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Office of Drinking Water
ODW Contacts
Emergency Response
For after hour Emergency Events please call:
EMERGENCY RESPONSE LINE
1-204-944-4888
General Inquiries
For general inquiries please contact:
Office of Drinking Water
1007 Century Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3H 0W4
Phone: (204) 945-5762
Facsimile: (204) 945-1365
Central Office of Drinking Water Staff
Don Rocan, P.Eng.
Manager
Don.Rocan@gov.mb.ca
Responsibilities: management of the Office of Drinking Water, provincial representative on the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Committee on Drinking Water.
Eve Chaput
Administrative Assistant
Eve.Chaput@gov.mb.ca
Telephone: (204) 945-5762
Kim Barlishen, P.Eng.
Environmental Engineer
Kim.Barlishen@gov.mb.ca
Telephone: (204) 945-5936
Responsibilities: engineering reviews and regulatory approval of wastewater collection system, and water supply, water conveyance, water treatment and water distribution projects.
Morley Smith, MNRM
Supervisor, Field Operations
Morley.Smith@gov.mb.ca
Telephone: (204) 945-7014
Responsibilities: management of the field inspection and monitoring activities of the regional Drinking Water Officers, provision of technical assistance regarding the operation and monitoring of drinking water systems, water treatment plant inspections.
Scott Davies, C.E.T.
Drinking Water Officer
Scott.Davies@gov.mb.ca
Telephone: (204) 945-6279
Responsibilities: water treatment plant inspections, provision of technical assistance to water system operators and the public regarding the operation and monitoring of drinking water systems in the Winnipeg, East St. Paul, West St. Paul, and Springfield area, development of data management system, special projects, Emergency Response Team member.
Richard Rentz, P.Eng.
Special Projects Engineer
Richard.Rentz@gov.mb.ca
Telephone: (204) 945-1032
Responsibilities: providing professional advice as the departments specialist on matters relating to technologies and processes for Water Treatment and distribution systems, Municipal Wastewater Treatment and Disposal licences submitted for comment, development of policy and procedural documents on various program activities, and representing the Department and/or the Province at public meetings, public hearings and technical committees.
Gilbert Bushati
Drinking Water Officer
Gilbert.Bushati@gov.mb.ca
Telephone: (204) 945-8913
Responsibilities: water treatment plant inspections, provision of technical assistance to water system operators and the public regarding the operation and monitoring of drinking water systems in the Cartier, Headingley, MacDonald, Rosser, St. Francois Xavier area
