Carl Axel Soderberg
Carl Axel Soderberg is the Director of the Environmental Protection Agency's Region 2 Caribbean Environmental Protection Division. Appointed in 1992, he has been the principal steward of Puerto Rico's environment over nearly two decades, under five Puerto Rican governors, and also has jurisdiction over the United States Virgin Islands.
Professional life
A Puerto Rican, Soderberg was recruited by the Puerto Rico Department Of Health in 1970 as an engineer for its Water Pollution Control Program. Upon the creation of the Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board (EQB) by Governor Luis A. Ferré, he became an engineer, Associate Director for Air and Water, Chief of the Water Quality Bureau, Alternate Member and Vice Chairman of the EQB. From 1987 until 1992 he served in the Puerto Rico Aqueducts and Sewers Authority (PRASA), until his appointment at EPA.
Awards and recognitions
- Gold Award, Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association, 2006
- Merit award for outstanding public service in pollution control, EPA
- Regional President, Interamerican Association of Sanitary and Environmental Engineers (AIDIS) for US, Canada, Mexico, Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic and Caribbean
- Chapter President, AIDIS Puerto Rico Chapter
- Environmental protection award, Puerto Rico Professional Engineers and Surveyors Association, 1992
- Award for his service as chapter president of AIDIS, EQB, 1990