Water 2025: Preventing Crises and Conflict in the West

• Description: Water 2025: Preventing Crises and Conflict in the West
• State: CO
• Date: 5/5/2003
• Title: Water 2025: Preventing Crises and Conflict in the West
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Meeting

Dr. Groat received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Geology (1962) from the University of
Rochester, a Master of Science in Geology (1967) from the University of Massachusetts, and a
Ph.D. in Geology (1970) from the University of Texas at Austin.
David Furukawa
Professional Engineer, Separation Consultants, Inc., Poway, CA
Mr. Furukawa has more than 40 years of experience in desalination technology. He is President
of Separation Consultants, Inc., a private consulting company specializing in desalination. He is
the Research Advisory Board Chairman, National Water Research Institute, and Vice - Moderator
of the Research Advisory Council, Middle East Desalination Research Centre. Mr. Furukawa
has served as President and Director of both the International Desalination Association and
American Desalting Association (now AMTA).
Kevin Price
Manager, Water Treatment Engineering and Research Group
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, CO
Kevin Price is Manager of the Water Treatment Engineering and Research Group in the U.S.
Bureau of Reclamation in Denver, Colorado. He oversees the Desalination and Water
Purification Research and Development Program, Advanced Water Treatment Research
Program, and the Water Reuse Research Program. He holds a B.S. degree in Zoology from
Albertson College of Idaho, an M.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from Columbia University
in New York, and an MBA in Finance from the University of Denver. He has worked the past
21 years for Reclamation.
Mr. Price is a co- leader of the Desalination and Water Purification Technology Roadmap, a
member of the WateReuse Foundation's Research Advisory Council, the U.S. Country Technical
Representative (through the U.S. Department of State) to the Middle East Desalination Research
Center, member of the AWWA Membrane Technology and Desalting Committees, member of
the American Membrane Technology Association's board, and member -elect of the International
Desalination Association's board. He is co- director of the National Centers for Water .
Treatment Technologies and Reclamation's representative on the Reclamation, Reuse, and
Recycling Research Task Force with the National Water Research Institute, Water Environment
Research Foundation, WateReuse Foundation, and the American Water Works Research
Foundation.
Patrick Tyrrell
Wyoming State Engineer, Cheyenne, WY
Mr. Tyrrell is a Wyoming native who has served as Wyoming State Engineer since 2001. His,
experience had been entirely within the private sector until taking the appointment as State.
Engineer. He served as Engineering Manager for States West Water Resources.Corpoxation in
Cheyenne, WY from 1995 to 2000. Prior to that he worked as, Regulatory Affairs Supervisor for
Thunder Basin Coal Company in Wright, WY. From 1989 -1991 he worked as a water resources
consultant in Minnesota.