Dennis Erdman

Dennis Erdman

Member since March 2021

Born: Danville, Pa.

 

Representing

Municipal Water District of Orange County

 

Current Met committee appointments:
Chair – Engineering, Operations and Technology Committee

Member – Ethics, Organization and Personnel Committee; Executive Committee; One Water and Stewardship Committee; Subcommittee on Long-Term Regional Planning Processes and Business Modeling; Ad Hoc Committee on Policy Impacts of Third-Party Changes to Member Agency Boundaries

Professional and community activities:
Dennis Erdman is a registered civil engineer with 30 years of experience in water and wastewater. He retired in 2014 after serving as general manager of several agencies, including Crescenta Valley Water District, Capistrano Beach Sanitary District and Capistrano Beach County Water District.

 

Erdman was elected to the South Coast Water District board in 2014 and reelected in 2018, recently resigning from the position to serve on Metropolitan’s board. He has also served as a director for various special districts in South Orange County, including 16 years at Tri-Cities Municipal Water District and eight years at Capistrano Bay Park and Recreation District.  Additionally, he served as general manager at Mammoth Community Water District from 1992 to 2004.  

 

Erdman is a graduate of Stevens Institute of Technology. He and his wife moved to Dana Point in 1971 and have four children and ten grandchildren.