May 1, 2002

Cal EPA Building, Sacramento, California

Richard earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from California State University, Sacramento in 1980 and has over 20 years of experience in field of water resources. Since 1980, Richard has worked as an engineer for both the California Department of Water Resources and the State Water Resources Control Board performing hydrodynamic, water quality, water supply and water rights modeling. He is also the co-founder and Past-Convener of the "consensus-oriented" California Water & Environmental Modeling Forum. Currently, Richard is the Chief of the State Board’s "Special Watersheds Application Team" who’s responsibility it is to process water right applications in California watersheds with endangered species issues, including the Russian, Navarro, Napa, Pescadero and San Gregorio River watersheds.

Julé earned her Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering at U.C. Davis in 1997 and Master’s degree in Hydrology at the University of Nevada-Reno in 1999. Jule’s graduate work at the Desert Research Institute included a water quality management model for the Walker River Basin. Since 1999, Julé has worked as a water resources engineer for the California State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights.

Walter earned his Master’s degree in Civil Engineering from Sacramento State University and has 15 years of experience in the field of water resources. Walter currently works for MBK Engineers, focusing on hydrology and hydrologic modeling.

Michael earned his Bachelor’s degree in Geography in 1994 and Master of Science in Hydrology in 2000 from the University of Nevada, Reno. Currently, Michael works as a Hydrologist for the U.S. Geological Survey in Carnelian Bay, California.

Robert earned his Bachelor of Science in Forest Resource Management and Minor in Watershed Management from Humboldt State University. Robert currently works as a Surface Water specialist at the U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division in Sacramento, California. Robert has experience in hydraulics, hydrology, statistics, programming and database design. Robert provides technical review for Water Resources Investigation reports, and research studies in hydrology, geomorphology, hydraulics and statistics.

Robert received his Masters in Civil Engineering from North Carolina State University in 1986 and has worked for the U.S. Geological Survey for 20 years. While in North Carolina his work included regionalization of flood-frequencies for rural and urban basins, the design and operation of statewide networks of partial-record streamflow stations, and rainfall runoff modeling. Robert was also involved in updating of the USGS National Flood-Frequency Program. In 1998, he moved to California to head the California District Streamgaging Program and to work on developing methods to estimate flows and flow statistics for ungaged streams in the State. Robert is currently the Acting Chief of the California District San Francisco Bay-Delta Program and manages USGS scientists and engineers involved in studies of estuarine hydrodynamics, sediment transport, and carbon chemistry.

Lorri earned her Undergraduate Degree in Geology from Edinboro University, Pennsylvania in 1981 and her Graduate Degree in Geographic Information Science at the University of London, Birkbeck College, UK in 2001. Lorri has 18 years of professional experience including oil field geology, hydrology, and GIS management. For the past two years, Lorri has served as the Regional Geospatial Data Administrator for the Mid-Pacific Region of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.

Norman graduated with a Master's degree in Hydraulic Structures from the St. Petersburg Technical University (Russia), in 1984. He has carried out hydrology feasibility studies for hydropower generation in his native Guyana, South America until 1989. As a civil engineer at Caltrans, he has been performing and reviewing drainage design for over 10 years.

Anne received her Bachelor of Science in Geology from the University of Washington in 1982 and subsequently headed a mineral exploration program in West Africa as a Peace Corps volunteer. She returned to the U.S. to complete a Master of Science degree in Watershed Management with an emphasis in hydrology from the University of Arizona. Anne has used the USGS Precipitation-Runoff Modeling System (PRMS) to model runoff responses to climate change in the Carson, American River, Tahoe and Truckee River basins. Anne’s current modeling projects include the Humboldt and Feather River basins.