Water Quality BureauOverview

Jason Knutson

Wastewater Section Chief

Organization Charts

Governor

Office of the Secretary

Cathy SteppKurt Thiede (Deputy)

Ed Eberle (Asst. Deputy)

Secretary’s Directors

Natural Resources Board

Executive Programs

Bureau of Legal Services

Law Enforcement

Management & Budget

Office of Communications

ForestryDivision

Forestry Business Services

Forestry Management

Forest Protection

Fish, Wildlife, & Parks Division

Facilities & Lands

Fisheries Management

Parks & Recreation

Natural Heritage Conservation

Wildlife Management

Internal Services

Finance

Human Resources

Technology Services

Business Support/ External Services

Community Financial Assistance

Customer & Outreach Service

Environmental Analysis &

Sustainability

Science Services

Watershed Management

Environmental Management

Drinking & Groundwater

Office of the Great Waters

Water Quality

Air Management

Remediation & Redevelopment

Waste & Materials Management

Sharon GayanWater Quality Bureau

Director

Wastewater(Jason Knutson)

Permits(Vacant – Shelley Warwick)

Water Evaluation(Vacant –Matt Diebel)

Monitoring(Tim Asplund)

Lakes and Rivers(Carroll Schaal)

Assess(Monitor

Condition)

Plan(TMDLs, Water Quality

Standards)

Manage(WPDES, Grants,

External Partners)

Water Quality BureauCentral Office

Adrian Stocks (WW)Greg Searle (WR)

Field Operations Directors

Sharon GayanWater Quality Bureau

Director

Wastewater(Jason Knutson)

Permits(Vacant)

Water Evaluation(Vacant)

Monitoring(Tim Asplund)

Lakes and Rivers(Carroll Schaal)

Water Quality BureauCentral Office

Adrian Stocks (WW)Greg Searle (WR)

Field Operations Directors

Calculate Water Quality Based Effluent Limits

Manage SWAMP

Septage Coordination

Operator Certification

Variances

Sharon GayanWater Quality Bureau

Director

Wastewater(Jason Knutson)

Permits(Vacant)

Water Evaluation(Vacant)

Monitoring(Tim Asplund)

Lakes and Rivers(Carroll Schaal)

Water Quality BureauCentral Office

Adrian Stocks (WW)Greg Searle (WR)

Field Operations Directors

Draft WPDES Permits for complex industrials

Plan Review

Pretreatment

Wastewater Program

Vacancy

Section Chief

Permits

Keri Behm

IS Resources

1.0 FTE

David Argall

IS Data Services

1.0 FTE

Kari Fleming

Environmental

Toxicologist-Adv

1.0 FTE

Diane Figiel

WR Engineer-Adv

1.0 FTE

Fred Hegeman

WW Engineer-Adv

1.0 FTE

Vacancy

WW Engineer-Adv

1.0 FTE

Laura Dietrich

WW Specialist-Adv

(Milwaukee)

1.0 FTE

Mary Ryan

WW Specialist-Adv

1.0 FTE

Jason Knutson

Section Chief

Wastewater

Jonathan Hill

WW Engineer

1.0 FTE

Bob Liska

WW Specialist-Adv

1.0 FTE

Andrew Dutcher

WW Engineer

1.0 FTE

Gerry Novotny

WW Engineer-Adv

1.0 FTE

Ian Hansen

WW Engineer

1.0 FTE

Keith Pierce

WW Engineer-Adv

1.0 FTE

Phillip Spranger

WW Specialist-Adv

(Fitchburg)

1.0 FTE

Steve Smith

WW Engineer-Adv

1.0 FTE

Vacancy

WW Engineer

1.0 FTE

Trevor Moen

WW Engineer

1.0 FTE

Tim Ryan

WW Supervisor

South District - West

(Fitchburg)

Nathan Wells

WW Engineer

(Fitchburg)

1.0 FTE

Caitlin O’Connell

WW Engineer

(Dodgeville)

