Aniela Burant
(Term 2015 - Present)
California Department of Pesticide Regulation
California Department of Pesticide Regulation
Aniela Burant is an Environmental Scientist in the Surface Water Protection Program (SWPP) at the California Department of Pesticide Regulation. Aniela is involved in monitoring and outreach efforts concerning best management practices for the removal of pesticides in agricultural runoff; monitoring and outreach efforts surrounding copper anti-fouling paints in marinas, and determining the potential of pesticides from seed treatments to enter surface waters. Aniela is the SWPP outreach coordinator and is working with urban, agricultural, and marina stakeholders to inform them of changes to pesticide laws and regulations, best management practices, and other SWPP updates. Aniela has been with CDPR since May 2017; prior to which she was a post-doctoral researcher at Colorado School of Mines studying trace organic contaminants in urban stormwater. Aniela received her BS in environmental engineering from the University of Florida and her MS and PhD in environmental engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. Aniela is an avid runner and hiker, likes to listen to podcasts, and cooking.