November 2014, Vol. 69, No. 11
Business
Fort Worth Water Director Frank Crumb Retires
Fort Worth Water Director Frank Crumb retired Sept. 12 after more than 30 years of employment with the city of Fort Worth, TX. In October, he accepted a position with Half Associaties.
Crumb joined the city’s water department in 1983, after working for the City of Amarillo Utilities Division and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in New Orleans. He has held numerous positions with Fort Worth Water, including chief water facilities engineer, water production superintendent, capital projects engineer, engineering coordinator and assistant director. In July 2004, Crumb was named acting water director and then director in October 2005.
During his tenure, Crumb has been responsible for overseeing capital projects planning for various water and wastewater expansions and the expansion of the distribution and collection systems from approximately 2,000 miles of pipe in 1983 to over 3,500 miles of pipe each in 2014.
Crumb’s involvement led to the development and implementation of water and wastewater impact fees in Fort Worth in 1989. He was also instrumental in implementing cost-of-service-based retail rates in the early 1990s and establishing a Citizens Advisory Committee for annual updates.
Recently, he has established the eastern reclaimed water system and acquired a site for a future water reclamation facility in west Fort Worth. Other accomplishments during his tenure include energy improvements at the Village Creek Water Reclamation Facility, construction or rehabilitation of numerous pump stations and water stage tanks.
Crumb is past president of the Texas Section WateReuse Association and currently president of the North Texas Chapter of the Underground Construction Technology Association.
He has a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from Texas Tech University and a master of engineering degree from Texas A&M University. Crumb is a registered professional engineer and a board certified environmental engineer.
City Manager Tom Higgins announced the city will soon conduct a national search for a new water director. 817.392.8207, fortworthtexas.gov
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