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Submitted toFillmore Soil and Water Conservation District
900 Washington Street NWPreston, MN 55965
Submitted byRESPEC
1935 West County Road B2, Suite 320Roseville, MN 55113
December 2014
RSI/P-3250
Response to Request for Proposals Root River One Watershed, One Plan
RSI(MPO)-996/12-14/7
November 26, 2014 Ms. Jennifer Ronnenberg Fillmore Soil and Water Conservation District 900 Washington Street NW Preston, MN 55965 Dear Ms. Ronnenberg:
RE: Response to the Request for Proposals for Plan Writing Services for the Root River Watershed Management Plan
We are pleased to submit this response to the Request for Proposals for the development of the Root River One Watershed, One Plan (1W1P) document. Our exceptional team of professionals possesses the expertise necessary to synthesize the complexity of information developed for this watershed plan and write a 1W1P document that conveys the goals, objectives, and strategies of the plan in a clear, concise, and meaningful manner. Additionally, our team will work proactively and collaboratively with the project team, Policy and Advisory Committees, and all stakeholders to ensure project success.
RESPEC is a professional consulting and services company that specializes in using innovative approaches to provide sound solutions to current and future challenges while working in partnership with our clients. Our employee-owned company has been in business for over 45 years and our Minnesota team has over 75 years of combined experience in watershed management. Therefore, the Root River 1W1P Planning Work Group can rely on the RESPEC team to understand the importance of developing a high-quality plan that accurately reflects the stakeholders’ values and intentions for protecting this watershed, which contains some of Minnesota’s most unique and highly valued natural resources.
We look forward to working with the Root River 1W1P Planning Work Group and stakeholders on this project. I will be your primary contact for this response; if you have any questions or need additional information, please reach me by telephone (651.605.5705) or email ([email protected]). Sincerely,
Julie A. Blackburn Minnesota Area Manager JAB:sne
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cc: Project Central File 996-3250 — Category B
1935 West County Road B2, Suite 320, Roseville, Minnesota 55113 Phone: 651.683.2270 Fax: 651.683.2277 www.respec.com
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BIOGRAPH
JULIE BLAMs. Blackimplemenstakeholdteam for River andresource implemensolutions a EMILY JAVMs. Javepredominaan on-stafboth orgashare prowith the projects. the BMPs SETH KENMr. Kenneserves as simulate phosphoruapplying wprovided software,
PAUL SENMr. Sennesuite of sothe Minneanalyses, data colleHSPF wate
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NNER, P.E. er is an expe the lead pro
hydrology, us, selenium, watershed moby the mod including HEC
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professionals of our key pns are listed
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modeler who the SAM tooacteria, wattivity in agricologically comso proficient AS, BATHTUB,
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CCUTCHEON tcheon has ang. Since joinPF and writing
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Julie A. Blackburn Minnesota Area Manager
OVERVIEW OF EXPERIENCE
Ms. Blackburn has over 17 years of professional experience
working in a leadership capacity in watershed protection and
implementation, water resource management, and overall
strategic management of natural resource programs.
As Assistant Director of Policy and Programs at the Minnesota
Board of Water and Soil Resources, Ms. Blackburn worked
extensively with soil and water conservation districts, watershed
districts, and state and federal conservation agencies in the fields
of watershed management, drainage management, Total
Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) implementation, and resource
conservation planning. Ms. Blackburn facilitated resolution to
highly controversial issues with diverse and often polarized
interests to achieve workable outcomes, directed strategic
communications and public relations programs, worked to achieve
successful coordination of state and federal wetland regulations,
and coordinated environmental policy development and govern-
ment relations programs.
As Administrator of the Middle Fork Crow Watershed District
and the Sauk River Watershed District, Ms. Blackburn provided
leadership to these special-purpose units of government and
oversaw all facets of comprehensive watershed management,
including surface water monitoring and analysis, TMDL studies
and implementation plans, stormwater management, public
drainage systems, permitting programs, conservation practice
planning and implementation, strategic planning, communi-
cations, outreach, and public relations.
As Associate Professor and Extension Educator at the University
of Minnesota Extension Service, Ms. Blackburn worked with
diverse interests in the central Minnesota lake region on lake and
stream management programs as well as with agricultural
interests on manure, irrigation, pasture, and drainage
management programs.
SPECIFIC TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE
Environmental Regulation/Policy. Ms. Blackburn has
extensive knowledge of federal, state, and local water-related
statutes and rules, including wetland, drainage, and water
pollution program areas. In her leadership role at both state and
local agencies, she led the development of rules and permitting
programs, including working with stakeholder groups and
regulating agencies to establish performance standards and
enforcement policies. As the assistant director of a state agency,
she was responsible for developing, interpreting, and
implementing Minnesota statutes and rules and their potential
connections to both local and federal provisions.
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
Environmental Regulation/Policy
Facilitation/Stakeholder Process
Watershed Assessment and
Comprehensive Planning
Legislative/Government
Relations
Watershed Implementation
Strategic Communications
Organization Development
Education
M.S. in Environmental and Forest
Biology - System Ecology
Emphasis, State University of
New York College of
Environmental Science and
Forestry, Syracuse University,
Syracuse, NY (1998)
B.A. Cultural Anthropology and
Environmental Science, St. Cloud
University, St. Cloud, MN (1992)
Certifications & Training
Senior Leadership Institute,
University of Minnesota, Humphrey
Institute of Public Affairs (2012)
Stream Fluvial and Geomorphology,
Minnesota Department of Natural
Resources (2005)
Honors & Awards
Environmental Leadership Award,
Minnesota Erosion Control
Association (2006)
Natural Resource and Environment
Outstanding Achievement Award,
University of Minnesota Extension
Service (2002)
Work History
RESPEC (2012–Present)
Minnesota Board of Water and Soil
Resources (2008–Present)
Middle Fork Crow River Watershed
District (2006–2008)
Sauk River Watershed District
(2002–2006)
University of Minnesota Extension
Service (1997–2002)
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Facilitation/Stakeholder Process. Ms. Blackburn has facilitated multiple
stakeholder processes that led to the resolution of highly controversial topics,
including developing water-quality standard regulations, manure management and
feedlot ordinances, and sewage treatment issues in sensitive landscapes. She also
advised and facilitated the Minnesota Local Government Roundtable’s development
of the “One Watershed–One Plan” approach that resulted in legislation that directed
statewide watershed planning efforts, which was signed into law in 2012.
Watershed Assessment and Comprehensive Planning. Ms. Blackburn managed
and implemented comprehensive lake and river monitoring and assessment
programs on the Sauk and Middle Fork Crow Watersheds in central Minnesota.
