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Marshall Brown has been the Executive Director for the City of Scottsdale’s Water Resources Department since November 2007.  His primary areas of responsibility include Scottsdale’s water and wastewater policies, water and wastewater treatment, water distribution, wastewater collection, water conservation, water reclamation and reuse, recharge, recovery, planning and engineering.  Mr. Brown first joined the City of Scottsdale in 2000 as a Hydrogeologist – while acting in that role, he created Scottsdale’s Aquifer Storage and Recovery (direct injection) program. In addition to the time Mr. Brown has spent focusing on water resources for the City of Scottsdale, he gained additional experience working in the Arizona mining industry, as a consultant (primarily focused on groundwater remediation and modeling), and as a Geohydrologist for Salt River Project.

Currently, Mr. Brown oversees one of the most progressive water reuse programs in the state of Arizona. In addition to practicing conventional reuse (for turf irrigation), Scottsdale treats a portion of its reclaimed water with MicroFiltration/Reverse Osmosis and augments the regional aquifer with the high quality product water. 

Mr. Brown holds a Master’s degree in Geophysical Engineering from the University of Arizona, a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering Geology from Brigham Young University and is a registered professional engineer in Arizona.  He lives in the east valley with his wife and seven children.