1.0 FTE

Alan Hopfensperger

Hydrogeologist

(Fitchburg)

1.0 FTE

Amy Garbe

WW Engineer

(Waukesha)

1.0 FTE

Jennifer Jerich

WW Specialist

(Horicon)

0.5 FTE

Brenda Howald

WW Specialist

(Fitchburg)

0.5 FTE

Vacancy

WW Specialist

(Fitchburg)

1.0 FTE

Tanner Connors

WW Engineer

(Fitchburg)

1.0 FTE

Steve Warrner

WW Specialist

(Horicon)

1.0 FTE

Doris Thiele

WW Engineer-Adv

(Horicon)

0.5 FTE

Bryan Hartsook

WW Supervisor

South District - East

(Milwaukee)

Nick Lent

WW Engineer

(Milwaukee)

1.0 FTE

Vacancy

WW Specialist

(Milwaukee)

1.0 FTE

Emily James

WW Specialist

(Milwaukee)

1.0 FTE

Curt Nickels

WW Engineer-Adv

(Plymouth)

1.0 FTE

Andrew Greer

WW Engineer

(Milwaukee)

1.0 FTE

Geisa Thielen

WW Engineer

(Milwaukee)

1.0 FTE

Kelley O’Connor

WW Supervisor

East District

(Green Bay)

Susan Eichelkraut

WW Specialist-Adv

(Milwaukee)

1.0 FTE

Vacancy

WW Engineer-Adv

(Oshkosh)

1.0 FTE

Alexis Heim

WW Specialist

(Green Bay)

1.0 FTE

David Gerdman

WW Engineer

(Green Bay)

1.0 FTE

Nicole Krueger

WW Engineer

(Green Bay)

1.0 FTE

Gary Kincaid

WW Engineer-Adv

(Green Bay)

1.0 FTE

Jim Schmidt

WR Engineer-Adv

(Madison)

1.0 FTE

Dick Sachs

WW Specialist

(Green Bay)

1.0 FTE

Mark Stanek

WW Engineer-Adv

(Oshkosh)

1.0 FTE

Vacancy

WW Specialist

(Green Bay)

1.0 FTE

Barti Oumarou

WW Engineer

(Oshkosh)

1.0 FTE

Kathy Bartilson

WW Supervisor

North District

(Spooner)

Eric Devenecia

WW Engineer-Adv

(Superior)

1.0 FTE

Michelle Balk

WW Engineer-Adv

(Spooner)

1.0 FTE

Alison Canniff

WW Specialist

(Ashland)

0.5 FTE

Lonn Franson

WW Engineer-Adv

(Hayward)

1.0 FTE

Sheri Snowbank

WW Specialist

(Spooner)

1.0 FTE

Steve Ohm

WW Engineer-Adv

(Rhinelander)

1.0 FTE

Mike Goettel

WW Specialist-Adv

(Superior)

1.0 FTE

Lacey Hillman

WW Supervisor

West District

(Eau Claire)

Lori Fassbender

WW Engineer-Adv

(Black River Falls)

1.0 FTE

Will (Woody) Myers

Hydrogeologist-Adv

(Eau Claire)

1.0 FTE

Pat Oldenburg

WR Engineer-Adv

(Eau Claire)

1.0 FTE

Holly Heldstab

WW Specialist

(Eau Claire)

1.0 FTE

Pete Pfefferkorn

WW Engineer-Adv

(Wi Rapids)

1.0 FTE

Angie Parkhurst

WW Specialist

(Eau Claire)

0.5 FTE

Julia Stephenson

WW Engineer-Adv

(La Crosse)

1.0 FTE

Pete Skorseth

WW Engineer-Adv

(Baldwin)

1.0 FTE

Danielle Luke

WW Specialist

(Wis Rapids)

1.0 FTE

Vacancy

WW Engineer

(Wausau)

1.0 FTE

Ben Hartenbower

WW Engineer

(Eau Claire)

1.0 FTE

LTE:

Lucinda Barr

Inna Gurevic

Marcia Willhite

LTE:

