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Meet the Board Leadership
CHARLES R. HOPPIN
Board Chair
Charles (Charlie) R. Hoppin of Yuba City was appointed by Governor Schwarzenegger as Chair of the State Water Resources Control Board effective March 2, 2009 and fills the position of water quality expert. He is a partner in a family operated diversified farming operation in Yolo and Sutter counties. The crop base includes, fresh market melons, rice, walnuts, and a variety of small grains and oil seed.
Charlie serves on the California State University Advisory Committee, and on the Board of Directors of Farmers Rice Cooperative where he is currently audit and finance Chairman and Vice Chairman of its Board.
Prior to his appointment to the State Water Resources Control Board, Charlie served as advisor to then Governor Pete Wilson during the 1997 California Flood Recovery Effort, a Board Member of Sutter Mutual Water Company and a Member of the State Board of Food and Agriculture. He is the immediate past Chairman of the California Rice Industry Association. During his tenure at the Rice Industry Association, Charlie played a key role in the implementation of many of the industry’s well-recognized environmental stewardship efforts.