Industry

Dr. Will Dichtel, co-founder and chief science officer at CycloPure, Inc. has been awarded a 2018 Fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Encinitas-based CycloPure, founded in 2016, is a materials science and technology company and developer of next-generation selective adsorbents called High-Affinity Cyclodextrin Polymers (HACPs) and working to …

Karla Nemeth, director of the California Department of Water Resources will be the keynote speaker at the Water Policy Forum and Dinner hosted by the Municipal Water District of Orange County (MWDOC) on Thursday, April 19. Nemeth will speak on the need for California WaterFix, the proposed infrastructure upgrade to …

With more than 40 years of experience and leadership in recycled water quality, Orange County Water District’s (OCWD) Assistant General Manager Michael (Mike) Wehner has been named Recycled Water Advocate of the Year by the WateReuse California Board and the 2018 California Annual Conference Awards Sub-Committee members. Wehner’s knowledge and …

With more than 30 years in the water industry, Deborah Smith has been named the new Executive Officer of Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board. She is replacing Samuel Unger upon his retirement on March 31. Smith began her water career as a water quality regulator in Louisiana, where …

Fresno State University (FSU) has appointed its First Associate Vice President (AVP) in Water and Sustainability as part of its quest to solidify its reputation as a national leader in applied research on water. Thomas C. Esqueda currently serves as the director of Public Utilities for the city of Fresno, …

Long-time Bureau of Reclamation employee Cynthia Davenport has been selected as the New Melones Lake Park manager and will assume the responsibilities for the daily operation and maintenance of the recreation resources at the Northern California site of New Melones Lake in Sonora. Davenport became an environmental steward early in …