About Us
Non Profit Mission Statement
The Urban Water Institute, Inc., was incorporated as a nonprofit public education organization in the State of California in 1993, with the Mission to provide non-partisan information of timely and pertinent interest to the water resource industry, including public agencies and private firms, with particular emphasis on water economics, management and resource policies as they affect consumers and the general economy.
Board of Directors
The Institute is governed by a volunteer board of 38 directors drawn from hands-on policy makers, elected officials and industry leaders who are active in the water resources industry.
Board Chairman
Steve Bucknam
President
Bucknam & Associates
30131 Town Center Drive ~ Suite 268
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
Phone 949/363-6461 Fax 949/363-6505
steve@bucknam.net
Board Vice Chairman
Richard Nagel
West Basin Municipal Water District
17140 South Avalon Boulevard ~ Suite 210
Carson, CA 90746-1296
Phone 310/217-2411 Fax 310/217-2414
richardn@westbasin.org
Secretary of the Board
Matt Stone
General Manager
Rancho California Water District
42135 Winchester Road
Temecula, CA 92590
Phone 951/296-6900 Fax 951/296-6860
stonem@ranchowater.com
Treasurer
John Thornton
Principal / Vice President
Psomas & Associates
3 Hutton Centre Drive ~ Suite 200
Santa Ana, CA 92707
Phone 714/751-7373 Fax 714/545-8883
jthornton@psomas.com
Regional Vice Chairs:
Howard Arnold
Vice President
Tetra Tech, Inc
10815 Rancho Bernardo Rd. ~ Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92127
Phone 858/673-5505 Fax 858/673-1610
Howard.Arnold@tetratech.com
Ane Deister
Vice President
Cardno ENTRIX
701 University Avenue ~ Suite 200
Sacramento, CA 92825
Phone 916/923-1097 Fax 916/923-6251
adeister@entrix.com
Members of the Board:
Dick Ackerman
Partner
Nossaman LLP
18101 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 1800
Irvine, CA 92612
Phone 949/833-7800 Fax 949/833-7878
dackerman@nossaman.com
Marion Ashley
Supervisor, Fifth District
County of Riverside
4080 Lemon Street ~ 5th Floor
Riverside, CA 92502-1645
Phone 951/955-1050
mashley@rcbos.org
Celeste Cantu
General Manager
Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority
PO BOX 7729
Riverside, CA 92513
Phone 909/354-4420 Fax 909/352-3422
ccantu@sawpa.org
Shane Chapman
General Manager
Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District
11310 East Valley Boulevard
El Monte, CA 91731
Phone 626/443-2297 Fax 626/443-0617
shane@usgvmwd.org
Larry Dick
Board Member
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
700 North Alameda Street
Los Angeles, CA 90054
Phone 213/217-7708 Fax 213/217-6650
larrydick@att.net
Mike Dunbar
General Manager
South Coast Water District
PO BOX 30205
Laguna Niguel, CA 92607
Phone 949/499-4555 Fax 949/499-4256
mdunbar@scwd.org
Dean Efstathiou
Deputy Director
Castaic Lake Water Agency
1425 Orlando Drive
Arcadia, CA 91006
Phone 626/355-5510
defstath1@gmail.com
Michael Engelbrecht
Senior Vice President
Wells Fargo
707 Wilshire Boulevard ~ 17th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Phone 213/614-4475 Fax 213/614-2720
michael.j.engelbrecht@wellsfargo.com
Roger Faubel
President
Faubel Public Affairs
25 Orchard
Lake Forest, CA 92630
Phone 949/768-1600 Fax 949/768-1601
rfaubel@faubelpublicaffairs.com
Matthew A. Garcia
Account Executive
Southern California Edison
7300 Fenwick Lane ~ 2nd Floor
Westminster, CA 92683
Phone 714/895-0294 Fax 714/895-0796
Matthew.Garcia@sce.com
Victor Harris
Vice President
MWH Americas, Inc.
618 Michillinda Avenue ~ Suite 200
Arcadia, CA 91007
Phone 626/796-9141 Fax 626/568-6101
victor.harris@mwhglobal.com
Brian Jordan
District Vice President
Boyle Engineering, Inc.
PO BOX 5700
Irvine, CA 92619
Phone 949/476-3367 Fax 949/721-7142
bjordan@boyleengineering.com
Tom Love
General Manager
Inland Empire Utilities Agency
PO BOX 9020
Chino Hills, CA 91709
Phone 909/993-1700 Fax 909/606-7320
tlove@ieua.org
Mary Aileen Matheis, Esq.
