George S. Hawkins is a lawyer, college professor and environmentalist. He served as general manager of the DC Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water) from 2009 to 2017. Hawkins has worked in the environmental industry, as a corporate lawyer and as a regulator. He was named to his post at DC Water in a unanimous vote September 3, 2009 by the board of directors. With an operating and capital budget of nearly $800 million, DC Water provides drinking water delivery and wastewater collection and treatment for a population of more than 600,000 in the District of Columbia, as well as the millions of people who work in or visit the District. DC Water also treats wastewater for a population of 1.6 million in Montgomery and Prince George's counties in Maryland, and Fairfax and Loudoun counties in Virginia. The Authority operates the world's largest advanced wastewater treatment plant at Blue Plains. (en)