Based on the results of monitoring and assessment programs, she planned, initiated,
and supported lake and river nutrient, bacteria, and biota and TMDL studies.
Ms. Blackburn also wrote and acted as a technical advisor on developing
comprehensive watershed management plans at the county, watershed, and state
levels.
Legislative/Government Relations. Ms. Blackburn is experienced at
coordinating environmental policy development, including working through the
legislative and agency rule-making process with diverse stakeholders on highly
pivotal issues (such as Minnesota’s Wetland Conservation Act). Ms. Blackburn has
extensive legislative experience and has successfully moved agency budget and policy
initiatives through the legislative process from bill creation through final
authorization. As a result of her experience, Ms. Blackburn has highly developed
legislative and government relations skills at federal, state, and local levels.
Watershed Implementation. Ms. Blackburn acquired funding and provided overall
management to resource protection and restoration implementation projects totaling
over $15 million, including individual landowner practices (raingardens, feedlots,
shoreline restorations, septic systems) and large multigovernment, multilandowner
projects (stormwater, drainage, aquatic plant management programs). Through these
efforts, Ms. Blackburn worked cooperatively with federal (Natural Resources
Conservation Service [NRCS], U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service [USFWS],
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency [EPA]) and state agencies as well as
conservation organizations (Ducks Unlimited, Pheasants Forever) to implement
protection and restoration strategies and programs.
Strategic Communications. Throughout her career, Ms. Blackburn has developed
strategic internal and external communications plans for project-specific, legislative,
and unique initiatives using multitiered, multimedia approaches. These skills were
more fully developed during her role as Chief Information Officer (CIO) at a state
agency, where she was responsible for executing all agency communications,
including crisis communications, and acting as an intergovernmental
communications liaison.
Organization Development. Ms. Blackburn has worked strategically and
effectively as a change agent by systematizing continuous process improvement to
increase organizational capacity. She also has experience developing performance-
based management systems, including strategic benchmarking of individual, unit,
and organizational performance. As a member of the inaugural Minnesota Senior
Leadership Institute, an initiative sanctioned by Governor Dayton, Ms. Blackburn
acquired unique skills, techniques, and strategies for implementing change
management using an adaptive leadership approach.
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SPECIFIC PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Approaches to Setting Numeric Nutrient Targets in the Red River of the
North. Ms. Blackburn was co-author of this report, which included conducting a
literature review of the available scientific methods for setting nitrogen and
phosphorus water-quality targets. Based on the findings of the literature review,
Ms. Blackburn developed the recommended approach of integrating the Stressor-
Response Modeling with Consideration of Lake Winnipeg Nitrogen and Phosphorus
Goals and the most appropriate approach for establishing water-quality targets for
the Red River. This report and recommendation were presented to and adopted by
the International Red River Board (IRRB) of the International Joint Commission
(IJC).
Minnesota Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) Water-
Quality Framework. Ms. Blackburn provides leadership for RESPEC’s involvement
in working with local governments to implement the state-adopted WRAPS efforts.
Through the WRAPS program, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
contracts with local governments to implement watershed assessments, develop
watershed conditions reports, conduct TMDL studies, and develop measurable and
achievable restoration and protection strategies. Strong civic engagement plans are
required to be implemented for all facets of the program. Ms. Blackburn is currently
the principal-in-charge for six WRAPS projects. Highlights of each project are listed
here:
Snake River WRAPS. Contracted with the Middle Snake Tamarac Watershed
District to develop a watershed conditions report, conduct terrain and stream
channel analyses, develop a sediment budget, and develop and implement a civic
engagement plan.
Pine and Leech Lake River WRAPS. Contracted with Crow Wing County
(Pine Watershed) and Cass County (Leech Lake River) to conduct pollutant
source assessments and loading analyses as well as develop HSPF model
applications to evaluate phosphorus loads to surface waters under multiple
resource management scenarios. This project included facilitating multiple
stakeholder meetings to determine priorities, concerns, and threats for the
development of modeling scenarios; reporting on outcomes; and integrating
results into watershed management plans.
Rum River WRAPS. Contracted with the Anoka Conservation District to
conduct lake sediment analyses, provide analyses of HSPF model-derived
stressor identification drivers, determine internal loading of impaired lakes,
develop TMDL studies and reports for all impaired lakes and streams, and
develop restoration strategies.
South Fork Crow River WRAPS. Subcontractor to Wenck to update the
HSPF model with new monitoring and meteorological data, develop all
stream TMDLs, provide support to lake TMDLs, and conduct stakeholder
meetings.
North Fork Crow River WRAPS. Subcontractor to Wenck to conduct the
stream-dissolved oxygen TMDLs using the HSPF model as well as conduct
stakeholder meetings.
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Minnesota Department of Agriculture Water-Quality Certification Program,
St. Paul, Minnesota. Ms. Blackburn was the principle-in-charge and project
manager for providing assistance to the Minnesota Department of Agriculture to
develop the pilot agricultural water-quality certification program. Ms. Blackburn
worked with agency leadership and facilitated stakeholder workshops to determine
key components to be included for evaluation in the water-quality index tool. This
index tool is currently being used to evaluate producers’ program eligibility. Ms.
Blackburn also evaluated statistical results of best management practice (BMP)
impacts on water quality and provided oversight on how the results were applied to
the index to ensure agriculture practice impacts were appropriately gaged.
Ms. Blackburn then recommended processes for participant certification and the
continuation of this project beyond the pilot phase.
Emily L. Javens, P.E. Project Manager, Watershed Management
OVERVIEW OF EXPERIENCE
Ms. Javens joined RESPEC after working 12 years as a water resources engineer and over 5 years as a district engineer for the Scott Soil and Water Conservation District and, later, the Prior Lake–Spring Lake Watershed District. In both organizations, she oversaw the technical aspects of all engineering tasks, administered cost-share programs, completed subwatershed assessments, and designed rural and urban conservation projects. She also managed larger contracts such as a 0.5-mile streambank restoration project for the Scott Water Management Organization. Before her work in Scott County, Ms. Javens was the water resources engineer for the city of Mankato. She worked with several departments to develop the city’s first Storm Water Pollution Prevention Program (SWPPP). The city of Mankato was one of the first ten cities that were required to implement extra efforts into its Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit as a result of a completed Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) study. Ms. Javens worked extensively with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), conservation agencies, and agricultural groups to seek solutions that each sector could accomplish to work toward eliminating the low dissolved oxygen conditions for the Lower Minnesota River. For the past 12 years, Ms. Javens has incorporated her original teaching degree into opportunities to educate various sectors regarding their role and capability to accelerate the goals of clean water in Minnesota. The topics range from rain garden workshops to hydrology classes for civil engineering students. She also teaches erosion control certification courses through the University of Minnesota’s erosion control program. While at RESPEC, Ms. Javens provides guidance and professional engineering capabilities to local government agencies and their partners. Additionally, she provides innovative and effective solutions for challenging resource issues in both urban and rural settings, including stormwater and agricultural practices.
SPECIFIC TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE
Watershed Management. Ms. Javens has over 5 years of experience working within local water management and conservation districts. During that time, she has developed an understanding of the needs and overall operation of such organizations; specifically, the need to effectively communicate with boards that may have limited technical expertise while providing quality work on limited budgets. Because the organizations were small, she was involved in nearly every aspect of these local government agencies, from understanding the legal requirements written in statute to the planning and implementation efforts.
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE Watershed Management Best Management Practice
(BMP) Feasibility and Design Construction Oversight and
Project Management Priority Project Identification
and Landowner Outreach Permit and Regulatory Programs Surface and Groundwater
Protection Program Development Technical Trainer
Education B.S. in Civil Engineering, MN State
University, Mankato (2003) B.S. in Earth Science and
Mathematics Education, MN State University, Mankato (1996)
Registrations & Licenses Professional Engineer in Minnesota Technical Service Provider Certified Professional of Erosion
and Sediment Control
Professional Memberships Supervisor, Blue Earth Soil and
Water Conservation District, (2013–Present)
Treasurer, Minnesota Erosion Control Association (2010–2013)
City Councilwoman (appointed), City of Skyline, MN (2007)
President, American Society of Civil Engineers, MN State University, Mankato (2002–2003)
Certificates & Training Drainage Water Management
(2014) Leadership Institute, MN
Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts (2008–2009)
Honors & Awards Extra Mile Award, MN Society of
Professional Engineers (2006)
Work History RESPEC (2013–Present) Prior Lake–Spring Lake Watershed
District (2011–2013) Scott Soil and Water Conservation
District (2008–2011) City of Mankato (2005–2008) Bolton & Menk, Inc. (2002–2005)
Emily L. Javens
Best Management Practice (BMP) Feasibility and Design. Ms. Javens was the lead water resources engineer and outlined the erosion and sediment control practices and the stormwater management BMPs required to meet government regulations. She designed conservation practices including grassed waterways, grade stabilization structures, diversions, ravine stabilizations, wetland restorations, lake restorations, and streambank stabilizations. The most important question Ms. Javens asks during any project analysis is whether or not a practice should even be built; she defines the cost benefit of implementing such practices and determines whether or not the project aligns with the established water-quality goals. One of the innovative projects she designed was an integral component of the 2012 state recipient of the Conservationist of the Year that was awarded from the Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts. Construction Oversight and Project Management. Ms. Javens has over 10 years of construction oversight experience. She has managed projects as simple as adding a sidewalk to a city park, to more complex projects such as installing several miles of sewer and water lines, to a rural ethanol plant. While at the Watershed District (WD), Ms. Javens managed urban bioretention basin construction, a desiltation basin dredging project, and directional drilling of chemical feed lines for a surface water treatment plant. In preparation of these projects, she has taken the lead in securing permits, conducting public hearings, and working with landowners. Priority Project Identification and Landowner Outreach. Ms. Javens has completed subwatershed assessments in both urban and rural watersheds to identify projects that would meet specified goals at the most cost-effective rate. Following project identification, Ms. Javens developed outreach campaigns to reach private landowners and determine the interest. She also managed grants that used similar analyses to construct projects on private lands that would benefit the general public. Permit and Regulatory Programs. Ms. Javens was in charge of the engineering plan review while at the Prior Lake–Spring Lake Watershed District and the city of Mankato. At both locations, she created and instituted checklists to ease the review process for the both the applicant and the reviewer. Not only did the applicant know exactly how projects would be reviewed, the checklists guaranteed a thorough agency review that identified errors requiring reconciliation before permit approval. Ms. Javens assisted in rewriting WD rules. Her efforts focused on developing rules in a format that clearly communicated standards, did not place undue burden on new and redevelopment, and were aligned with the goals of the district. Surface and Groundwater Protection Program Development. Ms. Javens led the effort to develop and implement the city of Mankato’s SWPPP, as required by the Clean Water Act’s (CWA) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit. While working in the private sector, she assisted several communities in developing sourcewater protection plans based on the vulnerability of their systems. Technical Trainer. Ms. Javens has been teaching since 1996. The topics range from neighborhood rain garden classes to civil engineering courses. She currently teaches erosion and sediment control certification courses to contractors, designers, inspectors, and site managers through the University of Minnesota’s Stormwater Program. She also develops curriculum for junior and high school students to encourage them (especially young girls) to consider careers in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields.
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Seth J. Kenner P.E. Staff Engineer
OVERVIEW OF EXPERIENCE
Mr. Kenner is a civil engineer with a strong educational background in water resources and environmental engineering. His 5 years of experience includes hydrologic and surface water-quality modeling, numerical analyses, field monitoring and surveying, geospatial analyses, and data processing.
SPECIFIC TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE
Hydrologic and Water-Quality Modeling. Mr. Kenner primarily uses the HSPF watershed modeling package on numerous watersheds throughout the region, including South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, Minnesota, and Iowa. He has extensive experience in using HSPF to simulate hydrology, sediment, bacteria, water temperature, dissolved oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus, selenium, and conductivity. Mr. Kenner is an expert in applying the HSPF model to hydrologically complex watersheds, and maximizes the flexibility provided by the model. He is also proficient with other hydrologic and hydraulic modeling software including HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, BATHTUB, and SWMM. Data Processing, Statistical Analyses, and General Programming. Mr. Kenner is a key developer of in-house tools used for efficiently developing and analyzing complex watershed model applications. He predominantly applies MATLAB technical computational software and is a MathWorks Certified MATLAB Associate. He is also familiar with other programming languages such as Visual Basic, Fortran, and Python. The MATLAB tools include applications used for efficient automation of sensitivity and uncertainty analyses, parameter optimization, and other Monte Carlo simulations. Some of these tools use MATLAB to couple HSPF to the optimization and uncertainty analysis software DAKOTA. Mr. Kenner develops tools to use watershed model applications for evaluating alternative remediation scenarios, prioritizing watershed master planning, and optimizing cost effectiveness of best management practice implementation. Geospatial Analyses. Mr. Kenner uses ESRI’s ArcGIS during the modeling process to perform extensive geospatial analyses, computations, and mapping. Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Development and Calculations. Mr. Kenner has been involved in the TMDL development associated with each of the hydrologic and water-quality models. He developed adaptable tools with MATLAB to efficiently and accurately calculate TMDLs with observed data and simulated results using a variety of methodologies. He has experience with the development of sediment, bacteria, dissolved oxygen, and nutrient TMDLs for streams and lakes throughout Wyoming, South Dakota, and Minnesota.
