Keynote Panel Featured Speaker

Jonathan S. Bishop, Chief Deputy Director, State Water Resource Control Board

Jonathan has served as Chief Deputy Director at the State Water Board since 2007, where he oversees Water Quality, Financial Assistance, Monitoring and Assessment, and Data Management for the State of California. Amongst other responsibilities, Jonathan oversees the Ocean Planning unit and lead the efforts to eliminate the impacts from once through cooling and reduced the discharge of trash from stormwater to the ocean. Jonathan worked for the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board for 20 years before being named as Executive Officer of the regional board in 2004.

Some of the highlights of Jon’s tenure with the Los Angeles Regional Board include the development of a new program to investigate the sources of groundwater contamination impacting drinking water wells, the development of a comprehensive water quality data management system and, the adoption of the first urban trash TMDL in the nation.  Jonathan received a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Environmental Engineering with an emphasis in water quality from Humboldt State University.

In May of 2007 Jon accepted the position of Chief Deputy Director of the State Water Resources Control Board.  During the spring and summer, Jon also works as a part-time River Guide and leads whitewater-rafting trips down the Rogue River.