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John Kaufman
Senior Hydrogeologist


John has 33 years experience in water resources, water rights, mining, and coal bed methane; extensive experience directing water-supply development projects in Colorado, Wyoming, and other western states; managed multi-million dollar projects for municipal, industrial, and institutional interests;  designed high-capacity wells for supply, aquifer storage and recovery, wastewater injection, insitu mining, geothermal energy, coal bed methane development, and environmental monitoring; developed ground-water models for water supply, water rights decrees, solute-transport analysis, saltwater intrusion, and mining impacts; developed augmentation plans for water development and reuse; provided litigation support and expert witness testimony in water rights and other civil cases; and served on governmental boards and testified before state legislators and federal regulators.