Water is the lifeblood of California and without safe and reliable water, no community, and no sector of the economy – from high tech to manufacturing to agriculture – can thrive or expand. Dedicated teams of planners, engineers, hydrologists, water quality specialists, technicians, and other water professionals at local water and wastewater agencies work 24/7 to plan for the future, maintain and upgrade their systems and improve the safety and resiliency of local water supplies for their communities. California Water Professionals Appreciation Week, Oct. 3-11, 2020, is an exciting occasion to showcase the important role of all water professionals throughout this state and an opportunity to highlight rewarding careers in the water industry and cultivate the next generation of water leaders.
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INTERA is Pleased to Announce the Promotion of Dr. Raghu Suribhatla
Raghu Suribhatla, PhD, PE, has been promoted to serve as INTERA’s Manager of California Technical Services. When asked about the promotion, Vice President of INTERA’s Western Region, Dr. Abhishek Singh, PE, said, “INTERA’s California operations are going great guns! This is in no small measure and is due to the brilliance, hard-work, and leadership of Raghu Suribhatla.” In this role, Dr. Suribhatla will manage California staff and technical projects while being a key part of our strategic endeavours, as we continue to grow our presence, services, and client-base in California.
Continue ReadingDr. Alison Adams Authors White Paper on Modernizing Water Utilities
Dr. Alison Adams, PE, Principal Engineer & Director of Water Utility Resiliency at INTERA, recently authored a white paper entitled Digitizing Water, that details the steps to modernizing water utility resiliency with data analytics and digital transformation. As new technologies emerge, water utilities are moving toward the goal of complete system optimization, or smart water. This requires a holistic approach to resource management and utility operations and reconsideration of what data is critical and how to best use it to support decision making. To view the full article, click HERE
Continue ReadingINTERA Part of Team Awarded Central Plateau Cleanup Contract at Hanford
The U.S. Department of Energy recently awarded a 10-year, $10 billion contract to Central Plateau Cleanup Company LLC to continue work on the environmental cleanup of the Hanford Site near Richland, Washington. As a key member of the Central Plateau Cleanup Company team, which includes Amentum, Fluor Federal Services, Atkins Nuclear Secured LLC, and DBD Inc., INTERA’s efforts will focus on meeting the contaminated soil and groundwater cleanup mission under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Recovery Act (CERCLA). On hearing of the award announcement, INTERA’s President & CEO, Dr. Marsh Lavenue, stated, “I’m extremely proud of our team of geoscientists, engineers, risk assessors, and data analysis professionals that has supported the cleanup activities at Hanford over the past 12 years. Their efforts not only positioned INTERA to help win this follow-on contract, but more importantly, contributed to meeting key milestones in the environmental restoration of the Hanford Site. I’m excited about the opportunity to continue our successful performance under the new Central Plateau Cleanup Company’s leadership team.”
Continue ReadingDr. Michael Hannon Authors Two Papers Published in the SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering Journal
INTERA’s Michael Hannon, PhD, Geoscientist, recently had two papers featured in the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering Journal. The first article entitled Fast and Accurate Core Analysis by the Full-Immersion Pressure-Pulse Decay: Part 1—Theory focuses on a numerical simulator designed to model flow through an anisotropic porous sample, demonstrating its performance and accuracy in addition to providing a first-order comparison between the speed and shape of the pressure-decay responses of the full-immersion method with those of other similar transient methods.
To view the full paper, visit OnePetro: https://www.onepetro.org/journal-paper/SPE-202493-PA
Dr. Hannon’s second article, Fast and Accurate Core Analysis by the Full-Immersion Pressure-Pulse Decay: Part 2—Practice and Demonstration, continues the work of presenting a novel approach for making petrophysical assessments of tight core samples. This method, the full-immersion pressure-pulse decay, involves applying a rapid increase in pressure in a chamber surrounding the entire outer surface area of a cylindrical sample, shutting the system in, and monitoring the pressure decay in the chamber as it reaches a new equilibrium. Once complete, these developments should propel this technology to fill a critical need to determine petrophysical properties (porosity and permeability) of tight rocks in a time-efficient manner and in a way that does not compromise their accuracy.
To view the full paper, visit OnePetro: https://www.onepetro.org/journal-paper/SPE-202494-PA
Peter Castiglia Appointed by US Secretary of the Interior to Serve as a Member of the Northern New Mexico Resource Advisory Council
INTERA’s Peter Castiglia was recently appointed by the US Secretary of the Interior, David Bernhardt, to serve as a member of the Northern New Mexico Resources Advisory Council (Council). Mr. Castiglia, a licensed Professional Geologist and Vice President of INTERA’s Southwest Mining and Water Resources Group, will serve on the Council as a representative of mining and energy development interests.
The Council consists of 12 appointees that advise the US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) leadership on the planning and management of public land resources within Northern New Mexico. For more information about the Council, click HERE
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