{"id":32720,"date":"2020-08-21T09:35:13","date_gmt":"2020-08-21T13:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/?p=32720"},"modified":"2020-08-21T09:35:23","modified_gmt":"2020-08-21T13:35:23","slug":"commissioners-name-new-water-resources-authority-exec-dir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/?p=32720","title":{"rendered":"Commissioners name new Water Resources Authority Exec. Dir."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_12354\" style=\"width: 201px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Seung-Ah-Byun.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12354\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12354\" src=\"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Seung-Ah-Byun-191x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"191\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12354\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Seung Ah Byun<\/p><\/div>\n<p>WEST CHESTER \u2014 Chester County Commissioners Marian Moskowitz, Josh Maxwell and Michelle Kichline announce the appointment of Seung Ah Byun, PhD, PE as Executive Director of the Chester County Water Resources Authority (CCWRA).<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Byun brings to Chester County more than 20 years of extensive water resources experience in nonprofit, government, academia and private consulting.\u00a0 She most recently served as a water resource engineer with the Delaware River Basin Commission in West Trenton, New Jersey and the Senior Planner for Water Resources with the Brandywine Conservancy.\u00a0 She also contributed to the development of watershed management plans, conducted source water assessments, and analyzed wastewater collection systems during her time with CDM Smith, Inc., an engineering and construction firm.\u00a0 Her collective experience spans the water resources field, ranging from water supply availability to stormwater management to local policy-based initiatives for water quality improvement.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Seung Ah received her Bachelor of Science degree in Systems Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, a Master of Science degree in Environmental Engineering from Drexel University, and a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania in City and Regional Planning with a focus on environmental planning and urban design.\u00a0 She has also served as an adjunct instructor at the University of Pennsylvania, Weitzman School of Design.<\/p>\n<p>The Commissioners approved Seung Ah Byun\u2019s appointment as Executive Director of the County\u2019s Water Resources Authority following the move by former Executive Director Jan Bowers to lead the Chester County Department of Facilities Management. While Seung Ah knows she has big shoes to fill, she is looking forward to the challenge of managing and protecting Chester County\u2019s valuable water resources.<\/p>\n<p>Chester County\u2019s award-winning Water Resources Authority was created by the County Commissioners in 1961 and remains Pennsylvania\u2019s only county-level water resources management agency.\u00a0 Today, CCWRA oversees flood protection, the County\u2019s stormwater and water quality improvement plan, and is responsible for other sustainable water resources management programs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WEST CHESTER \u2014 Chester County Commissioners Marian Moskowitz, Josh Maxwell and Michelle Kichline announce the appointment of Seung Ah Byun, PhD, PE as Executive Director of the Chester County Water Resources Authority (CCWRA). 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