Technical Expertise Hydrologic and Water-Quality
Modeling Data Processing, Statistical
Analyses, and General Programming
Geospatial Analyses Total Maximum Daily Load
(TMDL) Development and Calculations
Education M.S. in Civil Engineering, Water
Resources, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, Rapid City, SD (2009)
B.S. in Civil Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, Rapid City, SD (2007)
Registrations & Licenses Professional Engineer in South
Dakota MathWorks Certified MATLAB
Associate
Professional Memberships American Society of Civil Engineers
(ASCE) Environmental & Water Resources
Institute (EWRI)
Work History RESPEC (2009–Present) Matrix Consulting Group Inc.
(2007–2008) South Dakota School of Mines &
Technology (2007–2008) Ferber Engineering (2006–2007)
Seth J. Kenner
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
Kenner, S. J. and J. K. Oswald, 2014. “A Decision Support Tool Utilizing an HSPF Watershed Model Application for the Central Big Sioux River in Eastern South Dakota,” World Environmental & Water Resources Congress, Portland, OR, June 2–5. Plevan, A. B., P. W. Senne, and S. J. Kenner, 2014. Contribution-Based Fees for Water Management Districts in the Sauk River Watershed District, RSI-2423, prepared by RESPEC, Roseville, MN, for Sauk River Watershed District, Sauk Centre, MN. Kenner, S. J. and C. S. Foreman, 2012. “Crow Creek Urban Watershed Modeling Using an Event Mean Concentration Approach With HSPF,” Proceedings, World Environmental & Water Resources Congress, Albuquerque, NM, May 20–24. Foreman, C. S. and S. J. Kenner, 2012. “North Platte River Selenium Total Maximum Daily Load Development Using a Geographic Information System Regression Approach,” Proceedings, World Environmental & Water Resources Congress, Albuquerque, NM, May 20–24. Pomarleau, L. M. and S. J. Kenner, 2010. Upper Cheyenne River Watershed Model Development and Calibration, RSI-2054, prepared by RESPEC, Rapid City, SD, for South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Pierre, SD. Pomarleau, L. M. and S. J. Kenner, 2010. Lower Cheyenne River Watershed Model Development and Calibration, RSI-2147, prepared by RESPEC, Rapid City, SD, for South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Pierre, SD. Kenner, S. J., 2009. Hydrologic Model of the Lower Cheyenne River Watershed in Western South Dakota Using HSPF, unpublished master of science thesis, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota.
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Paul Senne, MPA Web Development/GIS Specialist
OVERVIEW OF EXPERIENCE
Mr. Senne’s professional experience includes more than 7 years of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) experience using the ESRI Enterprise suite of software, including his work while with the state of Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR), the Minnesota Legislature, and RESPEC. Mr. Senne’s GIS experience includes performing and automating spatial analyses, geospatial data maintenance, map production, building custom web map interfaces, and data collection and summary through web and database applications. He has also worked considerably with open-source GIS software, including QGIS, PostGIS/ PostgreSQL, and GeoServer as well as web mapping packages, such as GeoMoose, MapServer, and OpenLayers.
SPECIFIC TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE
Advanced GIS Experience. Mr. Senne has advanced GIS qualifications by using the state of Minnesota’s ESRI Enterprise suite of software and geoprocessing tools. He has administered ArcGIS for Server and ArcSDE with an Oracle Relational Database Management System (RDBMS). Mr. Senne has worked with tools such as Spatial Analyst, 3D Analyst, and ArcHydro to conduct terrain analyses with Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) data. He has experience in using Python and ArcPy for automated, geospatial analyses as well as larger data processing needs. In addition to scripting, he has also made use of the ArcGIS Model Builder toolset and incorporated the built-in functionality with custom scripted processes. Databases. Mr. Senne’s capabilities include an in-depth knowledge and understanding of relational databases used on the back end of web applications and is fluent in using Structured Query Language (SQL) for accessing and summarizing data from databases, such as Oracle and PosgreSQL. He has built dynamic web applications that use relational databases to collect and summarize data and create data-driven content for internal and external web applications. Mr. Senne’s database experience connects with his GIS expertise and he frequently uses spatial databases, such as PostGIS. Spatial databases serve as a key component of web mapping applications because they are the foundation of dynamic applications where text and spatial data must be collected, stored, and integrated into live web applications. Additionally, Mr. Senne has worked with Microsoft Access and has developed dashboard-style databases on several occasions, including for the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s (MDA’s) Water Quality Certification Program, as a way for them to track certifications during the pilot phase of the project. Programming. Mr. Senne has used a variety of languages to build dynamic web content that includes database-driven web
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE Advanced Geographic
Information Systems (GIS) Experience
Databases Programming Interdisciplinary Perspective
Education Master of Public Affairs (MPA) in
Environmental Policy and Natural Resources Management, Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Bloomington, IN (2001)
B.A. in Geography; Biology & Environmental Studies Minors, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN (1999)
Work History RESPEC (2013–Present) Minnesota Board of Water and Soil
Resources (2008–2013) Minnesota Legislature (2008) Minnesota Department of
Agriculture (2007) EMSL Analytical (2001–2006)
Paul Senne
applications and open-source mapping applications such as GeoMoose, OpenLayers, MapServer, Google Maps, and ArcGIS Server. He also has worked with other languages to extend desktop applications or create tools to automate data processing. Most recently, he began using the MatLab language and contributed to the development of the HSPF Scenario Application Manager (SAM) that was completed for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). His experience includes the following languages: HTML, JavaScript, CSS, Python, PHP, MatLab and Visual Basic. Interdisciplinary Perspective. Mr. Senne has an educational background in environmental policy and natural resource management that connects science, technology, and policy. A key focus of his graduate work in environmental policy and natural resource management was to understand technical concepts and convey them in nontechnical settings for sound decision making. The ability to engage in both the technical aspects of a project and the higher-level decision making is critical to the success of any project, and Mr. Senne has applied these skills throughout his career.
