FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December
12, 2012
Public
Service Board selects Balliew
as
President & CEO of El Paso Water Utilities
EL PASO – The
Public Service Board has selected John E. Balliew, P.E., to serve as the
President & CEO of El Paso Water Utilities.
Balliew,
a native El Pasoan, currently serves as the utility’s Vice President of
Operations and Technical Services. He oversees operation of the utility’s six
water treatment plants, 150 groundwater wells, the system of pipes and
reservoirs which deliver and stores water around the city, and the maintenance
and operation of EPWU’s stormwater management system.
After
graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from Texas
A&M University, Balliew returned to his hometown and began work as a
laboratory technician at EPWU. He rose quickly within the organization, holding
several leadership positions before being named Vice President in 2007. He has
served the Utility for nearly 30 years.
Balliew
is a licensed professional engineer and was named by the El Paso Chapter of the
Texas Society of Professional Engineers as its Engineer of the Year in 2012 and
its Young Engineer of the Year in 1992.
During
his career at EPWU, Balliew has been directly involved in many of the
innovative projects which have helped secure El Paso’s water future. Those
projects include construction of the Kay Bailey Hutchison Desalination Plant,
expansion of groundwater resources, and on-going projects designed to mitigate
the impacts of the region’s on-going drought.
The board engaged the services
of Bob Murray and Associates to lead a nationwide search for the new President
and CEO who will oversee EPWU’s water, wastewater, reclaimed water and
stormwater divisions. Balliew, who was selected from a field of more than 40
applicants, will replace Edmund G. “Ed” Archuleta, P.E., who is retiring after
leading the utility for 24 years. Archuleta will remain on the job into 2013 to
oversee the transition.
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