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Appointments to the Technical Customer Advisory Committee
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The Technical Customer Advisory Committee (TCAC) was established in 2006 to assist in and facilitate public review and discussion of Water Authority policies, plans and programs. The TCAC was established as a professional/ technical group of volunteers to represent the five core functional areas of operating a water and wastewater utility. This group is intended to provide outside expertise in best practices and private sector applications for continuous business improvement.
At the May 2019 meeting, the Chair announced that there was a vacancy on the committee and that an online application was posted for customers who may be interested in serving on this technical committee. Board members were informed that if they know of anyone interested that they should apply on the Water Authority’s website. In addition, a notice was placed on the Water Authority website’s front page.
Qualified nominations were compiled and forwarded to the Chair, who through this communication is forwarding the nomination to the Board for confirmation. Robert Fowlie and Erwin Melis are recommended for confirmation. Below is a summary of the nominees’ background.
Robert Fowlie
Mr. Flowlie is an associate and client service leader at CDM Smith Inc. with responsibility for public sector projects in New Mexico. He has over 32 years of experience in the planning, design, and construction of water and wastewater systems including treatment plants, booster and lift stations, pipelines, wells, distribution systems, and conveyance systems. He has worked in both the public and private sector in many parts of the United States. His specific areas of expertise include water and wastewater system planning and design, pipelines, and conveyance systems, and construction management. He is a registered professional engineer in New Mexico, Texas, California, and Washington State and also a Board Certified Environmental Engineer in Water Supply and Wastewater.
Erwin Melis
Mr. Melis is a Senior Hydrogeologist at John Shomaker & Associates, Inc. were has worked for the past 12 years. His responsibilities include project supervision, proposal writing, technical review, water resource and well performance evaluation, well design and testing, and hydrogeology research. Mr. Melis has a BS in Geology, a MS in Geology from New Mexico Tech, and a PhD in Structural Geology. He is a registered geologist in California and Idaho. He is also a member of the Geological Society of America, the National Groundwater Association, the American Water Resource Association, and the American Institute of Professional Geologists
A total of five applicants were received through the online application. The other three applicants are listed below.
o Nathan Roberts, water system engineer
o Onastine Jaramillo, health insurance guidance and marketing
o William Turner, water rights validation consultant
CURRENT MEMBERS:
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Member |
Category |
Term Expiration |
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Ege Richardson |
Water System Engineering |
6/2019 |
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Michael Hightower |
Water Resource Planning |
6/2019 |
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Dave Hill |
Financial/Business Management |
4/2020 |
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Scott Verhines |
Water System Engineering |
4/2020 |
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Janie Chermak |
Resource Economics |
12/2020 |
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Andrew Bernard |
Landscape Architecture |
1/2021 |
|
Melissa Armijo |
Customer Service / Stakeholder Engagement |
5/2021 |
|
Amy Miller |
Non-profit Water Management Advocacy/Education |
8/2019 |
|
Ron Schwarzwalder |
Water System Operations |
6/2020 |
FISCAL IMPACT:
None