Volume 9 Issue 3 March 2022

Addressing Population Growth, Water Demand, and Natural Disasters By Kris Polly  Since July 2021, Dan Buhman has served as the general manager of the Tarrant Regional Water District (TRWD), which has been providing flood control and water supply services to the city of Fort Worth, Texas, for nearly 100 years. In our cover interview, Mr. […]

Volume 9 Issue 2 February 2022

  Improving Water Management, From the River Basin to the Individual Home By Kris Polly  In our cover story this month, we speak with Andrea Doyle, the director of Washington State’s Office of Chehalis Basin. The office runs the Chehalis Basin Strategy, which has brought together a diverse group of stakeholders to undertake projects to […]

Volume 9 Issue 1 January 2022

A New Leader at Eastern By Kris Polly  Longtime Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) leader Joe Mouawad took over the agency’s top job as general manager in May 2021. In this month’s cover story, we speak with him about EMWD’s careful and long-term planning to decrease its dependence on imported water by investing in recycled […]

Volume 8 Issue 10 Nov/Dec 2021

A New Head for MWD By Kris Polly  The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, which provides water to 19 million people across 6 counties, has a new general manager and CEO, Adel Hagekhalil. We are pleased to have the opportunity to introduce him to our readership in this issue of Municipal Water Leader. In […]

Volume 8 Issue 9 October 2021

A New Leader for North Texas By Kris Polly  Our cover interview this month is with Jenna Covington, the new executive director and general manager of the North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD), which provides water, wastewater, and solid waste disposal services to 1.8 million people in a rapidly growing area of Texas north of […]

Volume 8 Issue 8 September 2021

Education, Research, and Technology By Kris Polly  In the water industry, everything is connected. Ecosystems, hydrology, human activity and history, and legal arrangements all interact to create the distinctive set of water supplies, rights, and usage patterns of each place. With that in mind, constant knowledge-building is a must for water professionals. This month, we […]

Volume 8 Issue 7 July/August 2021

Facing Down Texas’s Winter Storm By Kris Polly  The February 2021 winter storm affected huge portions of the United States, but none more seriously than Texas. The famously hot, arid state was plunged into freezing, even subzero, temperatures, and suffered major power outages. Municipal water providers across the state had to keep up their indispensable […]

Volume 8 Issue 6 June 2021

Storm Water Management By Kris Polly  Storm water management is a constant concern for municipalities. Sudden influxes of water, often bringing pollutants of various sorts, can overflow systems, challenge treatment infrastructure, and affect the environment. Luckily, municipal water professionals are working to design ever better systems, develop innovative mitigation technologies, and find funds to improve […]

Volume 8 Issue 5 May 2021

Forging the Future Through Policy and Innovation By Kris Polly  This month, we have the pleasure of featuring Congressman Peter A. DeFazio, the chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Chair DeFazio tells us about his commitment to federal funding for smarter, safer, greener, and more resilient infrastructure and explains the importance of […]

Volume 8 Issue 4 April 2021

Remembering Dave Luker Few people have generated more stories or created lasting memories like Mr. Dave Luker. He was simply a bigger-than-life guy who always did his best and expected others to do the same. He touched many lives in very positive ways. He is missed by all who knew him. Below is the column […]