Woldezion Mesghinna

Dr. Woldezion Mesghinna has over 49 years of experience in multiple facets of civil engineering, water resources, wastewater, irrigation and drainage engineering. He has simultaneously managed the implementation of complex multipurpose water resources project developments in Africa, in the United States, and especially for Native American tribes. As part of his work, Dr. Mesghinna has testified extensively as an expert witness on behalf of the US government since the early 1980s and has provided technical support to attain settlements of millions of acre-feet of water rights through the western U.S. He continues to be retained by the US government and various water and irrigation districts as a water resource and agricultural development expert in river basin adjudications. Furthermore, Dr. Mesghinna planned, designed, and helped implement extensive small rural water resource developments in Africa, including water-retaining structures, water conveyance and distribution systems, and small irrigation systems. He also serves as the IDIQ Manager for NRCE’s WADI award through USAID.