Public Water System Management, A Drink From The Firehose

David Richards, Idaho Falls Water Superintendent, - topic "Public Water System Management, A Drink From The Firehose".

David is a native of northwest Montana. He is presently the Superintendent of the Idaho Falls Water Division, where he has served for the past 19 years since 2004. He previously served as Assistant City Engineer for Layton, Utah (1998-2004) and as an Engineering Assistant for the Mesa, Arizona office of Sunrise Engineering, Inc. (1997-1998). David graduated from Brigham Young University (Provo, UT) with a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering in 1997. He is a registered Professional Engineer in both Idaho and Utah and a Class IV Water Distribution Operator in Idaho. David has been married to his wife Jana for nearly 28 years. Together they have recently become empty nesters with three children and three grandchildren. David has previously served through the board ranks of the American Water Works Association’s Intermountain Section (over Utah & SE Idaho) and currently serves as Vice President of the Eastern Idaho Water Rights Coalition.