AHS member Patrick Adams has been tapped by Governor Hobbs to be the State’s new Water Policy Advisor, a position that focuses on ensuring that Arizona has a secure, reliable water future.
He joins the Governor’s Office from the Arizona Municipal Water Users Association (AMWUA), where he served as Water Policy Advisor, providing expertise on behalf of Arizona’s largest municipal water providers. Patrick was responsible for the legislative and water resource policy programs and represented AMWUA across all levels of government. Before joining AMWUA, Patrick was an environmental scientist at ADEQ, where he administered and enforced the state’s Aquifer Protection Permit Program and Recycled Water regulations.
Patrick is a graduate of Utah State University where he received a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies from the Quinney College of Natural Resources and a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business.