Department of Chemistry

 Graduated from UC Riverside in 1972 with B.S. degrees in both Chemistry and Biochemistry.

Mr. Weir has over 40 years of experience in the management, planning, operation, and maintenance of water, wastewater, and recycled water facilities. He currently serves as an independent consultant following nearly 20 years as General Manager for East Bay Dischargers Authority, which is a regional wastewater and recycled water agency serving over 600,000 residents in Alameda County, California. He has extensive experience managing diverse organizations, and currently serves as the Program Manager for the North Bay Water Reuse Authority (NBWRA), which is a ten-agency coalition of water and wastewater agencies in Napa, Sonoma, and Marin counties. NBWRA currently has over $100 million in recycled water projects nearing completion and is studying the option of adding a second phase of projects that will likely exceed the first phase.

Mr. Weir is a past President of the California Water Environment Association and past Treasurer of the Water Environment Federation. He is also past Chair of the Bay Area Clean Water Agencies, past Chair of the Tri-Technical Advisory Committee, and has served on the Board of the San Francisco Estuary Institute and the Aquatic Science Center.