David W. Galindo is the Director of the Water Quality Division (WQD). He has been in this position since June 2012.  Mr. Galindo has been employed on several teams within TCEQ, Water Quality Division, since 1999. Most recently, David held the position of Team Leader of the Standards Implementation Team. The Team is responsible for implementation of the Texas Surface Water Quality Standards within wastewater discharge permits and conducting Section 401 State Water Quality Certifications of Federal Section 404 permits for dredge and fill projects. Prior to his team leader position, Mr. Galindo wrote Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) permits for various types of industrial process and manufacturing facilities. David received a B.A. in Biology from the University of Texas at Austin.