The Deer Creek Watershed Management Plan was accepted by Missouri Department of Natural Resources and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 2011.
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) |
| Mr. Randy Woods (Vice Chair) |
| Ms. Fiona Woods |
| Mr. Bob Herleth |
| Mr. Charlie Hiemenz |
| Ms. Connie Burkhardt |
| Mr. Eddie O'Donnell |
| Mr. Garth Fort |
| Ms. Louise Gazzoli |
| Dr. Mabel Purkerson |
| Ms. Marguerite Garrick |
| Ms. Susan Lammert |
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 |
| Eric Gruenenfelder | City of Brentwood | Recreation Director |
| Peter Van Linn | City of Brentwood | Parks Superintendent |
| 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 |
| Douglas Harms | City of Des Peres | City Manager |
| Len Madalon | City of Frontenac | P.E., Director Stormwater Services |
| Margot Martin | City of Frontenac | Alderman |
| 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 | P.E., Director of Public Works |
| Peter Merten | City of Ladue | Stormwater Engineering Manager |
| Honorable Nancy Spewak | City of Ladue | Mayor |
| Tiffany Davis | City of Maplewood | Asst. Public Works Director |
| Anthony Traxler | City of Maplewood | Asst. City Manager / Public Works Director |
| Bruce McGregor | City of Olivette | Director of Public Works |
| Chris Boyd | City of Richmond Heights | Public Works Director |
| 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 |
| Chris Kalter | City of University City | Project Manager |
| Yvonne Steingruby | City of Webster Groves | Parks Superintendent |
| Honorable Gerry Welch | City of Webster Groves | Mayor |
| Deborah Frank | Deer Creek Watershed Alliance | Project Director |
| Karla Wilson | Deer Creek Watershed Alliance | Sustainability Consultant |
| Stacy Arnold | Deer Creek Watershed Alliance | Watershed Coordinator |
| MaryGrace Lewandowski | East-West Gateway Council of Governments | Director, Environment & Community Planning |
| Ben Grossman | Great Rivers Greenway | Director of Greenway Operations |
| Mark Koester | Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District | P.E., Principal Engineer |
| Glenda Abney | Missouri Botanical Garden | Director, EarthWays Center |
| 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 |
| Ray Gawlik | St. Louis County | Stormwater Manager |
| Tobi Moriarty | St. Louis County | P.E., South Area Engineer |
| John Peukert | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | Deputy for Programs & Project Management |
| Matthew Shively | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | Biologist/Regulatory Project Manager |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ray Frankenberg | BFA, Inc. | P.E., CFM, President |
| Mark Birchler | CDG Engineer | P.E., Principal Engineer |
| Elise Ibendahl | CH2MHill | P.E., CFM, Water Resources Engineer |
| Meridith Perkins | Davey Resource Group | Missouri Regional Manager |
| Stacy Arnold | Deer Creek Watershed Alliance | Watershed Coordinator |
| Deborah Frank | Deer Creek Watershed Alliance | Project Director |
| Susan Lammert, L.A. | Deer Creek Watershed Alliance | Steering Committee Member |
| Karla Wilson | Deer Creek Watershed Alliance | Sustainability Consultant |
| Edward Dermody | Dermody & Associates | Principal |
| Doug Bauer | DJM Ecological Services | President |
| Becky McMahon | DJM Ecological Services | Project Ecologist |
| Len Madalon | EDM | Director of Stormwater Services |
| Michelina Hansel | Farnsworth Group | Stormwater Engineer |
| Shawnell Faber | Forest Park Forever | Director of Land Management |
| Donna Coble | Forest Releaf | Director |
| Tom Schweiss | Great Rivers Greenway | Conservation Program Manager |
| Gene Rovak | Horner-Shifrin | Senior Consultant |
| Roland Biehl | Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District | Environmental Specialist |
| John Grimm | Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District | P.E., Principal Engineer |
| Jay Hoskins | Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District | P.E., Civil Engineer |
| Mark Koester | Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District | P.E., Principal Engineer |
| Susan McCrary | Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District | P.E., Civil Engineer |
| Melantha Norton | Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District | P.E., Environmental Compliance |
| Leslie Sawyer | Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District | P.E., Civil Engineer |
| Traci Lichtenberg | Missouri American Water | Supervisor, Water Quality / Environmental Compliance |
| Angie Weber | Missouri Botanical Garden | |
| Scott Woodbury | Missouri Botanical Garden | |
| Mark Grueber | Missouri Department of Conservation | Arborist |
| Daniel Monchesky | Missouri Department of Conservation | Arborist |
| Josh Ward | Missouri Department of Conservation | Community Conservation Planner |
| Rebecca Cripe | Missouri Department of Natural Resources | Environmental Specialist, NPS Unit, WPP |
| Tracy Haag | Missouri Department of Natural Resources | Watershed Coordinator |
| John Johnson | Missouri Department of Natural Resources | Environmental Specialist, NPS Unit, WPP |
| Bill Ruppert | National Nursery Products | Principal/Manager |
| Tom Prost | Poehlman & Prost | Senior Civil Engineer |
| Paul Reitz | Reitz & Jens, Inc. | P.E., CFM, President |
| Leonard Lammert | Reitz & Jens, Inc. | |
| Eric Karch | River des Peres Watershed Coalition | P.E., Water Resources Engineer |
| Danelle Haake | River des Peres Watershed Coalition | Board Member |
| Carrie Coyne | St Louis Community College - Meramec | Horticulture Program Facilitator |
| Jennifer Lewis | St. Louis Soil and Water Conservation District | Manager |
| Sally Cohn | The 2 Sallys | Retired |
| Rebecca Weaver | The Nature Conservancy | Cities Program Manager |
| John Peukert | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | Deputy for Programs and Project Management |
| Matt Shively | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | Biologist / 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 |
| Robert Criss | Washington University in St. Louis | Professor of Earth & Planetary Sciences |
| Gary Moore, P.E. | Washington University in St. Louis | Senior Lecturer and Civil Engineering Program Director |