Grace Radman

LTE:

Sarah Donoughe

David Haas

Wastewater Program Staff

Leanne Hinke

WW Specialist

(La Crosse)

1.0 FTE

Last update: August 17, 2017

Rachel Fritz

WW Engineer

1.0 FTE

Jake Zimmerman

WR Engineer

(Fitchburg)

1.0 FTE

Sharon Gayan

Water Quality

Bureau Director

Adrian Stocks

Field Operations

Director

Vacancy

WW Specialist

1.0 FTE

Emma Lorenzen

WW Engineer

1.0 FTE

Vacancies

White boxes (above) = vacancies in the hiring process

Other vacancies, on hold: 11 positions If you have changes that need to be made to this chart, please contact Kari Fleming

LTE:

Mykel Raleigh

LTE:

Fran Keally

Leila Jenkins

WW Specialist

(Sponner)

0.5 FTE

LTE:

Karl Knutson

2.1 FTE Septage

Vacancy

Section Chief

Permits

Keri Behm

IS Resources

1.0 FTE

David Argall

IS Data Services

1.0 FTE

Kari Fleming

Environmental

Toxicologist-Adv

1.0 FTE

Diane Figiel

WR Engineer-Adv

1.0 FTE

Fred Hegeman

WW Engineer-Adv

1.0 FTE

Vacancy

WW Engineer-Adv

1.0 FTE

Laura Dietrich

WW Specialist-Adv

(Milwaukee)

1.0 FTE

Mary Ryan

WW Specialist-Adv

1.0 FTE

Jason Knutson

Section Chief

Wastewater

Jonathan Hill

WW Engineer

1.0 FTE

Bob Liska

WW Specialist-Adv

1.0 FTE

Andrew Dutcher

WW Engineer

1.0 FTE

Gerry Novotny

WW Engineer-Adv

1.0 FTE

Ian Hansen

WW Engineer

1.0 FTE

Keith Pierce

WW Engineer-Adv

1.0 FTE

Phillip Spranger

WW Specialist-Adv

(Fitchburg)

1.0 FTE

Steve Smith

WW Engineer-Adv

1.0 FTE

Vacancy

WW Engineer

1.0 FTE

Trevor Moen

WW Engineer

1.0 FTE

Tim Ryan

WW Supervisor

South District - West

(Fitchburg)

Nathan Wells

WW Engineer

(Fitchburg)

1.0 FTE

Caitlin O’Connell

WW Engineer

(Dodgeville)

1.0 FTE

Alan Hopfensperger

Hydrogeologist

(Fitchburg)

1.0 FTE

Amy Garbe

WW Engineer

(Waukesha)

1.0 FTE

Jennifer Jerich

WW Specialist

(Horicon)

0.5 FTE

Brenda Howald

WW Specialist

(Fitchburg)

0.5 FTE

Vacancy

WW Specialist

(Fitchburg)

1.0 FTE

Tanner Connors

WW Engineer

(Fitchburg)

1.0 FTE

Steve Warrner

WW Specialist

(Horicon)

1.0 FTE

Doris Thiele

WW Engineer-Adv

(Horicon)

0.5 FTE

Bryan Hartsook

WW Supervisor

South District - East

(Milwaukee)

Nick Lent

WW Engineer

(Milwaukee)

1.0 FTE

Vacancy

WW Specialist

(Milwaukee)

1.0 FTE

Emily James

WW Specialist

(Milwaukee)

1.0 FTE

Curt Nickels

WW Engineer-Adv

(Plymouth)

1.0 FTE

Andrew Greer

WW Engineer

(Milwaukee)

1.0 FTE

Geisa Thielen

WW Engineer

(Milwaukee)

1.0 FTE

Kelley O’Connor

WW Supervisor

East District

(Green Bay)

Susan Eichelkraut

WW Specialist-Adv

(Milwaukee)

1.0 FTE

Vacancy

WW Engineer-Adv

(Oshkosh)

1.0 FTE

Alexis Heim

WW Specialist

(Green Bay)

