Benjamin H. Grumbles was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 20, 2004, as Assistant Administrator for the Office of Water at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Prior to being appointed Acting Assistant Administrator in December, 2003, Mr. Grumbles served as Deputy Assistant Administrator for Water and Acting Associate Administrator for Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations.
Before coming to EPA in 2002, Mr. Grumbles was Deputy Chief of Staff and Environmental Counsel for the Science Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives. For over fifteen years, he served in various capacities on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee staff, including Senior Counsel for the Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee, and focused on programs and activities of the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers.
From 1993 to 2004, he was an adjunct professor of law at the George Washington University Law School, teaching a course on the Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, Ocean Dumping Act, and Oil Pollution Act.
His degrees include a B.A., Wake Forest University; J.D., Emory University; and LL.M. in Environmental Law, from the George Washington University Law School.
Ben was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. He currently lives in Arlington, Virginia, with his wife, Karen, and two children.