Todd Engineers: Katherine L. White

Expertise:

Ms. White has been a practicing engineer for more than 20 years, with responsibility for a broad range of projects involving groundwater management, water supply reliability, water resources engineering, water quality and groundwater contamination investigations, water rights and litigation support. She is recognized for her careful attention to her clients, and the detail and accuracy of her work.

She is experienced in regional hydrogeologic studies including groundwater basin characterization, field investigations, groundwater monitoring system design, and groundwater contamination assessments. For example, she recently served as Project Engineer for a Technical Report summarizing conditions at a Southern California landfill and providing recommendations for a revised Monitoring and Report Program. Her organizational and analytical capabilities have been key to the systematic evaluation of the site, which is complicated by numerous upgradient and side-gradient industrial sources and highly variable groundwater flow rates and directions.

Kate has considerable CEQA, water supply assessment, and Urban Water Management Plan experience. Most notably, she was project manager for the water supply sections of an Environmental Impact Report for the Marin County General Plan Update, which included various alternatives for residential development in unincorporated areas of the County. The EIR was recognized by the Association of Environmental Professionals as its 2008 Outstanding Environmental Analysis Document.

She also served recently as Project Engineer for a water supply assessment (WSA) in Northern California that incorporated past, current, and estimated future water supply and demand of numerous cities, community water systems, rural residences, and agriculture. Kate provided a systematic approach to organize inconsistent data from numerous sources into linked spreadsheets and to develop scenarios for future supply and demand conditions.

Academic Background and Professional Credentials:

Registered Civil Engineer, California, No. C44262

MS, Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1987
BS, Agricultural Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1983