1.0 FTE

David Gerdman

WW Engineer

(Green Bay)

1.0 FTE

Nicole Krueger

WW Engineer

(Green Bay)

1.0 FTE

Gary Kincaid

WW Engineer-Adv

(Green Bay)

1.0 FTE

Jim Schmidt

WR Engineer-Adv

(Madison)

1.0 FTE

Dick Sachs

WW Specialist

(Green Bay)

1.0 FTE

Mark Stanek

WW Engineer-Adv

(Oshkosh)

1.0 FTE

Vacancy

WW Specialist

(Green Bay)

1.0 FTE

Barti Oumarou

WW Engineer

(Oshkosh)

1.0 FTE

Kathy Bartilson

WW Supervisor

North District

(Spooner)

Eric Devenecia

WW Engineer-Adv

(Superior)

1.0 FTE

Michelle Balk

WW Engineer-Adv

(Spooner)

1.0 FTE

Alison Canniff

WW Specialist

(Ashland)

0.5 FTE

Lonn Franson

WW Engineer-Adv

(Hayward)

1.0 FTE

Sheri Snowbank

WW Specialist

(Spooner)

1.0 FTE

Steve Ohm

WW Engineer-Adv

(Rhinelander)

1.0 FTE

Mike Goettel

WW Specialist-Adv

(Superior)

1.0 FTE

Lacey Hillman

WW Supervisor

West District

(Eau Claire)

Lori Fassbender

WW Engineer-Adv

(Black River Falls)

1.0 FTE

Will (Woody) Myers

Hydrogeologist-Adv

(Eau Claire)

1.0 FTE

Pat Oldenburg

WR Engineer-Adv

(Eau Claire)

1.0 FTE

Holly Heldstab

WW Specialist

(Eau Claire)

1.0 FTE

Pete Pfefferkorn

WW Engineer-Adv

(Wi Rapids)

1.0 FTE

Angie Parkhurst

WW Specialist

(Eau Claire)

0.5 FTE

Julia Stephenson

WW Engineer-Adv

(La Crosse)

1.0 FTE

Pete Skorseth

WW Engineer-Adv

(Baldwin)

1.0 FTE

Danielle Luke

WW Specialist

(Wis Rapids)

1.0 FTE

Vacancy

WW Engineer

(Wausau)

1.0 FTE

Ben Hartenbower

WW Engineer

(Eau Claire)

1.0 FTE

LTE:

Lucinda Barr

Inna Gurevic

Marcia Willhite

LTE:

Grace Radman

LTE:

Sarah Donoughe

David Haas

Wastewater Program Staff

Leanne Hinke

WW Specialist

(La Crosse)

1.0 FTE

Last update: August 17, 2017

Rachel Fritz

WW Engineer

1.0 FTE

Jake Zimmerman

WR Engineer

(Fitchburg)

1.0 FTE

Sharon Gayan

Water Quality

Bureau Director

Adrian Stocks

Field Operations

Director

Vacancy

WW Specialist

1.0 FTE

Emma Lorenzen

WW Engineer

1.0 FTE

Vacancies

White boxes (above) = vacancies in the hiring process

Other vacancies, on hold: 11 positions If you have changes that need to be made to this chart, please contact Kari Fleming

LTE:

Mykel Raleigh

LTE:

Fran Keally

Leila Jenkins

WW Specialist

(Sponner)

0.5 FTE

LTE:

Karl Knutson

Vacancy

Section Chief

Permits

Keri Behm

IS Resources

1.0 FTE

David Argall

IS Data Services

1.0 FTE

Kari Fleming

Environmental

Toxicologist-Adv

1.0 FTE

Diane Figiel

WR Engineer-Adv

1.0 FTE

Fred Hegeman

WW Engineer-Adv

1.0 FTE

Vacancy

WW Engineer-Adv

1.0 FTE

Laura Dietrich

WW Specialist-Adv

(Milwaukee)