Board Director
Irvine Ranch Water District
15600 Sand Canyon Avenue
Irvine, CA 92618
Phone 949/551-0567 Fax 949/653-1167
Mamatheis1@aol.com
Larry McKenney
Director
Moulton Niguel Water District
P.O. Box 30203
Laguna Niguel, CA 92607
Phone 949/697-8604
lmckenney@sawpa.org
Ed Means
Senior Vice President
Malcolm Pirnie Inc.
8001 Irvine Center Drive ~ Suite 1100
Irvine, CA 92618
Phone 949/450-9901 Fax 213/614-9003
emeans@pirnie.com
Darryl Miller
Emeritus Member
c/o Urban Water Institute
24651 Evereve Circle ~ Suite 1
Lake Forest, CA 92630
Phone 949/679-9676
dgm544@cox.net
Lisa Ohlund
General Manager
East Orange County Water District
185 N McPherson Road
Orange, CA 92669
Phone 714/538-5815 Fax 714/538-0334
lohlund@eocwd.com
Tony Pack
General Manager
Eastern Municipal Water District
PO BOX 8300
Perris, CA 92572
Phone 951/928-3777 Fax 951/928-6177
packa@emwd.org
Mark Pestrella
Assistant Director
Los Angeles County Department of Public Works
900 S. Fremont Avenue
Alhambra, CA 91803
Phone 626/458-4001
mpestrella@dpw.lacounty.gov
Gregory M. Quist, Ph.D
Board Director, Division One
Rincon del Diablo Municipal Water District
1920 North Iris Lane
Escondido, CA 92026
Phone 760/745-5522 Fax 760/745-0029
gquist@cox.net
Steve Robbins
General Manager
Coachella Valley Water District
PO BOX 1058
Coachella, CA 92236
Phone 760/398-2651 Fax 760/398-3711
srobbins@cvwd.org
John Rossi
General Manager
Western Municipal Water District
405 Alessandro Boulevard
Riverside, CA 92517
Phone 951/789-5000 Fax 951/780-3837
jrossi@wmwd.com
John Schatz
General Manager
Santa Margarita Water District
PO BOX 7005
Mission Viejo, CA 92690
Phone 949/459-6400 Fax 949/459-6463
johnschatz@smwd.com
Tina Shields
Assistant Manager
Imperial Irrigation District
333 E Barioni Boulevard
Imperial, CA 92551
Phone 760/339-9287 Fax 760/339-9356
tshields@iid.com
William Steele
Area Manager
U.S Bureau of Reclamation
27708 Jefferson Avenue ~ Suite 202
Temecula, CA 92590
Phone 951/695-5310 Fax 951/695-5319
wsteele@lc.usbr.gov
Ray Tremblay
Assistant Departmental Engineer
Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County
1955 Workman Mill Road
Whittier, CA 90601
Phone 562/908-4288 x2502
rtremblay@lacsd.com
Kevin Wattier
General Manager
Long Beach Water Department
1800 East Wardlow Road
Long Beach, CA 90807
Phone 562/570-2300
kevin.wattier@lbwater.org
Mike Whipple
President
MF Whipple & Associates
23201 Mill Creek Drive, Suite 130
Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Phone 949/916-3492
mfwhipple@cox.net
Robb Whitaker
General Manager
Water Replenishment District of Southern California
4040 Paramount Boulevard
Lakewood, CA 90712
Phone 562/921-5521
rwhitaker@wrd.org
Julie Wilcox
Director
Southern Nevada Water Authority
1001 S. Valley View Boulevard
Las Vegas, NV 89153
Phone 702/258-3939 Fax 702/822-8530
julie.wilcox@snwa.com
Jim Yannotta
Assistant Director
LA Department of Water & Power
111 N. Hope Street ~ Rm 1463
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Phone 213/367-1014
james.yannotta@ladwp.com
Administrative Staff:
Jim Noyes
Executive Director
C/O Urban Water Institute, Inc.
24651 Evereve Circle ~ Suite 1
Lake Forest, CA 92630
jnoyes66@aol.com
Wayne Clark
Associate Executive Director
7 Bascom Street
Irvine, CA 92612
Phone 949/854-4594 Fax 949/679-7585
wayne@urbanwater.com
Stacy Davis
Director of Administration and Development
stacy@urbanwater.com
Julie Ackman
Associate Director of Administration
julie@urbanwater.com
Joyce Gwidt
Director of Conference Arrangements
gwidt@cox.net