- 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 thisengineering ,planning andsurvey company in cross-disciplinary integration of professional services. He advises on thewatershed approach to managingwater 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 theU.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 theUnited States House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power ofHouse 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 ofwater quality programs, including the county’sstormwater program,water quality science,TMDL andwatershed 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 theU.S. Marine Corps . He later earned a law degree from theUniversity of Texas School of Law . He served on active duty first in theartillery and later as a lawyer, assigned as ajudge 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 theMarine 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 includedwater rights ,water quality ,potable andwastewater 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 theState 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] ofUpper 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 : IntegratingFlood Risk,Land Use andEnvironmental 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 .References
External links
* [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]
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