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Peter R. Willenbring, P.E. Vice President WSB&Associates, Inc. Education Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering University of Minnesota Registration Minnesota Associations American Society of Civil Engineers American Water Resources Association North American Lake Management Society Experience Mr. Willenbring is a registered Civil Engineer with over 16 years of experience in the Water Resources Engineering field working on projects dealing with the management of surface water and groundwater quantity and quality. He has completed and worked on the implementation of comprehensive storm water management plans for over 30 communities,watershed districts,or watershed management organizations within the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. These plans typically include computer hydrologic modeling of multiple watersheds to meet water quantity and quality objectives,establishment of high water elevations, open channel flow profiles, storage requirements and peak discharge rates. Water quality, wetland management,and erosion control design issues were also typically addressed. As part of the implementation of these plans,Mr. Willenbring has prepared plans and specifications and managed the construction of dozens of projects that were designed to address problems or concerns that were identified as part of the completion of these plans. Mr.Willenbring has also completed water quality management plans for numerous communities within the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. These plans typically include modeling non-point source pollutant loadings from watersheds,designing treatment basins to accommodate pollutant loadings,and modeling in-lake water quality. He has implemented a wide variety of water quality improvement projects,including lake restoration projects,wetland enhancement and mitigation projects,storm water treatment basin improvement projects, and chemical treatment projects to improve or enhance performance characteristics of selected treatment basins. Mr. Willenbring was also selected by Minnesota Board of Water&Soil Resources to develop draft rules regarding preparation of comprehensive storm water management plans in the Twin Cities Seven County Metropolitan area. As part of this effort,an advisory committee made up of 50 representatives from over 30 federal,state,regional and local agencies were brought together to provide input on a monthly basis over a one-year period to respond to various drafts of proposed rules governing storm water management.Now completed and adopted, these rules provide specific guidance to local communities and watershed management organizations on the development of comprehensive storm water management plans. Mr. Willenbring is a former employee of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. He served as an Environmental Engineer in the Region V Surveillance and Analysis Division. He conducted inspections of municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants in Minnesota and Wisconsin which included an engineering evaluation of waste treatment processes,equipment,analytical laboratory procedures and data from air and water investigations. Other duties included performing surface water quality studies on selected lakes and streams in Minnesota and Wisconsin,participating in groundwater contamination investigations, and providing field response for major spills of oil and hazardous materials. Mr.Willenbring has also served as project manager on grants that have been received for a wide variety of water resource-related projects. Most recently,Mr. Willenbring has been serving as project manager for grants that were received for the Metropolitan Council through their water quality initiative grant process and from the MPCA as part of the Clean Lakes Grant and Clean Water Partnership Grant programs. r Professional Resumes & Peter R. Willenbring,P.E. /TSB