Water, Energy, & Environment Task Force

Please join the East Bay Leadership Council to learn about the Nutrients Watershed Permit approved by the San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board last year. The permit applies to 40 Bay Area wastewater facilities and requires significant reductions for nutrient levels in treated wastewater discharge to the Bay over the next 10 years. We will hear from the Executive Officer for the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board on the details and drivers of the permit, and the Executive Director of the Bay Area Clean Water Agencies on how wastewater agencies are responding.

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Eileen White has been the Executive Officer for the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board since July 11, 2022. Eileen is known throughout the region for her years of leadership at the East Bay Municipal Utility District in both wastewater and drinking water, areas of critical importance to us all. In addition to her decades of experience at East Bay M.U.D., Ms. White has previously served on the board of the Bay Area Clean Water Agencies, board of the National Association of Clean Water Agencies and chair for the National Association of Clean Water Agencies’ Climate Change Resilience Committee. Eileen received her Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from the University of California, Berkeley and is a licensed Civil Engineer in the State of California.

Lorien Fono is the Executive Director of the Bay Area Clean Water Agencies (BACWA) as of 2020. She has two decades of experience in wastewater and recycled water regulatory compliance, science-based decision-making, and collaborative management within the wastewater sector. Her background also includes research of water and air quality issues, with a focus on the occurrence, fate, and transport of emerging wastewater-derived contaminants. Dr. Fono holds a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Toronto, and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering and Science, both from the University of California at Berkeley. She is a licensed Professional Civil Engineer in California.