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Kent Nelson
TVWD Chief Executive Officer Recruitment
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• Negotiated and operationally implemented the first-of-its-kind Regional Water
Transmission System Discharge Permit with the San Francisco Regional Water Quality
Control Board, State Water Quality Control Board, four county agencies and local
NGOs to allow for release of dechlorinated drinking water into local waterways as a
result of maintenance and construction activities within a four county area.

• Coordinated permit compliance with the California Department of Public Health for the
potable water distribution system within the City of San Francisco.

• Successfully negotiated and implemented collective bargaining agreements with local
trade unions.
• Coordinated over 100 strategic construction-related facility shutdowns significantly
impacting operations to maintain schedule of $4.6B capital Water System Improvement
Program (WSIP).

Water Quality Superintendent, Contra Costa Water District
March 2005 to May 2008
Concord, CA
• Managed the Water Quality Laboratory and Field Services group and provided
technical process and operational support to the Bollman Water Treatment Plant (75-
MGD) and the Randall-Bold Water Treatment Plant (40-MGD) and their respective
distribution systems serving 550,000 retail and wholesale customers.
• Provided daily process engineering and design support for both water treatment
facilities.
• Directly supervised and led a staff of 12, including supervisory, technical and clerical
personnel.
• Served as sole liaison between the District and the California Department of Public
Health on all drinking water regulatory compliance issues and reporting.
• Served as operational liaison between the District and its wholesales water customers.
• Provided regular updates to the Board of Directors regarding current operations, water
quality and changes in the regulatory landscape. Served as in-house expert to the
General Manager and Board on all water quality and regulatory issues that affected the
District.
• Developed business plan to expand contract laboratory services and partnering with
Delta Diablo on shared facilities.

Project Manager, Carollo Engineers
September 2000 to March 2005
Walnut Creek, CA
• Served as construction manager and resident engineer for Wet Weather
Enhancements Project for the Vallejo Sanitation and Flood Control District in Vallejo,
CA. This 18-month project consisted of construction of an 80-foot diameter primary
clarifier, new primary sludge pumping facility, installation of new VFDs and PLCs for
the existing influent and effluent pump stations, new intermediate pump station, and
soil filter odor control system at a project cost of $5M.

• Served as design lead and resident engineer for the construction of a 1.8 million gallon
wastewater equalization storage basin complete with automated washdown, and a
packed carbon bed fume scrubber; as well as a new 45-MGD wastewater pump station,
at the Irvington Sanitary Pump Station for the Union Sanitary District in Union City, CA.
Overall project cost was estimated at $12M.