Lifetime Professional Record
of
David Keith Todd, Consulting Engineer
Background:
David Keith Todd served as an independent consulting engineer on a part-time basis in the field of water resources planning, development, and management since 1950. In 1978 he formed his own consulting firm, Todd Engineers, in Emeryville, California, staffed with engineers and geologists. The company specializes in the planning, development, management, and protection of groundwater.
Dr. Todd also held the position of Professor of Civil Engineering, Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. At Berkeley, he taught all of the hydrology courses and was in charge of the graduate program in Water Resources Engineering. As a result of his extensive experience in teaching, research, and consulting, he was associated with wide variety of water projects and issues. His numerous publications in the water field have earned him a national as well as an international reputation, particularly relating to groundwater.
Address:
Office:
David Keith Todd
Todd Engineers
2200 Powell Street, Suite 225
Emeryville, CA 94608
Telephone: (510) 595-2120
Facsimile: (510) 595-2112
Education:
B.S., Civil Engineering, Purdue University, 1948
M.S., Meteorology, New York University, 1949
Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1953
Professional Registration:
California - Registered Civil Engineer, Certificate No. 12000
Indiana - Registered Civil Engineer, Certificate No. 8560
Delaware - Registered Professional Engineer, Certificate No. 9695
Professional Affiliation:
Fellow, American Society of Civil Engineers
Fellow, American Geophysical Union
Member, American Water Works Association
Fellow, American Meteorological Association
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
Member, National Ground Water Association and the Association of Ground Water Scientists and Engineers
Member, American Institute of Hydrology, Certified Hydrologist-Ground Water, No. 630
Diplomat, American Academy of Water Resources Engineers
Professional Recognition:
Member, Tau Beta Pi
Member, Chi Epsilon
Member, Sigma Xi
Postdoctoral Fellow, National Science Foundation, 1957-1958
Research Prize, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1960
American Men of Science, 10th edition, 1962
Who's Who in Engineering, 9th edition, 1964
Distinguished Alumnus, Purdue University, 1964
Senior Postdoctoral Fellow, National Science Foundation, 1964-1965
Centennial Professor, American University of Beirut, Lebanon, 1967
Visiting Professor, Universidad de Oriente, Puerta la Cruz, Venezuela, 1969-1972
Who's Who in America, 38th edition, 1974
John Hem Excellence in Science and Engineering Award, National Groundwater Association, 1997
Honorary Board Member, American Institute of Hydrology, 1997
C.V. Theis Award, American Institute of Hydrology, 1999
Lifetime Achievement Award, Groundwater Resources Association of California, 1999
Professional Experience:
2003-Now: Chairman, Todd Engineers
1978-2002: President, Todd Engineers
1950-Date: Instructor, Lecturer, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor, and Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley.
1950-1970: Research Engineer (part-time), Office of Research Services, University of California, Berkeley.
1954-1956: Hydraulic Engineer (part-time), U.S. Geological Survey, Berkeley, California.
1948-1950: Hydraulic Engineer, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado.
Foreign Consulting Experience in Water Resources:
Europe - Studies of groundwater resources, development, and problems in Switzerland, England, France, Germany, Sweden, and Netherlands, 1957-1958 and 1964-1965.
Thailand, Philippines, and Japan - Consultant for lectures and study tour on development of groundwater resources, UNESCO, 1962.
India - Consultant on preparation of groundwater project proposal from the Government of India to the Special Fund, United Nations, 1963; organizer of Seminar on Artificial Recharge of Groundwater for the United Nations, Ahmedabad, India, 1984-1985.
Pakistan - Member of White House-Interior Scientific Team to review and recommend program for improvement of agriculture in the Indus River Plain, West Pakistan; primary emphasis was on feasibility of new wells to pump groundwater for lowering of the water table, leaching of salt from the soil, and increasing irrigation water supply, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1961-1963. Consultant on new well field for the City of Faisalabad water supply, Engineering-Science, Arcadia, California, 1983.
Saudi Arabia - Consultant on planning and investigation of groundwater resources in Northern Saudi Arabia, Ralph M. Parsons Co., Los Angeles, 1965-1967.
Lebanon - Consultant on development of groundwater resources for water supply for the City of Beirut and on utilization of submarine springs discharging groundwater from limestone aquifers into the sea, Special Fund, United Nations, 1967.
Cyprus - Consultant on management of groundwater resources and control of seawater intrusion, Special Fund, United Nations, 1967.
Algeria - Consultant on groundwater resources development and utilization for economic development by irrigation and industry of three major areas in Algeria, General Electric Company, Santa Barbara, California, 1965-1970.
Libya - Consultant on groundwater resources development for irrigation, Joufrah Project near Hon, Philipp Holsmann AG, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 1975-1977.
Nicaragua - Consultant on protection of the water supply system for the City of Managua against
groundwater pollution, Empresa de Aguadora, Managua, Nicaragua, 1976-1978.
Barbados - Consultant on development plans for supplemental water supplies for irrigation and municipal uses, and on prevention of seawater intrusion, Stanley Associated Engineering, Ltd., Edmonton, Canada, 1977-1978.
Jamaica - Consultant on plans for village water supplies throughout the island from wells and springs, Stanley Associates Engineering Ltd., Edmonton, Canada, 1978.
Turks and Caicos Islands - Consultant on groundwater development for water supplies on small
coral limestone islands, Stanley Associates Engineering Ltd., Edmonton, Canada, 1980.
Peru - Consultant on groundwater development to augment water supply for City of Lima, Peru, Engineering-Science, Arcadia, California, 1980-1982.
Sri Lanka - Consultant on groundwater development in the Jaffna Area, Engineering-Science, Arcadia, California, 1982.
Chile - Consultant on groundwater development in the Atacama Desert, BHP Utah International, San Francisco, California, 1983-1994.
Australia - Invited lecturer on groundwater resources to provincial water agencies in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Perth, 1986.
Canada - Consultant on artificial recharge of groundwater for The Regional Municipality of Waterloo, 1996.
Publications
Author of more than 115 technical publications in the field of hydrology and water resources, with particular emphasis on groundwater resources (complete list of publications available upon request). Included are seven books:
(1) Annotated Bibliography on Artificial Recharge of Groundwater through 1954, U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1477, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 115 pp., 1959.
(2) Groundwater Hydrology, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, NY, 336 pp., 1959, 2nd edition, 535 pp., 1980., 3rd edition, 640 pp., 2005. This book has been used as a textbook by some 52 American universities, published in several international editions, and translated into Hindi, Malaysian, Persian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Turkish.
(3) The Water Encyclopedia (Editor), Water Information Center, Inc., Port Washington, NY, 559 pp., 1970. Named an outstanding reference book of 1971 by Library Journal and an outstanding academic book of 1971 by Choice Magazine.
(4) Water Publications of State Agencies (Edited with G.J. Giefer), Water Information Center, Inc., Port Washington, NY, 350 pp., 1972; First Supplement, 189 pp., 1976.
(5) Polluted Groundwater (with D.E.O. McNulty), Water Information Center, Inc., Port Washington, NY, 179 pp., 1976.
(6) Ground-Water Resources of the United States (Compiler), Premier Press, Berkeley, CA, 749 pp., 1983.
(7) The Water Encyclopedia (Edited with F. van der Leeden and F.L. Troise), Lewis Publishers, Chelsea, MI, 808 pp., 1990.