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Spring 2021 – Volume 37 No. 2
2021 Board of Directors
Les Anderson – Chairman & National Director
Red Rock Rural Water contents
Trimont, MN
Tom Dowdle – Vice Chairman IN THIS ISSUE:
Kittson Marshall Rural Water
Kennedy, MN
Rod Spronk – Secretary-Treasurer
Lincoln Pipestone Rural Water Columns
Edgerton, MN
Ryan Holtz – Director
Rock County Rural Water Chairman’s Message by Les Anderson .............................4
Luverne, MN
Allan Rutter – Director MRWA & NRWA Join Forces to Support
City of Cyrus the Rural Workforce by Lori Blair ......................................6
Cyrus, MN
Tracy Bergh – Director The Demystification of Class V Injection Wells
North Kittson Rural Water by Robyn Hoerr ........................................................10
Hallock, MN Small Systems Water Training Update
Paul Bergeron - Director by Jennifer Koenig ....................................................12
Marshall & Polk Rural Water
Warren, MN THE LAST ONE by Tim Hagemeier .................................14
Luke Heikkila – Director
City of Two Harbors Fridays... by Jeff Dale ......................................................16
Two Harbors, MN
Partner Protection Grant Program by Aaron Meyer ......18
MRWA Staff
Lori Blair..............................................Executive Director 2021 Conference Ideas by Scott Hanson .......................22
Jodi Schroeder..............................Chief Financial Officer
Carrie Clauson..........................Administrative Assistant Whatever It Takes by Lance Loverink ............................24
Kelsey Schumm........................Administrative Assistant Aging Infrastructure by Ben Oseien .............................26
Jennifer Koenig....................................Technical Advisor
Kyle Kedrowski....................................Technical Advisor
Kurt Haakinson....................................Technical Advisor Features
Jeff Dale..............................................Technical Advisor
Ben Oseien...........................................Technical Advisor Tonka Bay’s $1.9M Water Treatment Plant
Bob Klug ............................................Training Specialist Renovation by Kathy Laur .....................................8
Lance Loverink...........................Wastewater Technician On the Cover: MRWA Poster Contest Winner .................20
Joe Janson.................................Wastewater Technician
Tim Hagemeier..................Pond Optimization Specialist Meet MRWA Staff Pets! .....................................................28
Frank Stuemke ....................Pond Optimization Specialist
Paul Hoeschen........Energy Efficiency Technical Advisor The Art of Cyber War and What Makes
Aaron Meyer............Source Water Protection Specialist a Water Utility Vulnerable by Tom Kirkham .........34
Robyn Hoerr.............Source Water Protection Specialist
Mike Strodtman.........Source Water Protection Specialist Corporate Partner Spotlight: Diamond Plus &
Scott Hanson............Source Water Protection Specialist Diamond Sponsors ................................................39
Katie Breth................Source Water Protection Specialist Corporate Partner Spotlight: Ruby &
Emerald Sponsors ...................................................40
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