Ralph Marra

About Ralph Marra

Adaptive Scenario Planning Services\"-Planning for Uncertainty in Various…

Experience

1. Senior Principal

   Nexus Water Group

   Dec 2011 — Present

   Ralph Marra is the founder and Senior Principal at Southwest Water Resources Consulting, LLC with over 30 years of experience as a municipal water-utility manager and as a strategic-planning consultant. Ralph retired from the City of Tucson Water Department, where he served for many years as chief hydrologist and water-resources management administrator. He was an early adopter of scenario planning and became its champion within the Utility and the region.As an experienced scenario-planning practitioner, educator, and trainer, Ralph assists organizations and communities in enhancing their adaptive flexibility and preparedness as their planning environments change over time. His professional imperative is to share his knowledge and experience so that a new generation of professionals will have the skills and tools needed to address the planning uncertainties and operative challenges that lie ahead.

Education

• University of Arizona

  Master of Science (MS)

  1985 — 1992

Skills

• Environmental Awareness
• Water Policy Development, Review, & Advocacy
• Conjunctive Water Resources Planning
• Water Management
• Client Liaison Services
• Hydrology
• Water Supply
• Project Planning
• Water Quality
• Master Planning for Recharge & Recovery Facilities
• Environmental Policy
• Drought Management & Climate Change Preparedness Planning
• Water Resources
• Integrated Water Resources Management
• Proposal Writing
• Groundwater
• Municipalities
• Environmental Engineering
• Environmental Impact Assessment
• Scenario Planning Facilitation for Strategic Preparedness
• Gis
• Sustainability
• Environmental Science
• Technical Writing & Editing Services
• Water