About

Collaborated with USBR & Folsom State Prison to restore City of Folsom's 72-inch primary water supply pipeline from Folsom Dam after pipeline collapse of pipeline under Folsom State Prison (1998).  Pipeline was restored in 48 hours with no interruption of service.

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Kenneth V. Payne, P.E. provides consulting services to address water supply planning, regional collaboration and utility operations management.  Prior to forming PEC, he was a partner with Municpal Consulting Group, LLP.  Previously, he served as the Water Resources/Environmental Director for the City of Folsom; Senior Associate with Malcolm Pirnie, Inc. and Principal with Camp Dresser & McKee, Inc. 

Key Assignments
Amongst other assignments in the region, Ken currently serves as the General Manager for El Dorado County Water Agency.  He brings a history of collaborated issue-resolution for local and regional matters, and has successfully worked with regulatory agencies to achieve “non-litigated” compliance. 
 
Mr. Payne served as program manager for the City of Folsom’s annexation of 3,600 acres of agricultural lands into mixed-use land uses, including preservation of 30% of the property for open space preservation.  This program involved working with the region to secure a new water supply, associated tax-sharing, and the development of the public facility-funding plan. The annexation public hearing process was reduced to a single LAFCo hearing due to the small number of public comments, including a handful of adverse comments that were not directly related to the annexation project.

Education
Bachelors of Science degree (1985) in Civil Engineering from the University of the Pacific.
·       University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA; 1985 - B.S. Civil Engineering

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Professional License
He is a licensed professional engineer in the State of California and U.S. Territory of Guam.

·       Registered civil engineer: California (C #44131) and Guam (Civil #1709)