SPECIFIC PROJECT EXPERIENCE
MDA Water Quality Certification Program, St. Paul, Minnesota. Mr. Senne assisted in reviewing and developing the MDA’s pilot agricultural water quality certification program, including customizing an index to appropriately gauge impacts of agricultural processes on water quality. Mr. Senne then recommended, designed and developed a Microsoft Access database for participant certification and certification record storage during the pilot phase of this project. This database has been used throughout the pilot phase for certifying farmers in each of the pilot areas of the state. Montana Army National Guard (MTARNG) Unexploded Ordnance (UXO), Fort Harrison, Montana. This project consisted of an enterprise web-based GIS system to track phases of UXO cleanup being done by the MTARNG. Mr. Senne assisted with the final extraction of locational data from the previous Microsoft Access database system for prepopulation into the newly developed enterprise GIS system. He also assisted in this project by automating processing and reorganization of thousands of documents for storage in a Docuware document management system, allowing them to be made accessible through the web mapping interface of this application. MTARNG North Helena Valley UXO Website. Mr. Senne developed a website based on a content management system for the UXO cleanup in North Helena Valley, Montana. The website, www.mtarnguxoinformation.info, is a public portal to learn about the UXO cleanup in this area and to view an interactive map of the cleanup status. MPCA SAM. SAM is a desktop application that makes HSPF models assessable to practitioners, allowing them to review model water quality results by subwatershed and apply scenarios to the model and rerun the HSPF model to determine pollution reductions based on best management practice (BMP) efficiencies. Results of the model application can be viewed in a map interface built into this application. Mr. Senne assisted in this project by programming mapping functionality to view results symbolized by natural breaks, allowing the user to visualize the results of their scenarios. He also added functionality to allow the export of model results in the GIS shapefiles that can be incorporated into other GIS applications.
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MPCA HSPF Modeling. Mr. Senne has assisted in HSPF model setup for several major watersheds, including Two Rivers, Grand Marais Creek, Snake River, Cedar River, Shell Rock River, and Winnebago River. He worked extensively with GIS data to efficiently build the inputs used in these models. In this work, he developed new methodologies to better use LiDAR-derived data to build drainage channel dimensions where appropriate, thus improving model inputs. Sauk River Watershed District Runoff Rates, Sauk Centre, Minnesota. Mr. Senne worked with RESPEC watershed modelers to derive slope-based stormwater runoff rates and phosphorus export coefficients for the watershed district. These equations were then integrated into an ArcGIS toolset that is used to calculate area-weighted coefficients for nonexempt parcels within the watershed district. Through an automated process, the GIS-based calculations are imported into a spreadsheet tool to assist the district in setting up fees for project-based assessments applied at the watershed district’s management unit level.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
Javens, E., J. Blackburn, and P. Senne, 2014. “Predicting Pollutant Reductions for Watershed Implementation Strategies with SAM, an HSPF User Interface,” presented at the Minnesota Water Resources Conference, St. Paul, MN, October 15, 2014. Senne, P., 2014. “Application of HSPF Watershed Hydrology & Water Quality Model Results in the Development of Contribution-Based Fees for Water Management Units in the Sauk River Watershed District,” presented at the Minnesota GIS/LIS Consortium Annual Conference, Rochester, MN, October 2, 2014. Senne, P., 2014. “Open Source GIS: A Brief Introduction to Open Source GIS and QGIS,” presented at the MAGIP Intermountain GIS Conference, Billings, MT, April 10, 2014. Senne, P., 2014. “Open Source GIS: A Brief Introduction to Spatial SQL Using PostgreSQL/PostGIS,” presented at the MAGIP Intermountain GIS Conference, Billings, MT, April 10, 2014. Plevan, A., P. Senne, and S. Kenner, 2014. Contribution-Based Fees for Water Management Units in the Sauk River Watershed District, RSI-2423, prepared by RESPEC, Roseville, MN, for the Sauk River Watershed District, Sauk Centre, MN. Senne, P. and S. Kenner, 2013. “Building a Better Model: The Role of GIS in Developing Continuous HSPF Watershed Hydrology and Water Quality Models,” presented at the Minnesota GIS/LIS Consortium Annual Conference, Rochester, MN, October 9–11, 2013.
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Cindie M. McCutcheon Staff Engineer
OVERVIEW OF EXPERIENCE
Ms. McCutcheon is a civil engineer with a strong educational background in environmental engineering. Her coursework at South Dakota School of Mines & Technology included hydrology, hydrogeology, watershed assessment, flow, surface water, and groundwater-quality monitoring techniques. Since joining RESPEC in January of 2010, Ms. McCutcheon has been involved in writing multiple Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) documents, Ms. McCutcheon has extensive experience using the following computer applications: Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Visio, ArcGIS, MATHCAD, Minitab Statistical Software, and LOADEST. Ms. McCutcheon has compiled and calibrated an HSPF hydrology model application for the Belle Fourche River Watershed.
SPECIFIC TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE
Surface Water-Quality Analysis. Ms. McCutcheon’s thesis involved collection, mapping, and analysis of mercury data (surface water, atmospheric, and sediment) and statistical analysis of effects of water-quality parameters on mercury fish concentrations within South Dakota lakes. Once her thesis was complete, she assisted in assembling a draft mercury TMDL document for South Dakota lakes and impoundments. She also collected and evaluated dissolved oxygen, temperature, pH, and conductivity profiles from multiple lakes throughout the state of South Dakota. TMDL Development. After joining RESPEC, Ms. McCutcheon has been involved in writing multiple TMDLs that required assessing and understanding the impacts that watershed activities, including urban activities, agricultural practices, and water resource management have on water quality. She has experience separating natural background contaminants from anthropogenic contaminants. Primary constituents of concern for Ms. McCutcheon’s latest projects include fecal coliform, E. coli, total suspended solids (TSS), and conductivity. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Application. Ms. McCutcheon is proficient at using ESRI’s ArcGIS to perform extensive spatial analysis and computations. She has delineated multiple watersheds using ArcHydro for the HSPF modeling process and has provided HSPF model support, preparing, and formatting model data using ArcGIS on numerous occasions. Surface Water Modeling. Ms. McCutcheon recently modeled the hydrology of the Belle Fourche River Watershed using HSPF, which requires knowledge of the complex water balance occurring within the Black Hills. The complexity of the hydrology in the Black Hills includes springs, recharge, orographic effects on precipitation, and snowpack. The Belle Fourche model includes an extensive area of irrigation which requires an understanding of evapotranspiration differences from multiple crop types such as alfalfa, row crops, and small grains.
