Walter J. Ochs

Background

Ochs, Walter J. was born on May 20, 1934 in Springfield, Minnesota, United States. Son of Walter Minrod and Cleo (Schultz) Ochs.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering, South Dakota U., 1957.

Career

Engineer in training, USDA, Soil Conservation Svc., Watertown, South Dakot, 1957-1958; project engineer, USDA, Soil Conservation Svc., Britton, South Dakot, 1958-1961; area engineer, USDA, Soil Conservation Svc., Sioux Falls, South Dakot, 1961-1963; assistant state conservation engineer, USDA, Soil Conservation Svc., East Lansing, South Dakot, 1963-1966; state conservation engineer, USDA, Soil Conservation Svc., East Lansing, South Dakot, 1966-1969; assistant state conservationist, USDA, Soil Conservation Svc., Saint Paul, Minnesota, 1969-1971; national drainage engineer, USDA, Soil Conservation Svc., Washington, 1971-1986; drainage adviser, World Bank, Washington, 1986-1996; international independent water management consultant, since 1996. Board directors International Institute for Land Reclamation and Improvement Postgrad Land Drainage Course, The Netherlands. Consultant for over 25 countries.

Member International Commission Irrigation and Drainage.

Achievements

• Walter J. Ochs has been listed as a noteworthy Civil engineer, drainage adviser by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Society Agricultural Engineers, 1991. Member American Society Civil Engineers (Chairman.drainage committee 1975-1976).

Connections

Married Connie Mae Strate, September 15, 1956. Children: Julie, Brian.

Father:

Walter Minrod Ochs

Mother:

Cleo (Schultz) Ochs

Spouse:

Connie Mae Strate

child:

Julie Ochs

child:

Brian Ochs