Conservation Careers Blog Newsroom Contact Tampa Bay Water Blog 01 Oct Chuck Carden Selected as New General Manager Agency, Board, | Share | Return At its September meeting, Tampa Bay Water’s board of directors selected Charles H. "Chuck" Carden as its next general manager. If negotiations are successful, the board will approve an employment contract at its October 18, meeting making Mr. Carden Tampa Bay Water’s fourth leader since it was created in 1998. “I’m very proud today to sit here as your new general manager,” said Carden. “I’m humbly appreciative of this opportunity and will work hard to move us forward.” Carden has served as the utility’s interim general manager since December 2020. Prior to this role, he was the utility’s chief operating officer. In his more than 28 years with Tampa Bay Water, Carden played an instrumental role in the utility’s construction of more than $1 billion in infrastructure and pipelines, including the region’s first alternative water supplies. For a full bio, please visit our website. “He understands the past and the importance of what that means for today; he has a vested interest and an emotional tie to this organization,” said Pinellas County Commissioner and Tampa Bay Water Board Chairman, Dave Eggers. “He knows the challenges that are ahead of us and that we’re going to have to do things a little differently if we’re going to continue to be an elite organization.” Categories AGENCY BOARD CLIMATE CONSERVATION CONSTRUCTION CONTROLLED BURNS DESALINATION DROUGHT UPDATE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY FINANCIAL FUTURE WATER GROUNDWATER MASTER WATER PLAN RESERVOIR SOURCE WATER PROTECTION SURFACE WATER UNCATEGORIZED WATER QUALITY WATER WISE Archive October 2021 (12) August 2021 (4) July 2021 (7) June 2021 (3) May 2021 (1) April 2021 (5) March 2021 (6) December 2020 (8) October 2020 (4) August 2020 (1) July 2020 (1) June 2020 (8) May 2020 (2) April 2020 (4) March 2020 (1) December 2019 (4) October 2019 (3) September 2019 (5) August 2019 (1) July 2019 (1) June 2019 (4) May 2019 (4) February 2019 (2) January 2019 (1) December 2018 (1) September 2018 (2) August 2018 (4) June 2018 (4) May 2018 (2) April 2018 (1) October 2017 (3) September 2017 (1) August 2017 (4) July 2017 (2) June 2017 (1) May 2017 (2) September 2016 (1) August 2016 (3) July 2016 (3) May 2016 (5) April 2016 (1) March 2016 (1) February 2016 (3) January 2016 (1) December 2015 (2) October 2015 (2) August 2015 (1) June 2015 (4) May 2015 (3) April 2015 (4) March 2015 (1) February 2015 (2) December 2014 (6) November 2014 (6) August 2014 (2) July 2014 (1) June 2014 (4) May 2014 (1) April 2014 (5) February 2014 (3) November 2013 (2) October 2013 (4) August 2013 (1) July 2013 (1) June 2013 (3) April 2013 (4) December 2012 (1) October 2012 (1) September 2012 (1) June 2012 (1) Copyright 2021 By Tampa Bay Water Terms | Privacy | Accessibility