DBS&A Team Awarded Contract to Prepare Owens Valley Groundwater Basin Groundwater Sustainability Plan

The Owens Valley Groundwater Authority (OVGA), acting as a joint powers authority, approved the selection of DBS&A and team members Consensus and Collaboration Program, TEAM Engineering & Management, Inc., Stillwater Sciences, and Lechowicz & Tseng Municipal Consultants, to prepare a Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) for the Owens Valley Groundwater Basin in Inyo and Mono Counties, […]

Upcoming Free Utility Operator Credit and Training Opportunities

On behalf of the New Mexico Environment Department Drinking Water Bureau (NMED DWB), DBS&A is offering free training for water systems operators, board members, and water sample technicians throughout New Mexico on Water Chemistry, Breakpoint Chlorination, Distribution Systems; Water System Sampler Training;  Pumps and Motors, Groundwater Hydrology & Wells, and Operator Math; Water Chemistry, Groundwater Hydrology & […]

Stephanie Moore Joins Colorado River Alliance Board of Directors

DBS&A Hydrologist Stephanie Moore, P.G., has joined the Board of Directors for the Colorado River Alliance. She is committed to working with Alliance staff and fellow Board members in support of its mission “to champion the long-term vitality of the Texas Colorado River through education and engagement.” Ms. Moore has been a life-long advocate of […]

Barb Murphy Receives AIPG’s Ben H. Parker Memorial Medal

DBS&A Affiliate, Clear Creek Associates’ Senior Geologist Barb Murphy received the Ben H. Parker Memorial Medal at this year’s American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG) National Conference in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The medal is awarded to individuals who have long records of distinguished and outstanding service to the profession. The most important criterion for this […]

Welcome Tony Morgan, PG, CHg, Vice President and Principal Hydrogeologist

Mr. Morgan has joined our growing team of California hydrogeologists and hydrologists, engineers, soil scientists, water resource planners, modelers, and GIS specialists. He has nearly 40 years of experience in water supply, water management, and hydrogeological programs for municipal, industrial, and agricultural applications. Over his career as a consultant, and as the Deputy General Manager […]

Water Board Adopts DBS&A Watershed Salt Load Findings

The Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board has adopted DBS&A’s ambient water quality determinations for total dissolved solids (TDS) and nitrate-nitrogen for all 37 of the groundwater management zones (GMZs) contained within the 2,840 square-mile Santa Ana Watershed in 2015. DBS&A’s submittal of the updated 2015 TDS and nitrate-nitrogen ambient water quality (AWQ) determinations […]

Dr. Stephens Awarded Groundwater Resources Association of California’s Lifetime Achievement Award

DBS&A’s Founder and Principal Hydrologist, Daniel B. Stephens, Ph.D., P.Hg., P.G., has been selected as the recipient of the 2017 Groundwater Resources Association (GRA) of California’s Lifetime Achievement Award. This award is presented to individuals for their exemplary contributions to the groundwater industry, contributions that have been in the spirit of GRA’s mission and organization […]