The Deer Creek Watershed Management Plan was accepted by Missouri Department of Natural Resources and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 2023.
There are three committees that have met annually to contribute to the development of the watershed management plan and to discuss its potential updates in addition to providing project implementation input. Those three committees are:
- A Steering Committee allowing watershed residents to have direct input in the plan
- A Community Leaders Task Force made up of all entities with jurisdictional authority in the watershed
- A Technical Advisory Group made up of engineers, landscape architects, horticulturalists, ecologists, and other technical experts
Deer Creek Watershed Steering Committee
The Deer Creek Watershed Steering Committee directly represents citizens living in the watershed. This committee keeps watershed citizens updated through quarterly email newsletters and workshops and invites citizens to participate in meetings as well as public engagement projects.
Members of the Deer Creek Watershed Steering Committee:
| Name |
|---|
| Mr. Rick Holton (Committee Chair) |
| Ms. Sally Cohn |
| Ms. Marguerite Garrick |
| Mr. Charles Hiemenz |
| Ms. Susan Lammert |
| Dr. Mabel Purkerson |
Deer Creek Watershed Community Leaders Task Force
The Deer Creek Watershed intersects with all or part of 21 municipalities in St. Louis County. In addition, other entities with jurisdictional or planning authority in the watershed include Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, East-West Gateway Council of Governments, St. Louis County Government, Great Rivers Greenway District, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Deer Creek Community Leaders Task Force represents these entities with jurisdictional or planning authority.
Download Deer Creek Watershed Community Leaders meeting presentation [5.38 MB pdf].
Members of the Deer Creek Watershed Community Leaders Task Force:
| Name | Affiliation | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Bola Akande | City of Brentwood | City Administrator |
| Daniel Gummersheimer | City of Brentwood | Director of Public Works |
| Eric Gruenenfelder | City of Brentwood | Recreation Director |
| John Wulf | City of Clayton | Public Works Assistant Director |
| Jim Heines | City of Creve Coeur | Director of Public Works |
| Matt Wohlberg | City of Creve Coeur | City Engineer |
| Tina James | City of Des Peres | Horticulturalist |
| Jeff Wappelhorst | City of Frontenac | Public Works Director |
| Peter von Gontard | City of Huntleigh | City Attorney |
| Pete Laufersweiler | City of Kirkwood | Horticulturalist/Arborist |
| Anne Lamitola | City of Ladue | Director of Public Works |
| Peter Merten | City of Ladue | Stormwater Engineering Manager |
| Honorable Nancy Spewak | City of Ladue | Mayor |
| Anthony Traxler | City of Maplewood | Asst. City Manager / Public Works Director |
| Bruce McGregor | City of Olivette | Director of Public Works |
| Jonathan Roper | City of Olivette | Planning/GIS Coordinator |
| Tim Brunsman | City of Richmond Heights | Project Manager/City Forester |
| Amy Hamilton | City of Richmond Heights | City Manager |
| Bob Shelton | City of Town and Country | City Administrator |
| Sinan Alpaslan | City of University City | Director of Public Works and Parks |
| Todd Rehg | City of Webster Groves | Public Works Director |
| Yvonne Steingruby | City of Webster Groves | Parks Superintendent |
| Honorable Laura Arnold | City of Webster Groves | Mayor |
| MaryGrace Lewandowski | East-West Gateway Council of Governments | Director, Environment & Community Planning |
| Mary Morgan | Garden Club of STL | Member |
| Tom Schweiss | Great Rivers Greenway | Conservation Program Manager |
| Rebecca Losli | Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District | Project Manager |
| Danny Moncheski | Missouri Department of Conservation | Community Forester |
| Amanda Wolfgeher | Missouri Department of Natural Resources | Environmental Specialist/Project Manager |
| John Johnson | Missouri Department of Natural Resources | Environmental Specialist, NPS Unit, WPP |
| Tracy Haag | Missouri Department of Natural Resources | St. Louis Region Watershed Coordinator |
| Trish Reilly | Missouri Department of Natural Resources | Section 319 Nonpoint Source Unit Director |
| John Shrewsbury | St. Louis County DOT | South Area Engineer |
| Fred Berger | Village of Westwood | Chairman of Trustees |
Deer Creek Watershed Technical Advisory Group
The Technical Advisory Group includes representatives from government agencies, consulting firms, and non-profit organizations with technical expertise to offer.
Members of the Deer Creek Watershed Technical Advisory Group:
| Name | Affiliation | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Birchler | CDG Engineer | Principal Engineer |
| Susan Lammert | Deer Creek Watershed Alliance | Steering Committee Member |
| Edward Dermody | Dermody & Associates | Principal |
| Becky McMahon | DJM Ecological Services | Project Ecologist |
| Carol Lawrence | East West Gateway Council of Govts | Environmental Services Manager |
| Len Madalon | EDM Engineering | Director of Stormwater Services |
| Michelina Hansel | Farnsworth Group | Stormwater Engineer |
| Meredith Perkins | Forest Releaf | Executive Director |
| Tom Schweiss | Great Rivers Greenway | Conservation Program Manager |
| Gene Rovak | Horner-Shifrin | Senior Consultant |
| Elise Ibendahl | Jacobs Engineering | Flood Modeling and Planning |
| Roland Biehl | Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District | Environmental Specialist |
| Jeffrey Riepe | Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District | Principal Engineer |
| Mark Grueber | Missouri Department of Conservation | Arborist |
| Chris Riggert | Missouri Department of Conservation | Stream Team Program Coordinator |
| Josh Ward | Missouri Department of Conservation | Community Conservation Planner |
| John Johnson | Missouri Department of Natural Resources | Environmental Specialist, NPS Unit |
| Trish Reilly | Missouri Department of Natural Resources | Environmental Program Supervisor |
| Bill Ruppert | National Nursery Products | Principal/Manager |
| Bonnie Harper | Open Space Council St. Louis Region | Executive Director |
| Tom Prost | Poehlman & Prost | Senior Civil Engineer |
| Paul Reitz | Reitz & Jens, Inc. | President |
| Besa Schweitzer | River des Peres Watershed Coalition | Board Member |
| Danelle Haake | River des Peres Watershed Coalition | Board Member |
| Carrie Coyne | St Louis Community College - Meramec | Horticulture Program Facilitator |
| Elizabeth Hasenmueller | St. Louis University | Assistant Professor |
| Steven Polk | Stormwater STL LLC | Founder and Managing Principal |
| Sally Cohn | The 2 Sallys | Retired |
| Rebecca Weaver | The Nature Conservancy | Cities Program Manager |
| Samantha Hollenberg | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | Regulatory Project Manager |
| Amy Beussink | U.S. Geological Survey Missouri Water Science Center | Director |
| Paul Rydlund | U.S. Geological Survey Missouri Water Science Center | Supervisory Hydrologist |
| Victoria Hatfield | Wallflower Design | Horticulturalist/Owner |
| Gary Moore | Washington University in St. Louis | Senior Lecturer and Civil Engineering Program Director |
| Carolyn Cosgrove Payne | Washington University in St. Louis | Community Engagement Coordinator |