Denise Kalakay, Senior Water Resources Planner, has worked at LCOG since 1995. Denise has extensive experience as a project manager in developing ground and surface water assessment and protection programs in several cities and counties in Oregon. The cornerstones of these programs are first to provide a technical assessment and analysis of the resource and then to balance diverse interests to fit local needs.

with groundwater contamination issues. She manages the regional process to improve water quality, addressing total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) in nine jurisdictions. Denise offers an array of technical and interpersonal skills related to the analytical, economic, social, scientific, and political aspects of water resource assessment and planning.