Chris Facque
Water Rights Department Manager
Engineering
Farr West Engineering
United States of America
Biography
Chris Facque is the lead Water Right Specialist with Farr West Engineering. Chris manages the water rights for a variety of clients throughout Nevada. He is experienced in all aspects of water rights, including research, permit filings, title assignment, survey monitoring and mapping, forfeiture prevention, proofs, and permit compliance. Chris graduated with a degree in Political Science at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) in 2005. In 2005 Chris began working for Tri State Surveying, Ltd., increasing the depth of his knowledge while working on several Northern Nevada water rights projects. Chris is proficient in drafting water rights maps, and is a Certified Survey Technician through the National Society of Professional Surveyors. Chris has worked with several Nevada County Recorders and other agencies, including the Truckee Carson Irrigation District, the Southern Nevada Water Authority and California Water Resources Control Board. Over the course of his 10 year involvement with water rights he has acquired extensive experience in managing water rights projects from agricultural to mining to wildlife. Over the next 10 years, Chris will look forward to adapting his water right strategies to protect this valuable resource in the changing economic and political landscape. In Chris’s free time, he enjoys exploring the great outdoors with his dogs, friends and family.
Research Interest
Civil Engineering,Land Surveying,Environmental Engineering