July 2017
Environmental Analysis
and Outcomes Division
Shannon Lotthammer, Director
Business
Systems Unit
Lisa Kuehn
Todd Biewen, Assistant Director
Air Assessment
Section
Frank Kohlasch
Air Data Analysis
Unit
Kari Palmer
Air Monitoring Unit
Rick Strassman
Air Policy Unit
Mary Jean Fenske
Risk Evaluation &
Air Modeling Unit
Ruth Roberson
Environmental
Data Quality
Section
Todd Biewen
Environmental Data
Quality Unit
Luke Charpentier
Surface Water
Monitoring Section
Dana Vanderbosch
Water Assessment
Section
Catherine Neuschler
North Biological
Monitoring Unit
Scott Niemela
Effluent Limits Unit
Steven Weiss
South Biological
Monitoring Unit
Kimberly Laing
Environmental
Analysis and
Groundwater Unit
Paul Hoff
Water Quality
Monitoring Unit
Pamela Anderson
Water Quality
Standards Unit
Bill Cole
Business Systems
Unit 1
Kelly Miller
Watershed Pollutant
& Load Monitoring
Unit
Lee Ganske
Staff in the Environmental Analysis and Outcomes Division monitor and evaluate the physical, chemical and biological
conditions of Minnesota’s environment. This information is used to:
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identify environmental threats and impacts to human and ecosystem health
lead strategic planning for the agency
help set environmental goals and measure progress in achieving them
establish standards
conduct risk assessments and effluent limits in support of regulatory programs
make data accessible to agency leadership, staff, stakeholders and citizens
Examples of programs and activities conducted in the division include:
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Air Emissions Risk Analysis
Biological Monitoring
Citizen Lake Monitoring
Citizen Stream Monitoring
Environmental Data Access
Environmental Information Report
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