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Winter 2021 – Volume 36 No. 4
2020 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
Edgerton, MN
Ryan Holtz – Director Columns
Rock County Rural Water
Luverne, MN
Allan Rutter – Director Chairman’s Message by Les Anderson .............................4
City of Cyrus
Cyrus, MN MRWA Winter News by Lori Blair ........................................6
Tracy Bergh – Director
North Kittson Rural Water Cow Pots by Joe Janson ..................................................10
Hallock, MN MRWA Water Training Update by Bob Klug ......................12
Paul Bergeron - Director
Marshall & Polk Rural Water Wellhead Protection During COVID
Warren, MN by Katie Breth ............................................................14
Luke Heikkila – Director
City of Two Harbors 300,000 Miles by Kurt Haakinson ....................................16
Two Harbors, MN
The Mission Is The Same! by Kyle Kedrowski ...................18
MRWA Staff
Lori Blair..............................................Executive Director Dave Neiman Source Water Protection Award
Jodi Schroeder....................................Finance Manager by Mike Strodtman ....................................................22
Carrie Clauson..........................Administrative Assistant
Kelsey Schumm........................Administrative Assistant Pond Optimization by Frank Stuemke ..............................24
Jennifer Koenig....................................Technical Advisor Power Factor Penalites by Paul Hoeschen......................26
Kyle Kedrowski....................................Technical Advisor
Kurt Haakinson....................................Technical Advisor
Jeff Dale..............................................Technical Advisor
Ben Oseien...........................................Technical Advisor Features
Bob Klug ............................................Training Specialist
Lance Loverink...........................Wastewater Technician I Cleaned My Hands Long Before
Joe Janson.................................Wastewater Technician It Became Fashionable by Kent Rader.................20
Tim Hagemeier..................Pond Optimization Specialist
Frank Stuemke ....................Pond Optimization Specialist MnTAP Pond Optimization Program Update .....................34
Paul Hoeschen........Energy Efficiency Technical Advisor
Aaron Meyer............Source Water Protection Specialist Corporate Partner Spotlight: Diamond Plus &
Robyn Hoerr.............Source Water Protection Specialist Diamond Sponsors ................................................39
Mike Strodtman.........Source Water Protection Specialist Corporate Partner Spotlight: Ruby Sponsors ..................40
Scott Hanson............Source Water Protection Specialist
Katie Breth................Source Water Protection Specialist HomeServe Has Aquired ServLine ...................................42

Water Tank Leaks by Erin Schmitt ..................................43
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