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• Contra Costa Clean Water Program New Development and Redevelopment Page
• Marin County Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program
• California Cumulative Impacts and Precautionary Approaches Work Group
• California Ocean Protection Council
• Santa Clara Basin Watershed Management Initiative Watershed Action Plan

Planning and engineering for cities. Experience and creativity. Economy, equity, environment. Add to that: efficiency and effectiveness.

I help local government comply with state and Federal water-quality regulations.

• I facilitate agreement about what needs to be done to protect and enhance streams, reservoirs, and San Francisco Bay.
• I design programs that accomplish what needs to be done and document what has been achieved.
• I communicate the objectives and results of these programs to decision-makers and to the public.

“In the past, scientists and engineers tried to keep environmental science and environmental politics separate. Today, our job is to share our scientific savvy with watershed stakeholders and work together toward the collective political savvy we need to achieve consensus solutions.”

“To design a program to control stormwater pollution, start by diagramming the chain of cause and effect. Identify the links in the chain where it may be possible to reduce pollutants. On either side of each link, identify the outputs and outcomes you expect to achieve. Then establish practical indicators for each output or outcome.”

“There are really two big questions:

1. What is the relationship of Man to Nature?
2. How do we know what we know?

“Once we've got those solved, the rest of environmental monitoring design is easy.”

Qualifications of Dan Cloak, P.E.

• 20+ years experience with local government as an engineer, manager, and consultant.
• Familiar with regulations covering wastewater and stormwater discharges and protection of receiving waters.
• Experienced Principal Investigator and Program Manager.
• Successful group facilitator.
• Effective coach for engineering and planning staff.
• Prepares clear, concise reports and guidance manuals.
• Effective public speaker.
• Works well with all levels of staff and elected officials.
• California Civil Engineer #45577
• M.S., Environmental Engineering, University of California - Berkeley
• B.E., Civil Engineering, City College of New York

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