How a pump station is transforming a Missouri wetland

Dec. 16, 2024

A new permanent pump station will provide water level stabilization and more to the wetland area.

Luke Messer, a project manager at Garney Construction, discusses the renovation of the Schell-Osage Conservation Area in Missouri, one of the state’s oldest publicly managed wetland areas. Part of this renovation is the establishment of a permanent pump station, so Messer details how the station will enhance wildlifee, provide water level stabilization and more.

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Katie Johns

Katie Johns, editor-in-chief of Stormwater Solutions, graduated from the University of Missouri in 2016 with a Bachelor of Journalism and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish. Johns joined the Stormwater Solutions team in September 2019. Johns also helps plan the annual StormCon conference and co-hosts the Talking Under Water podcast. Prior to entering the B2B industry, she worked as a newspaper reporter and editor in Sarasota, Florida, and a magazine assistant editor in the Chicago suburbs. She can be reached at [email protected].