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PROPOSAL FOR DOUGLAS TEST WELL, LEVEL II STUDY

RFP NO. 17-11

Submitted to: WYOMING WATER DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION March 31st, 2017 Norwest Corporation 950 South Cherry Street, Suite 810 Denver, CO 80246 In Conjunction with: BKS Environmental Associates Inc. Gillette, WY Accord Resource Solutions LLC Gillette, WY Spatial Advantage LLC Denver, CO

WYOMING WATER DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION

PROPOSAL FOR DOUGLAS TEST WELL STUDY, LEVEL II i

TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 1-1

1.1 Background ................................................................................................................. 1-1 1.2 Study Objectives .......................................................................................................... 1-1 1.3 Technical Approach ..................................................................................................... 1-2

2 Scope of Services ............................................................................................................. 2-1 2.1 Phase I – Project Meetings, Geo-Hydrologic Investigation, Well Siting ....................... 2-1

2.1.1 Task 1 –Project Meetings ..................................................................................... 2-1

2.1.2 Task 2 – Geo-hydrologic Investigation, Well Siting .............................................. 2-1

2.2 Phase II – Well Construction ....................................................................................... 2-4 2.2.1 Task 1 – Permits, Access, Testing Program Development .................................. 2-4

2.2.2 Task 2 – Environmental Report ............................................................................ 2-4

2.2.3 Task 3 – Bidding Specifications, Bidding Process ............................................... 2-5

2.2.4 Task 4 – Consultant Services during Well Construction, Aquifer Testing ............ 2-5

2.2.5 Task 5 – Water Quality, Water Treatment, Reclamation ...................................... 2-9

2.2.6 Task 6 – Well Construction Subcontracts .......................................................... 2-12

2.3 Phase III – Conceptual Design, Cost Estimates, Project Reports ............................. 2-13 2.3.1 Task 1 – Geotechnical Analysis ......................................................................... 2-13

2.3.2 Task 2 – Identification of Alternatives ................................................................. 2-13

2.3.3 Task 3 – Preparation of Preliminary Cost Estimates .......................................... 2-13

2.3.4 Task 4 – Selection of Preferred Alternatives ...................................................... 2-13

2.3.5 Task 5 – Conceptual Designs and Cost Estimates ............................................ 2-13

2.3.6 Task 6 – Identification of Permits & ROW for Construction ................................ 2-14

2.3.7 Task 7 – Water System Financing ..................................................................... 2-14

2.3.8 Task 8 – Draft Report ......................................................................................... 2-16

2.3.9 Task 9 – Report Presentation ............................................................................. 2-16

2.3.10 Task 10 – Final Report and Deliverables ........................................................... 2-17

3 Qualifications .................................................................................................................... 3-1 3.1 Project Team ............................................................................................................... 3-1 3.2 Project Team Organization and Responsibilities ......................................................... 3-5 3.3 Project Team Individual Qualifications ........................................................................ 3-5 3.4 Certification by Professional Engineer and Professional Geologist ............................. 3-7 3.5 Representative Projects .............................................................................................. 3-7

4 Conflicts of Interest .......................................................................................................... 4-1 5 Schedule ............................................................................................................................ 5-1 6 Previous Work For Sponsor ............................................................................................ 6-1 7 Closure .............................................................................................................................. 7-1


PROPOSAL FOR DOUGLAS TEST WELL STUDY, LEVEL II ii

LIST OF FIGURES Figure 3-1. Project Team Organizational Chart Figure 5-1. Project Schedule

APPENDIX

Resumes of Key Project Personnel


PROPOSAL FOR DOUGLAS TEST WELL STUDY, LEVEL II 1-1

1 INTRODUCTION

Norwest Corporation (Norwest), is pleased to provide the Wyoming Water Development Commission (WWDC) a proposal to conduct the Douglas Test Well, Level II Study (RFP 17-11). The study includes hydrogeological background and geophysical investigations to determine target areas for optimum placement of a water supply well, drilling and completion of the well, and conceptual design and preliminary cost estimates for infrastructure to connect to the existing water systems for the City of Douglas. In addition to Norwest geologists, engineers, financial and permitting specialists, the project team includes reclamation, permitting, and GIS specialists from BKS Environmental Associates, Inc., Accord Resource Solutions LLC, and Spatial Advantage LLC.

1.1 BACKGROUND

The City of Douglas is requesting a drilling and testing program to explore for additional

groundwater supply capacity and system supply redundancy for their city.

Currently, three water sources meet the City of Douglas’ potable water demands including a 2007-2008 renovation of the water treatment plant on the North Platte River. The City has experienced significant growth in coal, oil & gas, uranium, wind turbine, and pipeline corridor industry activities and anticipates future development and growth in Converse County. The summer demands are equal to the combined yields of the Little Boxelder Spring and the Sheep Mountain No. 1 Well. However, extended periods of elevated turbidity in the North Platte River result in an inability to effectively operate the water treatment plant to meet maximum day demands; therefore a supplemental groundwater supply source would provide certainty in meeting high demand periods. The impacts from growth anticipated eight years ago, mostly resulting from energy development, has occurred in Douglas. Recommendations set forth in the Douglas Water Supply Master Plan (WWDC, 2010) have been heeded by the city, i.e., a new shelter for the Little Boxelder Spring and advancement on the Spring Pipeline replacement. The addition of a new water supply well was also

prescribed by the master plan, hence the subject of this application and funding request.

1.2 STUDY OBJECTIVES

The Level II Study includes a phased approach. Phase I includes studies necessary to locate the proposed well. Phase II includes permitting, access, environmental studies, designing, bidding, and drilling the well, aquifer testing, and reclaiming the drill site. Phase III includes conceptual design

of associated facilities, preliminary cost estimates, and project reports.

Phase I – Conduct a hydrogeological and surface geophysics study to determine target location(s)

to site a water supply well.



Phase II –Obtain access agreements and necessary permits, prepare environmental reports, designs, and bids, initiate a drilling program and install, develop and test a potable water supply

well and reclaim the drill site.

Phase III –Identify alternative water supply, transmission, treatment, distribution and for incorporating existing water infrastructure options and prepare preliminary cost estimates for same. Assist the WWDC and the Sponsor in the selection of the preferred alternative and prepare conceptual designs and cost estimates for same. Perform a geotechnical analysis as needed for design of the proposed system. Perform an economic analysis to develop a fair and equitable financing plan for the preferred alternative. Identify required permits, easements, rights-of-ways and access agreements for construction. Prepare a draft and final report, an executive summary, a

project notebook, and presentation(s) to the Sponsor and the WWDC.

1.3 TECHNICAL APPROACH

The Norwest team believes a critical element of the project is interacting closely with stakeholders during all aspects of the project. We recognize that this is one of the main reasons for implementing Task 1 (Project Meetings) in Phase I and for the multiple instructions directing the Consultant to

work with the City of Douglas and/or the WWDC during project. Other critical elements include:

Identifying an initial focus area for the well location based on the local structure and geology. Team members’ local experience and knowledge of the site enable us to do this in a very cost-effective manner.

Use of geophysical and hydrologic testing methods to identify optimal location(s) within the focus area. We propose a two-part scope change to:

o Conduct a geophysical investigation which we believe will reduce costs by focusing the investigation and greatly improve the knowledge gained from the investigation in selecting optimal well locations.

o Perform an interference analysis to assess the potential impacts on nearby City of Douglas wells and North Platte River.

Management and oversight for bidding, contracting, and construction of the well and pump installation.

Efficient testing of the well to determine aquifer properties, sustainable well yields, and potential for interference with existing wells. Evaluation of the water quality of the groundwater at the site and any needed treatment for use as potable supply water.

The team’s key project members are the project manager and lead hydrogeologist, briefly introduced here. Our project manager, Richard Reinke, is a highly qualified hydrogeologist and geophysicist with over 25 years of experience conducting hydrogeological investigations and groundwater modeling. Mr. Reinke is thoroughly familiar with all aspects of achieving an effective well build; from design, the bid process and contractor selection, through drilling, geophysical logging, construction, development and testing. Mr. Reinke is also experienced in modeling the

effects of production wells on adjacent water rights.



Our lead hydrogeologist, Scott Brinton, is a licensed Wyoming Professional Geologist (PG-3990) with over 12 years of professional experience. For the past 12 years Mr. Brinton has worked as a consultant performing geologic and hydrogeologic investigations in a variety of settings, including groundwater exploration, environmental site characterization and assessment, abandoned mine lands studies, and site characterization for mine and landfill permitting. Mr. Brinton is thoroughly

familiar with the hydrogeology of the area and with the issues associated with this project.

Our project team is highly motivated and fully committed to working on this project. The team’s key project members will be supported by other experienced professional staff and support personnel. The team has a strong presence in Wyoming, allowing for quick and efficient coordination with WWDC personnel. All team members have recent pertinent experience. The project is extremely interesting technically to all members of our team. The team will utilize our experience from conducting similar scale projects and water resources work throughout Wyoming and several western states to provide cost-effective and efficient work, as we realize that this is a

critical element of the project.

Qualifications of the team are more fully described in Section 4 of this proposal and resumes of

key project personnel are enclosed in the Appendix to this proposal.



2 SCOPE OF SERVICES

The scope of services as outlined in RFP 17-11 is described in this section. The price proposal lists eight main tasks for Phase I and nine main tasks for Phase II. The Norwest team’s understanding of and approach to the details on the specific project tasks are described in the following sections.

2.1 PHASE I – PROJECT MEETINGS, GEO-HYDROLOGIC INVESTIGATION, WELL SITING

2.1.1 Task 1 –Project Meetings

Communication is a critical aspect of project success, and the Norwest team appreciates that Project Meetings are a recognized task for this project. As directed by the RFP, we will organize a scoping meeting early in the project schedule to be held in Douglas. The objective of the scoping meeting is to familiarize the Sponsor and other stakeholders with the scope of the project, and to obtain input from other interested parties. Other project meetings will be held after Phase I-Task 2 and prior to moving on to Phase II. Norwest will prepare a presentation that outlines our plan for

locating and drilling a water supply well for the City of Douglas.

As requested, our budget for Task 1 provides for three additional meetings to be held in Douglas. We understand that these project status meetings will be scheduled at the discretion of the WWDC project manager depending on developments during the study. For planning purposes, our budget also provides for an additional two project coordination meetings at the project site. These meetings

will be scheduled only if necessary and would coincide with fieldwork to reduce travel costs.

Upon completion of the draft final report, we will present our findings at a public meeting in Douglas. Our budget includes funds for publishing notices of the meeting, which will appear once each week for two weeks prior to the meeting. We have also budgeted for a meeting in Cheyenne to present the results to the Commission. The overall budget provides for a total of five scoping and project coordination meetings, a public meeting in Douglas to present the draft and final report

findings, and a final presentation to the WWDC.

2.1.2 Task 2 – Geo-hydrologic Investigation, Well Siting

The Norwest team has performed a preliminary review of available data and reports concerning the hydrogeology of the Douglas area and the specific vicinity of the Paleozoic Aquifer. Previous studies have clearly identified the importance of fracture-controlled areas of the local geology related to siting relatively high-capacity wells. Target areas for development of groundwater resources from the Casper Formation and the underlying Madison Limestone portions of the Paleozoic aquifer are those areas where secondary porosity is high and occur in areas of structural disruption within the formations. These are the likely target areas that will produce higher volumes

of groundwater.

Based on this preliminary review, Norwest proposes to conduct a detailed review of the geologic and hydrogeologic reports, data, and well records of the project area. The only significant water



source within the project area was described as the Paleozoic Aquifer. The areal extent of this aquifer was previously defined by the WWDC Level I report performed in 2010. Based on that study, Douglas is situated on the northeast flank of the Laramie Range at the southern margin of the Powder River Basin. A series of east-west trending thrust faults, of Laramide age, border much of the northern and eastern flanks of the Laramie Range. The northern-most group of these thrust faults define the northern extent, and outcrops of Precambrian rocks define the southern limit of the aquifer along the mountain flank. The large displacements along the thrust faults divide the hydraulic continuity between the Paleozoic Aquifer System at the basin margin and the Powder River Basin Paleozoic rocks. In addition, large-displacement, north-south trending, high-angle reverse faults divide the Paleozoic rocks along the basin margin into groundwater compartments by juxtaposing permeable rocks against impermeable rocks. Because these structurally-bound groundwater compartments create hydrologically distinct groundwater flow areas, they have a

major role in the potential groundwater development and potential well sites.

Seven potential drilling sites were proposed during the 2010 study, in areas of significant structural deformation and strata disruption. These site locations will be reviewed and assessed as to the

potential for well siting.

To the extent that fracturing and deformation has occurred through the full thickness of the Paleozoic Aquifer in these target areas, a well installed through these fracture zones should provide production at the scale required by the City of Douglas. Previous studies have shown that the Paleozoic Aquifer is hydraulically integrated within the Casper Formation along prominent fracture-fold systems. Previous studies (WWDC, 2010) also recommended exploring for groundwater from the Madison Limestone. It was pointed out that groundwater within the limestone tends to occur within solution cavities or voids. Norwest proposes to investigate the groundwater resources that might be available from these formations during drilling of the Douglas

test well.

Previous studies have indicated that drawdown from the existing Douglas Sheep Mountain well may be causing interference with existing Douglas springs and the North Platte River. However, based on the review of the conceptual model, Norwest believes that there are several factors to

consider that could mitigate the level of interference.

Prior to well construction, the Norwest team will prepare a professional opinion consistent with the current conceptual model, in the form of a technical memorandum, concerning the potential for the proposed test well to interfere with the City of Douglas’ existing wells and the surface water of the North Platte River. Groundwater analytical modeling using a reasonable range of assumed hydrogeologic parameters will be used to estimate a range for potential interference that might be anticipated from pumping the new well. Given the geologic complexity of the area, a numerical model may be required to account for structural offsets and directional permeability due to faulting and associated fracturing of the target aquifer(s). Norwest has budgeted for a relatively simple

numerical modeling effort for this task.



Pending completion of the prescribed pumping test(s) of the new test well, and to the extent permitted by budgetary constraints, the model will be calibrated to field data. Based on the results of the aquifer testing and model update, we will develop an opinion on whether the new test well can be adequately productive, without unacceptable interference with the North Platte River, to

provide water for the Douglas municipal supply.

It has been suggested in the RFP, and the Norwest team agrees, that a geophysical investigation should be performed to determine the best location to determine an optimal site for drilling the test well. We will proceed with this task only if authorized in writing by the WWDC project manager. The geophysical investigation would be designed to obtain the maximum amount of information on the subsurface as practical and within budgetary constraints. It is proposed that the geophysical survey be conducted to aid in locating areas of water occurrence and areas of high secondary porosity in the subsurface. Geophysical methods such as seismic, electromagnetic (EM), and

geoelectrical surveys will be considered to aid in this evaluation.

If authorized by the WWDC project manager, Norwest will subcontract with and coordinate with either UW’s Wyoming Center for Environmental Hydrology and Geophysics (WyCEHG) or Integrated Technology Incorporated (ITI) for the geophysical investigations and also for the required geophysical well logging. WyCEHG can provide seismic and EM surveys. ITI can

provide geoelectrical area surveys and virtual well evaluations.

Based on the results of the hydrogeological investigation in Task 2a and the geophysical investigation in Task 2b, a siting plan to determine a location for the test well drilling program will be developed in coordination and consultation with the WWDC project manager. This plan will

include:

Location

Surface ownership

Total Depth or estimated drilling depth

Completion zone of targeted hydro-stratigraphic horizon

Know or expected aquifer parameters

Estimated flow or production potential

Difficulty drilling and/or completion

Water quality potential

Existing surface or groundwater rights

Distance to key municipal system facilities

Well Spacing requirements

Federal, State, or other Institutional nexus

Other defining and/or unusual characteristics

Site Ranking



The plan will be submitted to the WWDC project manager and used for discussions with the sponsor and WWDC project manager. No additional work will be undertaken without the written

approval of the WWDC project manager.

2.2 PHASE II – WELL CONSTRUCTION

2.2.1 Task 1 – Permits, Access, Testing Program Development

Based on the well site selected in Task 2 of Phase 1, a site access plan will be developed. Norwest will acquire all permits, access easements and clearances necessary for well drilling and construction. The permits that will be obtained may include the following, depending on the

location of the well:

State Engineer's Office,

Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality - Water Quality Division,

United States Bureau of Land Management,

United States Forest Service,

Wyoming Office of State Lands

landowner consent,

archeological clearance,

and, utility locates, etc.

Additionally, Norwest will prepare a plan for determining the feasibility of using the selected groundwater source as a public water supply. This plan will include detailed well designs and construction methods, a description of geophysical logging to be performed, a description of an optional fracturing program to enhance permeability/flow, and a detailed description of the aquifer testing program to be conducted. Norwest will submit this plan to the WWDC project manager for

review and written approval prior to proceeding.

2.2.2 Task 2 – Environmental Report

Norwest shall not begin work on this task unless specifically authorized in writing by the WWDC project manager. Before beginning this task Norwest, in close coordination with the sponsor and Office project manager, will determine whether the sponsor will be seeking funding from Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (SRF) and/or the Rural Utilities Service (RUS). Depending on the type of funding desired, Norwest will work with the WWDC and sponsor to determine the specific

information that is required.

The primary objective of this task is to provide adequate information for state and federal funding agencies to prepare environmental documents required under NEPA (42 U.S. C. 4321) for this project. This will be done by preparing an “Environmental Report” (ER). Norwest has budgeted

the indicated maximum for this task.



The ER will be a separate document from the project report described in Phase III, Task 8, and is not considered complete until all letters and follow up phone calls have been completed with

appropriate Federal and State environmental regulatory agencies.

Norwest will provide a cost analysis of mitigation requirements outlined in the ER.

If any regulatory agency’s correspondence indicates that the potential exists to impact resources under their jurisdiction, additional field assessments may be necessary to confirm impacts and to recommend mitigation. Field assessment work and the timing of efforts will be completed under

guidance from the funding agencies.

Additionally, Norwest will summarize any work that still needs to be completed for the NEPA requirements in the project report, and confirm that the project sponsor is aware of the remaining

tasks to be completed.

2.2.3 Task 3 – Bidding Specifications, Bidding Process

Norwest will prepare a bidding package for use in selection of contractors to construct the well. The bid package will be submitted to the WWDC project manager for review prior to proceeding

with the bidding process.

Norwest will conduct a public bidding process, in accordance with State of Wyoming statutes, for selection of contractors to perform the construction services required. Once bids are submitted, Norwest will analyze the bids received and recommend a contractor to the WWDC project manager. Once concurrence on the contractor is received, Norwest will contract directly with the

drilling contractor.

2.2.4 Task 4 – Consultant Services during Well Construction, Aquifer Testing

Norwest will perform the tasks listed below during the well construction and aquifer testing, as

requested in the RFP.

