Farr plucked from Richmond to lead Prince William water utility Farr
The Prince William County Service Authority Board of Directors has hired Mr. Calvin D. Farr, Jr. as the water and wastewater utility’s new general manager.
Farr will begin his new job on May 17, 2021.
Farr is currently Director of the Department of Public Utilities in Richmond, which serves more than 500,000 customers within the city and surrounding counties. He has 24 years of experience in the utility industry.
Farr’s will replace Dean Dickey, who has served as General Manager for the Service Authority since 2005. Dickey is retiring after a career in the utility industry, including his role as Director of Utilities for the City of Sunrise in South Florida and as Executive Director of the Central Wyoming Regional Water System. He is a retired Army Officer, having served in the U.S. and abroad with the Army Corps of Engineers.