General Manager/Chief Executive Officer

Calvin D. Farr, Jr., PE

General Manager/Chief Executive Officer

Calvin D. Farr, Jr. was appointed as Prince William Water’s General Manager/CEO in 2021. Prince William Water is the largest combined water and wastewater authority in the Commonwealth of Virginia and serves more than 380,000 people in Prince William County, one of the fastest-growing and most diverse communities in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area. Mr. Farr leads an award-winning organization and a nationally recognized model for performance excellence and industry best practices, including workplace culture, operational optimization, infrastructure investments and financial viability. 

During his tenure, Mr. Farr led a refresh of the organization’s Mission and Vision and a collaborative creation of its 2023-2028 Strategic Plan. Prince William Water’s strategic Areas of Excellence focus on delivery of an exceptional customer experience, being a workplace of choice, demonstrating environmental leadership and community engagement, providing sustainable operations, practicing sound financial stewardship, and striving to continuously improve and be innovative. Through customer, stakeholder, and workforce input, technology enhancements and a rebranding effort were initiated to further enhance the customer experience. An organizational name change to Prince William Water, plus a new logo and tagline – “Your Water, Your Environment, Our Mission” – reinforces the organization’s role as an environmental leader and its commitment to the community.

Mr. Farr has extensive leadership experience in the water and wastewater industry and serves on several national industry boards, focused on legislative and regulatory policy advocacy and One Water strategies.  Mr. Farr holds an Executive Master of Public Management from the University of Maryland, a Master of Environmental Engineering from the Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the Old Dominion University. Mr. Farr is also a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia.