Movers and Shakers
September 2007
Karla Peterson has succeeded Dick Clark, who retired in July, as supervisor of the Community Water Supply Unit in the Minnesota Department of Health Section of Drinking Water Protection (DWP).
Karla came to MDH in June of 1994 after receiving her bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Minnesota, taking over the duties of plan reviews, certification, and fluoridation. She later got her master’s degree in public administration from Hamline University in St. Paul. Karla has been the manager for a number of Safe Drinking Water Act rules and is also the chair of the Minnesota Section AWWA.
March 2007
Chris Catlin is the new superintendent of water plant operations for Minneapolis Water Works, reporting to Shahin Rezania, the director of Water Treatment and Distribution Services.