Tom Golden Leads DBS&A Austin Engineering

Texas-licensed Professional Engineer Thomas Golden, PE, has returned to DBS&A’s Austin office. With 20 years of experience (13 engineering at DBS&A), he will be responsible for ensuring excellence in the quality of our design of environmental investigations and remediation of soil and groundwater; design and permitting of landfills, waste disposal facilities, stormwater, water supply, and wastewater projects; and field and laboratory data analysis.

Dr. Schnaar Presenting on PFAS

Dr. Gregory Schnaar, PG, Principal Hydrogeologist, will share important information about PFAS sources, fate and transport, and forensic methods for source determination in his presentation, “PFAS: Wide-Ranging Sources and Impacts to Water Supplies” at the AGWT Arizona webinar on September 24, 2020 co-organized with support from the Arizona Hydrological Society, Environmental Professions of Arizona, Arizona Water Association and the Air & Waste Management Association-Grand Canyon Section.

Presenting on Recharge and Water Supply Resilience

DBS&A Hydrogeologist Amy Ewing, PG is presenting on Managed Aquifer Recharge and Water Supply Resilience in Albuquerque, New Mexico (prepared in conjunction with DBS&A Geochemist Christopher Wolf, PG, and Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority Water Resources Division Manager Katherine Yuhas) at the 2020 Annual WateReuse Symposium, Reaching New Heights in Water Reuse taking place virtually from September 13 to September 16, 2020.

Pinal Valley Recharge Project Receives ASCE Project of Year Award

Proud of GLA affiliate, Clear Creek Associates, to have played a key role in the @Arizona Water Company’s Pinal Valley Recharge and Recovery Facility project, recipient of the @Arizona Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) Project of Year award. Work included collection of soil, lithologic, and water quality data; geotechnical analyses; design and implementation of a 60-day pilot basin recharge test; groundwater modeling; and preparation of a hydrologic study in support of an application for a new USF / WS permit.

DBS&A to Present at California Groundwater Conference

DBS&A Hydrogeologists, Tony Morgan, PG, CHG, and Timothy Moore, PG, CHG, and Staff Geologist, Kaelyn Schwartz, GIT, will be presenting virtually at the Groundwater Resources Association of California Western Groundwater Congress on September 14 through September 17, 2020.

Dr. Schnaar Presenting on PFAS

The American Ground Water Trust (AGWT) problem assessment and treatment strategies webinar will be held on September 2, 2020. The conference will focus on Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and other emerging contaminants that affect water supply in New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, and surrounding states. Gregory Schnaar, PhD, PG, Principal Hydrogeologist, will share important information […]

GAM Expert at Texas Groundwater Summit

The Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts (TAGD) is holding its 2020 Virtual Texas Groundwater Summit September 1st through 3rd. On the first day of the summit, DBS&A’s groundwater availability model (GAM) expert—Andrew Donnelly, PG—will serve on a panel to discuss “GAMs, the Next Generation.” Fellow panelists include Natalie Ballew, Groundwater Technical Assistance Manager, Texas Water […]

NGWA Outstanding Groundwater Supply Project Award Recipient

DBS&A is honored to have been selected as this year’s recipient of the National Ground Water Association (NGWA) Outstanding Groundwater Supply Project Award in recognition of our work on the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority’s Drinking Water Treatment Plant (DWTP) Large-Scale Recharge Project. According to the NGWA’s website, “the Outstanding Groundwater Project Awards recognize […]

Welcome Patrick O’Connell

Virtually welcoming DBS&A’s newest hydrogeologist, Patrick O’Connell, PG! He joins our growing team of hydrologists and hydogeologists in our Costa Mesa, California office focused on assisting clients with water resource investigations. Email Patrick.

Welcome Shey Rajagopal

DBS&A is excited to announce we have added Dr. Shey Rajagopal as our newest surface water/groundwater integrated modeling specialist with expertise on climate change impacts on water resources.  Shey comes to DBS&A after several years of applied scientific research on water resources at the Desert Research Institute in Reno, Nevada.