Mr. Alan Roberson, P.E. (ASDWA)

Bringing water policy and engineering together for safe drinking water.

Tuesday April 6th 12:30-1:30PM (recording here)

Alan Roberson is Executive Director of the Association of State Drinking Water Administrators (ASDWA). ASDWA's members (the state drinking water agencies) are co-regulators with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). He has over 30 years of experience in Washington, D.C. on the development of drinking water policy, and federal drinking water regulations on water quality, and security and preparedness issues.He provides technical and policy input on all aspects of the drinking water regulations, as well as working with Congressional staff on potential amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). He works closely with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on ensuring the safety and reliable of water systems. He has developed both an understanding and an appreciation of the varied perspectives of the federal government, the state primacy agencies, and the water systems, and how to blend those perspectives so that the goal of public health protection is maintained. He has been on the Board of Fairfax Water for over 11 years, and currently serves as Treasurer and as Chairs of both the Finance and Audit Committee and the Water Quality and Supply Committee.