March 28, 2003
Chief Engineer to Speak on Managing Lincoln's Water System
LINCOLN, Neb. — The chief engineer of Lincoln's water system will speak April 2 about managing the system's water well field during drought conditions.
The free lecture will be in Room 116 of L.W. Chase Hall on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's East Campus at 3 p.m.
Jerry Obrist is expected to outline how the system's water well field, which is on and near the Platte River near Ashland, is managed both during normal times and during times of increased demands on the system, such as are expected this spring and summer due to ongoing drought. The city begins voluntary watering restrictions April 1.
The system operates on a $20 million annual budget and provides potable water for domestic, commercial and industrial needs for about 220,000 people, making it one of the largest public water utilities in Nebraska. Obrist has been the system's chief engineer for more than 20 years.
The lecture is part of the UNL School of Natural Resource Sciences and Water Center's 2003 Water and Natural Resources Seminar that continues through April. For a list of upcoming speakers in the weekly lecture series, go to 2003 Water and Natural Resource Seminars.
3/08/03-SR
Jerry Obrist
Lincoln Water System
Chief Engineer
(402) 441-7571
Steve Ress UNL Water Center - Communications Coordinator (402) 472-3305
Department: NU Water Center
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