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE Surface Water-Quality Analysis Total Maximum Daily Load
(TMDL) Development Geographic Information Systems
(GIS) Application Surface Water Modeling (HSPF)
Education M.S. in Civil Engineering
Specializing in Environmental Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, Rapid City, SD (2009)
B.S. in Career Technical Education, Specialization in Aviation, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD (2004)
Registrations & Licenses Engineer in Training (EIT) in
Wyoming
Work History RESPEC (2010–Present) South Dakota School of Mines &
Technology (2008–2010)
Cindie M. McCutcheon
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
McCutcheon, C. M., C. S. Foreman, and M. P. Burke, 2013. Shoshone River Watershed Total Maximum Daily Load Implementation Plan, RSI-2375, prepared by RESPEC, Rapid City, SD, for the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, Cheyenne, WY. Betemariam, H. H., C. M. McCutcheon, A. D. Davis, L. D. Stetler, T. M. DeSutter, M. R. Penn, and J. J. Stone, 2013. “Geochemical Behavior and Watershed Influences Associated With Sediment-Bound Mercury for South Dakota Lakes and Impoundments,” Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, Vol. 224, Issue 4, doi: 10.1007/s11270-013-1497-1. McCutcheon, C. M., J. K. Oswald, J. T. Love, and J. P. Lambert, 2012. Total Suspended Solids Total Maximum Daily Load for The Big Sioux River, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, RSI-2182, prepared by RESPEC, Rapid City, SD, for South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Pierre, SD. McCutcheon, C. M., J. K. Oswald, J. T. Love, and J. P. Lambert, 2012. E. Coli/Fecal Coliform Total Maximum Daily Load for Reaches of The Big Sioux River, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, RSI-2181, prepared by RESPEC, Rapid City, SD, for South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Pierre, SD. Stone, J. J., C. M. McCutcheon, L. D. Stetler, and S. R. Chipps, 2011. “Interrelationships Between Fish Tissue Mercury Concentrations and Water Quality for South Dakota Natural Lakes and Streams,” Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, Vol. 222, Issue 1–4, pp. 337–349. McCutcheon, C. M., 2011. “Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s Watershed Based Approach and the Role of Watershed Models,” presented at the Eastern South Dakota Water Conference, Brookings, SD, October 13. Foreman, C. S. and C. M. McCutcheon, 2010. “Developing Site-Specific Total Suspended Solids Criteria for the Cheyenne River, South Dakota,” Watershed Management 2010, Madison, WI, August 23–27. McCutcheon, C. M., 2010. E. coli Total Maximum Daily Load for the Cheyenne River, Pennington County, South Dakota, RSI-2143, prepared by RESPEC, Rapid City, SD, for South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Pierre, SD. McCutcheon, C. M., 2010. Fecal Coliform Total Maximum Daily Load for the Cheyenne River, Pennington County, South Dakota, RSI-2120, prepared by RESPEC, Rapid City, SD, for South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Pierre, SD. McCutcheon, C. M., 2010. Cherry Creek Conductivity Analysis, RSI-2119, prepared by RESPEC, Rapid City, SD, for South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Pierre, SD. McCutcheon, C. M., C. M. Hocking, T. P. French, J. K. Oswald, 2010. Wharf Resources 2010 Expansion Project Meteorological Characterization, RSI-2129, prepared by RESPEC, Rapid City, SD, for Wharf Resources (USA), Inc., Lead, SD.
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C. Bruce Wilson Senior Staff Scientist
OVERVIEW OF EXPERIENCE
Mr. Wilson is a senior scientist with over 35 years of limnological
monitoring/diagnostic and rehabilitation experience covering a
wide range of water resources in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Ohio, and
Canada. His past accomplishments include assisting with the
development of Minnesota’s lake nutrient standards; establishing
basin monitoring in the Upper Mississippi, Long Prairie, Crow,
Rainy, Red River, and North Shore Tributaries; providing
technical support for more than 50 lake and river restoration or
protection projects; satellite remote sensing of water quality of
Minnesota’s lakes and statewide land cover; upgrading thermal
runoff science for improved trout stream management; and
evaluating the effects of changing climate. He recently retired
from over 32 years of state service where he most recently served
as the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s (MPCA’s) lead
research scientist for their stormwater program and manager of
the Minimal Impact Design Standards (MIDS) project. Mr. Wilson
has achieved measurable successes over a wide variety of water
resources ranging from protecting outstanding resource waters
(northern lakes and trout waters) to rehabilitating urban/
agriculture degraded systems (Sauk River and Big Birch Lake)
and the ultra-urban Minneapolis Chain of Lakes. He is a coauthor
of the MINLEAP software, which is widely used in Minnesota.
SPECIFIC TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE
Surface Water Monitoring Design and Diagnostics.
Mr. Wilson led development of the stream monitoring network for
the North Shore Tributaries (including Poplar River) and basin
monitoring of the Upper Mississippi, Long Prairie, Crow, Rainy,
and Red Rivers. He also developed lake, reservoir, and river
system monitoring efforts, including large reservoir systems
(Zumbro River, Sauk River, Lake of the Woods, Upper and Lower
Red, Mille Lacs, and Upper Mississippi River reservoirs from
Lake Bemidji through Lake Winnibigoshish). His work has
withstood all legal challenges in district and federal court
hearings. He also led the use of satellite remote sensing of lake
water quality, which resulted in data for all Minnesota lakes
greater than approximately 10 acres, and maintains close working
ties with centers that develop remote-sensing technologies.
Watershed Management. Mr. Wilson has maintained close
working relationships with citizen groups, joint powers
organizations, cities, conservation and watershed districts,
counties, and townships. He has been able to achieve successful
projects based on a thorough understanding of local needs and the
ability to communicate and translate technical issues and
expectations in simple terms to diverse audiences. His projects
ranged from small urban lakes to large agricultural basins and
from northern boundary water-type water protection efforts to
substantially degraded systems. One such project, the Sauk River
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
Surface Water Monitoring
Design and Diagnostics
Watershed Management
Best Management Practices
(BMPs)
Lake and Reservoir
Restoration/Protection
Permit and Regulatory
Programs: MS4s and Industrial
Stormwater
Education
M.S. in Aquatic Ecology/Lake
Restoration, Kent State
University, Kent, Ohio (1979)
B.S. in Biological Science, Kent
State University, Kent, Ohio
(1975)
Professional Memberships
President, North American Lake
Management Society (1994)
Honors & Awards
Gordy Award, Minnesota Pollution
Control Agency (MPCA) (2009)
Various MPCA Awards for
Outstanding Customer Service
and Continuous Improvement
(1995–2012)
Environmental Initiative Award
With Minneapolis Chain of Lakes
Project (2001)
EPA, USDA, and CF Industries
National Watershed Award for
Minneapolis Chain of Lakes
Project (2000)
Minnehaha Creek Watershed
District Partnership Award
(2000)
Secchi Disk Award, North
American Lake Management
Society (1996)
Technical Excellence Award, North
American Lake Management
Society (1991)
Work History
RESPEC (2014–Present)
EOR, Inc. (2013–2014)
MPCA (1979–2013)
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at the inlet to the Sauk River Chain of Lakes, has achieved a phosphorus reduction of
70 percent over the past 25 years.