1.0 FTE

Mary Ryan

WW Specialist-Adv

1.0 FTE

Jason Knutson

Section Chief

Wastewater

Jonathan Hill

WW Engineer

1.0 FTE

Bob Liska

WW Specialist-Adv

1.0 FTE

Andrew Dutcher

WW Engineer

1.0 FTE

Gerry Novotny

WW Engineer-Adv

1.0 FTE

Ian Hansen

WW Engineer

1.0 FTE

Keith Pierce

WW Engineer-Adv

1.0 FTE

Phillip Spranger

WW Specialist-Adv

(Fitchburg)

1.0 FTE

Steve Smith

WW Engineer-Adv

1.0 FTE

Vacancy

WW Engineer

1.0 FTE

Trevor Moen

WW Engineer

1.0 FTE

Tim Ryan

WW Supervisor

South District - West

(Fitchburg)

Nathan Wells

WW Engineer

(Fitchburg)

1.0 FTE

Caitlin O’Connell

WW Engineer

(Dodgeville)

1.0 FTE

Alan Hopfensperger

Hydrogeologist

(Fitchburg)

1.0 FTE

Amy Garbe

WW Engineer

(Waukesha)

1.0 FTE

Jennifer Jerich

WW Specialist

(Horicon)

0.5 FTE

Brenda Howald

WW Specialist

(Fitchburg)

0.5 FTE

Vacancy

WW Specialist

(Fitchburg)

1.0 FTE

Tanner Connors

WW Engineer

(Fitchburg)

1.0 FTE

Steve Warrner

WW Specialist

(Horicon)

1.0 FTE

Doris Thiele

WW Engineer-Adv

(Horicon)

0.5 FTE

Bryan Hartsook

WW Supervisor

South District - East

(Milwaukee)

Nick Lent

WW Engineer

(Milwaukee)

1.0 FTE

Vacancy

WW Specialist

(Milwaukee)

1.0 FTE

Emily James

WW Specialist

(Milwaukee)

1.0 FTE

Curt Nickels

WW Engineer-Adv

(Plymouth)

1.0 FTE

Andrew Greer

WW Engineer

(Milwaukee)

1.0 FTE

Geisa Thielen

WW Engineer

(Milwaukee)

1.0 FTE

Kelley O’Connor

WW Supervisor

East District

(Green Bay)

Susan Eichelkraut

WW Specialist-Adv

(Milwaukee)

1.0 FTE

Vacancy

WW Engineer-Adv

(Oshkosh)

1.0 FTE

Alexis Heim

WW Specialist

(Green Bay)

1.0 FTE

David Gerdman

WW Engineer

(Green Bay)

1.0 FTE

Nicole Krueger

WW Engineer

(Green Bay)

1.0 FTE

Gary Kincaid

WW Engineer-Adv

(Green Bay)

1.0 FTE

Jim Schmidt

WR Engineer-Adv

(Madison)

1.0 FTE

Dick Sachs

WW Specialist

(Green Bay)

1.0 FTE

Mark Stanek

WW Engineer-Adv

(Oshkosh)

1.0 FTE

Vacancy

WW Specialist

(Green Bay)

1.0 FTE

Barti Oumarou

WW Engineer

(Oshkosh)

1.0 FTE

Kathy Bartilson

WW Supervisor

North District

(Spooner)

Eric Devenecia

WW Engineer-Adv

(Superior)

1.0 FTE

Michelle Balk

WW Engineer-Adv

(Spooner)

1.0 FTE

Alison Canniff

WW Specialist

(Ashland)

0.5 FTE

Lonn Franson

WW Engineer-Adv

(Hayward)

1.0 FTE

Sheri Snowbank

WW Specialist

(Spooner)

1.0 FTE

Steve Ohm

WW Engineer-Adv

(Rhinelander)

1.0 FTE

Mike Goettel

WW Specialist-Adv

(Superior)

1.0 FTE

Lacey Hillman

WW Supervisor

West District

(Eau Claire)

Lori Fassbender

WW Engineer-Adv

(Black River Falls)