Owner’s Representative Norwest will serve as the WWDO’s representative at the construction site during the construction process. We will ensure the project is constructed in accordance with the bid documents and we will provide full time supervision during well construction by a Professional Geologist licensed in

the State of Wyoming.

Drilling Logs Norwest will generate drilling logs containing the following information:

Depth, thickness, type, general characteristics, and drilling characteristics of each material encountered.

Time required to drill each foot of depth, along with the speed of rotation. Depth at which bit diameters change. Detailed "as built" well completion specifications, including hole and casing diameters,

depths at which these diameters change, casing thickness and material, manufacturer,



depths, diameters, and opening size of well screen or perforated casing, gravel packed in-tervals and gravel size installed, casing centralizer types and their spacing, cemented intervals, cement type, etc.

Geologic Logs Our geologists will generate geologic logs containing the following information:

Reference point for all depth measurements. Depth at which each change of formation occurs. Thickness of each formation. Depth at which each stratum is encountered. Thickness of each stratum. Description of the material composing each stratum. Depth at which water is first encountered. Depth to the static water level (SWL) and changes in SWL with increasing well depth. Total depth of completed well. Any and all other pertinent information for a complete and accurate log.

Formation Samples

Formation samples will be collected, photographed, and described in detail at each change in stratum, not to exceed 10-foot intervals, or more frequently, to accurately depict lithologic changes encountered during drilling and construction. Washed samples will be labeled (well name, sample number, depth interval, and date) and stored in sample vials or chip trays. We will deliver formation samples to the WWDC project manager upon completion of the project. We will also deliver formation samples to the well screen company for sieve analysis so that the screen openings and

gravel pack are properly sized relative to the formation.

Well Development

Once the well has been drilled and constructed, Norwest will oversee and monitor the development of the well to remove contaminants and foreign materials from the drilling and completion process. For both flowing or non-flowing wells, development may be done with a variety of techniques including: jetting, swabbing, or pump surging. Norwest will direct and oversee the development of the well by coordinating with the drilling contractor and select the most appropriate development technique, pumping rates, and water discharge management. Water quality field parameters (conductivity, pH, turbidity, and temperature) will be measured during the development process. Stabilization of these parameters along with pumping drawdown and recovery data will be the basis

for determining that the well has been adequately developed.



Aquifer Testing

After well development has been completed the aquifer will be allowed to recover to at least 98% of its original static water level or pressure before production testing begins. Well testing methods

will depend on whether the well is a flowing or non-flowing well.

Non-flowing Well

For non-flowing wells, testing will start with a step rate pumping test conducted to determine the well efficiency, specific capacity, and a sustainable maximum pumping rate. Using pumping and drawdown data from the development process, Norwest will design and oversee a step rate pumping test with at least five rate steps. The rate steps will be set at 25%, 50%, 75%, 100% and 150% of the estimated design rate. Water level, discharge rates and water quality will be monitored and recorded during the duration of the step rate test. Water level data will be collected via pressure transducer and field verified on a logarithmic time scale with a water level probe capable of determining water level to 1/100th of a foot. Water quality samples will be collected during testing

and sent to the lab for analysis (see Task 5).

Following the step test, recovery of water level will be monitored and recorded using transducer and water level probe until it reaches at least 98% of the pre-pumping static water level. All testing

will be done in accordance to WQD Rules and Regulations, Chapter XII, Section 9(b)(ii).

Following the step test and associated recovery, a long-term constant rate pumping test will be conducted to determine the hydraulic properties and radius of influence from pumping. Using drawdown and discharge data from the step test, Norwest will design and oversee at seven-day constant rate pumping test. Water level, discharge rates and water quality parameters will be monitored and recorded during the duration of the constant rate pumping test. Water levels in nearby wells, if available, will be monitored and recorded during the duration of the test. Water levels will be collected using both pressure transducers and water level probes. Water quality samples will be collected during testing and sent to the lab for analysis (see Task 5). Norwest will request and receive approval from the WWDC project manager if the pumping test needs to be shut

down prior to the seven planned days.

Following the constant rate pumping test, recovery of water level will be monitored and recorded using transducers and water level probe until it reaches at least 98% of the pre-pumping static water

level.

Flowing Well

For a flowing well, the step-rate testing will monitor pressure and flow rate for each step interval. Using flow and pressure data from the development process, Norwest will design and oversee a step rate test with at least four rate steps. The rate steps will be set at 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100%

of the maximum flow rate. Each step will continue until a distinct change in drawdown rate occurs.



Following the step rate test, a shut-in pressure recovery test will be conducted until pressure

recovers to 98% of the original pressure.

After the step rate test recovery, a constant drawdown test will be conducted. The well will be allowed to flow wide-open and the flow rate and pressure will be monitored with time for a period of seven days. Water pressure, discharge rates and water quality parameters will be monitored and recorded during the duration of the constant drawdown test. Water levels/pressures in nearby wells, if available, will be monitored and recorded during the duration of the test. Water levels will be collected using both pressure transducers and water level probes. Water quality samples will be

collected during test and sent to the lab for analysis (see Task 5).

Following the constant drawdown test, shut-in pressures will be monitored at logarithmic time

intervals until the well has recovered to 98 percent of its original shut-in pressure.

All the data from these tests, and all monitoring well data, will be analyzed to determine aquifer parameters including transmissivity, storativity, specific capacity, and safe yield. The test results will also help determine impacts of long-term yields and potential interference with nearby wells and surface water. Additionally, estimates of long-term well yield and the configuration and extent of the cone of depression for the entire well field will be developed for time projections of 1, 5, 10, and 20 years. Both the safe yield and design discharge rates will be used in these evaluations. The assumptions and analytical methods used in these calculations will be included in the draft and final

reports.

If no access to nearby wells is available during the production testing, we will install a data logging pressure transducer (In-Situ LevelTroll, or similar) in the well for a period of approximately one month following testing to monitor potential interference due to pumping at the City of Douglas well.

Further, to assess the potential connection between the groundwater and surface water systems, during the above tests, water flow in the adjacent North Platte River will be monitored to determine if there is any effect on surface water flow during the pumping activities. This is proposed to be conducted by selecting a portion of the river with limited surface inflows to the river reach adjacent to the proposed well location. Along this reach, surveys will be conducted along at least three cross-sections of the river during the low flow portion of the season (August thru October) at locations upstream of the well location, perpendicular to the well location and downstream of the well location. At each cross-section location, a pressure transducer will be installed in the thalweg of the channel to monitor the changes in river water level. Additionally, the flow rate of the stream will be determined using standard flow meters at incremental steps across the cross-section to determine the flow of the river at each cross-section. A barometric pressure transducer will also be installed to monitor atmospheric pressure changes during the period of monitoring. These transducers will be monitored for a period of three weeks prior to the pumping period to develop a

baseline relationship of stream flow and pressure changes.



During the pumping tests, the water level changes in the river at the three cross-sections will be evaluated to determine if there are changes that correspond to the well pumping. Such changes would indicate a connection between the groundwater aquifer and the surface water system. If no significant changes are identified, this would indicate that the groundwater aquifer is not connected

to the river.

2.2.5 Task 5 – Water Quality, Water Treatment, Reclamation

During aquifer testing outlined in Task 4, field parameters, including pH, electrical conductance, and temperature will be measured with a multi-parameter field meter at the following time periods

as prescribed in the RFP:

Beginning of Test 30 Minutes 1 Hour 2 Hours 3 Hours

4 Hours 8 Hours 16 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hour Intervals

These data will be listed and plotted versus time in the final report.

Water samples will be collected midway through the first test and at the end of testing for analysis by a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approved laboratory. Samples will be properly collected and preserved such that the appropriate constituents listed below may be analyzed for concentration level. Samples will be delivered to the laboratory within the time period specified by the laboratory for the particular analyses being performed.

As the well water will be used as a potable source for the City of Douglas’s water supply, the

laboratory analyses will be appropriate for USEPA drinking water standards.

As outlined in the RFP, the following analyses will be conducted on samples collected midway

through the first test:

Bicarbonate Calcium Carbonate Chloride Conductance Magnesium pH

Potassium Sodium Sulfate Total Dissolved Solids Iron and Iron-Related Bacteria Total Coliform Bacteria

Gross Alpha Gross Beta Combined Radium 226 & 228 Natural Uranium

Samples will be collected for analysis of all EPA regulated constituents that are applicable to this project. The following analyses may be conducted, as appropriate for the particular source, system

size, and as required in the State of Wyoming, at the end of all testing:



Inorganic Chemicals Antimony Arsenic Asbestos Barium Beryllium Cadmium Chromium Copper

Cyanide Fluoride Lead Mercury Nickel Nitrate (as Nitrogen)

Nitrite (as Nitrogen) Total Nitrate/Nitrite Selenium Sulfate Thallium

Organic Chemicals/Pesticides Alachlor Aldicarb Aldicarb sulfoxide Aldicarb sulfone Atarazine Carbofuran Dalapon Dibomochloropropanc (DBCP) Dinoseb Diquat Endothall Endrin

Ethylene dibromide (EDB) Glyphosate Heptachlor Hepatchlor expoide Lindane Methoxychlor Oxamyl (Vydate) Pentachlorophenol Picloram Simazine Toxaphene 2,4,5-TP (Silvex) 2,4-D

Volatile Organic Chemicals (VOCs) Benzene Carbon tetrachloride para-Dichlorobenzene ortho-Dichlorobenzene 1,2-Dichloroethane 1,1-Dichloroethylene cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene Dichloromethane 1,2-Dichloropropane Ethylbenzene

Monochlorobenzene Styrene Tetrachloroethylene (PCE) Toluene 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene 1,1,1-Trichloroethane 1,1,2-Trichloroethane Trichloroethylene (TCE) Vinyl chloride Xylenes

Synthetic Organic Chemicals Benzo (a) pyrene Di (2-ethylhexyl) adipate Di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate Hecachlorocyclopentadiene (HEX) PCBs 2,3,7,8 Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin



Treatment Techniques Acrylamide Epichlorohydrin Disinfection By-Products Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Total Suspended Solids (TSS) Turbidity Microbiological Total Coliform (Coliform bacteria, fecal coliform, streptococcal, and other bacteria) Giardia lamblia Legionella Viruses Heterotrophic Plate Count Iron and Iron-related bacteria Radiological Contaminants Gross alpha Gross beta Radium 226 & 228 (combined) Natural uranium Secondary Standards Aluminum Bicarbonate Boron Calcium Carbonate Chloride Color Conductance Corrosivity Foaming agents Hardness Iron Magnesium

Manganese Odor pH Potassium Silica Silver Sodium Sulfate Total Acidity Total Alkalinity Total Dissolved Solids (hardness) Zinc

All analyses will be listed in the final report, as well as the reasons for deleting the analyses for any items contained in this list. For the purposes of this proposal, our cost estimate assumes that all

analytical parameters listed will be analyzed.

Norwest will assess the water quality data and determine the water treatment requirements for the groundwater supply source, if any. Cost estimates will be prepared for treatment, which will be

included in the final report.



We anticipate the proposed reclamation plan for the well location will involve backfilling of pits, disposing of drilling mud in appropriate facilities, re-grading the land surface to approximately its original contour, removing all trash, and spreading of topsoil and seeding the disturbed area. We

have assumed a more detailed reclamation plan will be required for the project budget.

A brief site visit would be required to implement a detailed reclamation plan and, coordinated with other project activities, would be used to obtain existing soil and vegetation information for purposes of initial topsoil salvage and derivation of the seed mix. Topsoil salvage depth will be

derived for reclamation suitability use.

The reclamation plan is expected to be short and minimal in content due to the nature of the disturbance and will be based on typical soil types and vegetation found at the well area. The reclamation plan will also include an inventory of vegetation observed or expected to encountered within and adjacent to the well area and identify potential treatment of weeds at the well area. A seed mix would be developed for the main ecological site description (ESD) within the well area. Soils information gathered during the site visit will be assessed for possible amendments, if any. Any required erosion control measures would also be assessed to ensure compliance with State of

Wyoming Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP) for construction activities.

During drilling and well installation, the field hydrogeologist will coordinate with the reclamation specialists to monitor field operations to ensure proper topsoil salvage prior to drilling and confine placement of excavated material within the well disturbed area; ensure fencing of disturbed area to isolate equipment and pits; insure proper re-contouring after drilling; and that drilling mud will be

disposed of properly.

If authorized in writing by the WWDC project manager, the well will be abandoned in accordance with regulations promulgated by the WSEO and the WDEQ.

2.2.6 Task 6 – Well Construction Subcontracts

As described in Task 3 above, Norwest will conduct the bidding process and obtain the services of

a well construction subcontractor(s) as appropriate.

Once the bidding is complete, Norwest will review the bids and the subcontractor’s insurability and determine if it is necessary to provide Professional Liability or Errors and Omissions Liability Insurance resulting from their well construction subcontract(s). It is assumed in the bid, that the subcontractor loss history, final contract amount, and details of the scope of work for the project meet the underwriter’s standards. If not, the value of the premium increase could be adjusted by up to 100%. If additional insurance is necessary, Norwest will provide documentation on the increase in premiums required for the drilling contractor’s additional insurance requirements to the WWDC project manager. An estimate of these costs is included for bidding purposes based on input from

our insurer.



2.3 PHASE III – CONCEPTUAL DESIGN, COST ESTIMATES, PROJECT REPORTS

2.3.1 Task 1 – Geotechnical Analysis

Norwest will perform all geological and geotechnical investigations as needed for conceptual designs and cost estimates of the proposed systems. These analyses may include both field analysis

and laboratory testing and analysis.

2.3.2 Task 2 – Identification of Alternatives

Norwest will identify and evaluate reasonable alternatives for supply, transmission, treatment, and distribution components, and incorporation of existing system infrastructure. The impact of the

various alternatives on operation and management will be considered.

2.3.3 Task 3 – Preparation of Preliminary Cost Estimates

Norwest will prepare preliminary cost estimates to allow the WWDC project manager, in consultation with the Sponsor, to select those improvements that are cost effective and within the

Sponsor’s ability to pay.

2.3.4 Task 4 – Selection of Preferred Alternatives

Norwest will meet with the Sponsor and the WWDC project manager to assist in the selection of those project components to be recommended for advancement. Such recommendations will be

included in the final report.

2.3.5 Task 5 – Conceptual Designs and Cost Estimates

Conceptual designs for the water supply components selected in Task 4 will be prepared by Norwest engineers, as instructed by the WWDC project manager. This may include well completion equipment, pumping facilities, pipelines, power transmission facilities, storage facilities, etc. and other appurtenances necessary to make the system function in the manner intended. The conceptual design will include maps, drawings, and other items to clearly present

their proposed conceptual designs.

Construction cost estimates in tabular form will also be prepared for each of the system improvement options selected in Task 4. The table will be broken down into operation and maintenance costs, administrative costs, debt retirement, Commission “Repair and Maintenance Account” funding, and costs of water. Cost estimates for any infrastructure improvements will be

prepared as outlined in Attachment B, Section C of the RFP Scope of Services.

The construction cost estimates will include costs of design, permitting, land acquisition, construction engineering, construction, and construction contingencies. The cost estimates will be based on 2017 construction costs. Norwest engineers will work with the WWDC project manager to determine an appropriate inflation factor that will be applied to the project’s current year total

cost and projected into the future per the schedule of activities and time-lines developed in Task 4.



It is anticipated the level of effort for this task includes:

1-2% of completed details Simple layout drawing Preliminary P&ID Preliminary single line diagram for the electrical of the installed pump Preliminary listing of major equipment +-25% capital cost estimate

Per Wyoming Statute 41-2-115©, Norwest will evaluate whether the project is in the public interest, stipulating if the proposed project functions and services can be served by any person, association, or corporation engaged in private enterprise, or if private enterprise has refused to provide the functions and services identified as being required by the proposed project. This information will

be included in the draft and final reports for the project.

2.3.6 Task 6 – Identification of Permits & ROW for Construction

Upon completion of Phases I and II and identification of the conceptual design and transmission alternatives, Norwest will identify specific permits or amendments to existing permits that would be necessary based on the system design, transmission, treatment and distribution components. Any easements, Rights of Ways, and other access requirements for the recommended construction

alternative will also be identified.

2.3.7 Task 7 – Water System Financing

Norwest will work with the Sponsor to acquire all necessary financial data required for this task to determine the current and anticipated future water system revenues and expenditures. To initiate this task, Norwest will determine if the Sponsor has a water enterprise fund in which existing water revenues allow the water system to be financially self-supporting or if the Sponsor must subsidize the water system from other budgets and revenues such as bonds, grants, etc. For the water system

to be self-supporting, revenues should be sufficient to accomplish the following:

Retire existing water related debt (principal and interest).

Pay the costs for employees.

Pay the costs of materials, supplies, utilities, and outside services necessary to operate and maintain the water system and provide normal improvements and replacement requirements for the system.

Pay for administrative and overhead expenses.

Provide an emergency fund that annually accrues at least an amount equal to 1.5% – 2.5% of the operating expenses.

Provide a fund that accrues sufficient funds to pay for major repairs and replacement that will be required during the next twenty (20) years.

Pay other costs identified by Norwest.



Norwest will first use the above criteria to make recommendations on the Sponsor’s current water revenue structure (rates, tap fees, and other) that would support the existing water system based on a revenue structure that encourages water conservation (tiered water rates). The current water revenues will be compared against current water expenditures based on the last five (5) years of data (if available). Norwest will prepare a suggested itemized annual budget for the existing water

system that would result in the system becoming and staying financially self-supporting.

Next, Norwest will prepare four (4) funding scenarios for consideration by the Sponsor that offer adjustments in revenues necessary to accommodate the prioritized recommendations and schedules developed in Task 4 and the cost estimates developed in Task 5. These amended water revenue structures should support the identified system improvements while maintaining the system as financially self-supporting. Within these adjustment scenarios, Norwest will demonstrate the effects on the average monthly bill for residential water users. These estimated average monthly bills will be compared against American Water Works Association (AWWA) standard of 2.5% of the annual median household income divided by 12 months. These scenarios will be presented in the draft and final report in a tabular or other clear and concise format. The adjustment in revenues

will be presented based on the following four (4) scenarios:

1. There will be no state or federal funding assistance. 2. Funding for WWDC eligible components will be in the form of a 67% grant and 33% loan,

but funding for WWDC non-eligible components will only be in the form of loans from other programs.

3. To replace the loan available through the Water Development Program for both WWDC eligible and non-eligible improvements, two other loan sources shall be examined: 1) There will be federal loans from Wyoming Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Program (DWSRF); and, 2) There will be federal loans from the USDA Rural Utilities Service (RUS). Both federal loan sources shall be considered, analyzed, and presented independently. Norwest will contact these agencies early in the project should the possibility exist that the Sponsor may seek funding from them. Norwest will obtain and review the latest versions of relevant guidance documents, forms, bulletins, supplements, information, etc. from each agency and will also research and define the federal National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requirements for securing such loans in terms of the environmental review (ER) efforts specifically needed for each agency. Throughout this task, Norwest will carefully distinguish and be mindful of the differences between DWSRF and RUS in terms of available loan packages and ER requirements.

