Jay Riggs Email & Phone Number

• Manage the Washington Conservation District, supervise staff, prepare and oversee >$3,000,000 budget;• Coordinate all District activities with elected board, watersheds, and local units of government;• Facilitate multiple collaborative efforts between the WCD, county, watersheds, NGOs, and local units of government;• Provide technical and administrative support for implementation of Wetland Conservation Act (WCA);• Served as interim administrator for Brown's Creek Watershed District and Middle St Croix WMO;• Conduct educational activities and promote program development to achieve the District’s Mission to protect and conserve natural resources;• Co-Chaired Minimal Impact Design Standards (MIDS) workgroup of the State Stormwater Steering Committee; and• Provide WCA LGU and TEP services for Washington County; Certified Wetland Delineator

Licenced In Mn And Wi

• Manage the Dakota SWCD Low Impact Development (LID) Initiative and Urban Erosion Control Program;• Review and comment on development plans; review plans for LID opportunities;• Design and implement bank and shoreline stabilization and restoration projects;• Member of steering committees, including NEMO, MPCA Stormwater, and various greenway programs• Implement projects and conduct trainings on low impact development, erosion control, and habitat protection;• Coordinate and implement natural area protection efforts and supervise land cover mapping projects.

• Delineated wetlands, prepared delineation reports, and processed wetland (WCA and Corps) permits;• Reviewed and developed NPDES temporary and permanent erosion control plans;• Designed and implemented bioengineering and wetland restoration projects;• Prepared and processed environmental assessment worksheets (EAW) and other environmental reviews;• Used ArcView GIS to prepare maps and support municipal planning efforts;• Inventoried and assessed forest, prairie, and wetland habitats using a variety of evaluation methods.

• Provided technical support to local government units and general public on topics such as nonpoint source pollution, watershed management, BMPs, and wetland management;• Represented SEMCOG on nonpoint, CSO, and GIS Technical Advisory Groups;• Coordinated CSO Technical Work Group for development of the Stage II Detroit River Remedial Action Plan

Master'S Degree, Natural Resources Management And Policy

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Double Majors In Biology And Psychology

Emt Certification