Employment record
- Public institution
- City of Newport News
- Department / office / school
- Waterworks - Public Utilities
- Position / title
- Engineer Senior
- Source type
- Roster assignment
- Classification / role type
- General Schedule
- Record status
- Listed in source roster
- Source date / period
- May 2026
The roster records an assignment at the stated date. It does not establish employment status today.
Original roster wording & label sources
- Name in source
- CHRISTOPHER BASFORD
- Department in source
- Waterworks
- Position in source
- ENGINEER, SENIOR
Common job-title abbreviations are expanded for readability. Original wording, job levels and compensation matches are preserved.
Salary & compensation
Named salary not verified
Not available
A person-specific public salary record has not been verified for this profile.
No exact department and job-classification match in the September 2026 dataset.
Public records & case history
Dated professional records, case roles and court outcomes. Lawsuit allegations are identified separately from findings.
No verified professional, licensure, certification or case record is attached to this profile.
Notes
The Newport News Waterworks submission to the 2023 LIFT Intelligent Water Systems Challenge identifies Chris Basford, PE, as team lead and engineer for “Optimizing System Flushing With a Smart Phone and a Real Time Model.”
Reviewed: October 14, 2026
Newport News Waterworks 2023 LIFT IWS Challenge submission, PDF page 1 [5]The Virginia Section AWWA program for its March 24, 2026 Drinking Water Quality and Research Seminar lists Chris Basford, senior engineer at Newport News Waterworks, as the scheduled speaker for “Water Modeling.”
Reviewed: October 14, 2026
Virginia Section AWWA 2026 Drinking Water Quality and Research Seminar program [6]