David V. Modeer
General Manager
Central Arizona Water Conservation District
David V. Modeer joined the Central Arizona Water Conservation District (CAWCD) as General Manager overseeing all Central Arizona Project (CAP) operations in January 2009. Modeer has been a leader in water resource management for nearly 40 years and has significant experience in all areas of water system operations, financing, customer service and planning. He has a thorough understanding of political and operational water issues impacting the western United States.
Prior to his arrival at CAP, Modeer was the Director of Water Services for the City of Phoenix and spent 10 years as the Director of Water in Tucson, Arizona. Modeer also has more than 26 years of management experience with American Water Works, Inc. as Vice President of Operations for both the Pennsylvania-American and Western Region divisions. He also held various managerial positions in the Midwest.
Modeer served six years on the publicly-elected Board of Directors of the CAWCD prior to his selection as General Manager.
Modeer is a graduate of Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology and a minor in chemistry and philosophy.
In addition to managing and delivering the state's largest allocation of Colorado River water to 80 percent of Arizona's population, CAP operates the Central Arizona Groundwater Replenishment District and is the operating arm of the Arizona Water Bank. Additionally, CAP owns and operates six groundwater recharge facilities, helps shape public and political water policy, and plays an active role in addressing local, regional and national water management and environmental issues.