Representative
Staff Experience
Water
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, Environmental Services
Project manager for on-call contracts to provide environmental compliance services. Tasks included CEQA compliance and natural resources support.
US Bureau of Reclamation Environmental and Engineering Services, Mid Pacific Region and Lower Colorado Region
Program Manager for environmental services contract with both the Mid Pacific Region (Sacramento) and the Lower Colorado Region (Boulder City, NV). Among the specific tasks issued were an integrated plan for water and habitat management in the Central Valley, a Resource Management Plan for East Park and river and reservoir modeling
Carlsbad Project Water Operations and Water Supply Environmental Impact Statement
EMPSi personnel provided project management and technical assistance for the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to address changes to the operation of three dams along the Pecos River in order to conserve the federally protected Pecos bluntnose shiner.
Water Use, Agricultural, and Recreational Economic Technical Analysis for the CALFED Bay-Delta Program, Northern California
Technical and compliance review of feasibility reports addressing water use and conservation. Reports included Agricultural Water Economics, Recreation Economics, Municipal and Industrial Water Use, Fish and Wildlife Water Use, Land Use, and Power Production.
Watershed Analysis, Upper Clear Creek, Shasta NF, California
Conducted watershed analysis of upper Clear Creek in Shasta National Forest, California. The study identified the dominant physical, biological, and human processes or features that affect ecosystem functions and conditions.
Bitter Lakes National Wildlife Refuge Restoration and EA.
EMPSi is provided planning and NEPA compliance services to assist the US Fish and Wildlife Service and Bureau of Reclamation in restoring the hydrology, geomorphology, and aquatic and riparian ecosystem along the Pecos River. Critical issues include threatened fish species, promoting native vegetation, and maintain adequate river flows.
Integrated Natural Resource Management Plan/Resource Plan Amendment and Environmental Assessment for Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada
Project manager for an Integrated Natural Resource Management Plan (INRMP), Resource Plan Amendment (RPA), and Environmental Assessment (EA) for over 200,000 acres of public land jointly administered by the Department of Defense and Bureau of Land Management in north central Nevada. Geographic Information System (GIS) was used to inventory resources and develop management strategies.
