WASHINGTON — President Obama on April 3 announced his intent to nominate Peter S. Silva, a civil engineer with 32 years of experience in water and wastewater, to lead the US Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water, according to an April 3 White House press release.
Silva has served in varying capacities in the public sector specializing in water resources policy with extensive experience in US-Mexico border issues. He currently is a senior policy advisor for the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.
He formerly served for six years as the vice-chair of the California Water Resources Control Board, having been appointed by both Gov. Gray Davis and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
As USEPA’s Assistant Administrator for Water, Silva would supervise Water Office programs implementing the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Clean Water Act and provisions of several other laws to prevent water pollution and reduce risks for humans and ecosystems, according to an April 10 American Water Works Association (AWWA) announcement about the pending nomination.
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