Silicon Valley Water CEO Resigns Amid Misconduct Probe

Valley Water CEO Callender out after investigation

Valley Water CEO Rick Callender is stepping down after being on paid leave for the past 14 months, the agency announced yesterday. Callender, who makes a $512,886 salary, will retire as CEO on March 1 and stay on as a paid advisor for the next year, Valley Water’s announcement said. Board member Rebecca Eisenberg, who represents Palo Alto, has said publicly that employees complained about Callender sexually harassing them. His attorney Lori Cost…

Santa Clara Valley Water District CEO resigns following misconduct investigation

The CEO of Silicon Valley’s largest water agency, a longtime water manager who also serves as president of the California-Hawaii NAACP, resigned Friday following a year-long misconduct investigation during which he had threatened to sue the agency. Rick Callender, who has worked for the Santa Clara Valley Water District since 1996, and served as its CEO since 2020, will step aside on March 1 and work for one year as an advisor reporting to the d…

Valley Water CEO to step down after misconduct probe, remain on payroll

The CEO of Silicon Valley’s largest water agency will step down after a year-long misconduct investigation. Rick Callender, who has led the Santa Clara Valley Water District since 2020 and serves as president of the California-Hawaii NAACP State Conference, will leave his $520,000-a-year post March 1. Under an agreement approved Friday by the district’s elected board, he will remain on the public payroll for another year as an adviser to board c…

Silicon Valley water CEO resigns amid misconduct probe

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Valley Water CEO to resign amid misconduct probe; board retains him as paid consultant

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