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BIOGRAPHY FOR JOHN P. SCHELTENS
City Engineer/Public Works Director for the City of Hot Springs, South Dakota.—1977–present
Officer in the United States Army—Corp of Engineers, 1974–76, 1st Lieutenant
B.S. Engineering—University of Illinois, 1974
Member of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council (NDWAC) under the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Appointed May, 1996–Current
The NDWAC advises and consults with the Administrator of E.P.A. on national policy relating to water quality and quantity issues. The Council is currently responsible for developing stakeholder consensus on major issues affecting the implementation of the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1996.
Member of the following NDWAC Working Groups:
a. Arsenic Cost Working Group to review the methodology used to estimate the national cost of implementing a new arsenic standard.
b. Operator Certification Working Group to develop the national federal guidelines under Sec. 119 of the Safe Drinking Water Act.
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c. Small Systems Capacity Working Group to develop the national federal guidelines for capacity compliance under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
d. Small Systems Working Group on developing national guidance to EPA and states for meeting the provisions of the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996.
American Water Works Association (AWWA)
International Director 1991–94
AWWA Executive Committee
Water Utility Council 1994–2000; Vice Chairman 1997–99
Chair, Small Systems Technical Action Workgroup (TAG) 1994–present
Chair, Strategic Planning Committee 1997–98
Liaison to Administrative & Policy Council 1998
Legislative Committee 1994–2000
Small Systems Policy Committee 1994–Present
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Chair of the Utility Congress.
South Dakota Board of Operator Certification
Board of Director 1989–Present
National Speleological Society (NSS)
The NSS is the largest organization in the world dedicated towards the exploration, research and conservation of cave resources.
President 1988–92
Cattle/Horse Rancher—Own/Operate 500 acre ranch near Hot Springs, S.D. Breed and train registered American quarter horses (AQHA).
Black Hills Hydrology Study Task Force (USGS, Bureau of Reclamation, S.D. Dept. of Environment & Natural Resources). Responsible for oversight and direction of a 20 year hydrological investigation of the Madison Aquifer in western South Dakota.
Association of Boards of Certification (ABC) for state certification boards and agencies associated with environmental certification programs for water, wastewater and laboratory certification. National Board of Director 1992–99.
AWARDS—National
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''National Top 10 Public Works Leader of the Year,'' May, 1990. Awarded by the American Public Works Association.
''National Award for Energy Innovation,'' October, 1988. Awarded by the U.S. Dept. of Energy—John S. Herrington, Secretary.
''Most Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement,'' February, 1986. Awarded by the American Society of Civil Engineers, S.D.
''William J. Stephenson Award for Outstanding Service,'' August, 1996. Awarded by the National Speleological Society. Society's highest honors for contributions in the field of speleology.
Harris Seidel Award for Outstanding Contributions,'' January, 2000. Awarded by the Association of Boards of Certification.
''Honorary Member,'' American Water Works Association. June, 2001. Awarded by the American Water Works Association.
''Honorary Member,'' Ukrainian Speleological Association. December, 1992. Highest award for speleology achievements in the former U.S.S.R.
''Fellow,'' The Explorers Club. 1991. Inducted as a ''Fellow'' into The Explorers Club for original exploration and discovery through caving. Set U.S. Depth Record in 1980.
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