Recognizing the importance of the Upper Mississippi River as a major regional and national resource, the five UMR states joined with U.S. EPA Regions 5 and 7 in launching an Upper Mississippi River Water Quality Coordination Project, beginning in October 2001. The Upper Mississippi River Basin Association (UMRBA) took the lead in implementing this two-year project, working through a standing UMRBA Water Quality Task Force.
Water Quality Task Force
Members
| Member | Contact info | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chair | Kim Laing Surface Water Monitoring Section Manager Minnesota Pollution Control Agency |
651-757-2515 kimberly.laing@state.mn.us |
|
| Erica Becker Environmental Protection Specialist Illinois Environmental Protection Agency |
217-782-2224 erica.becker@illinois.gov |
||
| Dane Boring Physical Scientist U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
913-551-7676 boring.dane@epa.gov |
||
| Alex Elias Agency Liaison Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection |
608-224-6338 alex.elias@wisconsin.gov |
||
| Shawn Giblin Mississippi River Water Quality Specialist Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources |
608-785-9995 shawn.giblin@wisconsin.gov |
||
| Dan Kendall Environmental Specialist Senior Iowa Department of Natural Resources |
515-491-2226 daniel.kendall@dnr.iowa.gov |
||
| Kara Phelps Environmental Protection Specialist Illinois Environmental Protection Agency |
kara.phelps@illinois.gov |
||
| Robert Voss Environmental Supervisor Missouri Department of Natural Resources |
573-522-4505 robert.voss@dnr.mo.gov |
||
| Michelle Woods Life Scientist U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
312-886-3630 woods.michelle@epa.gov |
