Missoula County Government: It's Friday, And Missoula County Employees Are Working Hard For You! Meet Todd Seib, Water Quality Specialis ...

Press release from the Missoula County Government:

03/11/2022 12:00 PM

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Of course, accidents and mistakes do happen, and I also respond to complaints from the public about spills and environmental releases of fuel, motor oil, paint, sediment, animal waste and others that have or could have the potential to impact our groundwater or rivers. Sometimes these releases are large and require an emergency response and our assistance is requested through the 9-1-1 dispatch center.  

Our community has seen adverse environmental impacts, and I enjoy acting as a resource to the community and state on various state and federal superfund sites (like Burlington Northern and Smurfit-Stone). Advocating for thorough assessment and clean-up to protect our water resources for future generations is both important and rewarding. This is also why reviewing state and local regulations, writing regulations and advocating for more protective water quality requirements is a very enjoyable part of the work we do. Prevention is so much more effective than reacting to an environmental release, and establishing standards that set the community up for success is time well spent for me.  

We work to prevent future water quality problems and react to past problems, but we also conduct research to investigate our local water quality trends. We test for suspected contributors of pollution, be it microplastic, chlorides or potential septic leaks. I also assist the County by monitoring the storm water system for pollutants that can be generated when it rains.  

I’m honored to collaborate with so many hard-working county and city staff committed to making Missoula the great place it is! When I am not working, I enjoy cooking and eating good food, making things out of wood, sitting around campfires and making to-do lists!  

This press release was produced by the Missoula County Government. The views expressed here are the author’s own.