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About Kira Woodruff-Erquiaga, Partner

Kira Woodruff-Erquiaga, Partner in Constructive Community RelationsBefore founding the partnership of Constructive Community Relations, Kira Erquiaga owned and operated KW Communications, a sole-proprietor public relations firm specializing in construction outreach. In her 15 years of work experience, Ms. Erquiaga has worked on many notable public works projects in Southern California during her career and has developed, implemented and managed public relations and community outreach programs for some of Southern California’s leading organizations, including Orange County Sanitation District (OCSD), Orange County Water District (OCWD), The Irvine Company (TIC), Moulton Niguel Water District (MNWD), Earth Tech, Inc., Porter Novelli, Inc. and Municipal Water District of Orange County (MWDOC).

For more than four years, Ms. Erquiaga served as the community liaison for the Orange County Water District and Orange County Sanitation District’s joint Groundwater Replenishment System’s $481 million Advanced Water Purification Facility and Barrier Facilities Wells. She also served as the community liaison for Phase II of the Orange County Sanitation District’s Bushard Trunk Sewer Replacement Project, a highly controversial four-mile pipeline installed in the cities of Huntington Beach and Fountain Valley.

Ms. Erquiaga possesses a B.A. degree in Communications from the University of Pacific where she majored in Journalism.


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“ Kira has worked directly for the District for the past six years as its community liaison on the 70 million gallon per day Advanced Water Purification Facility and the Seawater Barrier Expansion construction projects, which were part of the $480 million Groundwater Replenishment System.

These projects were extremely challenging from a public outreach standpoint. Both facilities are located in highly developed residential and commercial areas. Kira not only handled the residential and commercial concerns, but coordinated closely with the Cities (Fountain Valley and Huntington Beach) and other outside stakeholders. She was extremely attentive to the needs of the project and a key component to its success."





Michael R. Markus P.E.
General Manager,
Orange County Water District

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