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 Lewis
Wallenmeyer, acting director for the department of Air
Quality and Environmental Management, has been named to
the position permanently, following ratification by the
County Commission.
“This
is a very important position responsible for the
county’s stewardship over our valley’s air quality
and our environment,” said County Manager Virginia
Valentine. “Lew’s extensive environmental and
administrative experience make him well suited to build
on our past successes in air quality, our Multiple
Species Habitat Conservation Plan, our management of
public lands and implementation of the Southern Nevada
Public Lands Management Act.”
Wallenmeyer
has been acting director since Christine Robinson, who
led the department since 2000, accepted a promotion to
assistant county manager in October 2006. Robinson has
since left the county to work as executive director of
the Animal Foundation.
Wallenmeyer
has been with the Air Quality department since 1997,
serving as an enforcement officer and an enforcement
supervisor until his promotion in February 2002 to
assistant planning manager overseeing the Clark County
Desert Conservation Program, followed by a promotion to
assistant director in November 2004. Wallenmeyer has
extensive experience in the environmental and wildlife
areas, having served as a wildlife biologist and as a
biology and science teacher in Oregon
prior to his move to Southern Nevada. Wallenmeyer has a Bachelor of Science degree in
biology from Eastern Oregon University.
The
Department of Air Quality and Environmental Management
is a multifaceted organization encompassing not only air
quality regulations, monitoring and planning, but also
water quality planning, coordination with management of
5.2 million acres of federal lands, planning and funding
for Clark County trail systems, and implementation of
the Endangered Species Act through the Desert
Conservation Program. It has about 170 employees and an
annual budget of about $32.7 million.
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