MPCA Southwest Region

Welcome to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency southwest region. The Marshall office helps citizens in 18 counties protect their natural environment.

Marshall office
504 Fairgrounds Rd Suite 200
Marshall, MN 56258
Phone: 507-537-7146

Counties served

Counties served by the MPCA southwest region include:

Big Stone
Chippewa
Cottonwood
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Lac qui Parle
Lincoln
Lyon
Meeker
McLeod
Murray
Nobles
Pipestone
Redwood
Renville
Rock
Swift
Yellow Medicine

Staff directory

Administration

Title	Staff	Phone	Location
Regional Manager, Feedlot Program Manager	Randy Hukriede	507-476-4262	Marshall
Feedlot Unit Supervisor, West Unit	Lisa Scheirer	218-846-8122	Detroit Lakes
Watershed Unit Supervisor	Scott MacLean	507-344-5250	Mankato
Municipal Unit Supervisor	Aaron Jensen	651-757-2544	St. Paul
Municipal Wastewater, Supervisor	Paul Kimman	507-476-4270	Marshall
Office Administration	Sharri Van De Wiele	507-476-4725	Marshall
Office Administration	Jinny Fricke	507-476-4729	Marshall
Office Administration	Mary Schultz	320-441-6965
Public Information	Forrest Peterson	320-979-1776

Feedlots

Title	Staff	Phone	Location
Compliance/Enforcement and Permitting	Brent Riess	507-476-4268	Marshall
Compliance/Enforcement and Permitting	Klayton VanOverbeke	507-476-4276	Marshall
Engineering	George Schwint	320-894-5866
Engineering	Toby Sunderland	320-212-1910
Compliance/Enforcement and Permitting	Vacant
Compliance/Enforcement and Permitting	Dana Leibfried	507-421-7648

Industrial Division

Service/Title	Staff	Phone	Location
Tanks, Compliance	Carey Mattison	507-476-4266	Marshall

Municipal Division

Service/Title	Staff	Phone	Location
Biosolids Land Application	Sheryl Bock	218-316-3882	Brainerd
Compliance Coordinator	Mark Hugeback	507-206-2650	Rochester
Construction Stormwater, Dredging	Vacant
Municipal Wastewater, Engineer	Dave Sahli	651-757-2687	St. Paul
Municipal Wastewater, Engineer	Abram Peterson	651-757-2105	St. Paul
Municipal Wastewater, Minnesota River Basin Trading and Rules	Lisa McCormick	320-248-1210
Municipal Wastewater, Compliance	Brad Gillingham	507-476-4255	Marshall
Municipal Wastewater, Compliance	Taylor Olson	507-476-4274	Marshall
Municipal Wastewater, Permitting	Ashley Wahl	507-476-4264	Marshall
Subsurface Sewage Treatment Systems	Connor Hegrenes	507-476-4263	Marshall

Resource Management and Assistance

Service/Title	Staff	Phone	Location
Policy, Local Government Assistance Solid Waste	Ben Crowell	507-476-4621	Marshall
Solid Waste, Compliance	Chris Green	507-476-4258	Marshall
Solid Waste, Engineer	Anthony Bello	651-757-2219	St. Paul

Remediation

Service/Title	Staff	Phone	Location
Emergency Response	Craig Schafer	507-476-4269	Marshall
Closed Landfills	Vacant
Petroleum Remediation	Nancy Hennen Blomme	507-476-4260	Marshall

Environmental Analysis and Outcomes

Service/Title	Staff	Phone	Location
Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring	Diana Macziewski	507-476-4253	Marshall
Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring	Kelli Nerem	507-476-4251	Marshall

Prevention and Environmental Business Assistance

Service provided	Staff	Phone	Location
Source and Toxicity Reduction/Household Hazardous Waste	Teresa Gilbertson	507-476-4254	Marshall

Watershed Unit

Service/Title	Staff	Phone	Location
Stressor ID	VACANT	TBD	TBD
Minnesota River Basin Coordinator	VACANT	TBD	TBD
Watershed Project Manager	Katherine Pekarek-Scott	320-444-7186
Watershed Project Manager	Mark Hanson	507-476-4259	Marshall
Watershed Project Manager	Paul Wymar	507-476-4282	Marshall
Watershed Project Manager	Mike Weckwerth	507-476-4267	Marshall
Stressor Identification Specialist	Matt Moon	507-476-4250	Marshall

Data and Performance Management

Service/Title	Staff	Phone	Location
Data Analysis	Tami Dahl	507-476-4252	Marshall
Data Analysis	Vacant

MN.IT@MPCA

Service/Title	Staff	Phone	Location
Core Development Team	Wade Gillingham	507-476-4256	Marshall