District Staff
The District employs eight full-time professional staff responsible for carrying out the directives of the Board of Directors. Three full-time and two part-time secretaries as well as one Technician are also employed and serve as District contacts in the five local Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) offices which lie within the District. The Rural Water Projects employ two part-time employees.
Mike Onnen, General Manager
Mike is in charge of the administration, personnel, budget, project development, District planning/policy and Legislative activities.
Daryl Andersen, Water Quality Specialist
Daryl is in charge of the District's Water Quality management, chemigation, water sampling, Wellhead Protection, livestock waste review and irrigation runoff.
Kevin Orvis, Project's Manager
Kevin oversees the District's Water Quantity Management Plan, water meter maintenance, static water levels, drainage and surface water and is the Rural Water Projects Manager.
Marlene Faimon, Programs Manager
Marlene's duties include Information and Education, Cost share programs, erosion and sediment, Superior-Hardy Water Quality Sub-area, education, land rights, recycling.
Kent Thompson, Operations Supervisor
Kent is in charge of the Tree Program,
Watershed maintenance, Recreation Area maintenance, Buffer Strip Program, Wildlife Habitat and equipment maintenance.
Marie Herbek, Administrative Secretary
Marie does the bookkeeping for both the District and the Rural Water Projects, Wellness Program, maintains the Web Site, as well as both Secretarial and Receptionsist responsibilities.
Amy Wenske, District Secretary
Amy's duties include Receptionist and Secretarial tasks, Records Management and maintaining mailing lists and producing mailings.
Jed Bergen, NRD Technician
Jed assists in the Water Quantity and Quality departments and with the Tree Program.
NRCS Field Office Staff
Carolyn Janda, Nuckolls County NRCS Secretary
Sylvia Jividen, Fillmore County NRCS Secretary
Melanie McPherson, Thayer County NRCS
Secretary
Paula Schultz, Jefferson County NRCS Secretary
Lynetta Snelling, Webster County NRCS Secretary
Rachelle Tompkin, Clay County NRCS Secretary
Donelle Williamson, Adams County NRCS Secretary
Christine Zabokrtsky, NRCS Technician in Jefferson County
Rural Water Employees
Bruce Dux, Water Project Superintendent
Paula Schultz,
Local Bookkeeper