In an article that appears in the June-July 2012 edition of the Environmental Business Journal, INTERA’s President and CEO Dr. Marsh Lavenue discusses the company’s strategy of building a presence in Europe while mitigating business uncertainties associated with the financial crisis by focusing first on the long-term projects related to radioactive waste management and second on the environmental market. To view the entire article, click here.
Continue ReadingINTERA’s Van Kelley Comments on Impacts of U.S. Drought on Groundwater Resources
In a recent interview, Mr. Van Kelley, a Vice President and Senior Hydrogeologist at INTERA, commented on the severity of the U.S. drought and its impacts on groundwater resources such as the Ogallala Aquifer. His comments appear in an article on Reuters which can be viewed at:http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/15/us-drought-usa-cure-idUSBRE87E0XE20120815
Continue ReadingINTERA’s Dr. Abhishek Singh Co-Organizes and Moderates Special Session at CMWR
INTERA’s Abhishek Singh co-organized and moderated a special session at the 19th Annual Computational Methods in Water Resources (CMWR) International Conference held at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on June 17-21, 2012. The special session dealt with optimization and uncertainty of water resources from a systems perspective. Dr. Singh is a recognized expert in the development and application of multi-objective optimization techniques to aid water resources decision-making and reduce uncertainty in modeling and predictions.
Continue ReadingINTERA Personnel Present Papers at 2012 World Environmental & Water Resources Congress
Six INTERA staff members, Drs. Neil Deeds, Bill Linderfelt, Banda Ramarao, and Abhishek Singh and Messrs. David Jordan and Daniel Lupton, presented papers on a wide range of topics at the Environmental & Water Resources Institute’s 2012 World Environmental & Water Resources Congress held in Albuquerque, New Mexico from May 20 -24. The conference focused on the challenges that environmental and water resources professionals regularly face associated with ‘crossing boundaries’ in the quest for sustainable solutions to quality of life issues—environmental and water resources issues that extend across political, geographic, social, and technical discipline boundaries. INTERA personnel presented on the following topics:
- An Efficient Parameter Estimation Approach for Implementing Regional Model Calibration with Hydrogeological Constraints
- Infiltration Modeling for the Evaluation of a Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility in West Texas
- An Integrated Systems-level Performance Assessment Model of a Low-level Radioactive Waste Disposal Site
- Assessment of Brackish Water Resources for a Coastal Texas County
- Use of a Flow and Transport Model to Evaluate Current and Future Performance of the Alamitos Gap Seawater Intrusion Barrier, Los Angeles, California
- Evaluation of Potential Impacts from Development of Deep Brackish Groundwater in Southeastern New Mexico
- Brackish Water for Mining in Southeastern New Mexico
- An Adjoint Algorithm for Computing Three-Dimensional Capture Functions for Management of Heterogeneous Regional Aquifer Systems
Rick Scadden Serves on PCB Peer Review Panel
Rick Scadden, a Principal Engineer at INTERA, recently participated on a polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) peer review panel for the EPA’s Office of Research and Development. Panel members provided review and comments on the draft report entitled Laboratory Study of Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) Contamination and Mitigation of Buildings, Part 4, Evaluation of the Activated Metal Treatment System (AMTS) for On-site Destruction of PCBs. This report is one in a series documenting research by EPA to determine the sources and levels of PCBs in schools and to evaluate different strategies to reduce exposures. The results of the research will be used to provide further guidance to schools and building owners as they develop and implement long-term solutions.
Continue ReadingArticle on Uncertainty in Water Planning by INTERA’s Director of Hydrologic Services, Dr. Barney Austin, Appears in Austin American Statesman
A recent article, written by Dr. Barney Austin, describes the uncertainties associated with current water management plans in Texas and identifies some potential methods of addressing these uncertainties. To view the article, which appeared in the April 26th edition of the Austin American Statesman, click here.
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