Best Management Practices (BMPs). Mr. Wilson was Minnesota’s stormwater
technical lead directing development of low-impact development research and the
MIDS project in conjunction with a 24-member group of state stormwater experts,
including the Regional Stormwater Protection Team (RSPT) (North Shore cities).
MIDS is based on simple performance standards that mimic present-day native
forest and prairie runoff. The MIDS project resulted in consensus development of
performance goals (new development, redevelopment, and linear development),
alternative goals in cases with high groundwater/bedrock or tight soils, and a credit
calculator. Mr. Wilson led research conducted by the University of Minnesota’s St.
Anthony Falls Laboratory, which resulted in an extensive list of state-of-the-art
technical summaries, including trout stream thermal loading and management.
Mr. Wilson assisted the South St. Louis Soil and Water Conservation District in the
development of Miller Creek monitoring and guided the development of the Miller
Creek Thermal TMDL project in conjunction with Dr. William Herb of UM/St.
Anthony Falls Laboratory. He initiated and led what became a midwest 11-state
consortium to update the old TP-40 rainfall intensity and duration data into the new
Atlas 14. Over the past 20 years, Mr. Wilson has actively led Minnesota’s climate
change-related impact assessments leading to the updating of TP-40 precipitation
records by Atlas-14, better quantification of dry and multiday (back-to-back storm)
wet periods and other changes affecting surface water management.
Lake and Reservoir Restoration/Protection. Mr. Wilson has been technical lead
for over 50 lake and reservoir restoration projects ranging from ultra-urban and
ultra-agricultural to protection of Outstanding Resource Value Waters in Minnesota
and Wisconsin. He is a coauthor of Minnesota’s lake nutrient standard technical
documents, MINLEAP software, and numerous lake diagnostic studies ranging from
small (Lake Volney and Le Sueur County, Minnesota, and Green Lake, Spicer,
Minnesota) to larger systems (Lac Courte Oreilles, Hayward, Wisconsin), and the
Lake Bemidji system. He also served as modeling lead for the Minneapolis Chain of
Lakes restoration project and for tribal management of Mille Lacs, Lac Courte
Oreilles, and Red Lake. Several of Mr. Wilson’s projects have won state, regional,
and national awards of excellence.
Permit and Regulatory Programs: Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems
(MS4s) and Industrial Stormwater. Mr. Wilson has served as a lead scientist for
developing lake nutrient standards, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES) point source phosphorus effluent limits, and Minnesota’s NPDES
stormwater technical performance standards for MS4s and industrial permittees. He
was also the technical lead for assessing the industrial stormwater monitoring
program for several years. As such, he is well-versed in assisting regulated parties
with permit and regulatory compliance issues. Mr. Wilson has led development of
several lake and watershed Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) studies and recently
coauthored a regulatory review of watershed standards affecting a river’s cold- and
warm-water fisheries.
Greg Larson Senior Advisor
OVERVIEW OF EXPERIENCE
Mr. Larson has over 40 years of experience working in natural
resources management involving soil and water conservation,
wetland ecology, and wetland management. His responsibilities
have included legislative, program and budget development and
management, and supervision. Mr. Larson planned and conducted
training for soils, wetland hydrology, and wetland delineation. He
partnered with the Natural Resources Conservation Service
(NRCS) to administer the Minnesota Cooperative Soil Survey
program. Mr. Larson provided administrative, policy, and
technical support to an array of natural resources initiatives,
including erosion control, water quality, soil survey, conservation
easement, and wetland management programs.
SPECIFIC PROJECT OR TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE
Wetland Training. Mr. Larson has extensive experience
planning and conducting training on wetland soils, hydrology, and
wetland delineation. Over a 20-year period, nearly 1,000 people
have enrolled in classes that were conducted at many locations in
Minnesota and Wisconsin. During his employment with the
Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR),
Mr. Larson established and co-directed the Minnesota Wetland
Delineator Certification Program (WDCP) and served as a
primary instructor for an interagency wetland training team.
Since the inception of the WDCP, nearly 300 wetland
professionals have become certified delineators; an additional
75 wetland professionals have attained delineator in-training
status. During his employment with BWSR as a soil scientist, he
also mentored many junior staff.
Wetland Expertise. Mr. Larson has provided leadership and
expertise on a variety of technical projects, including selecting
reference wetlands to evaluate wetland restoration and
developing guidance concerning the effect of drainage
infrastructure on wetland hydrology and a pocket guide to Field
Indicators of Hydric Soil.
Soil, Water, and Natural Resource Program Leadership.
Mr. Larson has managed projects and programs of statewide
importance related to soil and water conservation, wildlife habitat
and other critical lands including developing administrative rules
for the State (erosion control) Cost-sharing Program, Reinvest in
Minnesota Conservation Easement Program, and Wetland
Conservation Act as well as developing the Minnesota River
Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) which
resulted in over 100,000 acres of perpetual easements targeted to
environmentally sensitive lands. Mr. Larson provided leadership
in developing an Environmental Benefits Index to target
resources to environmentally sensitive lands as well as an
assessment of using conservation easement lands as a source of
cellulosic-based energy crops. Working with the NRCS and the
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
Wetland Training
Wetland Expertise
Soil, Water, and Natural
Resource Program Leadership
Leadership and Consultation:
Soils and Natural Resources
Education
M.S. in Soil Science with Forest
Hydrology Emphasis, University
of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
(1985)
B.S. in Water Resources and
Natural Resources Management
With Soil Science Emphasis,
University of Wisconsin, Stevens
Point, WI (1973)
Registrations & Licenses
Professional Soil Scientist in
Minnesota and Wisconsin
Certificates & Training
Minnesota Certified Wetland
Delineator
Honors & Awards
Minnesota Wetland Professionals
Association Career Achievement
Award (2009)
University of Wisconsin Stevens
Point College of Natural
Resources Outstanding Alumnus
(1998)
Minnesota Department of Natural
Resources Innovation Award
(1998)
Soil and Water Conservation
Society Fellow Award (1996)
Work History
Minnesota Board of Water and Soil
Resources (1976–2013)
Lafayette County, WI (1973–1976)
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University of Minnesota, he helped develop a soil productivity interpretation for
WEB Soil Survey and techniques to expedite the conversion of nondigital soil survey
products to products compatible with the WEB Soil Survey. He also teamed with the
NRCS in an effort to update outmoded soil surveys and convert existing soil surveys
to a digital format. This effort resulted in updated soil surveys for six counties and
digital soil surveys for all of part of 87 counties. While employed by Lafayette
County, Mr. Larson was responsible for administering the county zoning code and
floodplain regulations. He also designed and supervised the construction of best
management practices for soil erosion control and animal waste management.
