Stephen W. Smith

Engineering and Technical Development

Dr. Smith consults on engineering and technical process development at Regenesis Management Group. He has spent 37 years in the irrigation engineering and water resources arena beginning with the founding of Aqua Engineering in 1975. Dr. Smith was President or Chief Executive Officer of Aqua Engineering, Inc., Fort Collins, Colorado. In addition to his consulting support to Regenesis, he serves on the board of the Louden Irrigating Canal and Reservoir Company in northeastern Colorado. Dr. Smith’s experience includes irrigation projects throughout the United States and eight countries in Europe, the Far East, and the Middle East. He served on the faculty at Colorado State University where he taught irrigation design for almost 20 years. Dr. Smith has been an active professional member and past national president of the American Society of Irrigation Consultants and, in 1999, he was made a fellow member. From 2001 to 2009, Dr. Smith served on the board of directors of the Irrigation Association and was President of the association in 2008. Dr. Smith holds a Ph.D. in Agricultural Engineering and a Master of Science degree in Irrigation Engineering, both from Colorado State University and a Bachelors Degree in Agricultural Engineering from New Mexico State University.