MWH, a global consulting firm, announces that Michael Hoover, P.E., has joined its Pasadena office as National Leader of Residuals Practice. Hoover brings over 35 years of water and wastewater engineering experience. In his new role, Hoover will manage a national effort to assess, monitor, and market new and existing technologies for effective management of residual solids and compounds removed from water and wastewater. He is currently serving as Program Manager for one of the largest biosolids projects in U.S. for the Inland Empire Regional Composting Facility in Southern California. MWH Technical Director, Dr. Joe Jacangelo says, “Mike is a proven leader in the biosolids area, and will enhance MWH’s position as a proven innovator in residuals management.”
Hoover’s professional expertise includes proven success interfacing with regulatory agencies, as well as consensus building between agencies for the joint implementation of major water reclamation and reuse projects. Previously, he directed the planning, design and construction of two major water supply projects in California, the Los Angeles Aqueduct Water Filtration Plant and the West and Central Basin Water Reclamation Programs. For those efforts, Hoover received the Outstanding Service Award for private sector work in recognition of his contribution to water reclamation development in California.
MWH has experienced significant growth in Southern California as utilities and local governments expand their infrastructure to support increases in population and related demand. MWH Regional Manager, Roger Austin, commented, “We are thrilled that Mr. Hoover has joined MWH to lead the residuals practice. He has demonstrated an effective approach to meet client needs in his long career and we look forward to calling on his expertise with our growing client base in Southern California.”
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Headquartered in Broomfield, Colo., MWH is a private, employee-owned firm with approximately 6,000 employees worldwide. The company provides water, wastewater, energy, natural resource, program management, consulting and construction services to industrial, municipal and government clients in the Americas, Europe, Middle East, India, Asia and the Pacific Rim. For more information about MWH, please visit the company’s Web site at www.mwhglobal.com.
