Office Phone: 574-533-4383, extension 3
SWCD Staff
Jim Hess, District Manager: jhess@elkhartcounty.com
Lora Atkins, Secretary/Treasurer: latkins@elkhartcounty.com
Jenna Wait, Conservationist: jwait@elkhartcounty.com
NRCS Staff
Amanda Kautz: amanda.kautz@in.usda.gov
SWCD Board Members
(from left, back): Darrell Shover, Board Member; Tom Kercher, Board Chair; Alex Wait, Board Vice Chair (from left, front) Dean Rink, Board Member; Keith Miller, Associate Supervisor; Dale Leer, Board member
Not Pictured Association Supervisors: Joe Brown, David Bontrager, Brian Campbell, and Gary Kauffman.
Greater Elkhart County Stormwater Partnership Contacts
Elkhart County Surveyor’s Office
John Heiliger, Elkhart County MS4 Coordinator/Operator
(574) 971 – 4589, jheiliger@elkhartcounty.com
Joe Foy, City of Elkhart Stormwater Manager
(574) 293 – 2572 x224, joe.foy@coei.org
Jason Kauffman, City of Goshen Stormwater Coordinator
(574) 537 – 3832, jasonkauffman@goshencity.com
Town of Bristol, (574) 848 – 7007 [for questions regarding construction in Bristol, contact John Heiliger]