Moore leaving PCA

Long-time public servant Brad Moore is leaving his post as state Pollution Control Agency (PCA) commissioner to take a job in the private sector.

He plans to leave PCA on Dec. 1, according to a news release from Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s office.

Moore started working for the state in 1985 as a public utilities rate analyst in what is now the Commerce Department. He went to work for the state Department of Natural Resources in 1988 and rose to became an assistant commissioner.

Pawlenty tapped Moore as PCA commissioner in December 2006. The Clean Water Legacy to clean-up impaired waters was one of the major pieces of legislation related to pollution control that passed during Moore’s tenure.

PCA drew controversy for its efforts to clean-up perfluorochemical contamination that had been discharged in the eastern Twin Cities metropolitan area by the 3M Co. Pawlenty, in a news release, praised Moore’s “successful negotiation” with 3M concerning the chemical cleanup.