4. There will be grants from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF), RUS, the State Lands and Investments Board, the Wyoming Business Council, the DEQ Abandoned Mine Lands Program, or any combination of the above, to replace part of the loan available through the Water Development Program for WWDC eligible improvements and/or all or a portion of the non-eligible improvements. Norwest will research and fully consider all eligibility requirements, application nuances, and all logistical and timing challenges that



may occur, report the amount of grant funds that may be available through each agency,

and analyze the probability of the Sponsor securing a grant for the project(s) in question.

Lastly, to demonstrate whether the water system has the technical, financial, and managerial capabilities to ensure current and ongoing successful operations, Norwest will complete the most recent Capacity Assessment and Financial Worksheets as provided by Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). Water systems must meet these capacity development requirements before a construction permit can be issued, and it is also part of eligibility for DWSRF loans. Norwest will complete these worksheets whether the Sponsor is anticipating DWSRF funding or

not. Completed worksheets shall be submitted as an appendix within the final report to this project.

Norwest understands that the Sponsor’s ability to pay for the project in a timely manner is a key consideration in the WWDC’s funding decisions. The annual requests for WWDC funding typically exceed the funding available and there are often uncertainties and delays in acquiring loans and, particularly, grants from other funding agencies, therefore, the WWDC may give priority in funding deliberations to the projects in which the Sponsor has been advancing on a specific financing plan and there is documented evidence that the financing will be in place within the calendar year in

which the project funding is approved by the Legislature.

2.3.8 Task 8 – Draft Report

Norwest will submit to the WWDC three (3) hard copies of a draft report describing the results of all work completed in this study, other than the Environmental Review documents, no later than July 1, 2019. Three (3) CD/DVD/thumb drive copies containing the draft report in a Searchable Image Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format will also be provided, and two (2) CD/DVD/thumb drive copies of the draft ArcGIS coverages (if applicable). The digital report will be completely assembled into one standalone Acrobat file, and will be the same version as the hard copy. Each CD/DVD/thumb drive shall have a hard copy table of contents attached.

A copy of this draft report will be provided to the project Sponsor for their review. Norwest understands that the WWDC project manager will provide the Water Resources Data System (WRDS) with both a hard copy and PDF copy of the draft report for comparison purposes. Any issues discovered by WRDS during the comparison will be corrected by Norwest.

2.3.9 Task 9 – Report Presentation

Upon completion of the draft final report, Norwest will present our findings at a public meeting in Douglas. As stated in the RFP, the presentation at this meeting will be developed in consultation with the WWDC project manager to ensure adherence to WWDC policies and guidelines. Norwest will develop a record of the meeting which will become an appendix in the final report. The record

will include:

Any formal and/or informal notices; an affidavit of publication from the legal notice (public hearings only);



Any materials presented or handed out at the meeting;

A record of attendance;

Any written comments, statements, or exhibits received;

Recorded testimony, or a memorandum summarizing the views and comments presented at the meeting;

and, other pertinent data.

Norwest has also budgeted for a meeting in Casper or Cheyenne to present the results to the

Commission. These presentations are independent of the meetings included under Phase I Task 1.

The report presentation for this Study shall also serve as a public hearing, with WWDC Office personnel serving as the hearing officer. The script for the hearing will be developed by the Office project manager and shall include the question as to whether there is a private entity interested in providing the proposed project functions and services in lieu of the sponsor. Norwest understands that the WWDC is responsible for publishing a legal notice of the meeting in a statewide newspaper, once each week for three (3) weeks prior to the hearing; and in the local publication up to three (3)

times prior to the hearing.

2.3.10 Task 10 – Final Report and Deliverables

After receipt and incorporation of the Office and the Sponsor's review comments, Norwest will submit all final documents and materials, including the ER documents, to the Office on or before September 1, 2019. These final documents and materials, including the ER documents, shall include: 1) fifteen (15) hard copies of the final report, 2) five (5) hard copies of the ER documents,

and 3) fifteen (15) hard copies of the executive summary.

The executive summary shall outline the purpose, findings, recommendations and configuration of the project, and shall include detailed cost estimates and will be limited to ten (10) pages. The reports will be submitted in three-ring notebook format which will have spine labels clearly

identifying the project, consultant and date.

Four (4) CD/DVD/thumb drive copies containing the final report, ER documents, and executive summary in a Searchable Image Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format will be provided. The digital report will be completely assembled into one standalone Acrobat file for each report, and will be the same version as the hard copy. Each CD/DVD/thumb drive will have a hard copy table of contents

attached.

Two (2) [Minimum] CD/DVD/thumb drive copies containing the final report, ER documents, and executive summary in their original formats (Word, Excel, etc.), and Searchable Image Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format will be provided. The Acrobat version will be completely assembled and contained in one pdf file. These files will be the same version as the hard copies. Each

CD/DVD/thumb drive will have a hard copy table of contents attached.



Three (3) [Minimum] CD/DVD/thumb drive copies of the hydraulic model project file and all associated files will be provided if applicable. The files will create a working model that is fully functional and can be modified. Each CD/DVD/thumb drive will have a hard copy table of contents

attached. One of these copies will be included in the project notebook.

One (1) project notebook containing the working files used in this project will be provided. The project notebook files will include descriptions of the assumptions and methodologies used in the project analysis. The notebook will be organized in such a way as to allow replication of the steps, calculations, and procedures used to reach the conclusions described in the final report. The project

notebook will be submitted in digital format.

Chip trays or vials of all washed well drilling cuttings from the test well will be submitted along

with their lithologic log documentation.



PROPOSED SCOPE ALTERATIONS

As described previously, our team proposes three possible scope alterations:

Investigate potential for additional groundwater sources in the Madison Limestone to supplement production from the Casper Formation.

Utilize geophysical methods to provide more detail of the subsurface structure in the proposed well location. This will include an aerial geophysical survey to quickly and economically assess background subsurface conditions to better focus the siting areas for the on-ground geophysical surveys. The geophysical methods may include, surface resistivity, seismic, or geoelectrical data collection programs.

Conduct interference study of the new well with existing City of Douglas water supply

wells and sources and the North Platte River.

These ideas, as well as others, can and will be discussed during the initial phases of the project and during the scoping meeting. If they are appropriate and considered ideas that should be pursued, Norwest will work with the Sponsor and the WWDC project manager to fit them into the budget

for this project.



3 QUALIFICATIONS

3.1 PROJECT TEAM

Norwest has assembled a team of highly experienced hydrogeologists, engineers, and environmental professionals to provide the technical and professional services required to successfully complete this project. The Norwest team includes Accord Resource Solutions, LLC (Accord); BKS Environmental Associates (BKS); and Spatial Advantage LLC (Spatial Advantage). Accord was established in 2015 by the former Norwest Vice President of Environmental Services. Established in 1981, BKS has a staff of 11 soil scientists, ecologists, GIS specialists, and support staff in offices in Gillette and Rock Springs. Norwest and BKS have been collaborating on mining, energy, and environmental projects for over ten years. Spatial

Advantage was established in 2015 by former Norwest GIS specialists.

The experience and knowledge of the Norwest team in conducting and permitting hydrogeological investigations, installation of water supply wells, evaluating groundwater/surface water interaction, and in stakeholder relations will assure efficient efforts on the City of Douglas Test Well Study. We are confident that we can provide the WWDC, the City of Douglas, and other

stakeholders a comprehensive and timely study.

Specific qualifications and areas of expertise of each project team member are further described below. The proposed Norwest project team designated for the project is illustrated in Figure 3-1.

Norwest Corporation Norwest Corporation was founded in 1979 and provides a variety of engineering, hydrogeological, geological and environmental services. The companies’ headquarters are in Salt Lake City (for the US) and Calgary (for Canada) with offices in Denver, CO, Charleston, WV, and Vancouver, BC. Norwest’s Denver office is the company’s water resources center. This office focuses on ground water and surface water hydrology, mining hydrology, flow and mass-transport simulation modeling, and reclamation. Norwest’s other offices specialize in mining engineering, geotechnical engineering, hydrogeology, resource evaluation, environmental services, investment analysis and insurance audits. Work will be performed by Norwest employees located in the Denver, CO office

with support from personnel in the Salt Lake City and Calgary offices.

Norwest staff has extensive experience in the siting of water wells, assessment of groundwater resources, contracting and supervision of well drilling activities, conducting aquifer tests, analyzing aquifer parameters, and design and planning of infrasturucture improvements. Norwest

can supply a turn key project to allow the development of a municiple well for the sponsor.



Accord Resource Solutions, LLC Accord Resource Solutions, LLC (Accord) is a woman-owned business based in Wyoming supporting natural resource-based industries, agencies, and advocates. The two principals of Accord, Wanda I. Burget and Brenda K. Schladweiler, have more than 70 years of combined experience and a wide network of expertise to support clients engaged in natural resource use, development, production and conservation. Their experience includes working with broad-based groups, including members of the agriculture, energy, mining industries, natural resource agencies and conservation advocates, to develop and implement sustainable cooperative conservation and

mitigation initiatives.

BKS Environmental Associates, Inc. BKS Environmental Associates, Inc. (BKS) was established in 1981 in the Powder River Basin of Wyoming to provide environmental services to the energy industries of mining and oil and gas throughout the western United States. BKS specializes in soils, vegetation, and wetland surveys as well as reclamation and baseline monitoring. BKS has offices in Gillette and Rock Springs,

Wyoming and Dickinson, North Dakota.

BKS has extensive knowledge of reclamation and best management practices, and has a broad base of knowledge on what works for successful reclamation plans on energy related sites: coal, oil and gas, uranium, gravel, limestone, and wind sites. This knowledge also extends to areas that are associated with municipalities or privately owned lands. BKS has previous experience working with the different regulatory offices on environmental assessments and environmental impact

statements as third-party consultants.

Throughout BKS’ 35 years of business, the three disciplines of soil, vegetation, and wetlands have been the main focus of the services provided to their clients. BKS understands the rules and regulations for those three disciplines, as set forth by state and federal agencies such as the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), US Forest Service (USFS), US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE),

and the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ).

Spatial Advantage, LLC Spatial Advantage, LLC carries a combined experience of over 25 years of diverse geospatial professional knowledge through serving private industry, private consulting, and government services. Spatial Advantage offers services regarding natural resource development, working closely with groundwater modelers to efficiently and accurately model regional flow, creating, developing, and managing large groundwater modeling datasets to aide in conceptual and predictive numeric groundwater modeling for both design and compliance purposes. Through this technical support, Spatial Advantage has employed numerous data sources and formats, including ArcGIS, ArcSDE, Petra, Petrel, AutoCAD, MODFLOW, FEFLOW, & SQL Server. These results have regularly been presented graphically for formal reports or technical presentations as required by project. The team has the ability to utilize Python scripting to automate vast modeling results

for reporting and presentation.



Spatial advantage has a history of implementing GPS data collection programs. This includes data requirement planning and data dictionary development as well as field data post-processing. Team members have trained technical and non-technical staff in proper and compliant procedures and implemented standard operating procedures for quality data collection. Additionally, the team has the expertise to transform the GPS files into more robust geographic datasets maintaining the

metadata along the way.



FIGURE 3-1

PROJECT TEAM



3.2 PROJECT TEAM ORGANIZATION AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Rick Reinke, Manager, Water Resources at Norwest will serve as the project manager on this project and the main point of contact with the WWDC. His main responsibilities as project manager will include coordinating the efforts of the Norwest project team, monitoring and maintaining schedules and budgets, and keeping the WWDC apprised of progress. He will be involved in all phases of the project, with an emphasis on the hydrogeologic investigation, the interference analysis, well construction, providing QA/QC on project deliverables, and meeting with WWDC

and stakeholders as required.

Professional engineering work will be under the supervision of Paul Kos. Mr. Kos is a Wyoming licensed professional engineer (PE 11975). Professional geologic work will be under the supervision of Scott Brinton, Wyoming licensed professional geologist (PG 3990). Wanda Burget of Accord will be responsible for stakeholder and public relations, and BKS will provide environmental assistance in reclamation planning and support to Norwest. Matt Kasack with Spatial

Advantage will assist in handling the GIS mapping and developing any new maps.

3.3 PROJECT TEAM INDIVIDUAL QUALIFICATIONS

Rick Reinke, PGeoph, PGeo, PG Manager, Water Resources with Norwest has extensive experience managing water supply projects and hydrogeological investigations. Rick has 29 years of professional experience specializing in groundwater field investigations, water supply investigations, and hydrologic modeling. He has conducted and managed CBM pilot studies in the Powder River Basin and a coal to liquids pilot study and field investigation in the Carbon Basin, WY. Rick was recently the project manager for several large-scale aquifer test programs in support of an In-Situ Leaching (ISL) uranium mining

operation in Central Wyoming.

Scott Brinton, P.G. Hydrogeologist with Norwest has worked in the Douglas Area and Platte River Basin on groundwater resource studies. With over 12 years of professional experience, Scott has worked as a consultant performing geologic and hydrogeologic investigations in a variety of settings,

including groundwater exploration and environmental site characterization and assessment.

Tom Suchoski, P.G. Hydrologist with Norwest has worked in the Douglas Area and Powder River Basin on groundwater resource studies. With over 39 years of professional experience, Tom has worked as a consultant performing geologic and hydrogeologic investigations in a variety of settings, including water supply development, groundwater exploration, well drilling and completion, and environmental

site characterization and assessment.



Paul Kos, P.E. Senior Geological Engineer with Norwest, is an experienced professional engineer with 20 years of experience in water resources engineering. Paul’s expertise includes water management planning, watershed evaluations, geotechnical analysis, geological investigation, surface water and groundwater investigations, stream characterization and channel design, sampling, mapping, aquifer testing, and instrument management. His water management planning has included hydrologic analyses and water balances used to engineer multiple channels, culverts, low-water crossings, and small reservoirs.

Wanda Burget Owner/Principal with Accord Resource Solutions, LLC has over 36 years in the mining and energy industries with extensive experience in environmental project management, community outreach and stakeholder relations. Her experience includes approximately 16 years developing conservation agreements, initiatives and strategies designed to balance industrial development and agricultural production and provide protections for natural resources. Wanda was elected to the Campbell County (WY) Conservation District Board of Supervisors serving from 2006 to 2010. She is currently a member of the Board of Directors for the Thunder Basin Grasslands Prairie Ecosystem Association, a large landscape-scale conservation initiative covering five counties in northeastern Wyoming and is serving as Executive Director of the Wyoming Mining Natural Resource Foundation which is initiating a large landscape-scale conservation effort in southwestern

Wyoming.

Brenda Schladweiler, Ph.D. President and Principal Scientist with BKS Environmental has over 34 years of experience carrying out projects that entail ESD mapping, soil and vegetation mapping and sampling, wetland delineations, and rangeland monitoring and reclamation. She is experienced in conducting field surveys, data interpretation, and report writing. She has experience carrying out threatened and endangered species surveys as well as noxious weed surveys. Katie Wilson, Senior Wetlands Specialist with BKS has completed numerous projects that entail vegetation mapping and sampling,

soil mapping, and wetland delineations.

Matt Kasack GIS specialist with over 14 years of experience in environmental sciences. He has provided professional GIS consulting services and analysis to both private and government clients. He has significant experience in assembling data from various databases and numerous data sources and formats, including ArcGIS, ArcSDE, Petra, Petrel, AutoCAD, MODFLOW, FEFLOW, and SQL Server. His additional areas of focus include the following: developed regional groundwater flow models using both GIS and groundwater modeling software, employed spatial interpolation, spatial statistics, and data reduction techniques to characterize geophysical properties. He also utilized GIS overlay analysis to assess multivariate selection criteria.



3.4 CERTIFICATION BY PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER AND PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGIST

I certify that all professional engineering work on this project will be supervised by a professional

engineer licensed in Wyoming in accordance with W.S. 33-29-114 through W.S.-33 29-139.

Paul Kos, P.E. Norwest Corporation

Wyoming Professional Engineer # 11975

I certify that all work of a geologic nature will be supervised by a professional geologist licensed

in Wyoming as required by the provisions of W.S. 33-41-101 through W.S. 33-41-121.

Scott Brinton, P.G. Norwest Corporation

Wyoming Professional Geologist #3990

3.5 REPRESENTATIVE PROJECTS

The following brief descriptions demonstrate the Norwest team’s past performance on projects that have relevance to the Douglas Test Well project. One or more of the proposed key personnel were

involved in these projects.



Norwest Corporation

Water Supply Siting Study, Wah Wah Valley, Utah Norwest designed, supervised, and conducted a water supply siting study for high-flow production wells in the Wah Wah Valley in Southwestern Utah. The target water supply rate was 1200gpm per well. As part of the evaluation, a geophysical survey was conducted to determine the depth of unconsolidated fill within the Valley and to assist in locating well sites. Five well sites were selected and three test wells in excess of 1100 feet deep were drilled and logged. Two of the wells were

completed and developed, and long-term aquifer tests were conducted and analysed.

Water System Study, Blawn Mountain, Utah Norwest designed a water supply system for a 10,000 gallon per minute processing facility. The water system consisted of 15 wells manifolded together, surge water reservoirs, 10-mile pipeline with multiple lift stations, SCADA systems, and 10-million-gallon water tank. Norwest prepared plan and profile drawings, specified equipment, and provided detailed cost estimates. Additionally, the right of way for the pipeline alignment was determined and environmental studies were

conducted and permit applications with the land management agencies were prepared.

Water Monitoring Well Network, Vernal, Utah Norwest supervised and conducted drilling and testing of a water well monitoring network of 300 to 1200 ft deep wells in the area south of Vernal, Utah. As part of the evaluation, each well was lithologically and geophysically logged to aid in defining the strata in the area. The wells were completed to allow monitoring of the various aquifers in the area. Each well was pumped to

determine the aquifer parameters and obtain representative water quality samples.

Financial Evaluations, Multiple Locations Norwest has conducted financial evaluations of utilities, processing, and mining operations to confirm sources, asset evaluation, cost projections, capital requirement, debt projections, and permitting, as well as independent ‘fatal flaw’ analyses of projects. Norwest has recommended changes to rate structures, evaluated funding scenarios, and assessed operations ability to be self-supporting. Our staff have “best practice” industry experience relevant to projects all over the

world.

Aquifer Testing, Powder River Basin, Wyoming Norwest managed and designed a large-scale aquifer test programs in support of ISL uranium mining operation in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming. Well testing results and reports were submitted to state regulatory agency as part of permit application package for opening new mine units. This project also involved meetings with regulators and responding to regulators comments on hydrogeological aspects of permit applications. In addition, Norwest oversaw development of a groundwater flow and particle tracking model using MODFLOW/MODPATH to evaluate a restoration plan for this in-situ leaching (ISL) uranium mine. Model results were submitted to

regulatory agencies as part of the application for approval of the restoration plan.



