Benjamin Grumbles became Director of the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality in June 2009.

Grumbles is the former Assistant Administrator for Water at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Washington, D.C. Before going to the EPA in 2002, Grumbles was deputy chief of staff and environmental counsel for the Committee on Science in the U.S. House of Representatives. He also served for over 15 years in various capacities on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, including senior counsel for the Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee. From 1993 to 2004, he was an adjunct professor of law at the George Washington University Law School, teaching courses on the Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, Ocean Dumping Act, and Oil Pollution Act.

Grumbles' degrees include a B.A., Wake Forest University; J.D., Emory University; and LL.M. in environmental law from the George Washington University Law School.

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