WATER RESOURCES ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT

Midwest Water Resources Exploration
These projects have included the planning and execution of water resources prospecting, field reconnaissance, and reporting. This work included the development of work plans, database development, and field reconnaissance to assess the water quality, quantity, and occurrence of resources throughout the upper Midwest. Project work included conducting historical research to help identify specific water resource conditions tailored to the client’s needs. Field reviews and confirmation of various regulatory and hydrogeologic conditions, as required by both Federal and State codes, were completed.

Water resources work in central Indiana

Well Head Capture Zone and Susceptibility Analysis
This project was conducted to assess the likelihood of contaminant impacts on numerous water supply wells located in Southern Arizona. This project involved regional hydrogeologic environmental assessment of numerous city water production wells. This work involved historical and environmental data collection, well pumpage analysis, and hydrogeologic modeling using the United State Environmental Protection Agencies (USEPA) two-dimensional zone of capture (ZOC) computer modeling procedures. The final assessment included a susceptibility analysis and sensitivity analysis to review the environmental conditions surrounding each of the cities’ production wells.

Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Evaluation in Northern Arizona
This project involved a TMDL study at a natural lake in the CoconinoNational Forest of northern Arizona. The project was conducted for the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) to evaluate seven different lake and watershed management alternatives addressing water quality benefit, feasibility, and costs.

StonemanLake was placed on the Arizona's 303(d) list as impaired for dissolved oxygen, pH, and narrative criteria for nutrients. This study involved site sampling and characterization as well as research and reporting on the various methods and an alternative analysis for lake and watershed rehabilitation. This project was recognized with an engineering excellence award by the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of Arizona.

Water Resources Exploration and Watershed Monitoring
This project involved development of a watershed monitoring and assessment program for a high-capacity water production facility. This work included a database and watershed modeling program to simulate future pumping conditions. The project involved designing and installing various stream, aquifer, and lake monitoring equipment stations. This work included a wide variety of drilling and monitoring techniques. This project involved managing a widespread data logging network, field and computer modeling calibration, and aquifer characterization. The project also involved the drilling, design, and construction of Type II public/private water supply wells.

Phil conducting field analysis of water well test data.

Rapid Infiltration Water Basin Design
This project involved the design and implementation of an aquifer characterization program to evaluate the feasibility of the property for use as a Rapid Infiltration (RI) facility. The scope of work involved management and implementation of seismic surveys to define bedrock structure, topography, and key hydrogeologic elevations. This data was then processed and used in a computer simulation involving two-dimensional modeling of groundwater infiltration characteristics. The final product included design and layout of the infiltration basin gallery that would maximize infiltration capacities while limiting water mounding and resurgence.

Drinking Water Production Well Installation, Development, and Maintenance
This project involved directing and overseeing the drilling, construction, and extensive development procedures for high‑quality, high‑capacity drinking water production wells. The work entailed drilling oversight, geophysical logging, and well design specification criteria for the final production wells. Well development involved rehabilitation, sanitization, and chlorination as well as the development and implementation of a continuous field chemical monitoring and analysis program. Periodic aquifer testing was conducted for detailed characterization and vertical physical and chemical aquifer stratification. Video logging and technical oversight was performed at the production wells to analyze bacteriological and physical limitations.

Phil collecting geologic samples during water well construction.

Rapid Infiltration (RI) Construction Management
This project involved the technical oversight and construction management of a rapid infiltration facility located in southern Arizona. This work included injection well construction and installation, and the development of a regional well database for the municipal water works department.

Public Water Supply Regulatory Reviews
This work included the regulatory reviews of permitted water supplies located in:
Illinois, and Ohio. Historical reviews and documentation covering the regulatory history and current conditions of water suppliers throughout the Midwest were conducted.

Well Abandonment Projects
This work involved equipment decommission and abandonment activities for numerous monitoring, testing, and water production wells. These activities were conducted with oversight from both state and local health department regulators, and included the completion of all documentation activities in a variety of States.

County Roadway Storm Water Mitigation Study
The study focused on roadway construction around streams and lakes in order to assess ways to mitigate stormwater impacts on the surface waters of over a single county area in southwest Michigan. This work included the field reconnaissance, characterization, and documentation of all county roadway water crossings and the development of a hierarchical mapping classification system to better isolate and assess problem areas.