Happy Holidays from all of us in the GLA Family!

Happy Holidays from DBS&A and all of us in the GLA Family!

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Need Expert Support for Your Groundwater Sustainability Challenges?

DBS&A’s expert modelers and hydrogeologists regularly support legal teams and their clients on groundwater basin adjudication related issues, including: Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) compliance Evaluation of applicability of proposed Sustainable Management Criteria Third-party review of models supporting Groundwater Sustainability Plans (GSPs) Independent assessments of groundwater budgets and sustainable yield estimates Technical evaluation of basin […]

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Expert Services Experience Across California

DBS&A has a long and respected record of litigation support. We have prepared basin-scale groundwater management plans. These plans include water budgets, modeling, stakeholder engagement, and groundwater supply projects for many watersheds.  Our practical knowledge and technical expertise help guide our clients and their legal teams through the adjudication process. Learn more about our water […]

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Independent Hydrogeological Reviews

With California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) deadlines quickly approaching, water rights adjudications are expected to increase after medium and high priority basin Groundwater Sustainability Plans are filed in January 2022. Adjudications are already being considered in many basins, including: Borrego Springs basin Las Posas basin Oxnard-Pleasant Valley basins Ventura River watershed Cuyama basin Court […]

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Career Opportunity!

DBS&A is hiring a detail-oriented Document Production and Marketing Assistant in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to participate on teams in the development of high-quality reports and winning proposal documents. Learn more.  

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ENR Top Design Firms

GLA and affiliates Clear Creek, DBS&A, Geo-Logic Peru, Kunkel Engineering, and The MINES Group, was ranked among the Engineering News-Record Top 500 Design Firms, and Top Design Firms in the Southwest Region and California Region. More than 260 professionals in 30 offices in the U.S. and abroad provide multidisciplinary geologic, engineering, water, and environmental consulting for landfills, mines, contaminated sites, municipal projects, natural resources, and water resources.

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Wastewater Treatment Basics and Nutrient Removal Training

DBS&A is offering free Wastewater Treatment Basics and Nutrient Removal training suitable for wastewater treatment plant operators (large [WW1 – WW4] and small [SWW and SWWA]). Operators having trouble with nutrient removal processes at their plant will particularly benefit.

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DBS&A at Texas Groundwater Conference

The American Ground Water Trust’s (AGWT’s) annual Texas Groundwater Conference, their 28th conference since 2009, will take place in Austin on June 30 and July 1. DBS&A’s groundwater professionals — Neil Blandford, PG, Andrew Donnelly, PG, and Paul Kirby, PG —will participate in this important event focused on “everything aquifers and groundwater management.” Senior Vice […]

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Hannah Erbele Passes California Professional Geologist Exam

Congratulations to Hannah Erbele, PG, on passing the California Professional Geologist examination requirements. Hannah is now licensed by the State of California  Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists. Ms. Erbele has been a valued member of the team in California since joining DBS&A in 2017. She earned a bachelors degree in Earth and […]

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2021 New Mexico Water Workshop

DBS&A Engineer Jennifer Hill, PE, will be moderating sessions virtually on water management and planning topics for the Rocky Mountain Section of the American Water Works Association 2021 Virtual New Mexico Water Workshop from May 18 to 20, 2021.

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