kansas City, MO 64108


Plant Managers Jeff Shook Little Blue Valley Sewer Dist. 21101 East 78 Highway Independence, MO 64057

816/[email protected]

Program Philip Walsack MPUA 1808 I-70 Drive SW Columbia, MO 65203

573/445-3279

[email protected] Registration Wayne Humes MSD

3455 Creve Coeur Mill Rd St. Louis, MO 63146


Safety, Security & Occupational Health

Craig Rippey City of St. Joseph 3500 State Route 759 St. Joseph, MO 64504-1014


Small Flows Dennis Stith Shafer Kline & Warren Inc PO Box366 Macon, MO 63552-0366


Small Flows Tom Caraker, Jr. Flo-Systems 905 Cherry Ln. Troy, IL 62294


SSSSS Danny Rowatt Municipal Equipment Company 2735 Mercantile Dr. St. Louis, MO 63144-2807

[email protected]

Student Activities Tom Ratzki Black & Veatch 15450 S. Outer 40 Drive - Ste 200 Chesterfield, MO 63017

636/532-1051 x102 636/[email protected]

Tellers Steven Spydell City Of Independence Sewer Maintenance Division - WPC PO Box 1019 14909 East Truman Rd Independence, MO 64051


WatershedManagement

Denise Burkett KCMO Water Services 2 NE 32rd Avenue Kansas City, MO 64106

816-513-7012 Office

[email protected] Website Todd Bolte MSD Grand Glaize WWTP

1000 Grand Glaize Parkway Valley Park, MO 63088

[email protected]

Young Professionals Rebecca Hoffmann Horner & Shifrin, Inc. 5200 Oakland Ave. St. Louis, MO 63110


Young Professionals Amanda K. Johnson Black & Veatch Corporation 8400 Ward Parkway Kansas City, MO 64114



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