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John Watson is an Associate Civil Engineer at the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, where he co-manages the green infrastructure stormwater program, coordinating up to 15 projects each year, and helped to develop their green infrastructure plan to meet the EPA Consent Decree.  He earned his bachelor’s degree in Civil & Environmental Engineering from Valparaiso University and his master’s degree in Environmental Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering from University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign, where he worked on modeling Chicago’s Deep Tunnel system (TARP).  Today, John is a Professional Engineer, a Certified Floodplain Manager, and a committee member for the Water Environment Federation, with over 13 years of real-wold experience, working in the green stormwater infrastructure and traditional stormwater management.  In his free time, John works on international water supply and development projects with Engineers Without Borders and his church, with whom he has traveled to implement clean drinking water projects in Nigeria, Kenya, Zambia and Tanzania.
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Watson, John
John Watson is an Associate Civil Engineer at the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, where he co-manages the green infrastructure stormwater program, coordinating up to 15 projects each year, and helped to develop their green infrastructure plan to meet the EPA Consent Decree.  He earned his bachelor’s degree in Civil & Environmental Engineering from Valparaiso University and his master’s degree in Environmental Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering from University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign, where he worked on modeling Chicago’s Deep Tunnel system (TARP).  Today, John is a Professional Engineer, a Certified Floodplain Manager, and a committee member for the Water Environment Federation, with over 13 years of real-wold experience, working in the green stormwater infrastructure and traditional stormwater management.  In his free time, John works on international water supply and development projects with Engineers Without Borders and his church, with whom he has traveled to implement clean drinking water projects in Nigeria, Kenya, Zambia and Tanzania.