Shell Oil Shale Research – Hydrogeological Characterization Design, Piceance Basin, Colorado Norwest was the main investigator, over a ten-year period, for the hydrogeologic characterization, design of groundwater control systems, and reclamation planning for Shell’s oil shale research program in the northern Piceance Basin of Colorado. Norwest designed, performed, and remediated an in-situ pyrolysis pilot, developed hydrologic, geochemical, and isotopic interpretations; and performed flow, mass transport and chemical interaction modeling to project potential groundwater impacts and evaluate the effectiveness of mitigation and reclamation operations. Norwest integrated historic data with extensive field studies to develop a water balance, conceptual hydrogeological model and a numerical groundwater flow and mass-transport model to simulate commercial-scale energy development impacts to water resources and guide future oil shale development in the Piceance Basin. The regional model was originally developed in MODFLOW/MT3D and later converted to a FEFLOW model. These models were also used to

assess potential impacts to surface water bodies and associated water rights.

Powder River Basin, Wyoming and Montana Norwest evaluated the groundwater impacts associated with mining and coal-bed methane (CBM) development in the Powder River Basin (PRB) of Wyoming. This work was performed as part of the Powder River Basin Oil and Gas Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) conducted for the US Bureau of Land Management in cooperation with the major CBM producers in the PRB. This development was highly controversial, because of the sensitivity surrounding potential depletion and/or degradation of surface water and groundwater resources. Opposition included ranchers, irrigating farmers, environmental protection groups, and Indian tribes. Norwest developed a multi-layer MODFLOW model of the PRB to simulate impacts under various development scenarios. The model incorporated recharge/discharge conditions, superimposed mining influences, and surface water interactions. The model gained acceptance as a tool to help better manage and

mitigate regional water resource impacts associated with the development of CBM in the PRB.

Raton Basin, Colorado and New Mexico Norwest installed three automated tipping bucket rain gauges in Las Animas County, Colorado to support Pioneer Natural Resources effort to improve the knowledge of water availability throughout the county. The data was downloaded monthly and presented in monthly and annual

summary reports and posted on two project specific websites.

Precipitation monitoring allowed Pioneer to show that CBM discharge water is a significant water source to the agricultural community of Las Animas County, a county with 14 to 16 inches of

precipitation annually that routinely experiences extreme drought conditions.

Norwest provides community outreach through participation as an exhibitor at many events throughout Colorado to educate the public on client-specific CBM operations in the Raton Basin in Colorado. A website specific to the CBM operations in the Raton Basin was developed and is maintained by Norwest. Several informational sheets on CBM related topics were created for exhibitor booths and website posting. Norwest participates in the Purgatoire Watershed Partnership



meetings and development of a Watershed Plan. Norwest also manages the Las Animas County Health Department Water Sampling Program and teaches children ranging in ages from 5 to 18

about environmental protection at the Annual Trinidad Water Festival.

Norwest helps bridge the gap between industry and community stakeholders and educates the

public on Pioneer’s CBM operations in the Raton Basin.

Norwest developed a MODFLOW model of groundwater flow in the central portion of the Raton Basin within the Apishapa, Purgatoire, and Canadian River drainage basins. The numerical model was based on a previous Norwest developed conceptual model of groundwater flow in the basin including recharge, discharge, chemistry, water production, and complex geology that incorporated a series of intrusive dikes. The CRB model was used to evaluate potential depletions to surface water from the pumping of groundwater as part of CBM development. In addition, Norwest provided modeling expertise and expert testimony for use in differentiating tributary and non-

tributary groundwater in the central Raton Basin.

Devon Energy, Powder River Basin, Wyoming Norwest supported Devon Energy with hydrologic permitting for their Powder River Basin coal bed methane development between 1999 and 2007. Norwest prepared 32 BLM water management plans, 74 NPDES permits, 18 Section 20 Evaluations, and 264 reservoir designs. Water management strategies have included the use of passive pre-treatment for iron and manganese, direct discharge, on- and off-channel infiltration basins, injection well permitting, and enhanced evaporation misting. Monthly water balances were developed to project water storage and

consumption over the life of the project using various water management strategies.

Norwest personnel engineered designs for embankment reservoirs up to 40 feet in height and 100 acre-feet in volume as well as excavated stock reservoirs. Large reservoir engineering services included construction oversight management and bid preparation. Norwest also provided hydraulic

design services for erodible diversions, armored channels, and road culverts.

Norwest managed two CBM pilot studies in the Powder River Basin of Wyoming. Norwest conducted well testing programs to evaluate the effects of complex geology and coal anisotropy on coal depressurization during CBM production. The pilot consisted of several multi-well aquifer tests to evaluate aquifer permeability, aquifer storage properties, dissolved methane content, and groundwater quality of CBM production water. Analyzed and interpreted data and reported on

results.

Norwest also provided on-site sampling services. Norwest personnel sampled NPDES outfalls, CBM wells, and performed stream channel erosion and infiltration studies. Data was integrated into

ACCESS and GIS databases and was used to support Devon in their NPDES reporting.

BKS Environmental performed soil sampling for the project.



San Juan Basin, Colorado and New Mexico (NSJB and 3M Projects) Norwest developed a MODFLOW model to simulate groundwater flow in the San Juan Basin (SJB) to aid in evaluating existing, and future, environmental issues associated with groundwater extraction performed as an integral part of coal bed methane development. The results from these modeling efforts were used to guide future basin development planning as part of the Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) 3M (Mapping, Modeling and Monitoring) project. The model addresses issues related to outcrop recharge, surface water/groundwater interaction, and groundwater migration patterns within the basin. The model was calibrated against historic stream flows, production well initial pressures, basin hydrochemical patterns, and isotope dating work. Recharge estimates were based on a water balance using isotope and chloride mass balance analyses. A major responsibility of Norwest was to coordinate and integrate the input from a working group comprised of experts from several different entities to develop the conceptual model framework. Several presentations of project progress were made to a variety of audiences,

including the general public.

Subsequently, Norwest developed a refined MODFLOW model focused on the Colorado portion of the SJB. The work was sponsored by a consortium of CBM producers and overseen by a Technical Advisory Group (TAG) with representatives from industry (including consultants representing various producers) and government entities including the COGCC and SEO. The project status was communicated to the TAG through progress reports and monthly meetings. Significant issues were brought before the TAG for discussion and group input. Project milestones were documented by technical reports covering the conceptual model, calibration targets, model calibration, proposed predictive simulations, and model results which provided the basis for the final model report. The model was used to determine the magnitude and timing of potential impacts to rivers flowing into the SJB. The model was accepted by the State Engineer’s Office and the

model results used for surface water administration.

Alluvial Valley Floor Study/Broadus AVF – Watershed Baseline Studies, Broadus, Montana Norwest and BKS are engaged in a multiphase, multi-year project to identify Alluvial Valley Floors (AVFs) located near Broadus in southeast Montana. Norwest conducted a reconnaissance of potential AVFs based on preliminary mapping performed by the Office of Surface Mining in 1985, and by USDA NRCS land use mapping of cropland, hay meadows, wetlands and riparian areas within the project area characterized by the USGS coal reserve quadrangle mapping program. This work consisted of using ArcGIS to creating a GIS database composed of existing data sources. Norwest identified areas of potential AVFs using aerial photos to delineate surface croplands, pastures, riparian zones, water structures such as reservoirs, irrigation ditches and spreader dikes, farm structures, and roads. Additionally, surface water and groundwater field data collection by Norwest teams of hydrologists and hydrogeologists added to the understanding of the hydrologic

system.



BKS completed the baseline soil and vegetation studies for the project in accordance with Montana Department of Environmental Quality (MTDEQ) guidelines and standards. Specific work efforts

included:

Providing technical studies for soils, to include on site field sampling and collection, observation and field documentation of soil test pits, and report compilation

Providing technical studies for vegetation, to include vegetation sampling and collection for production determinations, notation of weed species, and report compilation

Completed and compile landowner interviews regarding agriculture use and production

Communication with Norwest Corporation, GNP’s subcontractor, regarding project progress and completion of project deliverables.

The GIS database was revised to include the data from these more detailed mapping and sampling efforts. Potential AVF areas were then compared to known coal deposits to establish the acreage

of AVFs overlying mineable coal.

Employees with Accord and Spatial Advantage worked on this project when they were with

Norwest.

BKS Environmental Associates, Inc.

Bear Lodge Project—Bull Hill Mine and Hydromet Plant, Rare Elements Resources, Crook and Weston Counties, Wyoming BKS Environmental Associates, Inc. (BKS) worked with Rare Element Resources (RER) to complete baseline soil, vegetation, and wetland surveys for their Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality—Land Quality Division (WDEQ—LQD) mine permit application. The Bear Lodge Project– Bull Hill Mine and Hydromet Plant are located near Sundance and Upton,

Wyoming.

The project proposed to develop a new mine for the extraction of rare earth resources within the

Bear Lodge Mountains of the Black Hills.

Specific work efforts included:

providing supporting technical studies for vegetation, to include threatened, endangered, proposed and sensitive (TEPS) plant species surveys, weeds and vegetation community determinations, wetlands and aquatic resources delineation, and soil mapping and sampling

complete sections in support of the RER plan of operations to be submitted to the USFS. Compose Appendix D7– Soils, D8– Vegetation, and D10– Wetlands of the mine permit. Complete a weed management plan. Complete a special status plant species (TEPS) report. Assist with the compilation of the reclamation plan. Compile a separate wetland document for the United States Army Corp of Engineers (USACE)



communicate with personnel in the USFS Bear Lodge District, USACE, WDEQ—LQD, and RER.

Brook Mine—Vegetation and Wetland Baseline Phase I and II Studies, Ramaco, LLC. Sheridan County, Wyoming BKS completed baseline vegetation and wetland studies for Ramaco, LLC’s proposed Brook Mine near Sheridan, Wyoming. The studies were done in accordance with Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality—Land Quality Division (WDEQ—LQD) and the U.S. Army Corp of

Engineers (USACE) guidelines and standards.

Specific work efforts included:

providing technical studies for vegetation, to include vegetation mapping and sampling, T&E plant species, and notation of weed species

providing technical studies for wetlands and aquatic resources, to include on site field sampling and delineation

compose WDEQ—LQD Appendix D8– Vegetation and D10 – Wetlands of the mine permit

compile a separate wetland document for the USACE

communicate with personnel at the USACE, WDEQ—LQD, and Ramaco’s subcontractor, WWC Engineering.

Spatial Advantage LLC

Alberta, Canada (Confidential Client) Spatial Advantage supported groundwater modeling work and aquifer characterization for a regional modeling project in Alberta, Canada related to hydrocarbon development and provincial compliance. Spatial Advantage extracted data from a regional high resolution geologic resource model and converted the layers into hydrogeologic layers for groundwater modeling. Staff worked closely with client’s groundwater modelers and managed the hydrogeologic input and output data throughout multiple project phases. Groundwater model simulations were extracted into GIS geodatabases and modeling results were presented as high quality maps. Derived and simulated

project layers were packaged and delivered in GIS geodatabases.



4 CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

The Norwest team, including its subcontractors, is not aware of any clients whose interests may compete or conflict with the Douglas Test Well, Level II Study.



5 SCHEDULE

Norwest is prepared to begin work on the project immediately after a Notice to Proceed is issued. This is anticipated to be issued by mid-June 2017. The project will commence with the scoping meeting followed by geohydrological investigation for well siting. A geophysical investigation, planned to assist understanding the subsurface conditions, will be conducted to aid in the well siting evaluation. A technical memorandum discussing results of the geohydrologic study and geophysical evaluation relative to the potential sites and completion details for the well will be prepared following these studies. The well siting study memorandum and associated recommendation on well siting will be reviewed with the WWDC project manager and the Sponsor, with a final target location being selected. Norwest proposes that the Phase I portion of the study

will be completed by the end of the 4th quarter of 2017.

Well site access agreements, bidding package preparation, and permitting will follow the well site selection. Depending on contractor availability and permit timing, Norwest anticipates the well drilling will commence in the second quarter of 2018. Norwest will seek to get the well drilled as early in this time period as practical. Norwest anticipates that the Phase II tasks will be completed

by the end of the 3rd Quarter of 2018.

The development of conceptual designs for connection of well water supply to existing infrastructure will be undertaken concurrently with the well drilling activities and should be completed during the fourth quarter of 2018. The geotechnical analyses and evaluation of alternatives will be conducted during this period. Once the conceptual designs are completed, identification of permit lists and ROW boundaries will be developed. Additionally, the water

system financing and preparation of the draft report will be undertaken.

The draft report will be submitted no later than July 1, 2019 and the final report submitted after receipt and incorporation of comments on or before September 1, 2019. It is anticipated that the comments on the draft report will be provided to Norwest by August 1, 2019. This will allow sufficient time to adjust the report information and allow the Report Presentations to be conducted near the middle of August 2019. A bar graph depicting major tasks and deliverables is shown on

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PHASE 1

Task 1: Scoping and Project Meetings

Scoping Meetings

Project Meetings

Task 2a: Geohydrologic Investigation

Task 2b: Geophysical Investigation

PHASE 2

Task 1: Permits, Access, Testing Program Development

Task 2: Environmental Report

Task 3: Bidding Specifications, Bidding Process

Task 4: Consultant Services During Well Construction, Aquifer Testing

Task 5: Water Quality, Water Treatment, Reclamation

Task 6: Well Construction Subcontracts

PHASE 3

Task 1: Geotechnical Analysis

Task 2: Identification of Alternatives

Task 3: Preparation of Preliminary Costs

Task 4: Selection of Preferred Alternative

Task 5: Conceptual Designs and Cost Estimates

Task 6: Identification of Permits and ROW for Construction

Task 7: Water System Financing

Task 8: Reports

Draft Report

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Final Report and Project Notebook

Submit Monthly Progress Report

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6 PREVIOUS WORK FOR SPONSOR

The Norwest team, including its subcontractors, has not performed any work for the City of Douglas during the period of 2012 to 2016.



7 CLOSURE

Norwest has assembled a team of highly qualified individuals to perform this work. The team is prepared to commit the necessary time for these individuals to ensure that the project is completed in a timely fashion and deliver the desired results. We trust that the above proposal meets your

needs, however we are open to discuss any scope items further.


PROPOSAL FOR UW IRRIGATION WATER SUPPLY STUDY, LEVEL II A-1

APPENDIX A

RESUMES OF KEY PROJECT PERSONNEL

Richard Reinke, PGeoph, PGeo, PG

Manager, Water Resources

Calgary / Vancouver / Saskatoon / Salt Lake City / Denver / Charleston www.norwestcorp.com

Education

M.S., Hydrogeology,

Western Michigan University,

1994

M.S., Geophysics, University of Wyoming, 1991

B.S., Applied Geophysics, Michigan Technological

University, 1986

Continuing Education

Finite Element Groundwater Modeling, Schlumberger

Water Services

Aquifer Testing for Improved Hydrogeologic Site

Characterization, Midwest Geosciences Group

Advanced Finite Element Analysis, Western Michigan

University

Licenses and Certificates

Licensed Professional Geologist (PG), Alberta

Licensed Professional Geophysicist (PGeoph),

Alberta

Licensed Professional Geoscientist (PGeo), British

Columbia

Professional Highlights

Mr. Reinke has over 31 years of professional experience in the mining industry, with expertise in the oil and gas fields and groundwater consulting. He currently specializes in hydrologic modeling, hydrogeologic field investigations, and well test analysis and interpretation.

His groundwater modeling experience includes coal bed methane (CBM) studies, coal mine and overburden dewatering, groundwater resource development, and an in-situ coal to liquids project, contaminant transport, unsaturated zone flow, finite element modeling, and integrated groundwater and surface water modeling.

Work Experience

Norwest Corporation, Denver, CO 1998 – Present Manager, Water Resources Senior Hydrogeologist/Hydrogeologist

Responsible for oversight and conducted numerous field programs, including a variety of drilling and site investigation operations, well installations, well stimulation, hydraulic testing, soil and water sampling, geophysical investigations, coal bed methane pilot studies, water supply investigations, coal mine and overburden dewatering, and environmental site investigations.

Eco-Scan, Inc., Denver, CO 1991 – 2011 Vice President Technical Operations

Provided geophysical field monitoring and data analysis of shallow hydraulic fracturing for enhanced remediation of hazardous waste sites in U.S. and Canada.

Provided geophysical field monitoring and data analysis for municipal sewer replacement by pipe bursting in Nanaimo, British Colombia; and a land reclamation study involving the injection of sulfuric acid into a limestone formation in Limburg, the Netherlands.

Keiser & Associates, Kalamazoo, MI 1994 – 1996 Hydrogeologist

Site investigations and technical oversight of monitoring well drilling and installation at Superfund sites and LUST sites in southwestern Michigan.

Representative Projects

Developed a groundwater model of the northern Raton Basin, Colorado, to evaluate the effects of coal bed methane (CBM) development on surface water resources. Work has also included data acquisition in support of modeling effort and technical support in the legal process of obtaining water rights.

Richard Reinke, PGeoph, PGeo Manager, Water Resources

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Developed a groundwater model of the Fruitland Formation, San Juan Basin, Colorado and New Mexico for the Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission. The hydrologic model was used to define pre-CBM production pressures and groundwater flows, including discharge to streams, to test various conceptual models of internal barriers and baffles, and to provide starting conditions for a transient reservoir model. Model development integrated formation permeabilities and porosities (determined from reservoir modeling), multiple recharge assessment techniques, stable isotope chemistry (and interpreted recharge temperatures), and major-ion groundwater chemistry.

Assisted in the development of a groundwater model of the Fairview CBM Field, in the Bowen Basin. Model was used to evaluate the effects of CBM development on surface water and spring flows.

Managed two CBM pilot studies in the Powder River Basin of Wyoming. Conducted well testing programs to evaluate the effects of complex geology and coal anisotropy on coal depressurization during CBM production. The pilot consisted of several multi-well aquifer tests to evaluate coal permeability, aquifer storage properties, dissolved methane content, and groundwater quality of CBM production water. Analyzed and interpreted data and reported on results.

Completed baseline hydrologic investigations for proposed surface coal mine in New Mexico. Work included interpretation of geologic, geochemical and hydrologic data, well design, well completion, and hydrologic testing and monitoring. Utilized the saturated-unsaturated FEFLOW model to assess the effects of pit drainage and resaturation of mine backfill as well as long-term effects of mine spoils and coal combustion byproducts on groundwater quality.

Conducted injection falloff testing (IFOT) to determine coal aquifer properties for CBM pilots for major oil and gas operator in Northern British Columbia and Western Alberta, Canada.

