Todd Engineers: Chad N. Taylor

Expertise:

Mr. Taylor has over ten years of experience in conceptual hydrogeologic model development, water supply planning and exploration, protection of groundwater resources, design of water supply wells, and soil and groundwater contamination investigations. He has worked on groundwater projects throughout Colorado and California and has experience assisting clients with projects requiring detailed knowledge of of the hydrogeology and regulatory framework in both states.

Chad has been responsible for a range of projects involving the design and installation of natural and filter-packed water supply wells. He has applied a variety of drilling methods and analytical techniques for aquifer testing plus analytical groundwater flow modeling.

Chad recently completed a project involving the design, installation, and testing of a large diameter, high capacity recovery well for the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. The completed well was tested at over 3,000 gallons per minute with less than 30 feet of drawdown. Chad is also involved in ongoing projects for water districts in managed groundwater basins. One such project is the San Benito County Water District's annual groundwater monitoring and reporting program; Chad is responsible for assessing basin-wide groundwater conditions and changes in storage.

Chad is dedicated to expansion of water recycling and water recharge in the context of comprehensive groundwater banking, and recently completed a successful feasibility study for the Lee Lake Water District, which showed the possibility of banking groundwater even in a small basin.

Academic Background and Professional Credentials:

Professional Geologist California, No. 8443
Certified Hydrogeologist California, No. 915

BS, Earth Sciences, University of California Santa Cruz, 1999