Jason Dadakis is the Executive Director of Water Quality and Technical Resources for Orange County Water District(OCWD) in Fountain Valley, California. There oversees water quality monitoring, laboratory analysis, regulatory compliance, and applied research in support of OCWD’s groundwater management activities and recycled water projects, including the Groundwater Replenishment System. Currently, he serves as a lead facililtator for a PFAS Workgroup comprised of local retail water agencies and regulators. Jason is a registered Professional Geologist (P.G.) and Certified Hydrogeologist (C.HG) in the State of California. He holds a B.A.in Earth Sciences from Dartmouth College and an M.S. in Hydrology from the University of Arizona.