Office of the Director
Director Gary R. Clark, P.E., D.WRE
Mr. Clark started his career as a civil engineer with the State of Illinois Department
of Natural Resources, Office of Water Resources in 1974. On July 1, 2003, Mr. Clark was
appointed as the Director of the Office of Water Resources. During his career with the
Office of Water Resources, Mr. Clark has served as the Chief of the Planning and Research
Section and as manager of the Division of Program Development. During his career, his
areas of professional responsibilities included the administration and conduct of research
and planning in the areas of instream flow protection, statewide water supply management,
groundwater modeling, drought management, groundwater and surface water law and state water
planning. Mr. Clark is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, with a B.S. Civil
Engineering in 1972, and a M.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering in 1974. He is a
licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Illinois and Wisconsin. In June of 2005
Mr. Clark was credentialed as a Diplomate, Water Resources Engineer by the American
Academy of Water Resources Engineers.
Mr. Clark has authored publications and papers on groundwater law, water supply management,
groundwater modeling and instream flow protection. He has participated actively in the
drafting of Illinois statutes for groundwater quality and quantity management. Mr. Clark
serves as the State of Illinois representative to the Upper Mississippi River Basin Association
and the Ohio River Basin Commission. He also serves as the agencies representative to the
Governors State Water Plan Task Force and has served as president of the Illinois Groundwater
Association and the Illinois Section of the American Water Resources Association.
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