Ryan Chapman

Ryan Chapman has been accepted as a member of the Class VI of the Nebraska Water Leaders Academy, a one-year program that educates participants about the vital role rivers, streams and aquifers play in the economic sustainability of the state. Chapman is water quality assessment supervisor for the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality, a position held since 2014. He supervises DEQ’s groundwater and surface water units, which include 20 employees and 10 programs. He has been affiliated with DEQ since 2009. Among his civic activities are active memberships in the Ground Water Protection Council, the Soil and Water Conservation Society, the American Society of Landscape Architects, the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum, and Alpha Gamma Sigma fraternity. He is interested in both the physical and societal aspects of water and in water policies. Water Leaders Academy sessions feature classroom and field trip experiences presented by acknowledged experts in leadership and natural resource topics held at locations across the state. The Nebraska State Irrigation Association sponsors the program. The Water Leaders Academy is partially funded through a grant from the Nebraska Environmental Trust and more than 25 other organizations and individuals. More information can be found at www.waterleadersacademy.org.