Posted: 8/4/25

Hennepin County has appointed Leslie Stovring to fill a seat on the Riley Purgatory Bluff Creek Watershed District (RPBCWD) Board of Managers. Stovring, a resident of Eden Prairie since 2010, holds a master's degree in Environmental & Public Health with a focus on water resources and limnology. She recently retired from her role as Water Resources Coordinator for the City of Eden Prairie, where she worked for over 25 years. During her time with the city, Stovring worked on a variety of projects including lake water quality, wetland permitting, environmental reviews of proposed developments, groundwater management, water conservation issues, conservation easement protection, and environmental education. 

“I have been retired for three years now, and I miss the connections and work associated with reviewing and developing programs that help improve our water resources within the community and District,” says Stovring. “I am proud of our watershed district and hope to provide assistance as we move forward with our current planning process.” 

Tom Duevel was also reappointed by Hennepin County for his second term on the Board of Managers. Duevel, who currently serves as board Treasurer, has been a resident of Minnetonka for over 20 years and brings with him a breadth of experience, having spent most of his career as a financial consultant on clean energy projects before retiring as a real estate professional. He is an avid hiker and photographer. 

Duevel and Stovring’s appointments fill two of the five seats that comprise the RPBCWD Board of Managers. Four managers are appointed by the Hennepin County Commissioners and one by the Carver County Commissioners. Managers serve three-year terms. Two other seats appointed by Hennepin County and the seat appointed by Carver County were not up for appointment this year.   

Stovring and Duevel’s first meeting of their new terms will be at the August regular meeting of the Board of Managers on August 6th at 7:00pm. Information on the meeting can be found here.