Author Description
David Wegner is retired from the US House of Representatives where he was a senior staff specialist on water, energy, climate change, and science applications. His portfolio while working in the House included the USGS, Bureau of Reclamation, Army Corps of Engineers, Public Power agencies, transportation, and tribal water settlements. He has over 25 years of experience
working for the Department of the Interior on western water and science issues. He works part-time for Woolpert Engineering on global strategic consulting. He has multiple publications on the use of science in decision making and is on the board of national and international scientific and non-profit organizations and has served on the National Academy of Science, Water Science and Technology Board, and the Everglades Restoration Review, the EPA, Environmental Finance Advisory Board and recently on the Department of the Interior, Advisory Council on Climate Adaptation Science. His current research focuses on climate resiliency and the use of science in policy, water and adaptive management decision processes.
Authored Reports
Title XVI Water Reuse & Recycling: A Cost-Effective Option for Expanding Water Portfolios?,Adaptive Water Management & Science: Climate, Water, and Adaptive Management - Why Science Matters,Infrastructure for Water Security: The Need for a National Water
