David S. Ziegler Papers on the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency

David S. Ziegler was Executive Director of the bi-state Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) from October 1989-March 1994. He began his employment with the TRPA in October 1981 as a senior planner, specializing in water quality planning. From 1983-1989, he was the chief of the Long Range Planning Division.

Ziegler is from Cleveland, Ohio, and received his BS in mechanical engineering from Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. He received his MS in environmental engineering from Stanford University. From 1973-1981, Ziegler was employed by the Water Planning Division, Office of Water, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, D. C. In September 1980, he was named Acting Chief of the Policy and Evaluation Branch.

After resigning from the TRPA in 1994, Ziegler served as a committee policy analyst for the State of Nevada, Legislative Counsel Bureau, Research Division in eight legislative sessions: 1995-2001 and 2007-2013. He staffed standing committees of Agriculture, Resources, and Mining; Government Affairs; Commerce and Labor; the Judiciary; the Committee on Public Lands; and others. He retired in 2013.

From 1994-2002, Ziegler also operated Ziegler Technical, a sole proprietorship providing consulting services in environmental planning, impact assessment, and technical writing and editing. Among other engagements, he participated as a witness for the defense in the matter of Tahoe-Sierra Preservation Council, Inc. vs. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency in the United States District Court, District of Nevada. He was also an Associate in the University of California’s Sierra Nevada Ecosystem Project, Lake Tahoe Working Group. From 2002-2006, he served as Director of Regional Planning in Washoe County.