Discharge water management for CBM field in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming. Permitted various water discharge management options including discharge to surface water drainages and containment in small reservoirs. Work also included assuring client remained in compliance with various State and Federal regulations.

Performed detailed groundwater-surface water interaction modeling, La Plata County, Colorado to evaluate surface water/groundwater interactions to determine the effects of CBM development on three perennial streams.

Hydrogeology field manager for coal to liquids pilot study and field investigation in the Carbon Basin, Wyoming. Installed and conducted aquifer tests on several baseline monitoring wells.

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Conducted quarterly groundwater sampling. Incorporated field data in numerical groundwater model of the project area.

Supervised a water supply investigation for new oil sands mine in northern Alberta, Canada. Managed the drilling and well installation and conducted a well testing program to evaluate the potential of shallow sand channels for use as a temporary mine camp water supply. Incorporated results of the field investigation into a groundwater model to evaluate various water supply well configurations. The model was also used to evaluate alternatives for overburden dewatering.

Managed a large scale well testing program over four winter field seasons for a major oil and gas developer in northern Alberta Work included over fifty single well production and injection tests with packers in open holes and through perforated and cased wells; interference testing; and a production test in a horizontal well.

Managed a field investigation and mine dewatering study for two proposed open pit coal mines in South Gobi Province, Mongolia. Oversaw drilling and well installation and conducted well testing programs for water supply investigation and dewatering evaluation at two proposed mine pit locations. Incorporated results of field investigations into numerical groundwater model to determine anticipated pit inflows and to evaluate various dewatering strategies.

Developed groundwater model to assess the performance of a hydraulic containment system at the contaminated Redfield industrial site, Colorado. The model was used to optimize injection well locations and injection rates of remediation system. Developed a separate groundwater transport model for optimization of an enhanced bioremediation system.

Groundwater modeler for Site-Wide Water Balance (SWWB) hydrologic modeling project using the Mike SHE integrated modeling code at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology site in Jefferson County, Colorado. Responsibilities included assisting lead modeler in developing the SWWB and presenting project plans and progress to client and stakeholder groups including DOE, EPA, CDPHE, the State Engineer’s office, cities, counties, and citizen groups.

Project manager for environmental investigation and groundwater monitoring program at chemical manufacturing facility in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Duties include coordinating drilling and sampling operations, report preparation, and ensuring compliance with LDEQ regulations.

Provided technical oversight of monitoring well drilling and installation at active chemical manufacturing plants and Superfund sites in Crosby, Bayport, and Channelview, Texas, and in Monaca, Pennsylvania.

Scott Brinton, P.G.

Hydrogeologist

Calgary / Vancouver / Saskatoon / Salt Lake City / Denver / Charleston

www.norwestcorp.com

Education

M.S. (ABT)

Hydrogeology

University of Idaho, 2009

B.S. Geology Brigham Young

University-Idaho, 2005


Professional Geologist in WY

Radiation Worker II (DOE),

2009

40-hour Hazardous Waste Site

Health and Safety Training

(OSHA), 2009

24-Hour: Mine Safety and

Health Administration, 2012

First Aid/CPR/AED, 2012

Associations

Rocky Mountain Association of

Geologists (RMAG)


Mr. Brinton is a hydrogeologist with 12 years of experience in

environmental investigations and groundwater resource evaluations.

His academic emphasis is in hydrology, structural geology, and

geostatistics. He has wellsite geology experience including construction

of monitoring wells using cable tool, Sonic, and air rotary drilling

methods, and the collection of vadose and aquifer sediment samples.

He has served as sample manager and site safety representative at

multiple sites. He is experienced with various field methods for

determining aquifer properties. He is trained to perform field work in

hazardous and radioactive conditions, and in field and laboratory

procedures for analytical geochemistry.

Work Experience

Norwest Corporation, Denver, CO

2012 – Present Hydrogeologist

• Responsible for environmental investigations and groundwater

resource evaluations. Project experience is noted below.

Freestone Environmental, Richland, VA

2009 – 2012 Hydrogeologist

• Responsible for environmental investigations and groundwater

resource evaluations. Project experience is noted below.

REI Drilling, Salt Lake City, UT

2006 Geologist

• Plotted drill data and constructed geologic cross sections and

interpretations.

• Oversaw shipping and receiving of drilling supplies. Managed

shop, warehouse and yard.

Project Experience

Sample Manager/Core Log Geologist/Hydrogeologist

Vernal, UT

Managed sample collection, preparation, shipment, analysis, and

quality check for over 2,100 samples from 40 resource core holes.

Performed detailed geologic logging of resource core. Managed

Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) for drill sites. Oversaw

drilling and construction of monitoring wells.

Conducted regional karst groundwater flow study in preparation for

mining permit, including sampling for natural tracers field mapping in

remote canyons/caves. Collaborated with USGS, state and local

government agencies to present findings.

Scott Brinton, P.G.

Hydrogeologist

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Alluvial Valley Floor Drilling and Sample

Broadus, MT

Oversaw the drilling, completion and sampling of 15 alluvial valley wells

to characterize the valley floors, and the alluvial aquifer contribution to

subsurface irrigation. Completed baseline groundwater sampling.

Monitoring Well Installation

Soda Springs, ID

Served as well-site geologic lead during installation of four

groundwater monitoring wells up to 1,000-feet deep in rock pile,

overburden and under burden at an active mine site. Documented all

drilling activities, supervised sampling, logged drill cuttings, monitored

water levels, supervised well installation and surface monument

completion. Developed the site-specific Health and Safety Plan (HSP)

and served as site safety coordinator. Ran daily safety tailgate

meetings.

In Situ Uranium Recovery Aquifer Testing

Converse County, WY

Served as well-site geologic lead during installation of four

groundwater monitoring wells up to 1,000-feet deep in rock pile,

overburden and under burden at an active mine site. Documented all

drilling activities, supervised sampling, logged drill cuttings, monitored

water levels, supervised well installation and surface monument

completion. Developed the site-specific Health and Safety Plan (HSP)

and served as site safety coordinator. Ran daily safety tailgate

meetings.

CBM - Hydrogeologist/Modeling

Carbon County, WY

Developed a Modflow model in Visual Modflow, to model water

production in Coalbed Methane producing wells and determine leakage

from adjacent sand units.

Field and Technical Support, Hydrogeologist Supervisor

Fort McMurray, Alberta

Supervised the installation and development of new wells, aquifer

pumping tests, aquifer sampling and data processing to support an

active mine site and aid in the development and refinement of

groundwater models.

Groundwater Dewatering Model

Fort McMurray, Alberta

Developed Modflow model using Groundwater Vista to model the

dewatering of a Pleistocene Channel Aquifer (PCA). Constructed and

calibrated the model. Ran sensitivity analysis of multiple pumping

scenarios.

Scott Brinton, P.G.

Hydrogeologist

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Water Production Decline Model, Hydrogeologist

Las Animas County, CO

Developed a model using Access Database to model water production

decline in Coalbed Methane producing wells. Assisted in reporting.

Hydrogeologist Field and Technical Support

Sevier Lake, Millard County, UT

Supervised and performed development of new wells, aquifer pumping

tests, well to well injection/extraction test, aquifer sampling and data

processing to support an active exploration site and aid in the

development and refinement of groundwater models in preparation

for feasibility studies.

Field and Technical Support for the Hanford High School Test Well –

Richland School District

Richland, WA

Provided oversight support for drilling and completion of a test well to

determine the feasibility of a production well. Collected depth discreet

samples to delineate hydraulic conductivity using a falling head

permeameter. Analyzed grain size fraction for natural pack well screen

completion. Planned and implemented aquifer tests on multiple zone

and pumping rates to determine effects of distant pumping well,

recharge boundaries, and river fluctuations.

Installation of 171 Monitoring Wells at 100-NR-2 Operating Unit – U.

S. Department of Energy, Hanford Site, WA

Served as well-site geologist supporting the installation of 171 wells to

be used for groundwater monitoring, and injection for in-situ

treatment system at the 100 NR-2 Operable Unit of the Hanford Site.

Documented field events and resonant Sonic drilling activities;

monitored water level during drilling of the boreholes, used field

equipment to monitor water quality during well development,

supervised well installation; and supervised surface monument

completion.

Well Site Geology for 300-FF-5 Operable Unit Characterization and

Remediation – U. S. Department of Energy

Hanford Site, WA

Served as well-site geologic lead during installation of 11 groundwater

monitoring wells in the 300 Area of the Hanford Site using Sonic drilling

method. Documented all drilling activities, supervised sampling, logged

drill cuttings, monitored water levels, supervised well installation and

surface monument completion. Prepared a borehole summary report

(BSR) to support the remedial investigation and summarized drilling,

sampling and the project area geology.

Scott Brinton, P.G.

Hydrogeologist

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Environmental Compliance Support, Mission Support Alliance U.S.

Department of Energy

Hanford Site, WA

Developed and implemented a stormwater assessment program for

Underground Injection Control (UIC) wells owned by the Department of

Energy. Located unidentified UIC wells, performed stormwater

assessments, and registered UIC wells with the Department of Ecology.

Helped assign responsibility of UIC wells to site-wide contracting

companies.

Field Sampling Oversight – U.S. Department of Energy

Hanford Site, WA

Provided oversight support for sampling groundwater collected from

aquifer tubes along the shoreline of the Columbia River within the

Hanford Site. Located aquifer tubes, compiled field reports and

confirmed that samples are collected in accordance to protocol

established by the client.

Thomas J. Suchoski, PGeo

Senior Hydrologist

Calgary / Vancouver / Saskatoon / Salt Lake City / Denver / Charleston

www.norwestcorp.com

Education

M.S., Watershed

Management, University of

Arizona, 1979

B.S., Geology,

Utah State University,

1977


Registered Professional

Geologist, Utah

OSHA HAZWOPER

DOGM, Channel Restoration

Short Course, 1986

Colorado State University,

Design of Water Quality

Monitoring Networks, 1985

U.S. Office of Surface Mining,

Geomorphology Seminar and

Short Course, 1980

Software

HEC-HMS

HEC-RAS

TR-55

NFF

PondPack

Haestad Methods

Rational method and MODRAT

RiverCAD

WSPGW hydrology and

hydraulics software


Mr. Suchoski has over 40 years in the municipal, mining, and energy

industries with expertise in numerous aspects of hydrology and

conducting and managing environmental, hydrologic, and geologic

projects for public and private clients and dealing with stakeholders

with differing priorities. He is equally adept at handling surface water

and groundwater projects. His surface water projects include

environmental assessment, storm water master planning, water

management system design, site investigations and mapping, reservoir

design and permitting, rural and urban drainage evaluations, and

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) and Federal

Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) permitting. His groundwater

projects include such activities as groundwater well installation, water

sampling, water supply well design and development, aquifer testing,

environmental assessment, and groundwater modeling.

Work Experience

Norwest Corporation, Salt Lake City, UT

2012 – Present Senior Hydrologist

• Supervised and conducted geophysical investigation and

subsurface test well drilling verification for development of water

supply in southwestern Utah.

• Conducted extensive drilling and aquifer testing of 190,000 ac lake

playa, collected water quality and brine samples, and analyzed the

data.

• Designed and installed well monitoring networks to conduct

hydrogeologic characterization and water quality sampling.

• Supervised drilling and well completions for baseline monitoring

and water supply wells.

• Supervised preparation of surface water and groundwater

portions of coal and mineral mining permits and environmental

assessments in Arizona, Colorado, Montana, Nevada, and Utah for

state and federal agencies.

• Designed surface drainage detention and conveyance facilities for

various mining properties.

• Evaluated impact of Probable Maximum Flood flows on adjacent

properties of the Red River in New Mexico.

• Conducted due diligence evaluations on numerous properties to

assess permitting and environmental compliance.

• Collected water samples for isotope analyses, reviewed data to

determine relationship of various waters.

• Coordinated report preparation of complex projects.


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Hydrologic Design, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT

1999 – 2012 President/Hydrologist

• Supervised preparation of hydrologic, geologic, and engineering

portions of coal and mineral mining permits and environmental

assessments in Colorado, Nevada, and Utah for state and federal

agencies.

• Conducted and managed municipal storm drainage master plans

and large drainage runoff evaluations for projects in Arizona,

California, Montana, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming.

• Proficient in using HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, TR-55, NFF, Rational

method and MODRAT, RiverCAD, and WSPGW hydrology and

hydraulics software.

• Coordinated projects with multiple stake holders with different

priorities.

• Designed numerous surface drainage detention and conveyance

facilities for municipal, mining, and commercial clients.

• Evaluated hydraulics of complex surface facilities and roadways

and recommended erosion control and BMP options for facilities

in high erosion hazard areas.

• Prepared permit applications for stream channel alterations in

Arizona, Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming.

• Designed runoff-control facilities for probable-maximum flood

(PMF) events; determined flood-inundation areas associated with

PMF and 100-year flood plains.

• Conducted stream channel surveys and supervised construction of

runoff control facilities (i.e., culverts, ditches, ponds, detention

structures, and outlet structures) and earthwork construction

areas.

• Developed and maintained runoff control plans for numerous

developments and mine facilities.

• Analyzed water quality data for compliance with water quality

standards using database management software; collected

groundwater quality samples and analysis of chemistry data to

determine compliance with water quality regulations; analyzed

water quality data using database management and GIS software.

• Prepared construction specifications for various surface water

control projects.

• Supervised groundwater well drilling activities for numerous

projects for water quality monitoring and water supply

development.

• Prepared well head source protection plans, water right

applications, and permits and specifications for well drilling.

• Evaluated existing hydrogeologic conditions and designed

preliminary groundwater dewatering system for several open pit

mines.


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• Design and installation of well monitoring networks to conduct


• Coordinated subcontractors for water resources and

environmental projects, determined budgetary compliance, and

coordinated reports for complex resource studies.

EarthFax Engineering, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT

1990 – 2003 Project Manager/Hydrologist

• Designed surface drainage detention and conveyance facilities for

numerous municipal, mining, and commercial facilities.


Arizona, Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming.

• Evaluated erosion potential and sediment loading from reclaimed

mining sites and prepared plans to reduce erosion and sediment

loading for bond release.

• Analyzed water quality data for compliance with water quality

standards using database management software.

• Prepared construction specifications for various surface water

control projects.

• Conducted runoff evaluations using HEC-HMS and HEC-RAS

software for projects in Nevada, Montana, and Utah.

• Prepared MODFLOW groundwater flow and contaminant models

for various facilities.

• Reviewed and evaluated a groundwater dewatering model for an

open pit gold mine in New Guinea.



development.

• Designed preliminary groundwater dewatering system for several

open pit mines and groundwater interception and re-injection

systems.

• Supervised and coordinated hydrogeologic characterization efforts

at a hazardous-waste site.

• Prepared well head source protection plans, water right

applications, and permits and specifications for well drilling.

• Supervised hydrological aspects of environmental permitting for

surface water diversions, impoundments, and runoff-control

facilities.

• Participated in environmental assessments and audits.

Powder River Coal Company, Wright, WY

1989 – 1990 Senior Hydrologist

• Evaluated hydraulics of surface facilities and roadways.

• Developed and recommended erosion control and BMP options

for high erosion hazard areas of mine property.


Wyoming.

• Developed and maintained runoff control plans for mine facilities.


Senior Hydrologist

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• Collected groundwater quality samples and analysis of chemistry

data to determine compliance with water quality regulations.

• Analyzed water quality data using database management and GIS

software.

•

• Supervised hydrological aspects of environmental permitting for

surface water diversions, impoundments, and runoff-control

facilities.

• Developed and managed capital improvements budget for

environmental projects and permitting activities.

• Conducted construction inspections, coordinated subcontractors

for water resources projects and determined budgetary

compliance.

Sergent, Hauskins, and Beckwith Geotechnical Engineers, Salt Lake

City, UT

1987 – 1989 Senior Hydrologist

• Developed runoff-control plans for gold-ore heap-leach facilities in

Nevada, South Carolina, and Utah.



• Supervised well drilling activities and analyzed data from

numerous groundwater tests for aquifer parameters.

• Supervised and coordinated hydrogeologic characterization efforts

at hazardous-waste sites.

Unitex, Salt Lake City, UT

1986 – 1987 Project Manager/Hydrogeologist

• Analyzed data from numerous groundwater tests for aquifer

parameters.



development.

• Performed seepage study for tailings facilities to determine the

extent of contaminant plumes.

State of Utah, Division of Oil, Gas & Mining, Salt Lake City, UT

1984 – 1986 Hydrogeologist / Engineering Geologist

1979 – 1980 Hydrogeologist / Engineering Geologist

• Reviewed mining permit application for compliance with

regulations.

• Conducted field inspections for compliance with mining rules.

• Permitted exploration activities for the state of Utah.

Ford, Bacon & Davis, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT

1982 – 1984 Project Hydrogeologist




Senior Hydrologist

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• Analyzed data from numerous groundwater tests for aquifer

parameters.

• Collected water chemistry and aquifer parameters for hydro-

geochemical characterizations of abandoned uranium mill tailings

sites in the western United States.

• Performed alluvial valley floor evaluations in Colorado, Utah, and

Wyoming.

• Conducted groundwater dewatering evaluation and water quality

monitoring associated with a uranium mine in central Wyoming.

Vaughn Hansen Associates, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT

1980 – 1982 Project Hydrologist

• Collected surface water base line flow, groundwater level, and

water chemistry monitoring data.



• Analyzed data from groundwater tests for aquifer parameters.

• Assisted in developing rules for coal program for the state of Utah.

• Permitted exploration activities for the state of Utah.

PAUL KOS, P.E., P.ENG. PROJECT MANAGER SENIOR GEOLOGICAL ENGINEER

DENVER / TRINIDAD / SALT LAKE CITY / CHARLESTON WV / CALGARY / VANCOUVER WWW.NORWESTCORP.COM

EDUCATION

B.S. Geological Engineering

Colorado School of Mines

1996

ASSOCIATIONS AND

CERTIFICATIONS

Professional Engineer (P.E.)

in CO, ID, MT, ND, NM,

UT, WA, WY

Professional Engineer

(P.Eng.) in AB, BC

OSHA 40-hr HAZWOPER

General Site Worker

MSHA 24 Hour Training

Metal/Non-Metal/Coal

Surface Mines

Certified Colorado

Department of

Transportation (CDOT)

Erosion Control Supervisor

(ECS)

Petroleum Safety Training

(PST)

PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

Mr. Kos is a professional engineer with 20 years of experience in project

management and engineering support to water resources and stream

restoration projects throughout the western United States and Canada. His

expertise includes providing watershed assessments, water management

planning, surface water and groundwater investigations, stream

characterization, geological investigation, sampling, mapping, aquifer,

testing, and instrument management for stream restoration and

reclamation projects. His water management planning has resulted

hydrologic analyses and water balances used to engineer multiple

channels, culverts, low-water crossings, and small reservoirs for low-risk

locations. He has prepared of cost estimates for varying mining and civil

engineering tasks and water treatment options.

