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Reclamation Announces the Selection of David Mooney as Deputy Area Manager for the Bay-Delta Area Office

Media Contact: Shane Hunt, 916-978-5100, 06/09/2016 18:02

For Release: June 09, 2016

New Bay-Delta Office Deputy Area Manager David MooneySACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Bureau of Reclamation’s Mid-Pacific Region announced today that David Mooney has been selected as the Deputy Area Manager for the Bay-Delta Area Office.

“David has lead several key programs and projects in the Region,” stated Deputy Regional Director Pablo Arroyave. “His exceptional knowledge will be a great asset in fulfilling the Bay-Delta Office’s mission in effectively responding to the political, economic and ecological needs of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay-Delta.”

Assuming his new responsibilities on Monday, June 13, Mooney will provide support to the Bay-Delta Office Manager for activities including implementation of biological opinions for the coordinated operation of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project; coordination and implementation actions required in Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives in the FWS 2008 and NMFS 2009 Biological Opinions; implementation of the Suisun Marsh Preservation Agreement; Reclamation activities associated with the California WaterFix process; coordination of Reclamation’s components of the Interim Federal Action Plan; and engagement with the Science Task Force and the Interagency Ecological Program. The BDO partners with other federal, state and local agencies, water and power stakeholders, the environmental community and the public in addressing these urgent and emerging priorities.

Mooney began his career with Reclamation in 2004 with the Technical Service Center in Denver working in the River Hydraulics and Sedimentation Group. Since that time, he served as the lead engineer in the San Joaquin River Restoration Program, Administrator of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act Restoration Fund, and Chief of the Program Management Branch supervising Anadromous Fish Restoration, Fish Screens, Refuge Water Supply, and Water Conservation activities.

Mooney holds in Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, specializing in River Mechanics, from Colorado State University and is a licensed Professional Engineer in the state of Colorado.

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