This month's ILMS webinar will cover the new Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) and Indiana Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) Waterways Collaboration process and online web tool.  A brief overview of the IDEM Section 401 Program will also be provided, but the primary focus of the presentation will be on the tool and how to run through it.

Our speaker this month will be Heather Parsons. Heather serves as the Office of Water Quality Special Projects Coordinator.  Specifically, Heather spends most of her time currently following federal rule changes and analyzing how they affect the state of Indiana and specifically those focused on wetlands and streams.  Heather was heavily involved in the development of the Waterways joint application project done with the IDNR.  Heather has been with IDEM for nine years and worked in the program as a summer intern for three summers prior to full time employment.  Heather holds a Masters Degree in Environmental Science focused on Applied Ecology and Water Resources and an undergraduate degree in Geography with a focus on GIS and Environmental Sciences.  Heather previously managed the northeast portion of the state for IDEM covering Hamilton County to the eastern state line and north to the northern state line.