Chuck Job, NGWA regulatory affairs manager, also addresses groundwater resource sustainability. He previously worked at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for more than 29 years, having served since 2000 as its infrastructure branch chief. While there, he worked with states to utilize a backlog of more than $1 billion in infrastructure financial assistance, and also led critical work in standards and risk management, underground injection control, regulatory coordination, and information collection. During part of his agency tenure, Job worked in EPA Region 5 in Chicago in groundwater protection and water quality standards planning.

Previously, Job worked as a planner for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and the Great Lakes Basin Commission, and as a financial analyst for Fortune 500 companies. He also was a charter participant in the development of the National Ground-Water Monitoring Network, a multiagency, private sector data sharing project. Job earned master’s degrees in environmental science (Miami University) and applied economics (University of Michigan). He holds credentials as a sustainability professional with both the U.S. Green Building Council and the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure.