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David Johnson
Carrington, North Dakota
David Johnson was born and raised in Watford City, North Dakota. In 1983, he received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from North Dakota State University in Fargo and has since been registered as a Professional Engineer.
Mr. Johnson began his career as a nuclear engineer at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Washington. In this role, he performed engineering work related to nuclear reactor servicing operations. His primary duties were to coordinate and monitor production operations to ensure the work was accomplished within the applicable requirements.
From there, he moved back to his hometown of Watford City to serve as the City Administrator and City Engineer. He was responsible for managing and directing the city operations and planning city improvements. As the City Engineer, he was also responsible for overseeing the construction of the city’s infrastructure and building projects.
David joined the Garrison Diversion Conservancy District in Carrington, North Dakota, in 2003. He is responsible for managing the operations and maintenance program, which includes 3 outlying offices and 25 personnel. In addition, Garrison Diversion is the co-lead agency representing the state of North Dakota in the development of the Environmental Impact Statement for the Red River Valley Water Supply Project. Mr. Johnson is the technical representative for Garrison Diversion directing this effort.
He currently serves as chairman on the North Dakota Section of the American Water Works Association and is on the Board of Directors for the Friends of Lake Sakakawea.
Throughout his career, consensus building has been required to be successful. He was instrumental in building consensus with the general public and the city council on an active Watford City improvement plan and with rate payers and county commissioners on the development of a new rural water system. He is currently involved in building consensus on the Red River Valley Water Supply Project with 22 local water systems and affected cities, state agencies and the state legislature.
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This page was last updated 7/17/2019.