1.0 FTE

Will (Woody) Myers

Hydrogeologist-Adv

(Eau Claire)

1.0 FTE

Pat Oldenburg

WR Engineer-Adv

(Eau Claire)

1.0 FTE

Holly Heldstab

WW Specialist

(Eau Claire)

1.0 FTE

Pete Pfefferkorn

WW Engineer-Adv

(Wi Rapids)

1.0 FTE

Angie Parkhurst

WW Specialist

(Eau Claire)

0.5 FTE

Julia Stephenson

WW Engineer-Adv

(La Crosse)

1.0 FTE

Pete Skorseth

WW Engineer-Adv

(Baldwin)

1.0 FTE

Danielle Luke

WW Specialist

(Wis Rapids)

1.0 FTE

Vacancy

WW Engineer

(Wausau)

1.0 FTE

Ben Hartenbower

WW Engineer

(Eau Claire)

1.0 FTE

LTE:

Lucinda Barr

Inna Gurevic

Marcia Willhite

LTE:

Grace Radman

LTE:

Sarah Donoughe

David Haas

Wastewater Program Staff

Leanne Hinke

WW Specialist

(La Crosse)

1.0 FTE

Last update: August 17, 2017

Rachel Fritz

WW Engineer

1.0 FTE

Jake Zimmerman

WR Engineer

(Fitchburg)

1.0 FTE

Sharon Gayan

Water Quality

Bureau Director

Adrian Stocks

Field Operations

Director

Vacancy

WW Specialist

1.0 FTE

Emma Lorenzen

WW Engineer

1.0 FTE

Vacancies

White boxes (above) = vacancies in the hiring process

Other vacancies, on hold: 11 positions If you have changes that need to be made to this chart, please contact Kari Fleming

LTE:

Mykel Raleigh

LTE:

Fran Keally

Leila Jenkins

WW Specialist

(Sponner)

0.5 FTE

LTE:

Karl Knutson

Alignment Initiatives

DNR Alignment

• Focus on:

–Core Work

–Streamlining

– IT

– Integration

–Service Delivery

Water Quality Bureau Updates

• Alignment Initiatives

–Study Groups

•Wastewater Permitting

•Septage

•Aquatic Plant Management

–Cross Program Integration

• Lakes & Rivers – Fish & Wildlife

•Operation Certification

• TMDL Focus for WR Staff

Water Quality Bureau Updates

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BACKLOG

Statewide SC CO NE NO SE WC

Recent Policy

Recent Policy• 2010: Phosphorus Regulations (NR 217)

• 2011: Temperature (NR 102, 106)

• 2014: Cooling Water Intake Structure Regulations

• 2015: Variance Updates

• 2016: Steam Electric Effluent Limitation Guidelines

• EPA 75 Issues

Legal Authority

• Clean Water Act Delegated State

-State Authority: Wis. Stats. chs. 281 and 283

-Federal Authority: 33 USC 1251 et seq.

Wastewater Ind Permits

Pretreatment

Wastewater General Permits

Biosolids

EPA 75 Issues

• July 2011 Letter from EPA to DNR

•Identified 75 inconsistencies between state authority and federal requirements

• DNR Initiated Rulemaking

•Rule Packages 1-7

•Statute Changes

•Attorney General Statements

42 Issues Thru

Rulemaking

10 Issues Adopted by NRB,

Pending Gov/Leg Review

Statute Changes

Attorney General Opinions

Potential Future Rulemaking

EPA 75 Issues:Rule Package 5

• Issues related to:

•Limit Calculation

•Limit Expression

•Compliance Schedules

• Antibacksliding

• Status: Adopted by the NRB

• Next Step: Governor Approval and Legislative Review

Issue Topic

7 Federal ELGs

11 Reasonable Potential

13 BMPs

14 Antibacksliding

15 Compliance Schedules

20 Adjustment to TBELs

29 Solid Waste Leachate

44 Defn: Pt Source, Pollutant

46 Expedited Variances

61 Application Requirements

Questions