Dr. Alison Adams, PE has joined INTERA as a Principal Water Resources Engineer working out of our Tampa, Florida office. She has worked in Florida on large-scale water supply and management issues for over 25 years, and served as the Chief Technical Officer for Tampa Bay Water (TBW) over the last few years. She has directed research into climate variability and its effects on supply reliability for the Tampa Bay region, and management strategies to mitigate these effects. In her leadership role at TBW, she was responsible for implementing programs that optimize water supply and maximize environmental protection across the region. Dr. Adams was instrumental in the development of the agency’s first Decision Support System which has served as the gateway for staff to access and use the agency’s data, models and analytical tools in support of real-time and long-term decisions. She earned a doctorate degree in water resources planning and management from Colorado State University, a Masters’ degree from University of South Florida in engineering management, and an undergraduate degree from the University of Florida in environmental engineering. Dr. Adams is a registered professional engineer in Florida and Colorado and an active member of the American Water Works Association. Her work at INTERA will focus on delivering sustainability services and solutions for water supply utilities.
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INTERA’s David Jordan Featured in Water 2120 Video
David Jordan, PE, a Vice President and Principal Hydrogeologist with INTERA, was recently featured in a video developed by the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority (Water Authority) in Albuquerque, New Mexico to promote its Water 2120 Plan. The 100-year water plan was developed with support from INTERA and other contractors. INTERA’s role as the prime contractor and overall project manager resulted in a plan that was not only approved unanimously by the Water Authority’s Governing Board, but one that puts the agency at the forefront of water planning in the United States. Water 2120 was the result of a two-year effort involving Water Authority staff and multiple consultants. The video is available on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/sYhINqjtDuc.
Continue ReadingINTERA Wins Contract with Swiss Radioactive Waste Management Agency
INTERA has won a 3-year contract with the Swiss National Cooperative for the Disposal of Radioactive Waste (Nagra) to conduct model-based assessments of the impact of repository-induced effects on the long-term performance of repository systems. The work will examine two repository types—high-level waste (HLW) and low-and intermediate-level waste (L/ILW)—and is aimed at determining whether site specific aspects may exhibit a significant impact on the safety margins associated with the mitigation of repository-induced effects. The role of the repository-induced effects will be evaluated by conducting thermo-hydraulic simulations of two phase flow and multi-component transport along the backfilled repository configurations and in the surrounding host rock in 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional model set-ups. The simulations will cover the entire lifecycle of the repositories, including construction, operations, and post-closure.
Continue ReadingDr. Jean Croisé Joins INTERA
We are pleased to announce that Jean Croisé has joined INTERA as a Principal Scientist in the company’s branch office in Switzerland. With a PhD in civil engineering and a MS degree in water and environmental engineering, he an expert in conducting in-situ hydraulic investigations in porous and fractured rocks and performing synthesis and numerical modeling of groundwater flow and transport of heat and fluids. Jean has applied his expertise on projects involving the disposal of radioactive wastes in deep geologic repositories, the investigation and remediation of soils and groundwater impacted by volatile chemicals, and the development of regional groundwater flow and contaminant transport models. In addition to providing technical expertise on projects, he will support the marketing and sales activities for geoscientific services in the environmental, water resources, and waste isolation sectors.
Continue ReadingVisit INTERA at the 2017 Waste Management Symposia Conference in Phoenix, Arizona
INTERA will be exhibiting our environmental restoration and radioactive waste isolation services at the 2017 Waste Management Symposia Conference being held March 5 – 9 at the Phoenix Convention Center. In addition, two INTERA staff members are presenting papers at the conference. Dr. Sunil Mehta will present “Performance Assessment for the Waste Management Area C at the Hanford Site in Southeast Washington,” while Dr. Matt Kozak will present two papers—“A Hybrid Approach to the Use of Safety Functions with Features, Events, and Processes (FEPs) in Performance Assessment” and “Analysis of Past Leaks from Waste Management Area C, Hanford, Washington.” Additional information on the conference schedule, technical program, and presentation sessions can be found at www.wmsym.org. Please be sure to stop by and visit INTERA in Exhibit Hall 4, Booth 421.
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