Larry McKenney
Larry McKenney is vice president of Watershed Management at RBF Consulting in Irvine, California.
McKenney is on the faculty at the Lorman Institute and have spoken extensively on the topic of water resources management; he testified before the U.S. Congress on H.R. 1598, a bill amending the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act, at the Legislative Hearing Before the United States House NATURAL Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power of House Committee on Natural Resources, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, First Session, May 22, 2003.
Until recently, McKenney was the director of the Watershed and Coastal Resources Division of Orange County, California, where he was responsible for the county’s implementation of water quality programs, including the county’s stormwater program, water quality science, TMDL and watershed management.
McKenney graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy with a degree in history and accepted a commission in the U.S. Marine Corps. He later earned a law degree from the University of Texas School of Law. He served on active duty first in the artillery and later as a lawyer, assigned as a judge advocate in various roles, including serving as a criminal prosecutor and as environmental counsel. for the Marine Corps Western Area Counsel Office.
Leaving active military service, McKenney worked in the Law Offices of Susan M. Trager, specializing in water and environmental matters, before returning to Camp Pendleton as a civilian to head its Office of Water Resources, where he coordinated all of the water-related functions of the Base staff. This included water rights, water quality, potable and wastewater system operations, flood management, and aquatic resource protection .
McKenney is a member of the California State Bar and the State Bar of Texas. He is currently serving on the Aliso Viejo Community Association board, last year as board president and this year as board secretary. McKenney also serves on the board of the The American Shore and Beach Preservation Society, organized the 2007 Public Officials for Water and Environmental Reform (POWER) Conference, and is active in the Urban Water Institute.