WORK EXPERIENCE

NORWEST CORPORATION, DENVER, COLORADO (2000–PRESENT) MAY 2010 – PRESENT

SENIOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING

• Managed teams of engineers on multiple watershed assessment and

reclamation/restoration projects that included designing and managing

the construction of sediment ponds, embankments, and ditches.

• Designed water resources structures using SEDCAD, HEC-HMS,

HEC-RAS, and spreadsheet-based models and used Civil3D to build

structures in AutoCAD.

• Managed stream restoration design for a channel degraded by

wildfire, severe flooding, and debris flows. Assessed the watershed

for stable/unstable channel segments, flood flow, vegetation, and

geomorphology. The restoration design included cascade-step-pool

sequences on steep channel segments and vegetated overbank

protection on shallow channel segments. Managed public outreach

for multiple meetings to present the proposed design and receive

feedback from stakeholders.

• Assessed water management options for coal bed methane operations

in the Washakie Basin. This assessment included analyzing

limitations associated with geologic conditions, vegetation, and

wildlife to identify potential locations for reservoirs.

• Assessed water quality from draining mine workings and waste rock

pile quality at a historic mining district. Compared results to drinking

water and stream standards. Designed conceptual-level reclamation

of mine waste.

• Managed exploration drilling, mine pit and facility design, and

permitting for a green field hard rock quarry. Assessed the watershed

conditions for flow under changing cover conditions and designed the

necessary flow control structures. Prepared maps and a physical

model of the site for use in public meetings. Presented the design at

public meetings and discussed the project with nearby landowners.

Acted as owner’s representative to permitting agencies.

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• Designed mine reclamation channels to provide fish passage and

habitat while providing gradient control. Worked with the mine

operator and federal and state agencies to accomplish project goals.

• Designed a 38 kilometer ditch to convey runoff from six streams

around mine. Assessed the changing conditions in each watershed and

the impacts to design flows to identify options for ponds, channel

geometry, alignment, slope, and armoring to minimize construction

costs. Controlled erosion using geomorphic structures, including

engineered log jams and vegetated floodplains, in lieu of riprap

armored channels.

• Designed stream stabilization measures to prevent erosion along a

bridge abutment by centralizing the stream using rock weirs. The site

is at the confluence of two rivers and was modeled using HEC-RAS to

determine backwater effects during large flow events.

JANUARY 2007 – MAY 2010 PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER

• Design tasks included performing watershed assessments; hydrologic,

hydraulic, and sediment modeling; performing design calculations;

and water balances for storm and drainage collection systems.

• Designed a restored river channel through an industrial facility that

rerouted a creek from a corrugated metal pipe into a channel that

included a riparian corridor and accomplished the US Forest Service

fish habitat goals for the canyon. Design used HEC-RAS model.

• Designed engineered caps and stream restoration to mitigate

environmental impacts and reclaim the site from historic industrial

operations at a former phosphate mine fertilizer facility.

• Routinely read and processed geotechnical instrumentation data from

vibrating wire piezometers and slope inclinometers installed in rock

piles. Inspected the rock piles for signs of instability.

OCTOBER 2000 – JANUARY 2007 STAFF ENGINEER

• Developed water management plans for Coalbed Methane producers

in Wyoming and Colorado, designed and permitted earthen dams,

performed hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, wrote specifications

for dam permits, supervised construction crews during construction of

earthen dams, and corresponded with state and federal regulatory

agencies. Performed watershed assessments to evaluate impacts on

the water quality and quantity and impacts to downstream irrigation.

• Worked with data loggers, flow meters, pressure transducers and

water quality meters.

COLOG, GOLDEN, COLORADO (1997-2000)

1997-2000 GEOLOGICAL ENGINEER

• Collected and interpreted Hydrophysical™ and geophysical data.

• Designed and performed aquifer testing for determination of hydraulic

properties, including pumping tests, ambient flow tests and slug tests.

• Oversaw drilling and completion of pumping and monitoring wells.

• Installed and maintained monitoring equipment, including pumps,

Paul Kos, P.E. Project Manager

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data loggers and transducers, and flow meters.

WESTERN GEOPHYSICAL, VENEZUELA, FIELD CLERK (1996-1997)

SELECTED SEMINARS AND PUBLICATIONS

Kos, P., Hart, M., and Williams, J. Final Closure at the Georgetown

Canyon Phosphate Ore Processing Facility – Case Study. Mine Closure

2015, Vancouver, British Columbia. June 1-3, 2015.

Kos, P. and Logsdon, M. Evolution of Water Quality in the Goathill North

Rock Pile at the Questa Mine and the Impacts on Under Drain

Performance. 9th International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage,

Ottawa, Ontario. May 22-24, 2012.

Kos, P., A. Bedard, and A. Wagner 2010. Comparison of NOAA Atlas 14

Precipitation Estimates to Site Specific Data for Stormwater Management

at Questa Mine, NM. Proceedings of the 2010 National Meeting of the

American Society of Mining and Reclamation, Pittsburgh,

PA. June 5-11, 2010.

Patrick G. Akers

Vice President, Surface Mining/Financial

Calgary / Vancouver / Saskatoon / Salt Lake City / Denver / Charleston www.norwestcorp.com

Education

B.S., Accounting,

Summa Cum Laude

Brescia College

Owensboro, Kentucky, 1977

CPA, Illinois, 1978

(Inactive)

Associations

Member Rock Springs

Wyoming Planning and

Zoning Commission

Board Member Wyoming

Mining Association

Board Member American

Coal Council


Mr. Akers is a hands-on finance and operations leader with over 40

years of proven ability in operations and financial management. He has

expertise in financial and cost accounting, taxation, internal control

development, budget development and management, financial

analysis, materials procurement and management, and business

planning and analysis. He has successfully led major business change

initiatives including strategy development and financial analysis.

He has hands-on experience in safety management, mine planning,

production management, maintenance management and

environmental management. His expertise also encompasses a vast

range of areas including: continuous miner and longwall production,

coal preparation, mine planning, construction and development,

human resources, mine engineering, coal sales, mining equipment,

contract mining operations, and administration. He has experience at

both large and small operations with various mining heights and

different mining and haulage systems.

Work Experience

Norwest Corporation, Salt Lake City, UT

2011 – Present Vice President, Surface Mining/Financial

Services

• Responsible for managing the surface mining group.

• Responsible for coordination of financial service components /

analyses for all Norwest U.S. projects.

• Directed several pre-feasibility studies and NI43-101 Technical

Reports for a variety of projects including coal, oil shale, and

potash.

• Directed numerous due diligence reviews for major investment

banks, lenders, and investors for transactions ranging from $200

to $500 million.

• Developed re-capitalization and mine life extension strategies for

clients in coal and phosphate.

PacifiCorp (Bridger Coal Company), Rock Springs, WY

1996 – 2011 General Manager

• Responsible for operation of a 6.0 mmtpy mine including safety,

cost, production, and coal quality, with a budget of over $170

million.

• Met budget 12 years in a row, kept cost flat for six years.

• Implemented innovative production method saving over $120

million over six years.

• Held a key role in developing the strategy and economic

evaluation of the Bridger Underground Project.

Patrick G. Akers


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• Key member of team that led the transition from surface mining to

underground mining.

• Negotiated numerous multi-million dollar operating and capital

purchase agreements.

• Negotiated five labor contracts within established parameters.

• Worked with senior management team, union leadership and the

entire workforce to achieve top rank on MSHA Annual Summary

Ranking for 1998 and won the first PacifiCorp CEO’s Safety Trophy

in 2002.

1991 – 1996 Director, Finance and Operations

• Directed accounting, budgeting, financial analysis, treasury, IT,

purchasing, and warehousing functions of the mine.

• Managed IT systems conversions for ORACLE financials, payroll,

purchasing and warehousing, and enterprise asset management.

• Developed and implemented plan to more effectively utilize

reclamation trust assets reducing costs by $4.0 million per year.

• Streamlined the budgeting process, developed zero-based

approach, involved operating departments in the budgeting

process.

NERCO, St. Louis, MO

1990 – 1991 Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis

• Responsible for preparing consolidated budgets, analysis of

current operating results and financial analysis of major projects.

• Prepared financial analysis for sale of $150 million operation.

Energy Supply, Inc., Wayne City, IL

1986 – 1990 Executive Vice President, Finance

• Responsible for all financial and business operations of this 2.0

mmtpy coal producer and broker including, P&L, accounting,

finance, tax, materials management, treasury, bank relations,

marketing, shipping, regulatory affairs, contract administration

and land management.

• Teamed with Vice-President, Production to reduce debt by over

$6.0 million in three years.

• Restructured operations to utilize tax attributes of the

corporations and the owner, generated $1.6 million in income tax

refunds, and $300,000 in sales tax refunds.

• Reduced bad debts to 10% of previous levels.

Dwight Brehm Resources, Mt. Vernon, IL

1983 – 1986 Controller

• Responsible for accounting, tax, and treasury.

• Directed development of cost and general accounting software for

production and drilling activities.

Patrick G. Akers


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Energy Supply, Inc., Wayne City, IL


• Responsible for accounting, finance, tax, and treasury for this coal

producer and broker.

• Developed and implemented cost accounting and materials

management system for five mines, trucking operations, and

administrative activities.

• Set up self-insured health insurance plan saving $250,000

annually.

• Secured financing for $6.5 million in asset purchases.

Brehm Oil Company, Mt. Vernon, IL


• Responsible for accounting, tax, and treasury for this oil producer

and driller.

Krehbiel and Associates, Mt. Vernon, IL

1977 – 1980 Sr. Accountant

• Responsible for the audit and tax work for several of the firm’s

largest clients, tax research, and planning for individuals and

corporations.

SETH OKESON, P.E.

SENIOR WATER RESOURCES/CIVIL ENGINEER

DENVER / TRINIDAD / SALT LAKE CITY / CHARLESTON WV / CALGARY / VANCOUVER WWW.NORWESTCORP.COM

EDUCATION M.S., Civil Engineering, University of Colorado,

1995

B.S., Applied Mathematics, University

of Colorado, 1993

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

Professional Engineer

Programming Specialist Certificate, Red Rocks

College, Lakewood, CO, 2003

PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS Mr. Okeson has 19 years of diversified experience in environmental consulting. He specializes in hydrologic modeling and is experienced in data collection, management, and interpretation. He has performed a wide variety of groundwater modeling projects. These projects included the groundwater model for EIS approving CSG development in the Powder River Basin in Wyoming, the central Raton Basin in Colorado, the northern San Juan Basin in Colorado, and the Bowen Basin in Queensland. Other modeling include dewatering evaluations for oil sands open pit mines in Alberta, Canada, water supply evaluations, salinity loading of the Powder River, baseline data interpretation and hydrologic impact evaluation for two coal tracts in Utah, and development of conceptual and numerical models for the Piceance Basin in Colorado. Projects have incorporated both saturated and unsaturated zone flow and transport. Issues addressed included impacts to aquifers, water production, discharge options, surface water / groundwater interaction, tributary / nontributary status of groundwater, stream depletions, surface water resources, and potential for contaminant transport.

Engineering experience includes injection well permitting, landfill expansion design and permitting, air and groundwater regulatory compliance, and pilot tests for site remediation.

REPRESENTATIVE PROJECTS • Developed a groundwater model of the Central Raton Basin. This

project integrated geology including major faults, surface water hydrology, meteorological data, evapotranspiration, groundwater hydrology, and water chemistry. Model was used to evaluate impact of CBM development on surface water resources and in SEO rulemaking hearings.

• Technical lead for development of the Northern San Juan Basin (NSJB) groundwater model. This model incorporated the heterogeneous geology of the Fruitland Formation and Pictured Cliffs Sandstone, net recharge to groundwater, and surface water features. The model was used in the SEO rulemaking hearings on the non-tributary status of produced water in the NSJB.

• Integrated hydrologic modeling of Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site (RFETS), Jefferson County, Colorado. Modeling projects included the Site-Wide Water Balance (SWWB) and the Present Landfill refined model using the Mike SHE integrated modeling code. Responsibilities included data integration, conceptual model development, numerical model development, model calibration, predictive simulations, and report preparation.

• Technical lead for assessment of non-tributary groundwater in the Piceance Basin for the Mesaverde Group and Wasatch Formation. Nontributary status was evaluated using the Glover-Balmer method. This work was used in SEO rulemaking hearings on the nontributary status of produced water from in the Central Piceance Basin.

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• Constructed FEFLOW model to evaluate dewatering, melting, and refilling of freeze wall cells in the northwestern Colorado. Work focused on potential impacts and depletions from surface water streams due to cell dewatering and resaturation following freeze wall melting.

• Constructed regional and local numerical flow models in support of the Powder River Basin Oil and Gas EIS for CBM development. Evaluated impacts to groundwater associated with the production of water from target coal seams and the re-infiltration of water discharged to ponds and surface streams under various CBM development scenarios.

• Modeled management of water inflows to maintain slope stability for an open pit oil sands mine in northern Alberta, Canada with a series of FEFLOW models as the project progressed from a feasibility study to the design stage for a channel dewatering system. Options to manage water inflow from a buried Pleistocene channel on the mine’s west side included dewatering and containment. Project deliverables included the required number and timing of dewatering wells, individual well yields, cumulative volumes, and open pit seepage rates.

• Evaluated mine dewatering for an open pit oil sands mine in northern Alberta, Canada. Focus of dewatering evaluation was the hydrologic impacts of proposed mine pit configurations intersecting a large Pleistocene channel running along the south and east sides of the proposed mine. Modeled features including the regional channel, drainage from the mine tailings pond, and surface water. The model was used in evaluation and optimization of mine dewatering proposals and to evaluate the of potential water quality impacts from the tailings pond.

• Modeled dewatering of the Kearl Channel using MODFLOW in support of an oil sands mine permit renewal application. Project deliverables included well timing and location, well yields, cumulative volumes of produced water and predicted impacts to the channel aquifer.

• Senior technical support in developing the North Bowen Basin Regional Groundwater Model. MODFLOW-SURFACT was used to predict water level drawdowns related to the Bowen Gas Project, Deliverables included separate reports covering: model code selection; geologic model and discretization; parameterization and calibration; predicted drawdowns; and final impact predictions

• Provided design and support services for landfill operations. Prepared design and operation plans for landfill expansions. Projects included design and analysis of environmental containment features, modeling evaluation of hydrologic systems and possible groundwater impacts, and analysis and design of surface water drainage. Work included statistical analyses of landfill groundwater monitoring and database maintenance. Directed site investigation activities and assessed corrective measures for a landfill with groundwater contamination. Prepared landfill air emission permit applications including a Title V permit application for a major landfill that included Tier II landfill gas sampling.

ACCORD RESOURCE SOLUTIONS, LLC WANDA BURGET

[email protected] P.O. Box 642 Cell Phone – 307.281.0148 Gillette, WY 82710 Home/Office Phone – 307.896.9190 www.accordresourcesolutions.com

EDUCATION B.A., Biology, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD,

1979

ASSOCIATIONS National Coal Council,

Member 2014 – 2015

University of Wyoming

Reclamation and Restoration Center Steering Committee Member, 2012

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Smartway Legacy Fleet – Non-Road Workgroup

(Mobile Source Review Subcommittee) Member

2011-2013

Women’s Mining Coalition Member, 2002-Present

Vice Chairman, 2011-2012 Term

Chairman, 2013-2014 Term

Advisory Board 2015-Present

Cooperative Sagebrush

Initiative Member – Partnership

Council – Mining Industry Representative and

Treasurer, 2007- 2013

Campbell County Conservation District – Board of Supervisors,

Elected 2006-2010 Term Secretary/Treasurer, 2007

Vice-Chairman, 2008

Leadership Wyoming Member – Class of 2005 NE WY Alumni Rep. –

Term, 2008-2010 Alumni Committee Vice

PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS I have over 36 years in the mining and energy industries with experience in environmental project management. My expertise includes monitoring and data management, federal mineral leasing, permitting and mine closure; environmental lead for business development due diligence projects; air emission inventory, control strategies and permitting; involvement in federal, state and local regulatory, economic and federal leasing policy and issues; community relations; and sustainable development.

My experience includes more than a decade developing conservation agreements, initiatives and strategies designed to balance industrial development and conserve natural resources. I served as the mining representative on the Board of Directors of the Thunder Basin Grasslands Prairie Ecosystem Association in northeastern Wyoming from 2000 – 2013 and as a landowner representative 2016 - present. I was elected to the Campbell County (WY) Conservation District Board of Directors and served from 2006 – 2010. I also served as the mining representative on the Northeast Wyoming Local Sage Grouse Working Group from 2004 – February 2013 and served as the Treasurer of the Partnership Council for the western region Cooperative Sagebrush Initiative from 2007 – 2013.

WORK EXPERIENCE NORWEST CORPORATION, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 2013 – 2015 VICE PRESIDENT, ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES • Direct environmental programs for multi-disciplined areas of the

company. • Provide oversight of environmental projects. • Ensure regulatory environmental issues are handled in an efficient

and professional manner for all our clients to meet regulatory requirements.

PEABODY ENERGY 2009 – 2013 DIRECTOR, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SCOPE OF POSITION DOMESTIC: PEABODY ENERGY U.S. OPERATIONS INTERNATIONAL: CHINA, MONGOLIA, AUSTRALIA • Responsible for training, project development, analysis, and reporting

for corporate sustainability and social responsibility initiatives in the United States.

o Carbon footprint tracking and analysis o Energy footprint, analysis, and audits o Environmental scorecard development o Criteria emission tracking and management o Fleet emission tracking and fuel conservation o Biodiversity and species conservation initiatives o Community/stakeholder outreach and relations. `


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Chairman, 2009 Alumni Chairman, 2010 Northeast WY Local

Sage Grouse Working Group, Member Coal

Industry Rep., 2004-2013

Wyoming Carbon Sequestration Advisory

Council, Advisory Member, 2004-2008

Wyoming Abandoned Mine Lands Research

Program, Steering Committee Member,

2004-2007

Subbituminous Energy Coalition, Board

Member, 2003-2006 Treasurer, 2007 – 2009

Campbell County

Community Resource Coalition, Treasurer Board of Directors,

2003-2005

Thunder Basin Grasslands Prairie

Ecosystem Association Board Member, 2002 – 2014 and 2016 - Present

Campbell County

Chamber of Commerce Board Member, 2000-

2003

Campbell County Library Foundation Member, 2004-2010

Chairman, 2006-2010 Campbell County

Library Board, Vice Chairman, 1995-2002

Wright, WY Housing Commission, Vice-

Chairman, 1996-2001

• Provided support for regulatory and government relations teams.

