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Deputy Assistant Administrator for Management


Henry L. Longest II, joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in July 1970. He is the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Management in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Research and Development (ORD). Until recently he was the Acting Assistant Administrator for ORD, participating fully in the planning, policy development, and implementation of research and development programs. Prior to these assignments, he was the Director, Office of Emergency and Remedial Response, responsible for implementing federally funded emergency and long-term remedial cleanup activities at hazardous waste sites under the Superfund program. He also served as Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Water, and was responsible for Administering EPA's major water programs: water quality standards, permits, construction of municipal wastewater treatment facilities, drinking water and oceans.

Other experiences with EPA include a variety of assignments in EPA Headquarters and regional offices. He served as the Director, Office of Water Program Operations, in EPA headquarters. Prior to his headquarters assignment, he served as the Acting Deputy Regional Administrator, Region VI, Dallas; Director, Water Division, Region V, Chicago; and Chief, Environmental Planning and Standards Branch, Region III, Philadelphia. These assignments included implementation of the Clean Water Act as it related to water quality management planning and construction grants program for wastewater treatment facilities.

Following graduation from the University of Maryland, he entered the U.S. Air Force as a civil engineering officer serving tours of duty in Florida, Alabama, and Viet Nam, responsible for various base construction and maintenance projects. Upon completion of military obligations, he worked for the E.D. DuPont Company as a construction engineer responsible for various phases of plant construction related to chemical process facilities. He then became involved in the field of water resources a hydraulic engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He is a member of the National Society of Professional Engineers, Virginia Society of Professional Engineers, American Society of Civil Engineers, and Water Environmental Federation.

His major awards include Presidential Meritorious Award; Presidential Distinguished Executive Award; EPA Engineer of the Year Award; Gold Medal for Exceptional Service; and Gordon Maskew Fair Award from the American Academy of Environmental Engineers.

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Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for Science

 

 
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