Dr. John Parnell
Industrial Pretreatment Coordinator
City of St. Petersburg, Florida
Dr. Parnell became the Industrial Pretreatment Coordinator for the City of St. Petersburg, Florida in February, 1988. His responsibilities include
the administration of the city’s environmental monitoring and education programs for industrial pretreatment, pollution prevention, wastewater,
reclaimed water, marine environments and underground injection. Drawing upon his prior experiences as a university professor, Dr. Parnell has
developed and pioneered industrial pretreatment education in Florida. He is Chairman of the FW&PCOA’s Industrial Pretreatment Certification
Board and a member of the Florida Industrial Pretreatment Association, which promotes the pursuit of excellence in industrial pretreatment
throughout the state. Dr Parnell is also a member of the North Carolina Pretreatment Dinosaur Club.
In his role as Chairman of the FW&PCOA’s Industrial Pretreatment Certification Board, Dr. Parnell was instrumental in its decision to allow the NC-PC to adopt and adapt Florida’s pretreatment certification program. If not for his assistance, cooperation and enthusiasm, our own highly successful certification program might not exist.