Project Manager Management

Edward G. Means

Vice President

Malcolm Pirnie, Inc.

Phone: 949/450-9901 Fax: 949/450-9902

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Areas of Qualification Publications and Presentations

Edward G. Means III is a Vice President with Since 1981, Mr. Means has published widely in

Malcolm Pirnie, Inc. in their Irvine office. Malcolm various water industry journals and has presented

Pirnie recently merged with ARCADIS, Inc. Mr. numerous technical and management papers at

Means has over 31 years of experience, including 18 conferences throughout the United States and

years with the Metropolitan Water District of abroad. He speaks regularly on water utility trends

Southern California, culminating in 2-1/2 years as and management issues. He is the author of two

Chief Operating Officer and Acting General books: Watercourse: Navigating Your Utility s

Manager. His roles there included stints as Water Future and A Strategic Assessment of the Future

Quality Laboratory Manager, Director of Water of Water Utilities and contributed to Excellence in

Quality, Director of Resources, and Chief of Action: Water Utility Management in the 21st

Operations. He is deeply knowledgeable of water Century and Climate Change and Water: An

issues including recycling, conservation, conjunctive International Perspective on Mitigation and

use, desalination and groundwater treatment. He is a Adaptation . A complete listing of the more than

skilled facilitator having managed over a dozen 100 citations is available upon request.

complex facilitations ranging including indirect

potable reuse stakeholder discussions in San Diego,

Example Projects

utility regionalization forums in Denver and energy

water research plans for the California Energy Mr. Means has managed include:

Commission/Water Research Foundation). He has

directed and participated in strategic and water Project Director - Rosarito Beach Seawater

resources planning activities for numerous water Desalination Feasibility Study (2009-10).

utilities and associations. Project Team Member - Coquina Coast (FL) Seawater

Desal Feasibility Study (2009-10).

Education Area Manager - Greater Los Angeles County

Integrated Regional Water Management Plan Mr.

Bachelor of Arts, Social Ecology (Honors),

Means is heading one of 5 consultant teams

University of California, Irvine, CA, 1977.

examining opportunities to meld stormwater

management, water supply development, habitat

Master of Arts, Social Ecology, University of

restoration, and recreational value creation in a bold

Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 1980.

vision for future LA County water management.

Professional Management Program, University of Assessed governance structure (2006-2010)

Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 1987. Project Team member - water resource and water

quality strategies for the City of San Diego Strategic

Business Plan development project (2003)

Professional Licenses and Affiliations Project Team member - Madison Wisconsin

Metropolitan Sewerage District Master Plan. Led

AWWA George Warren Fuller Award Recipient scenario planning exercise (2008)

Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies AWWA Water Utility Council Strategic Plan (2008).

Facilitated the councils development of their

(AMWA) President s Award Recipient

strategic plan for legislative and regulatory activities

NWRA President s Award Recipient in Washington, D.C.

Project Director - West Basin Municipal Water

Board Member, Urban Water Institute

District Integrated Resources Plan (2009).

Conducted City of Calgary Water Department Project Manager for client assisting Poseidon

strategic plan scenario planning exercise (2005, Resources Group in the development of California

2010) Department of Health Services permits for

Project Manager - Central Elmore Water and Sewer oceanwater desalination

Developed and conducted workshop to develop a

Authority Strategic Plan (2003)

water quality strategic plan for East Bay Municipal

Water Environment Research Foundation Financing

Utilities District

Plan Scenario Planning Exercise (2008)

Project Manager for City of Chandler Arizona

Team Member for San Diego County Water Authority

Municipal Utilities Department strategic planning

Drought Management Plan (2007)

effort (2004)

Principal Investigator for WRF Evaluating Effects of

Project Manager under subcontract to Carollo

Climate Change on Water Utility Planning Criteria

Engineers for the Delta Water Quality and Treatment

and Design Standards . The project is identifying the

study under an WRF Tailored Collaboration with

appropriate water utility adaptation responses for Contra Costa Water District (2004)

climate change (2009)

Principal in Charge of the California Urban Water

Advisor Denver Water Integrated Resources Plan

Agency MEC contract management agreement

(2009-10)

(2002-2005)

Principal Investigator for WRF 2816, Water Quality

Project Director - Water Utility Climate Alliance

Management: How to Structure it in a Utility (2005)

Decision Support Planning Methods: Incorporating

Project Officer for Western Municipal Water District

Climate Change Uncertainties into Water Planning

Drought Management Plan (2007)

(2009).

Principal Investigator for WRF s Communicating the

Value of Water research study (2006-07) Project Manager - Numerous water treatment plant

regulatory assessments including projects for City of

Principal Investigator for WRF Tailored Collaboration

Redlands, Cucamonga County Water District, West

Project Water Quality Implications of Large-Scale

San Bernardino County Water District, Fontana

Application of Seawater Desalination

Water Company, Metropolitan Water District of

Principal Investigator for the WRF s Strategic

Southern California, Santa Clara Valley Water

Assessment of the Future of Water Utilities project

District, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission

assessing strategic trends affecting the U.S. water

and Covina Irrigating Company

utility community (starting 2000-2006).

AWWA Water Utility Council Climate Change

Project Manager for Science and Technology

Assessment/American Assembly tasks associated Strategy Development (2009). Facilitated WUC

with re-visit of the City of San Diego s North City legislative committee development of a federal

Water Reclamation Plant indirect reuse project

legislative strategy to position the drinking water

(2005)

utility industry on climate change issues.

Project Officer for Coachella Valley Brackish Water

Municipal Water District of Orange County Board

Desalination study (2006-07)

Strategy Support (2010).

Project Team Member - Beaufort Jasper Water

Co-Principal Investigator WateReuse Evaluating

Supply Authority Integrated Resources Plan. Led

Long and Short Term Planning under Climate

scenario planning exercise. Developed IRP model for

Change Scenarios to Better Assess the Role of Water

project implementation (2008)

Reuse (2010).

Project Manager - West Basin Municipal Water

Principal-in-charge for an Upper San Gabriel

District Strategic Business Plan . (2007-08)

Municipal Water District project examining increased

Project Manager - Los Angeles Department of Water

use of recycled water from that facility (2003)

and Power On-Line Water Quality Monitoring (2006-

Project Manager/Facilitator - WRF/California Energy

07)

Commission workshop to develop an Energy

Principal Investigator - WRF Communicating the

Research Needs Roadmap to support an anticipated

Value of Water (2009).

joint research funding program (2003)

Project Team member - WRF The Value of Water in

Director or Resources key member of team

a Changing Economy (2003-04)

developing first Integrated Resources Plan for the

Co-Principal Investigator for WERF Communication Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

Principles and Practices, Public Perception and

(1994-97)

Message Effectiveness Related to Health and

Broward County Water Resources Master Plan. Led

Environmental Risks with a Focus on Trace Organic

scenario planning exercise (2009)

Compounds (2008)

Ohio River Sanitary Commission conducted

Project Manager - Denver South Metro Water Agency

scenario planning to develop the long term strategic

Study of Regionalization Opportunities (2004)

direction of the Commission (2009)

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