My wife Ginny and I were able to buy a condo in the Aspens community in 2013, after visiting the valley for over 30 years. The Aspens located on the Moose Wilson Road between Fish Creek and the Snake River. There’s several small creeks and springs that flow through our neighborhood that we enjoy as well as the larger rivers.
I grew up swimming and sailing on the Great Lakes (Lake Ontario and Lake Huron). Up until the early 1990s, we could still drink Lake Huron right from the boat! I have swum in the Hudson River where it flows through the Adirondack Mountains. I added sea kayaking to my watery world about 25 years ago. I enjoy paddling both fresh and salt water.
Water is Life. In my lifetime, I have known pristine, potable rivers and lakes. I have seen what farms, cities and wastewater can do to rivers and lakes. I have seen the changes to Lakes’ Ontario, Huron, and the Snake River from increased population and urban runoff. I have a passion for clean water and I will do what I can to ensure that the headwaters of the Snake River are clean and that the human and wildlife residents of the valley have clean, safe drinking water. There’s still time to reverse the detrimental changes that are occurring. I am an engineering and environmental geologist with over 40 years experience in soil and groundwater contamination investigations and remediation.
POWJH has done amazing work including providing potable water to Hoback Junction, presenting workshops for the citizenry on the causes and treatment of water contamination issues; and, leading the county-wide effort to establish a Water Quality Management Plan. POWJH will continue to lead the county and town on water quality issues. My expertise in engineering geology, hydrogeology, and environmental regulations, and the regulatory agencies will be an asset to this effort.