Barney Austin, PhD, PE, Director of Hydrologic Services

512-425-2086
baustin@intera.com

PhD, Civil Engineering, University of Salford, United Kingdom, 1995
BSc, Agricultural Engineering, McGill University, Canada, 1990

Barney Austin is a professional engineer and has worked in the area of water resources for more than 20 years, specializing in hydrology, hydraulics, planning and environmental flows. He has applied this knowledge to the development hydrodynamic models for environmental flow assessments, water availability models for water supply planning studies, and depth-volume rating curves and sediment volumes for reservoirs using advanced hydro-acoustic instrumentation. Dr. Austin has been an active participant in the development of the State Water Plan in Texas, writing the chapter on surface water as well as other sections relating to climate change. Prior to joining INTERA, Dr. Austin spent 10 years with the Texas Water Development Board where he recently served as the Director of the Surface Water Resources Division. In this position, he managed the Instream Flows, Lake Hydrographic Survey, Coastal Hydrology (for ungaged watersheds), Lake Evaporation Monitoring, Streamgaging, Water Availability Modeling, Oil Spill Modeling and the Bays and Estuaries programs.