John Wathen
John Wathen is the assistant chief of Fish, Shellfish, Beaches and Outreach Branch (FSBOB) in the Standards and Health Protection Division of the Office of Science and Technology in EPA’s Office of Water. Mr. Wathen received his B.A. in Geology from Northeastern University and an M.S. in Earth Sciences from the University of New Hampshire. He worked as a consulting hydrogeologist for 15 years conducting landfill siting and closure investigations, industrial site remediation, and water source protection studies, primarily in northern New England. In 2000, he entered the public sector as Director of the Southern Maine Regional Office of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, which position he held until joining U.S. EPA in 2005. He provides management and technical support to: the BEACH Act monitoring and advisory program, with current emphasis on predictive modeling for beach advisories and recreational pathogen criteria development; and fish consumption advisories and fish tissue research on persistent contaminants and contaminants of emerging concern and their potential ecological and human health implications. Mr. Wathen is a Maine Certified Geologist, a Registered Geologist in Kentucky, and a Certified Ground Water Professional.
Contact Information: ; 202-566-0367
John Wathen is the assistant chief of Fish, Shellfish, Beaches and Outreach Branch (FSBOB) in the Standards and Health Protection Division of the Office of Science and Technology in EPA’s Office of Water. Mr. Wathen received his B.A. in Geology from Northeastern University and an M.S. in Earth Sciences from the University of New Hampshire. He worked as a consulting hydrogeologist for 15 years conducting landfill siting and closure investigations, industrial site remediation, and water source protection studies, primarily in northern New England. In 2000, he entered the public sector as Director of the Southern Maine Regional Office of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, which position he held until joining U.S. EPA in 2005. He provides management and technical support to: the BEACH Act monitoring and advisory program, with current emphasis on predictive modeling for beach advisories and recreational pathogen criteria development; and fish consumption advisories and fish tissue research on persistent contaminants and contaminants of emerging concern and their potential ecological and human health implications. Mr. Wathen is a Maine Certified Geologist, a Registered Geologist in Kentucky, and a Certified Ground Water Professional.
Contact Information: ; 202-566-0367
