

Bryan McFadin has worked for the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board as an Engineer for over two decades. Bryan draws from his years of experience to discuss the implications of legal and illegal marijuana farms on watersheds. Hear about Bryan’s Role at the Water Quality Control Board and the impacts of siphoning water in the Trinity River and Eel River Watersheds.
Bryan McFadin has worked for the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board as an Engineer for over two decades. Bryan draws from his years of experience to discuss the implications of legal and illegal marijuana farms on watersheds. Hear about Bryan’s Role at the Water Quality Control Board and the impacts of siphoning water in the Trinity River and Eel River Watersheds.

Environmental Engineer @ North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board
Bryan McFadin is an engineer for the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board. He at first studied environmental engineering at Humboldt State University, and now works to determine where water is being used in different watersheds.
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