Dr. Raziuddin “Raz” Khaleel, a Senior Hydrogeologist at INTERA, is one of three authors of a new textbook that integrates classic principles of flow through porous media with recently developed stochastic analyses to provide new insight on subsurface hydrology. The book not only presents theories, but also emphasizes their underlying assumptions, limitations, and the potential pitfalls that may occur as a result of blind application of the theories as ‘cookie-cutter’ solutions. The book has been developed for advanced-level courses on groundwater fluid flow, hydraulics, and hydrogeology, in either civil/environmental engineering or geoscience departments. It is also a valuable reference text for researchers and professionals in civil/environmental engineering, geology, soil science, environmental science, and petroleum and mining engineering. The book is available at:
http://www.amazon.com/Flow-Through-Heterogeneous-Geologic-Media/dp/1107076137/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1444190318&sr=1-1
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INTERA’s Abhishek Singh Co-author on Paper Published in Journal of Hydrologic Engineering
INTERA’s Dr. Abhishek Singh is a co-author on a paper published in by the Journal of Hydrologic Engineering that describes the essential elements of uncertainty analyses in hydrologic and hydraulic modeling and discusses their purpose, use, and relationships in decision making. It also includes recently available information from the literature and from numerous papers presented at recent conferences on the subject. The paper identifies several challenges in quantification of uncertainty estimates from modeling efforts and recommends resolutions from the perspectives of researchers and practicing engineers. The abstract can be viewed here.
Continue ReadingIn Memory of Dr. Daniel Erskine
It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to our good friend and colleague Dr. Daniel Erskine. We were very fortunate when Dan decided to join INTERA as a Principal Geologist and Geochemist in 2006. He was a key member of INTERA’s mining consulting group and played an integral role in helping recruit and retain some of the company’s top performing staff in Albuquerque. Dan was a well-respected geoscientist in the uranium mining industry and his knowledge and reputation are primary reasons that many of INTERA’s mining clients selected us to meet their consulting needs. He fully understood that the consulting business is built on personal relationships, and worked diligently to establish strong and trusting relationships with clients through the honesty and integrity of his work. We know that clients appreciated his straight-answer approach to consulting and he served as a valued mentor to all of his colleagues. Dan will not only be missed by the entire INTERA family, but by everyone that had the pleasure of knowing him personally
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INTERA Opens Office in California
INTERA is pleased to announce the opening of our first office in California. “The opening of a California office is an important milestone for us”, said INTERA’s President and CEO, Dr. Marsh Lavenue. “Over the last few years we have successfully supported our California clients’ water-resource management needs through the development and application of groundwater decision support tools from our Albuquerque and Austin offices. The current drought in California has intensified the need for groundwater services and we believe INTERA is uniquely positioned to help meet many of these challenges. This is the right time for us to establish a southern California presence to continue the support to our current clients and to grow by earning the business of new clients.”
Dr. Abhishek Singh is managing INTERA’s Torrance operations and can be contacted at:
INTERA Incorporated
3868 W. Carson Street, #316, 3rd Floor
Torrance, CA 90503
424.275.4055
asingh@intera.com
INTERA Team Publishes Paper on Deep, Non-Potable Water Supply for Proposed Mine
Albuquerque, New Mexico – Ocotober 30, 2014 –An INTERA team of scientists and engineers, led by Senior Hydrogeologist Peter Castiglia, has published the results of their work on supplying the Ochoa Mine Project (Project) with deep, non-potable water from the Capitan aquifer in southeastern New Mexico, U.S.A. The paper, which is published in the journal Mine Water and the Environment, describes the work that INTERA completed to secure a water supply for a proposed sulphate of potash mine in Lea County, New Mexico that is owned by IC Potash Corp. (ICP).
As the paper describes, the INTERA team identified the deep, non-potable water source, designed, drilled, and tested wells over 5,300-ft deep, and developed a numerical groundwater flow model that was used to evaluate potential impacts of production pumping. The study concluded that the Capitan aquifer is suitable for providing the Project with a high-yield, long-term supply of non-potable water that will not compete with fresh water use by the surrounding community. The results of this work formed the basis of the water supply discussion included in ICP’s NI 43-101 Compliant Ochoa Project Feasibility Study used for Project financing. The conceptual and numerical models develop by INTERA were also adopted by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management as part of completing the Environmental Impact Statement and issuing a signed Record of Decision that authorized the construction and operation of the Project. By supplying the mine with deep, non-potable water, ICP was able to avoid a lengthy permitting process and gain public and regulatory support by safeguarding limited fresh water supplies.
Founded in 1981, Mine Water and the Environment presents original contributions addressing technical questions and practical issues related to the evaluation, prediction, prevention, or control of water problems at mining operations or their impact on the environment. The final publication is available at Springer via http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10230-014-0288-2.
Mr. Castiglia can be reached at pcastiglia@intera.com. Photos of the drilling and testing operations are featured at ICP’s website via http://www.icpotash.com/photo_gallery/. To learn more about INTERA’s mining services, please click here.
Continue ReadingCongratulations to Larry Coons on Becoming a Diplomate in Geotechnical Engineering
INTERA Principal Engineer, Larry Coons, PE, PHg, BCEE recently became certified by the Academy of Geo-Professionals of the American Society of Civil Engineers as a Diplomate in Geotechnical Engineer (D.GE). This certification denotes advanced, specialized knowledge and skills in geotechnical engineering. Mr. Coons was certified after undergoing a rigorous credential review process that demonstrated his knowledge and expertise in the fields of geotechnical site characterization, geosynthetics, and geo-environmental engineering.
In addition to his new D.GE certification, Larry is a licensed professional engineer, certified professional hydrogeologist (American Institute of Hydrology), and a Board Certified Environmental Engineer (American Academy of Environmental Engineers) in the specialty of solid waste management. Congratulations Larry on this significant achievement!
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