Eugene N.J. St.Godard, L.G., L.Hg.

Education

M.S., Geology, Eastern Washington University, 1990

B.A., Geology, Mansfield University of Pennsylvania, 1986

Registration

Registered Hydrogeologist: Washington (129) and California (593)

Registered Geologist: Washington (129), Idaho (862), California (6247), Oregon (1630), Wyoming (1690)

Certified Water Right Examiner (#134), Idaho

Registered UST Site Assessor, Washington

PADI Certified SCUBA Diver

Training/Certification

80-Hour OSHA for Hazardous Waste Operations

Radiation Safety and Nuclear Gauge Certified

Washington Water Law (CEU), 2002

Tribal Energy (CEU), 2004

Water Right Transfers in Washington State (CEU-Faculty), 2006

Memberships

American Water Resource Association

Association of Groundwater Scientists and Engineers

Society of Inland Northwest Environmental Scientists (SINES)

Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM)

Experience

Gene has more than 20 years of experience as a Hydrogeologist and Project Manager in the environmental consulting business.  He has experience in conducting assessments and evaluations of natural resources in the northwestern United States and has extensive experience in facilitating public meetings for watersheds, presenting technical data to stakeholders and agencies, acting as a regulatory liaison between private industry and regulatory agencies, and preparing technical documents that accompany assessments and planning projects.  His experience in natural resources includes conducting watershed planning presentations, facilitating public meetings, evaluating water quality impacts to surface and groundwater, evaluation of water rights, evaluating aquifer characteristics for storage, velocity, flow direction and yield, assessing surface and ground water quantity and quality, and assisting with the various state and federal permitting processes related to water.  Gene has managed multi-disciplined projects and has a unique understanding of the different sciences of hydrology, biology, and engineering that is required for many water resource projects.

Gene has extensive experience in the evaluation of water quantity and quality data in order to determine compliance with state and federal water quality laws and regulations.  He has extensive experience in the delineation and interpretation of geological and hydrogeological units to determine both stratigraphic and structural controls for unconfined, semi-confined, and confined aquifer systems.  Gene’s combined geologic and hydrologic experience allows for easy interpretation of hydrogeologic controls such as basin margins vertical migration pathways, and regional correlation of water resources within watersheds. His combined hydrologic and regulatory experience allows for a simple straightforward approach to solving water-related issues.  His experience includes groundwater computer modeling, water resources and water quality evaluations, preparation of grant proposals, and development of technical and planning reports.  Gene has acted as the technical author and/or senior reviewer for over 250 technical reports in his career. His combined hydrogeologic and regulatory experience allows for a simple straightforward approach to water-related reporting and planning issues.

Water Quality Assessment and Planning - General Experience

Gene has conducted numerous projects to evaluate surface and groundwater for water resource evaluations related to hydrogeologic and watershed evaluations.  His experience encompasses the characterization of surface water with respect to quantity, quality and morphology.  His primary experience includes the characterization of the relationship to surface and groundwater for water balance.  Gene has also conducted numerous pump tests and slug tests on both shallow and deep aquifers (unconfined, semi-confined and confined systems) to determine hydraulic conductivity, transmissivity, and groundwater velocity.  Installation and monitoring of wells were also involved to determine hydraulic gradient and water quality.  Most aquifer and surface water characterizations were completed for the design and feasibility of groundwater remediation, and/or stream restoration and relocation projects.  Groundwater studies were also completed for land use applications.  Hydrologic investigations include detailed modeling of contaminant plumes and the use of computer programming for the interpretation of aquifer characteristics.  Hydrologic and hydrogeologic studies have been completed in the states of Washington, Idaho, Oregon and California.  Gene has also completed water balance studies in order to determine underflow of potential impacted groundwater to sensitive areas such as salmon spawning areas.   In addition, surface hydrology studies have been conducted in order to determine surface water fluctuations entering subject properties for erosion and sediment control, surface water monitoring programs, and stream diversion projects.

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