Gustavo R. Gallo-Chacon

Gustavo R. Gallo-Chacon is a member of the 2021-22 Board of Trustees for the Water Environment Federation (WEF), an international organization of water quality professionals headquartered in Alexandria, Va.

Gallo-Chacon is the president and founder of Galher Ambiental, S.A. de C.V. in Monterrey, NL, Mexico providing consulting, engineering, and contractor services. He has a bachelor’s in chemical engineering from UANL and a master’s in environmental engineering from Civil Engineering institute UANL. He has 46 years of experience in industrial wastewater treatment, drinking water treatment, and municipal wastewater treatment.

As Sociedad Mexicana de Aguas, A.C. (Mexico WEF MA) member since 1976, Gallo-Chacon served as the 1993-94 and 2015-2017 president, as a WEF HOD member and as WEF executive committee member 1998-1999 and WEF Health and safety committee member 1997-1998. In 1999 with the help of WEAT and Texas TNRCC he started operators school and voluntary operators certification program. Both programs continue offering courses and voluntary certification nowadays. He is a SMAAC training committee member and trainer since 1999 and was I.P.A. Founder councilor (Nuevo Leon State Environmental Protection Institute) 1989 – 1990.