Sessions
The Future of the Central Valley Project
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM Thu
Appointed Regional Director for the Mid-Pacific (MP) Region in December 2012, David Murillo oversees the management of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s water projects in an area encompassing the northern two-thirds of California, most of western Nevada, and part of southern Oregon. In addition to the Regional Office headquarters in Sacramento, CA, the Region includes five area offices and three specialized offices located in each of the three states. As Regional Director, David is responsible for the Central Valley Project (CVP), one of the nation’s most complex and highest-profile networks of dams, reservoirs, canals and hydroelectric power plants. Extending 400 miles through northern and central California, the CVP’s 20 dams and reservoirs provide an average of 5.5 million acre-feet of water annually for agriculture, municipal, industrial, and environmental uses in the Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys, California’s central coast region, and the southern and eastern San Francisco Bay area. The CVP’s 11 hydropower plants generate about 4.5 billion kilowatt-hours a year.
Prior to joining the MP Region, David served as Reclamation’s Deputy Commissioner for Operations. In this capacity, he oversaw operations in five regions across 17 western states as well as a number of specialized offices. From 2006 to 2010, David served as the Power Manager for the Grand Coulee Power Office where he managed the Grand Coulee and Hungry Horse dams and power plants – the largest hydroelectric facility in the U.S.
David is originally from Yakima, WA, and graduated from Washington State University in 1984 with a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering. David and his wife, Terri, have three adult children.