Berkeley Man Receives Gubernatorial Appointment

BERKELEY, CA — James McGrath, 68, of Berkeley, has been reappointed to the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board, where he has served since 2007.

He was manager of the Port of Oakland Environmental Department from 1990 to 2005, a coastal protection analyst at the California Coastal Commission from 1976 to 1990 and an environmental protection specialist for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from 1971 to 1976.

McGrath earned a Master of Science degree in civil engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.

This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $250 per diem.

McGrath is a Democrat.

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