John Tapp is a retired civil/environmental engineer. He began his career in the federal government as a Commissioned Officer in the U.S. Public Health Service and with the U.S. EPA. He co-founded and helped grow a Kentucky environmental and engineering consulting firm. After his first retirement from consulting, he managed a municipal water, wastewater and stormwater utility and managed statewide water and wastewater planning for the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority.
He has served on the board of several civic and professional organizations as well as President of the Kentucky-Tennessee Water Environment Association, the University of Kentucky Engineering Alumni Association, and the Kentucky Society of Professional Engineers.
He has B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in engineering from the University of Kentucky with specialization in soil and water resources. He has over 50 publications and papers presented. John lives in Powell.