Larry McKenney

Larry McKenney is vice president of Watershed Management at [http://www.rbf.com RBF Consulting] in Irvine, California, [ [http://www.ocmetro.com/NEW_SITE/metro092707/movers_shakers.php OC METRO Movers and Shakers September 27, 2007] ] where he assists this engineering, planning and survey company in cross-disciplinary integration of professional services. He advises on the watershed approach to managing water supply, water quality, flood management, and natural and human habitat.

McKenney is on the faculty at the Lorman Institute and teaches topics of water resources management and environmental law compliance; he testified before the U.S. Congress on [http://www.govrecords.org/hr-1598-rs-to-amend-the-reclamation-wastewater-and.html H.R. 1598, a bill amending the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act] , at the Legislative Hearing Before the United States House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power of House Committee on Natural Resources, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, First Session, May 22, 2003. [ [http://bulk.resource.org/gpo.gov/hearings/108h/87233.pdf Transcript of McKenney's testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives] ]

Until recently, McKenney was the director of the Watershed and Coastal Resources Division of Orange County, California [ [http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/news/abox/article_1260828.php Orange County Register Thursday, August 31, 2006] ] [ [http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/news/local/communities/lagunabeach/article_1542721.php Orange County Register Friday, January 12, 2007] ] , where he was responsible for the county’s implementation of water quality programs, including the county’s stormwater program, water quality science, TMDL and watershed management [ [http://www.lorman.com/seminars/seminar_faculty.php?pid=181681&tid=&sid= Lorman Institute seminar faculty list] ] .

McKenney graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy [ [http://www.usna.com/classes/1982/Companies/27_company.html Naval Academy Class of 1982 27th Company Alumni List] ] with a degree in history and accepted a commission in the U.S. Marine Corps. He later earned a law degree from the University of Texas School of Law. He served on active duty first in the artillery and later as a lawyer, assigned as a judge advocate in various roles, including serving as a criminal prosecutor and as environmental counsel [ [http://www.avca.net/content/filearchive/E69CB072-95AB-0B71-4FAC5ABE6D897A57/Larry%20bio.pdf Aliso Viejo Community Association Board bio] ] . for the Marine Corps Western Area Counsel Office.

Leaving active military service, McKenney worked in the Law Offices of Susan M. Trager, specializing in water and environmental matters, before returning to Camp Pendleton as a civilian to head its Office of Water Resources, where he coordinated all of the water-related functions of the Base staff. This included water rights, water quality, potable and wastewater system operations, flood management, and aquatic resource protection [ [http://www.lorman.com/seminars/seminar_faculty.php?pid=181681&tid=&sid= Lorman Institute seminar faculty bio] ] .

McKenney is a member of the California State Bar and the State Bar of Texas. Most recently McKenney served on the [http://www.avca.net Aliso Viejo Community Association] board, 2006-07 as board president, 2007-08 as board secretary [ [http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/news/local/communities/alisoviejo/article_1405981.php Orange County Register Wednesday, January 3, 2007] ] [ [http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/news/local/alisoviejo/article_1728578.php Orange County Register Wednesday, June 13, 2007] ] . McKenney also serves on the board of the [http://www.asbpa.org/about_us/about_us_officers_bios.htm The American Shore and Beach Preservation Society] and the board of the [http://www.newportbay.org/contact.htm Newport Bay Naturalists & Friends] of Upper Newport Bay; and is active in the [http://www.urbanwater.com/Home/tabid/53/Default.aspx Urban Water Institute] .

McKenney served on the committee that organized the [http://www.cawaterpolicy.org/sponsors.htm 2007 Public Officials for Water and Environmental Reform (POWER) Conference] and the [http://www.cawaterpolicy.org/agenda.htm 2008 Public Officials for Water and Environmental Reform (POWER) Conference] ; the 2008 panels on which he speaks are: [http://www.cawaterpolicy.org/workshop_html?wid=97 Statewide Integrated Resource Planning: Why Aren’t We There?] and [http://www.cawaterpolicy.org/workshop_html?wid=102 Taking it to the Streets: The New Statewide Watershed Program] .

McKenney is the [http://www.floodplain.org/cmsAdmin/uploads/Committee.pdf conference chair] of the [http://www.floodplain.org Floodplain Management Association] 's [http://www.floodplain.org/conference.php 2008 Annual Conference] : Floodplain Sustainability: Integrating Flood Risk, Land Use and Environmental Stewardship.

As of August 2008, McKenney is a declared candidate for a [http://www.electlarrymckenney.com seat] on the [http://www.mnwd.com/ Moulton Niguel Water District] board of directors.

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* [http://www.electlarrymckenney.com Elect Larry McKenney]
* [http://www.rbf.com RBF Consulting]
* [http://www.govrecords.org/hr-1598-rs-to-amend-the-reclamation-wastewater-and.html H.R. 1598, a bill amending the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act]
* [http://www.ocwatersheds.com/ Orange County Watershed & Coastal Resources Division]
* [http://www.avca.net/ Aliso Viejo Community Association]
* [http://www.asbpa.org/about_us/about_us_officers_bios.htm The American Shore and Beach Preservation Society]
* [http://www.newportbay.org/contact.htm Newport Bay Naturalists and Friends]
* [http://www.floodplain.org Floodplain Management Association]
* [http://www.urbanwater.com Urban Water Institute]
* [http://www.mnwd.com/ Moulton Niguel Water District]