Ben Tanimoto, PE, MS
Waterworks Engineer
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power

Ben is a Waterworks Engineer on the Pure Water Los Angeles Program, which aims to source purified recycled water from the Hyperion Water Reclamation Facility. He oversees development of the program’s master plan, backbone conceptual planning, demand analyses for purified recycled water, cost estimating, and other technical concepts. He has ten years of utility experience focused on project and program management, groundwater planning, and water reuse. Ben holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering from UCLA and is a licensed professional engineer in California.