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7540 Main Street
Suite 7
Sykesville, MD 21784
410-795-4626 phone
410-795-4611 fax
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Jamie S. Harris, Staff Scientist
As a Staff Scientist, Ms. Harris's foremost area of professional concentration is in water resources monitoring, management and protection. Ms. Harris is accomplished in surface and groundwater sampling and analysis, hydrological data interpretation and hydrogeologic analysis of aquifer test data. Ms. Harris possesses background and experience in the design and geologic oversight of exploratory well drilling programs, fracture trace analysis; mathematical modeling of hydrogeologic systems, slug testing, groundwater mounding analyses and nitrogen balance assessments.
Ms. Harris' work meets or exceeds applicable standards published by the American Society for Testing and Materials, other industry and professional organizations and federal and state regulatory agencies. Ms. Harris is an MDE-certified drinking water sampler and also possesses proficiency in the use, maintenance and repair of many types of field equipment and in the interpretation of the collected data, including pressure transducers and water quality monitoring equipment.
Ms. Harris also is experienced in water reuse evaluations. In prior employment for the Southern Nevada Water Authority, Ms. Harris monitored the water quality of treated municipal effluent prior to its discharge into Lake Mead, a source of drinking water for both Las Vegas and portions of southern California.
The environment is very important to Ms. Harris and she has attended workshops and conferences on green building, the future of the Shenandoah Valley Watershed and the State of the Baltimore Watersheds. Ms. Harris has also attended trainings on stormwater discharge monitoring and stream monitoring in her local watershed.
Education
- B.A.: Department of Geography, University of Colorado at Boulder
- M.S.: Water Resources Management, University of Nevada at Las Vegas (expected 2008)
Recent Authorship
Harris, Jamie, 2006, Using stable isotopes18oxygen/deuterium and tritium to determine flow path and relative age of water in the Sheep Creek Watershed, Southern Utah: in 2006 Science Symposium Proceedings, Salt Lake City, Utah
Relevant Professional Experience
- Environmental Fieldwork and Data Evaluation:
- Designed and oversaw the installation of groundwater monitoring wells;
- Performed slug tests and evaluated resultant data to determine horizontal hydraulic conductivities;
- Sampled springs and streams for physical and chemical evidence of surface and groundwater interactions;
- Stable isotope and tritium sampling and analysis of groundwater to determine relative age of water and region of recharge to aquifers;
- Monitored and sampled shallow observation wells for stream / aquifer interactions; water used for irrigation of native plant species for government-sponsored re-vegetation program;
- Directed and managed water quality sample collection, documentation and transport programs to maintain client quality control and quality assurance protocols.
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Hydrogeologic and Interpretation and Analysis:
- Performed flow mass analyses, reservoir planning evaluations and statistical evaluations to support surface water withdrawal planning and permitting;
- Evaluated pumping test data and calculated aquifer coefficients to support both porous media and fractured flow groundwater models;
- Used and interpreted groundwater flow models to evaluate drawdown effects arising from proposed consumptive withdrawals;
- Mapped fracture traces and lineaments using photogeologic, statistical and digital methods;
- Analyzed population and related historic water demand data to support defensible water needs and wastewater flow predictions;
- Compiled and analyzed databases of neighboring property owners and other stakeholders to support public participation component of permit applications.
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