• Member of Peabody’s international project support team for environmental/sustainable development/social responsibility.

o Supported Peabody Asia project development team (China) o Supported development of a Mining Environmental and

Reclamation Best Practices Manual which was provided to the Mongolian Government

o Hosted surface mine tours and technology transfer opportunities for Mongolian government dignitaries

o Provided presentation on environmental best practices at a convocation of Mongolian government dignitaries hosted by the U.S. Department of Commerce

2005 – 2009 SR. MANAGER, REGULATORY SERVICES WEST SCOPE OF POSITION DOMESTIC: PEABODY ENERGY - WESTERN U.S. OPERATIONS • Responsible for developing, directing, and coordinating actions in

response to government and regulatory issues relating to western operations.

Regulatory expertise includes: o Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act o Clean Air Act o Endangered Species Act o National Environmental Protection Act o Federal Coal Leasing Regulations o Federal Land and Resource Management (BLM and USFS). o Areas with substantial working knowledge o Clean Water Act o Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) o Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and

Liability Act (CERCLA) o Wyoming Industrial Development Information and Siting Act.

PEABODY ENERGY - POWDER RIVER COAL COMPANY 1991 – 2005 MANAGER, ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING WYOMING POWDER RIVER BASIN • Responsible for Peabody Energy - Powder River Coal Company

environmental and federal coal leasing program in support of four large surface coal mines in the Wyoming (3) and Montana (1) Powder River Basin.

• Provide leadership and administration for the functional areas of environmental compliance, permitting, federal coal lease acquisition, reclamation, waste management, reclamation bonding, mine closure and bond release.

• Directly supervised a multi-disciplinary staff comprising four Environmental Managers/Coordinators. Indirectly responsible for twelve Environmental Supervisors/Specialists/Analysts/Technicians.

• Led the Powder River Coal Company Environmental Regulatory Affairs Program.


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Western Regional Air Partnership, Public

Advisory Board Member, 1999-2000

Wyoming Mining

Association, Regulatory Affairs Committee

Member, 1989-Present Regulatory Affairs

Committee Chairman, 1992, 1993, 1995-1999

National Mining

Association 2005-Present

Lands Committee Environment Committee

Sage Grouse Working Group

Leasing Subcommittee Endangered Species Act

Working Group Coal Mining

Subcommittee

Wright, WY Planning Commission Member,

1985-1988

Southern Campbell County Emergency

Medical Services, EMT and Board Member,

1985-1988

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

Certification, Surface Mine Foreman

AWARDS AND

RECOGNITIONS Wyoming Mining

Association, Roy Peck Community Service

Award Recipient, 2001

NE WY Women of Inspiration - 2015

1989 – 1991 ENVIRONMENTAL SUPERVISOR WYOMING POWDER RIVER BASIN • Responsible for obtaining, modifying, and renewing all permits

and licenses required for surface coal mining by various federal, state, and local regulations.

• In charge of environmental monitoring programs. • Supervised three Environmental Specialists in various permitting

and monitoring responsibilities.

1986 – 1989 ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST WYOMING POWDER RIVER BASIN • Led and coordinated air quality permitting and monitoring

activities. • Assisted with all permit-to-mine modifications and renewals. • In charge of U.S. Forest Service Special Use Permit process. • Developed waste inventory, reporting, and management

programs.

1984 – 1986 COAL QUALITY TECHNICIAN PEABODY ENERGY - NORTH ANTELOPE MINE • Performed all laboratory tests to determine coal quality for

contract specifications. • Maintained all laboratory equipment. • Developed computer programs for coal quality reports.

SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, WYOMING POWDER RIVER BASIN 1983 – 1984 SHIFT SUPERVISOR, NORTH ANTELOPE MINE • Supervised all security/safety/emergency medical activities

performed by SMS personnel during specified shifts. • Developed SMS safety inspection and access control procedures

for the North Antelope Mine site. THUNDER BASIN COAL COMPANY 1979 – 1983 ENVIRONMENTAL COORDINATOR WYOMING POWDER RIVER BASIN • Air Quality and Meteorology

o In charge of fugitive dust suppression program. o Responsible for all air quality and meteorology monitoring

and control technology. o Assisted with air quality permitting program.

• Water Quality and Treatment

o Maintained surface and groundwater monitoring program at two surface coal mine sites.

o Responsible for all water discharge point treatment and monitoring.

JUNE 1979 – SEPT. 1979 ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN WYOMING POWDER RIVER BASIN • Surveyed all surface coal mine facilities. • Performed computer input of survey data. • Plotted coal and overburden shots and monthly production

BKS Environmental Associates, Inc. | 307.686.0800

Page 1 [email protected]| PO Box 3467 Gillette, WY 82717

BrendaSchladweiler president

principal scientist

Brenda has owned and operated BKS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOCIATES, INC.

for over 30 years. She specializes in soil and vegetation assessments, reclamation

design and monitoring, wetland delineations, threatened and endangered (T&E)

plant species and habitat surveys, and environmental compliance.

C O M P A N Y

Since incorporation in Wyoming in 1981, BKS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOCIATES,

INC. (BKS) has earned a trusted and respected reputation as one of the leading

companies offering environmental services for the extraction industries including

coal, oil & gas including coalbed methane, uranium, bentonite and other mining

industries. BKS specializes in Soils, Vegetation & Wetland Surveys, as well as

Reclamation Design and Monitoring. We provide environmental services, not only

in Wyoming, but throughout the Western United States.

E X P E R I E N C E

1982 - Present

2013 - Present

2011 - Present

1982

1980 - 1982

1980

1979

PRESIDENT – BKS Environmental Associates, Inc., Gillette, WY, Rock Springs, WY

and Dickinson, ND

UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING ADJUNCT PROFESSOR – Laramie, WY

WYOMING RECLAMATION & RESTORATION CENTER LIAISON – Laramie, WY

PROJECT COORDINATOR – Anaconda Minerals Company, Denver, CO

ASSOCIATE ENVIRONMENTAL COORDINATOR – ARCO Coal Company, Coal

Creek Mine, Wright, WY

RANGE SPECIALIST – Energy Fuels, Kerr Coal Company, Walden, CO

ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNICIAN – Thunder Basin Coal Company, Black

Thunder Mine, Wright, WY



E D U C A T I O N

2003 Ph.D. , SOIL SCIENCE – University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY

+ Dissertation: Soil & Plant Responses to Variable Topsoil Replacement

Depths at a Coal Mine in Northeastern Wyoming. Research was

conducted at the North Antelope/Rochelle Mine southeast of Wright, WY.

1995 M.S. , SOIL SCIENCE – University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY

+ Thesis: Relationship between Soil Selenium Concentration and Selenium

Uptake by Vegetation on Surface Coal Mine Lands in Wyoming.

1980 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE – Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

Range Management (Land Rehabilitation)

C E R T I F I C A T E S

2016 HAZWOPER Hazardous Waste Site Worker Refresher

2016 MSHA Experienced Miner 8hr Annual Refresher

2014 COMMERCIAL PESTICIDE APPLICATOR Wyoming Department of Agriculture

2013 T & E PLANT SURVEYS State of Wyoming Abandoned Mine Program

2013 NORTH DAKOTA PROFESS IONAL SOIL CLASSIF IER

2011 NRCS Technical Service Provider for Nutrient and Pest Management

2010 SAFELAND USA TRAINING

2010 NRCS Technical Service Provider for Grazing Plans

2010 LEADERSHIP WYOMING

OSHA General Industry 10hr Course

WETLAND DELINEATOR Omaha & Sacramento Districts, U.S. Corps of Engineers

OSHA Hazardous Waste/Supervisor

ARCPAC Soil Science Society of America Certified Professional Soil

Scientist

REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL IN SOIL SCIENCE Minnesota

CPRM Certified Carbon Verifier

CERTIF IED STATE MINE INSPECTOR TRAINING

M E M B E R S H I P S

SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION SOCIETY

SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA

SOCIETY FOR RANGE MANAGEMENT

2015 - 2016 AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MINING AND RECLAMATION-NATIONAL

PRESIDENT

SOCIETY FOR MINING, METALLURGY AND EXPLORATION, INC.

WESTERN SOCIETY OF SOIL SCIENCE

ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN SOIL SCIENTISTS

WYOMING WEED MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION

COUNCIL OF SOIL SCIENCE EXAMINERS (SSSA) – 3 YEARS ONLY

NATIONAL SOCIETY OF CONSULTING SOIL SCIENTISTS (SSSA)

WYOMING NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY



P U B L I C A T I O N S

2011 DETERMINING RECLAMATION POTENTIAL FOR STEEP OIL AND GAS SITES

IN THE POWDER RIVER BASIN, WYOMING. Schladweiler, B.K. and D.M.

Gardner. 2011. National Meeting of the American Society of Mining and

Reclamation, Bismarck, ND. Reclamation: Sciences Leading to Success June 11-

16, 2011.

2010 COMPARISON OF THREE VEGETATION SAMPLING METHODS ON OIL

AND GAS SITES IN SOUTHWESTERN WYOMING. Schladweiler, B. and C.

Adams. 2010. Presented at the 2010 National Meeting of the American Society

of Mining and Reclamation, Pittsburgh, PA, Bridging Reclamation, Science, and

the Community. June 8, 2010.

2009 COMPARISON OF COAL MINE RECLAMATION UNDER THE SURFACE

MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION ACT OF 1977 AND OIL AND

GAS SITES IN WYOMING. Schladweiler, B.K. 2009. American Society of Mining

and Reclamation. Billings, Montana.

2007 ONGOING EVALUATION OF EFFECTS FROM VARIABLE TOPSOIL DEPTHS

AT A COAL MINE IN NORTHEASTERN WYOMING AMERICAN SOCIETY OF

MINING AND RECLAMATION. Schladweiler, B.K. 2007. Gillette, Wyoming

2005 TOPSOIL DEPTH EFFECTS ON RECLAIMED COAL MINE AND NATIVE AREA

VEGETATION IN NORTHEASTERN WYOMING. Schladweiler, B.K., G.F. Vance,

D.E. Legg, L.C. Munn, and R. Haroian. 2005. Rangeland Ecology & Management

Bik 58:167 – 176.


AT A COAL MINE IN NORTHEASTERN WYOMING. Schladweiler, B.K., G.F.

Vance, D.E. Legg, and S. Belden, 2005. 2005. National Meeting of the American

Society of Mining and Reclamation.

2004 INFLUENCE OF VARIABLE TOPSOIL REPLACEMENT DEPTHS ON SOIL

CHEMICAL PARAMETERS WITHIN A COAL MINE IN NORTHEASTERN

WYOMING. Schladweiler, B.K., G.F. Vance, D.E. Legg, L.C. Munn, and R.

Haroian. 2004. Arid Land Research and Management. Vol. 18:347 – 358.

2002 INFLUENCE OF VARIABLE TOPSOIL REPLACEMENT DEPTHS ON SOIL AND

PLANT CHARACTERIST ICS AT A COAL MINE IN NORTHEASTERN

WYOMING. Schladweiler, B.K., G.F. Vance, and R. Haroian. 2002. American

Society of Mining and Reclamation. Lexington, Kentucky. Pg. 1157.

1997 SELENIUM IN THE ENVIRONMENT: SOIL/GEOLOGY, VEGETATION, AND

ANIMAL SCIENCE RESEARCH. Vance, G.F., C.P. Skinner, B.K. Schladweiler,

and J. A. Young. 1997. U.S. Army, Fort Carson DECAM Research Report,

Colorado Springs, CO. 45pp.

1997 HYDRIC SOILS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO PLANT BIODIVERSITY

WITHIN RECLAIMED STREAM CHANNELS IN SEMI-ARID ENVIRONMENTS.

Schladweiler, B.K., G.F. Vance, D.E. Legg, and S. Rexroat. 1997.

Agronomy Abstracts, 89:315.




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1996 VEGETATION DIVERSITY WITHIN NATIVE AND RECLAIMED COAL MINE

SITES: ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AND SEASONAL VARIABIL ITY.

Schladweiler, B.K., and G.F. Vance. 1996. American Society of Surface Mining

and Reclamation Proceedings, Knoxville, Tennessee Vol. 13:472 – 483.

1995 REGRESSION ANALYSIS TO PREDICT SELENIUM LEVELS AT TWO SURFACE

COAL MINES IN THE POWDER RIVER BASIN, WYOMING. Schladweiler,

B.K., G.F. Vance, D.E. Legg, and C. Bilen. 1995. Decades Later: A Time for

Reassessment. American Society of Surface Mining and Reclamation, Princeton,

WV. Bol. I: 246 – 257.

1995 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOIL SELENIUM CONCENTRATIONS AND

SELENIUM UPTAKE BY VEGETATION ON SURFACE COAL MINE LANDS IN

WYOMING. Schladweiler, B.K., G.F. Vance, R.N. Pasch, P.K. Carroll, M.S. Page,

D.L Bonett and S.E. Williams. 1995. American Society of Surface Mining and

Reclamation Abstracts, p.861.



WYOMING. Vance, G.F., R.N. Pasch, P.K. Carroll, M.S. Page, and B.K.

Schladweiler. 1991-1994. Proceedings of the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, and

Sixth Abandoned Coal Mine Lands Research Meeting. Sheridan, Gillette,

Kemmerer, and Laramie, Wyoming, 24 pp.

1993 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOIL SELENIUM CONCENTRATIONS, &


WYOMING. Schladweiler, B.K., G.F. Vance, R.N. Pasch, P.K. Carroll, M.S. Page,

D.L. Bonett, S. E. Williams. 1993. Billings Reclamation Symposium. Office of

Surface Mining. Vol. I: 119 – 130.

1993 COMPARISON OF SELENIUM UPTAKE BY VEGETATION ON SURFACE

COAL MINE LANDS IN WYOMING AND SEASONAL VARIABIL ITY OF

UPTAKE . Schladweiler, B.K., G.F. Vance, R.N. Pasch, P.K. Carroll, M.S. Page, D.L.

Bonett, & S.E. Williams. 1993. American Society of Surface Mining and

Reclamation. Vol. II: 828 – 838.

1993 COMPARISON OF SELENIUM UPTAKE BY VEGETATION ON SURFACE

COAL MINE LAND IN WYOMING AND SEASONAL VARIABIL ITY OF

UPTAKE. Schladweiler, B.K., G.F. Vance, P.K.Carroll, M.S. Page, AP. Wanek, D.L

Bonett, R.N. Pasch, and S.E. Williams. 1993. American Society of Surface Mining

Reclamation Abstracts. P. 36.

1992 EVALUATION OF VARIOUS SELENIUM EXTRACTION METHODS FOR

CORRELATING SOIL/BACKFILL LEVELS TO PLANT CONCENTRATIONS.

Vance, G.F., R.N. Pasch, D.L. Bonett, B.K. Schladweiler, P.K. Carroll and M.S. Page.

1992. Agronomy Abstracts, p.246.




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WYOMING. Pasch, R.N., G.F. Vance, S.E. Williams, M.S. Page, P.K. Carroll, and

B.K. Schladweiler. 1992. Abandoned Coal Mine Lands Research Meeting,

Gillette, Wyoming.

P R E S E N T A T I O N S

2016 INVESTIGATION INTO ESD DATA AS POTENTIAL VEGETATION REFERENCE

AREAS IN OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT. B.K. Schladweiler, A.D. Sisel, and

D.M. Gardner. 2016. 2016 Rawlins Industry Meeting, Rawlins, WY. October 12,

2016.

2015 COMPARISON OF POINT L INE INTERCEPT AND SAMPLEPOINT DATA

COLLECTION METHODS FOR TOTAL VEGETATION COVER, TOTAL

GROUND COVER, AND TIME REQUIREMENTS ON RECLAIMED SITES IN

WYOMING. Wood, C., C. Adams, and B. Schladweiler. 2015. National Meeting

of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation, Lexington, KY, June 7-11,

2015.

2014 RECLAMATION IN SOUTHEASTERN WYOMING: BEAUTY IS IN THE EYE OF

THE BEHOLDER. Schladweiler, B. 2014. National Meeting of the American

Society of Mining and Reclamation, Oklahoma City, OK, Exploring

New Frontiers in Reclamation, June 14-21, 2014.

2013 LONG-TERM COMPARISON OF VEGETATION REFERENCE AREA ON

RECLAIMED COAL MINES IN NORTHEASTERN WYOMING. Schladweiler, B.,

C. Adams, and M. Kasten. 2013. National Meeting of the American Society of

Mining and Reclamation, Laramie, WY. Reclamation: Sciences Leading to

Success June 1-6, 2013.

2013 SOIL AMENDMENT APPLICATIONS DURING DROUGHT PERIODS ON OIL

AND GAS SITES IN WYOMING. Cox, L., M. Kasten, and B. Schladweiler. 2013.

National Meeting of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation, Laramie,

WY. Reclamation: Sciences Leading to Success June 1-6, 2013.

2013 COMPARISON OF BASAL AND AERIAL COVER FOR TOTAL VEGETATION

COVER AND TOTAL GROUND COVER ON OIL AND GAS SITES IN

WYOMING. Adams, C. and B.K. Schladweiler. 2013. National Meeting of the

American Society of Mining and Reclamation, Laramie, WY. Reclamation:

Sciences Leading to Success June 1-6, 2013.

2013 SOIL MANAGEMENT- LINEAR DISTURBANCES. Brenda K. Schladweiler.

2013. Pipeline Reclamation Workshop, Sidney, MT.

2013 IT BEGINS WITH THE SOIL . Brenda K. Schladweiler. 2013. Wyoming Weed

Management Association, Casper, WY.

2012 TOPSOIL MANAGEMENT ISSUES RELATED TO ENERGY DEVELOPMENT.

Brenda K. Schladweiler. 2012. Colorado Oil and Gas Association, Denver, CO.




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2012 SOIL AMENDMENT APPLICATIONS DURING DROUGHT PERIODS. Brenda K.

Schladweiler. 2012. Petroleum Association of Wyoming, Casper, WY.

2012 RECLAMATION IMPLICATION OF OVERLAPPING INDUSTRIES IN

SOUTHERN CAMPBELL COUNTY, WY. Brenda K. Schladweiler and Lisa Cox.

2012. American Society of Mining and Reclamation, Tupelo, MS.


IN THE POWDER RIVER BASIN, WYOMING. Brenda K. Schladweiler and

Dawn. M. Gardner. 2011. American Society of Mining and Reclamation,

Bismarck, ND.

2010 COMPARISON OF THREE VEGETATION SAMPLING METHODS ON OIL

AND GAS SITES IN SOUTHWESTERN WYOMING . Schladweiler, B. and C.

Adams. 2010. American Society of Mining and Reclamation, Pittsburgh, PA.

2009 COMPARISON OF THREE VEGETATION SAMPLING METHODS. Adams C.

and B.K. Schladweiler. 2009. PAW Second Annual Reclamation Conference,

Casper, WY.

2009 COMPARISON OF COAL MINE RECLAMATION UNDER THE SURFACE

MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION ACT OF 1977 AND OIL AND

GAS SITES IN WYOMING. Schladweiler, B.K. 2009. American Society of

Mining Reclamation. Billings, MT.

