Charles V. Weir is the 2008-2009 Treasurer of the Water Environment Federation (WEF), an international organization of water quality professionals headquartered in Alexandria, Va. He is currently Senior Project Manager, Oakley Water Strategies in Oakland, California. Oakley Water provides wastewater engineering consulting services to municipal agencies throughout California. Services include: NPDES Permit negotiation and compliance, mixing zone and dilution studies, water quality studies, collaborative programs with regulatory agencies, strategic planning, program management, water recycling, sanitary sewer overflows, TMDL development and implementation projects, watershed management, and general wastewater

With more than thirty-five years experience in the operation, maintenance and management of wastewater treatment systems, Chuck recently retired after 19 years as General Manager, East Bay Dischargers Authority, and has also held positions with the City of Sunnyvale, Calif., State Water Resources Control Board, and the City of Riverside, Calif.

A WEF member since 1973, he has been a member of the Board of Trustees, House of Delegates and served as vice chair and chair of the Long Range Planning Committee. Chuck has also been a member of the Government Affairs Committee, the Awards, & Technical Practices Committee, presented papers at WEFTEC, and served as editor of WEF’s MOP OM-10, Activated Sludge manual.

In addition, he has also been an active member of the California Water Environment Association (CWEA) serving as president, treasurer, board member and chair of several CWEA committees including long range planning and operator training and technical certification.

A recipient of several WEF awards, including the prestigious WEF Service Award (1992 and 2000), Quarter Century Operators’ Club (1999), Outgoing Director Award (2004), Arthur Sidney Bedell Award (2004), and Past Chair Award from the Long Range Planning Committee (2005),  Chuck is a member of the Select Society of Sanitary Sludge Shovelers. A Grade V Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator in California, he has a B.S. in chemistry and biochemistry from the University of California and is a credentialed California Community College instructor.