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Hamilton County 2011 Outstanding Conservation Winners

Hamilton County Soil & Water Conservation District (HSCWCD) held its 66th
Annual meeting on September 15, 2011 at the new LEED GOLD certified
Metropolitan Sewer (MSD) building located at 1035 Woodrow Street. Their new
building has attracted nationwide attention and is the first within the City
of Cincinnati designed and constructed to achieve the LEED Gold
certification. Our guests enjoyed guided tours of the building prior to the
banquet.

Incumbent Steve Johns and new candidate Scott P. Huber were elected to the
Board of Supervisors for a three-year term beginning January 1, 2012.
Congratulations to these gentlemen. Thank you to Karen Ball and Dale Rack
for also running for the Board.

HSCWD also honored the following during the meeting for their conservation
practices:

CONSERVATION PARTNERS AWARD Pharmaceutical Take Back program

Commissioner Monzel presented Col. Charles Lindsey, Harrison Police Chief
and Rick Patterson, Fairfax Police Chief, a proclamation for volunteering
their time and vehicles to collect and transport all the materials from the
22 Pharmaceutical Take Back locations to an approved incinerator in the
State of Indiana. They were also awarded the District Conservation Partner
of the Year Award.

URBAN CONSERVATION AWARD for Water Quality and BMP’s

The Green Township Board of Trustees, Tony Upton, Trustee, David Linnenberg,
Vice Chairman, Tracy Winkler, Chairman, and Thomas J. Straus, Fiscal Officer
received the award for water quality and post construction BMPs installed at
Bicentennial Park.

URBAN CONSERVATION AWARD for Sediment Controls

Paul Coors, Production Manager for Ryan Homes received the award for
implementation of sediment controls on individual lot constructions at Blue
Meadows, Stone Ridge Estates and Summercrest Subdivisions.

CONSERVATION TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARD

Ron Hochstrasser of Sycamore High School, was recognized for his support of
our local Envirothon competition and for being a faithful steward of the
environment and role model to his students. He runs the school’s
Environmental Club, plants trees, installed a rain garden on school grounds
and runs the recycling program.

WATER QUALITY PARTNERSHIP AWARD Biological Surveys/Public Education

Stacie Martin, Jessica Truman, Dave Gamstetter (not pictured) of Cincinnati
Parks and Joe Milanovich, Ph.D. USEPA, received the award for their work
associated with the Ault Park and Stream Day-Lighting Project.