Governor Tim Pawlenty today announced the appointment of Stephen Schneider to the Metropolitan Area Water Supply Advisory Committee.

Schneider, of Oakdale, is the general manager of St. Paul Regional Water Services. He has been the general manager since 2003, and previously held a number of positions with St. Paul Regional Water Services since he started there in 1990 as a project engineer/manager. Schneider holds bachelors degrees in both civil and geological engineering from the University of Minnesota Institute of Technology, and is licensed as a water operator by the Minnesota Department of Health. He chaired the American Water Works Association’s Metro District Education Committee and the Minnesota Section Conference Council. Schneider will complete the term created by the resignation of Beverly Aplikowski as an official of a non-county local governmental unit located in the Twin Cities metropolitan area that expires on December 31, 2008, when this committee expires.

The Metropolitan Area Water Supply Advisory Committee was created by the 2005 Legislature to assist the Metropolitan Council in carrying out the planning activities addressing the water supply needs of the metropolitan area. The advisory committee consists of 12 members, including seven appointed by the Governor.