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\ - <br />® Lower 1Vlinnesota River WD <br />names administrator. <br />Kevin Bigalke has been appointed the <br />new administrator of the Lower <br />Minnesota River WD effective June 1, <br />2000. Kevin is currently a watershed <br />coordinator with the DNR and works <br />in the Metro Trout Stream Protection <br />Initiative. He takes the place of Larry <br />Samstad who will assist with the <br />transition and continue to serve as the <br />watershed district engineer. <br />® Valuable Website <br />For those interested in economic <br />assessments of environmental issues, <br />www. ecosystemvalun~ ro n. org/ <br />default.htm is a good primer that <br />minimises the economist's jargon. <br />The site is a collaborative project of <br />the USDA, NRCS, US Department <br />of Commerce, NOAA-Sea Grant <br />Office, and University of Maryland, <br />Center or Environmental Science. <br />® Changing Area C®des <br />Area codes are being added in the <br />metro area again. Please update the <br />MAWD office on changes to your <br />phone and fax numbers. <br />~ ~~e~~st sy~n~athy <br />Gene Strommen, former administrator <br />of Minnehaha Creek Watershed <br />District, passed away April 17, after a <br />long battle with cancer. MAWD <br />extends deepest sympathy to his family <br />and friends. <br />a set as in ®n etr® stars e istrlc earns excellence <br />~ ar f®r Tanners Lake star ality r®ve ant r®ject <br />Key elements of this project include: the construction of three <br />stormwater treatment basins, implementation of a watershed <br />education program, and completion of an Alum injection system <br />for removal of phosphorus from stormwater. <br />Although use of alum treatment for water treatment and purifica- <br />tion is not a new technology its application to stormwater man- <br />agement is still a developing technology. <br />The RWMVVD application has several unique features: it is <br />designed to address treatment of base stream flows, storm event <br />flows, and seasonal changes in stormwater temperature, alkalinity <br />and pH; its off-line system design; its thorough bench testing to <br />address dosing for optimal phosphorus removal under various <br />conditions; and, its design to comply with specific dissolved and <br />total aluminum discharge standards. <br />Cliff Aichinger, district administrator, will present a paper on this project at the Watershed 2000 Conference in Van <br />Couver, British Columbia in July 2000. <br />Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District Board of <br />Managers receive the 1949 Stormdvater Control Excellence <br />Award. Left to right: Jack Frost, Paul Ellefson, Pam <br />Skinner, Bob Johnson and Roger Lake. <br />For more information on this project contact Cliff Aichinger, Ramsey Washington Metro WD at 651-704-2089. <br />