2009 ABANDONED MINE LAND URANIUM RECLAMATION AND RESEARCH IN

WYOMING. Schladweiler, B.K. 2009. U2009 Global Uranium Symposium. Denver,

CO.

2008 RECLAMATION IN NORTHEASTERN WYOMING. Schladweiler, B.K. 2008.

Society for Range Management/Society for Soil Water Conservation Society

combined state meeting. Cheyenne, WY.

2008 TOPSOIL MANAGEMENT ISSUES RELATED TO OIL AND GAS

DEVELOPMENT. Schladweiler, B.K. 2008. PAW Reclamation Conference.

Casper, WY.


AT A COAL MINE IN NORTHEASTERN WYOMING. Schladweiler, B.K. 2007.

American Society of Reclamation. Gillette, WY.

2007 VEGETATION AND SOILS RECOVERY FOR POST-CBNG CO-PRODUCED

WATER DISCHARGE. Schladweiler, B.K. 2007. Wyoming BLM, Buffalo Field

Office, Best Management Practices.

2006 VEGETATION AND SOILS RECOVERY FOR POST-CBNG CO-PRODUCED

WATER DISCHARGE. Schladweiler, B.K. 2006. Coalbed Methane Education

Fair.

2006 RECLAMATION CLASS , Schladweiler, B.K. 2006. Wyoming Workforce

Development, Gillette Campus.

2006 A SURVEY OF SUCCESSFUL MINELAND REVEGETATION TECHNIQUES .

Schladweiler, B.K. 2006. Billings Land Reclamation Symposium.




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2005 TOPSOIL MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP, PART 1. Schladweiler, B.K. 2005.

Coalbed Methane Education Fair.

2005 A SURVEY OF SUCCESSFUL MINELAND REVEGETATION TECHNIQUES.

SCHLADWEILER, B.K. 2005. SRM/SWCS Combined Annual Meeting.

2004 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS RELATED TO CBNG ACTIVITY .

Schladweiler, B.K. 2004. Wyoming Water Well Association.

2004 OVERVIEW OF NATURAL RESOURCES IN THE POWDER RIVER BASIN.

Schladweiler, B.K. 2004. Wyoming L.E.A.D. Seminar.

2001 EFFECT OF CBM WATER ON SOILS AND VEGETATION. Schladweiler, B.K.

2001. Coalbed Methane Education Fair.



DawnGardner senior vegetation ecologist

senior wetland specialist

Dawn has over 8 years of experience in all aspects of project management,

historical literature review, data gathering, map review, field surveys, results

analysis, data presentation, and report compilation for BKS ENVIRONMENTAL

ASSOCIATES, INC . She specializes in baseline assessments, reclamation

monitoring, wetland delineations, threatened and endangered (T&E) species and

habitat surveys, stream inventories, environmental compliance, and wildlife

habitat surveys.

C O M P A N Y

Since incorporation in Wyoming in 1981, BKS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOCIATES,

INC. (BKS) has earned a trusted and respected reputation as one of the leading

companies offering environmental services for the extraction industries including

coal, oil & gas including coalbed methane, uranium, bentonite and other mining

industries. BKS specializes in Soils, Vegetation & Wetland Surveys, as well as

Reclamation Design and Monitoring. We provide environmental services, not only

in Wyoming, but throughout the Western United States.

E X P E R I E N C E

2008- Present SENIOR VEGETATION ECOLOGIST AND WETLAND SPECIALIST– BKS

Environmental Associates, Inc., Gillette, WY

+ Project management including client communications, budget tracking,

and scheduling

+ Conduct fieldwork including baseline vegetation and wetland

assessments, threatened and endangered plant species and habitat

surveys, reclamation monitoring, wildlife habitat assessments, small mine

permitting, and reclamation planning

2007 HYDROLOGIC TECHNICIAN– US Forest Service, Bear Lodge Ranger District,

Sundance, WY

+ Conducted road stream crossing assessments, pre-harvest assessments to

determine overall site conditions, and BMP monitoring assessments on

post-harvest sale units.

+ Compiled reports and maps to document assessment results



2004-2007 GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT– South Dakota State University, Wildlife and

Fisheries Department, Brookings, SD

+ Reviewed and synthesized available literature, developed spatial and

temporal distribution maps, determined voids in biological knowledge

base, and outlined future research focus areas for three upland nesting

shorebirds in SD

+ Assisted with Greater Sage Grouse project: tracked and located nests of

radio marked grouse, collected vegetation data, and captured chicks for

radio marking

E D U C A T I O N

2007 MASTER OF SCIENCE – South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD

+ Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences/Wildlife Emphasis

2003 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE – South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD

+ Biology/Botany Emphasis and Environmental Management

C E R T I F I C A T E S

2017 MSHA Experienced Miner 8hr Annual Refresher

2017 FIRST AID AND CPR National Safety Council

2014 OSHA General Industry 10hr Course

2012 CONTRACTOR CERTIF IED PERSON Wyoming State Mine Inspector

2012 - 2015 THREATENED & ENDANGERED PLANT TRAININGS Uinta Basin Rare and Listed

Plant Training and Webinars and Penstemon haydenii habitat identification

training

2010 SAFELAND USA

2010 WETLAND DELINEATION Emphasis in Soils and Hydrology, Wetland Training

Institute

2008 MSHA New Miner Training

M E M B E R S H I P S

2009 - Present SOCIETY OF RANGE MANAGEMENT



IN THE POWEDER RIVER BASIN, WYOMING. Schladweiler, B.K. and D.M.

Gardner. 2011. Presented at the 2011 National Meeting of the American Society

of Mining and Reclamation, Bismarck, ND. Reclamation: Science Leading to

Success. June 11-16, 2011.

2008 STATUS OF MARBLED GODWITS IN SOUTH DAKOTA: BASED ON A 2007

LITERATURE SYNTHESIS . Gardner, D.M., K.F. Higgins, and K.C. Jensen. 2008. SD

Academy of Science Vol. 85: 85-110.




2008 STATUS OF UPLAND SANDPIPERS IN SOUTH DAKOTA: BASED ON A 2007



2008 STATUS OF WESTERN WILLETS IN SOUTH DAKOTA: BASED ON A 2007



2007 STATUS OF UPLAND SANDPIPERS, MARBLED GODWITS, AND WESTERN

WILLETS IN SOUTH DAKOTA. Gardner, D.M. 2007. M.S. Thesis, SDSU, Brookings,

SD.

2006 AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY ABOUT THE F ISH RESOURCES OF SOUTH

DAKOTA. Bouchard, M.A., K.F. Higgins, D.M. Gardner, C.R. Berry, and S.R.

Chipps. 2006. SD State University Bulletin 751. SDSU, Brookings, SD.

2005 ABUNDANCE AND DIVERSITY OF SMALL MAMMALS IN EXOTIC AND

RESEEDED NATIVE GRASSLANDS AT OAKWOOD LAKES STATE PARK.

Gardner, D.M., K.C. Jensen, K.F. Higgins, N.K. Hansen, and A.A Huehl. 2005. SD


2005 INFLUENCE OF BIOCONTROL INSECTS ON CANADA THISTLE: SEED

PRODUCITON, GERMINABIL ITY AND VIABIL ITY. Larson, G.E., G.A. Wittig, K.F.

Higgins, B. Turnipseed, and D.M. Gardner. 2005. Prairie Naturalist Vol. 37: 85-100.


2016 INVESTIGATION INTO ESD DATA AS POTENTIAL VEGETAT ION REFERENCE

AREAS IN OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT. B.K. Schladweiler, A.D. Sisel, and

D.M. Gardner. 2016. 2016 Rawlins Industry Meeting, Rawlins, WY. October 12,

2016.

2013 COMPARISON OF VEGETATION COVER VS PRECIP ITATION ON A

RECLAIMED COAL MINE IN NORTHEASTERN WYOMING. Gardner, D.M.,

M.J. Kasten, and B.K. Schladweiler. 2013. 2013 Joint Conference 2nd Wyoming

Reclamation Symposium and 30th Annual Meeting of the American Society of

Mining and Reclamation, Laramie, WY. June 6, 2013. 2


WILLETS IN SOUTH DAKOTA. Gardner, D.M., K.F. Higgins, and K.C. Jensen.

2007. SD Academy of Science, Chamberlain, SD. April 4-5, 2007.



2006. 67th Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Omaha, NE. December 3-6,

2006.



2006. 1st Western Hemisphere Shorebird Science Meeting, Boulder, CO. February

27-March 2, 2006.



2005 ABUNDANCE AND DIVERSITY OF SMALL MAMMALS IN NATIVE AND

EXOTIC GRASSLAND HABITATS AT OAKWOOD LAKES STATE PARK.

Gardner, D.M., N.K. Hansen, A.A. Huehl, and K.C. Jensen. 2005. SD Academy of

Science, Sioux Falls, SD. April 9-10, 2005.

Spatial Advantage, LLC 2507 Lawrence St. Denver, CO 80205

M a t t h e w D . K a s c a k P R O F E S S I O N A L E X P E R I E N C E Principal / GIS Specialist – Spatial Advantage, LLC April, 2014 – Present Denver, Colorado 80205 • Provide professional GIS consulting services and analysis. • Support development of groundwater flow models using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and database

processing. • Provide high quality maps for compliance, planning, and presentation.

Enterprise Geospatial Analyst - Sanborn April, 2016– Present Denver, Colorado 80225 • Develop and implement GIS data standards for national datasets with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). • Develop Geocortex workflows and create map viewers to enable web GIS data collection and processing • Generate GIS services assist uses in data collection to serve BLM clients • Support data logical and physical data modeling to address business needs. • Document data standards through metadata creation and implementation guides. GIS Analyst - Northrop Grumman August, 2015 – March, 2016 Denver, Colorado 80225 • Developed and implemented GIS data standards for national datasets with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). • Provided QA/QC for existing data through ArcGIS Data Reviewer, Python scripting, and FME. • Migrated Data across BLM into national datasets. • Translated business requirements into geodatabase design for enterprise solutions, specifically ArcSDE. • Documented data standards through metadata creation and implementation guides. • Developed management tools for accessing data quality across the BLM through ArcGIS Portal – Operations

Dashboard. GIS Specialist/Environmental Scientist – Norwest Corporation May, 2007 – April, 2014 950 S Cherry Street, Suite 800, Denver, Colorado 80246 GIS/Groundwater Modeling Activities • Developed regional groundwater flow models using both GIS and Groundwater modeling software for impact

purposes related to oil and gas production, specifically tributary and non-tributary analyses, which were used for state agency rulemaking.

• Managed a GIS team for identifying alluvial valley floors (AVF) significant to farming for federal and state agency approval.

• Developed protocols and standard operating procedures to track and review digitized features for mining, and oil and gas industry.

• Utilized GIS techniques to combine variables and data inputs (e.g. aerial imagery, soils, land use, surface property rights, mining rights, national hydrological dataset, and topography) to prioritize potential land exchange targets to maximize client resources.

• Compiled and presented data as a suitability analysis for targeting potential CO2 sequestration areas. • Employed spatial interpolation, spatial statistics, and data reduction techniques in order to characterize geophysical

properties of potential saline aquifers, depleted oil and gas fields, and salt caverns for screening processes. • Utilized GIS overlay analysis to assess multivariate selection criteria, build geodatabases, and develop metadata to

effectively manage and track workflow and results.

Field Activities • Planned and performed conventional pumping and slug tests that include groundwater level monitoring level

instrumentation, monitoring, analysis, and reporting for testing programs in support of in-situ uranium and oil shale characterization.

• Conducted ground and surface water sampling. • Collected slope inclinometer and piezometer data for rockpile monitoring related to surface mining, subsurface

mining, and subsidence. Staff Scientist – SECOR International, Inc. (now Stantec) September, 2005 – April, 2007 1060 Andrew Drive, Suite 140, West Chester, PA 19380 • Produced technical and graphical maps to support tasks including well installation, remediation system

implementation, sampling, investigations, environmental assessment, and safety planning. • Created and maintained interactive web-based mapping system for disseminating large amounts of data and

information via user-friendly electronic deliverables. • Drafted reports for remediation activities relating to state and federal compliance. • Designed, integrated, and managed databases for decision analysis, report generation, and information support. • Designed and managed website for clients’ public relations according to USEPA requirements. • Conducted and supervised field activities consistent with state regulations and strict client-driven health and safety

requirements. • Conducted technical document research, regulatory and client correspondence, and quality assurance/quality control. GIS Specialist - Green Valley Ranch/University of Denver August, 2004 – August, 2005 2199 S. University Blvd., Denver, CO 80208 • Managed Geodatabase for the Green Valley Metropolitan District for cataloging and monitoring district resources

including utilities, common areas, and development. • Performed data and map updates, quality control, and GPS data collection. • Worked closely with district management to streamline irrigation practice and billing through GIS and Microsoft

Access.

Teaching Assistant - Department of Geography, University of Denver August, 2003 – June, 2005 2199 S. University Blvd., Denver, CO 80208 • Instructed laboratory exercises. • Assisted professor with class preparation and grading. • Provided outside assistance for students. T E C H N I C A L E X P E R T I S E Software: ArcGIS 10.x Suite (including major extensions), ArcSDE, ArcGIS Portal/Online, Geocortex, FME, ArcHydro, Visual MODFLOW, FEFLOW, Petra, ERDAS Imagine, GPS Pathfinder Office, AutoCAD, Microsoft Office Package (including Access), SQL Server, Python, Visio Field Equipment: Groundwater Sampling, Pump Testing, Injection Fall Off Testing, Slope Inclinometers, Trimble GPS products Certifications: OSHA 40-hr HAZWOPER, MSHA 40-hr, CPR, First Aid P R O F E S S I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N S GISCo, GIS in Geosciences, Denver Petroleum User Group E D U C A T I O N University of Denver Denver, CO August, 2003 – June, 2005 • Master of Science Degree in Geographic Information Science The George Washington University Washington, D.C. August, 1999 – May, 2003 • Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude • Major: Environmental Sciences, Geography • Minor: Biology • Varsity Athletics – Cross Country, Track

Spatial Advantage, LLC 2507 Lawrence St. Denver, CO 80205

M a g d a l é n a K a s c a k P R O F F E S I O N A L E X P E R I E N C E Director / GIS and Database Specialist – Spatial Advantage, LLC July 2015 – Present Denver, Colorado 80205 • Generate spatial solutions and utilize GIS technology to support, database design and administration • Support development of groundwater flow models using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and database processing.

GIS Data Manager - Petroleum Field Services, LLC January 2016 – Present 7535 Hilltop Circle, Denver, Colorado 80221 • Manage, design, and administer SDE databases for client data and supporting public data that are served to both

internal and external users. • Create and audit database schemas to support complex data workflows using versioning and replication processes

while maintaining data integrity and access security. GIS Specialist/Environmental Scientist – Norwest Corporation January, 2005 – June, 2015 950 S Cherry Street, Suite 800, Denver, Colorado 80246 Spatial Analysis and Cartography • Supported surface water and civil engineering projects utilizing techniques such as watershed delineation, line of

sight, soil suitability, slope analysis and other overlay techniques. • Established corporate templates used in day-to-day operations, including permitting and regulatory requirement

compliance. • Produced publication-grade cartographic maps and figures, including map series and automated map books. • Employed spatial interpolation, spatial statistics and data reduction techniques in order to characterize geophysical

properties and geochemical environments.

Database Administration and Data Management • Created numerous MS Access complex relational databases to house project data related to Oil & Gas and water

well inventory including completion information, analytical water quality data, geologic markers, pumping tests results, and other relevant information pertaining to ownership, leases and other environmental constraints.

• Developed and maintained spatially-enabled SQL Multiuser database housing information pertaining to a CBM operation including surface and subsurface facilities, pipelines, waterline and other relevant inventory; Routinely created custom queries and reporting tools to access production and water quality information, field maintenance, work orders , meteorology and surface water data, Stormwater inspections and Compliance records under CDPHE and COGCC regulations.

• Created coupled ESRI geodatabase/ MS Access database structure to support spatial and temporal data pertaining to project operations and regulatory compliance.

• Performed data transformation and manipulation across multiple software platforms, data files types and structures. • Researched and acquired records from public data sources and governmental agencies.

GIS Support/Education • Provided technical support, trouble-shooting and education of personnel in GIS tools and software. • Managed and maintained the GIS tools and software for the multiple branches in the company. • Created and presented “lunch & learn” presentation pertaining to GIS best practices, new tools, map projection and

other relevant topics to serve the needs of the ongoing education of the user-base. • Developed a comprehensive GIS technology implementation plan for Norwest Corporation that addressed the

hardware, software, and human resources requirements.

GPS data • Created manuals, SOPs and trained field personnel in GPS data collection and surveying techniques. • Processed GPS data and integrated with existing spatial data. • Designed and executed multiple regional spring & seep surveys.

Hydrology/ hydrogeology fieldwork • Performed surface water sampling. • Conducted groundwater sampling from both deep and shallow water wells including (submersible pumps, electric

pumps, bailer etc.). • Participated in geologic fieldwork recording geologic markers information including rock type, strike, dip and samples. GIS Specialist – Questa Engineering May, 2004 – January, 2005 Golden, CO • Gathered, processed, managed and documented spatial data. • Created thematic, structural, and production maps pertaining to oil and gas reservoir modeling, enhanced recovery and analysis.

Teaching Assistant - Department of Geography, University of Denver August, 2003 – June, 2005 2199 S. University Blvd., Denver, CO 80208 • Lead laboratory exercises in ArcView software for Natural Science introductory courses. T E C H N I C A L E X P E R T I S E Software: ArcGIS Suite 10.x (incl. Spatial Analyst and 3D Analyst), ArcSDE, SQL 2004 SP4, MS Access, Intramaps, Geocortex, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, ArcView, GlobalMapper, AutoCAD, Rockworks LogPlot 7.0, ArcPad 7.0, ArcIMS 9.0, ERDAS Imagine 8.5, EQuIS, Field Equipment: Trimble GPS products, Groundwater Sampling Certifications: SQL Database Administration (in progress), CPR/First Aid/AED, MasterDrive Winter Driving Clinic P R O F E S S I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N S GISCo, GIS in Geosciences, Women in GIS, Denver Petroleum User Group, DPUG, Rocky Mountain EHS E D U C A T I O N Continuing Education, University of Colorado Denver, CO 2011-2012 • Geological Internal Processes, Stratigraphy and Sedimentology

University of Denver Denver, CO August, 2003 – June, 2005 • Master of Science Degree in Geographic Information Science, Concentration in Natural Resources University of Otago Dunedin, New Zealand January, 2002 – August, 2002 • Study abroad at Environmental Studies department

Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA January, 2000 – May 2003 • B.A. Environmental Studies with a concentration in Spatial Analysis

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