Joel Christensen - Joel is a native of North Dakota, graduated from North Dakota State University and came to work at Metropolitan Utilities District (MUD) in Omaha in 1975. Joel is currently the Vice President for Water Operations at MUD and has served on several state wide councils and committees, including Nebraska Natural Resources Commission and Chair of Nebraska Governor's Advisory Council on water supply. Joel discussed the primary sources for Omaha's water treatment including the Florence plant, the Platte River Weste plant. and the Platte River plant located Southwest of Bellevue. Joel talked about the reliabilty of these primary sources of water in face of droughts and contamination. The presence of high levels of nitrates in some municipal water supplies presents a current challenge. indoor water conservation, water quality, Joel also discussed levels in the State of Nebraska and had a map of the state showing these levels. Also discussed were water uses and conservation in Omaha.