Leadership and Consultation: Soils and Natural Resources. Mr. Larson has
served on various committees created to address specific natural resource concerns
including a legislatively authorized panel to evaluate restoration projects funded
with Conservation Legacy proceeds. (Conservation Legacy is a voter-approved
constitutional amendment passed by Minnesota voters in 2008.) He also served as a
member of the first Technical and Scientific Advisory Committee (TSAC) for the Red
River Basin. The TSAC was charged with developing scientifically and technically
based recommendations for policy makers regarding the control of flooding in the Red
River of the North. His paper discussing the potential for land cover to influence
runoff curve numbers was included in the papers published by the Committee.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
Larson, G. A., G. Roloff, and W. E. Larson, 1988. “A New Approach to Marginal
Agricultural Land Classification,” Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, Vol. 43,
No. 1, 103–106.
G. Roloff, G. A. Larson, W. E. Larson, R. P.Voss, and P. W.Becken, 1988. “A
Dual Targeting Criterion for Soil Conservation Programs in Minnesota,” Journal of
Soil and Water Conservation, Vol. 43, No. 1, 99–102.
Geoff Kramer Staff Engineer
OVERVIEW OF EXPERIENCE
Mr. Kramer is a biosystems and agricultural engineer. He has experience with flow and water quality monitoring, drainage ditch design, hydrologic modeling of snowmelt, and other projects relating to agricultural water quality and drainage policy. Mr. Kramer joined the RESPEC team in December 2014. He also has experience with CADD, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and environmental law. Mr. Kramer has excellent technical and scientific writing skills and experience working with relevant state agencies.
SPECIFIC TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE
Hydrologic Modeling and Data Analyses. Mr. Kramer has performed large-scale hydrological modeling to assess the impacts of climate change on watershed dynamics in Latin American watersheds. He has used the Map Window Soil and Water Assessment Tool (MWSWAT), Limburg Soil Erosion Model (LISEM), Sediment, Erosion, Discharge by Computer Aided Design (SEDCAP), PCRGLOBWB (a large-scale hydrologic model), and the Utah Energy Balance (UEB) Snowmelt Model. Mr. Kramer has performed data analyses relating to various projects that involve agricultural drainage and hydrology in agricultural landscapes. Flow and Water Quality Monitoring. While working for the University of Minnesota, Mr. Kramer developed an understanding of field data collection methods and monitoring equipment, installed and maintained a monitoring network for measuring runoff and suspended sediment data as part of a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) project, and performed field measurements of snowpack development in conjunction with hydrologic modeling of snowmelt and associated runoff events. Best Management Practice (BMP) Determination. Mr. Kramer has worked with scientists and economists to create a decision support tool for determining cost-effective BMPs and combinations of BMPs for reducing nitrate N loading in agricultural watersheds. He has also gained a broad understanding of BMPs that are used to treat nutrient-rich subsurface drainage water in heavily drained agricultural landscapes.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
Kramer, G., L. Krider, M. Titov, J. Ulrich, D. Canelon Sanchez, B. Wilson, and G. Sands, 2014. Conservation Based Approach for Assessing Public Drainage Benefits, prepared by University of Minnesota Department of Bioproducts & Biosystems Engineering, Saint Paul, MN, for Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources, St. Paul, MN. Magner, J., B. Hansen, T. Sundby, G. Kramer, B. Wilson, and J. Nieber, 2012. “Channel Evolution of Des Moines Lobe
TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE Hydrologic Modeling and Data
Analyses Flow and Water Quality
Monitoring Best Management Practice
(BMP) Determination
Education M.S. in Biosystems and
Agricultural Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (2011)
B.S. in Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (2007)
Registrations & Licenses Engineer-in-Training (EIT) in
Minnesota
Work History RESPEC (2014–Present) Bioforsk Soil and Environment
(2009, 2014) University of Minnesota
(2008–2013)
Geoff Kramer
Till Drainage Ditches in Southern Minnesota (USA),” Environmental Earth Sciences, Vol. 67, No. 8, pp. 2359–2369. Kramer, G., J. Magner, and B. Wilson, 2011. “Mullenbach Two-Stage Ditch Construction Cost-Benefit Analysis: Channel Stability and Nitrogen,” 4th Annual Drainage Water Management Field Day, Southwest Research and Outreach Center, Lamberton, Minnesota. Kramer, G., 2011. Design, Construction, and Assessment of a Self-Sustaining Drainage Ditch, Master’s Thesis Defense, St. Paul, MN, July 26. Peterson, J., B. N. Wilson, and G. Kramer, 2010. “Two-Stage Ditch Assessment using the CONCEPTS Model,” American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineering Annual International Meeting 2010, St. Joseph, MI, Vol. 5, pp. 3642–3657. Kramer, G. and J. Stolte, 2009. Cold-Season Hydrologic Modeling in the Skuterud Catchment: An Energy Balance Snowmelt Model Coupled With a GIS-based Hydrology Model, prepared by Bioforsk Soil and Environment, Aas, Norway, for Statens Vegvesen (Norwegian Public Roads Administration), Oslo, Norway. Kramer, G., 2013. “Two-Stage Ditch Economics,” Upper Midwest Stream Restoration Symposium, Two-Stage Ditch Short Course, La Crosse, WI, February 27. Kramer, G., 2012. “Two-Stage Ditch Economics,” Two-Stage Ditch Workshop, Adams, MN, March 12. Kramer, G., 2012. “Design, Construction, and Assessment of a Self-Sustaining Drainage Ditch,” Iowa Drainage Engineers Meeting, Fort Dodge, Iowa, January 26. Kramer, G., 2011. “Two-Stage Ditch Economic Tool,” Minnesota-Iowa-South Dakota Drainage Research Forum, Okoboji, IA, November 22. Kramer, G., 2011. “Two-Stage Ditch Economics,” Great Lakes Regional Water Project’s Two-Stage Ditch Symposium, Columbus, OH, September 16. Kramer, G., 2011. Design, Construction, and Assessment of a Self-Sustaining Drainage Ditch, Master’s Thesis, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
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