RJM_Hydrogeology

HYDROGEOLOGY EXPERIENCE

ROBERT JAMES MELVIN
9036 West Colorado Place
Lakewood, CO 80232
(303) 969-0275
rjm_pangaea@hotmail.com

	Head Waters of the Cucharas River Valley Collection of Surface Water Velocity Measurements	Aquifer Characterization Studies: Collect and analyze hydrogeologic data and prepare reports detailing site characterization and contaminant migration.
		• Alluvial mountain aquifer: (US EPA, Cucharas River Valley, Cuchara, CO) • Alpine glacial, lacustrine/deltaic depositional environment: (US EPA, Eagle Mine, Consolidated Tailings Pile-Maloit Park Wetland, Minturn, CO) • Coastal plain aquifer: (Florida DOT, I-95 at Davie Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, FL • and US EPA, Waldick Aerospace NPL site, Wall Township, NJ) • Plains aquifer affected by continental glaciation: (US EPA, Hastings NPL site, North Landfill, Hastings, NE) • Stratified glacial drift aquifer: (US EPA, Solvent Savers NPL site, Lincklaen, NY)

	Aquifer Pump & Slug Testing: Collect and analyze aquifer test data.	Aquifer Slug Test Analysis using the Bouwer & Rice Method
	• Aquifer pump tests: locate and differentiate between two aquifers in two intersecting preglaciated valleys buried by glacial debris: (New Jersey DEP, Morton Thiokol, Rockaway, NJ) • Aquifer pump tests: locate ancient fluvial channels in desert alluvial aquifer: (Phoenix-Goodyear-Airport (Litchfield Army Airfield), Goodyear, AZ) • Aquifer pump test: analyze migration of contamination through a laterial moraine (kame terrace) composed of fluvial outwash channels in a mantle of till: (US EPA, Solvent Savers NPL site, Lincklaen, NY) • Aquifer slug & modified pump tests: analyze migration of contamination through a coastal plain aquifer: (Florida DOT, I-95 at Davie Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, FL) • Aquifer slug tests: analyze groundwater movement through a desert alluvial aquifer composed of eolian sediments: (Holloman Air Force Base-20,000 pound Explosive Ordnance Disposal Facility, Alamagordo, NM) • Percolation tests: evaluate infiltration rates through various alluvial and colluvial sediments: (US EPA, Cucharas River Valley, Cuchara, CO)
	• Training: National Ground Water Association, continuing education, Analysis and Design of Aquifer Tests, and IBM PC Applications in Ground Water Pollution and Hydrology (Modeling).

Well installation material. US EPA NPL site, 1992.
Monitoring Well Installation

Well Design & Installation (Monitoring, Extraction & Injection):

• State and Corporate Client Projects: Dual Lite, Newtown, CT • FL DOT, I-95 at Davie Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, FL • Old Springfield Landfill, Springfield, VT • New Jersey DEP, Morton Thiokol, Rockaway, NJ • Phoenix-Goodyear-Airport, Goodyear, AZ • Reilly Industries, Indianapolis, IN • SunarHauserman, Cleveland, OH.

• US DOD Projects: Fort Carson, Colorado Springs, CO • Holloman Air Force Base-20,000 pound Explosive Ordnance Disposal Facility, Alamagordo, NM (design wells to withstand 20,000 pound explosive shock) • Milan Army Ammunition Plant, Milian, TN.

• US EPA NPL Projects: Hastings sites, Well 3 and Colorado Boulevard, Hastings, NE • Norwood PCB site, Norwood, MA • Pinettes Salvage, Washburn, ME • Solvent Savers, Lincklaen, NY • Waldick Aerospace, Wall Township, NJ.

	Groundwater Sampling, Monitoring & Analysis:
	• Biological Hazard: Port Washington Landfill, Long Island, NY (Medical) • US EPA, Cucharas River Valley, Cuchara, CO • Coal Tars & Wood Preservatives (analysis only): Reilly Industries, Indianapolis, IN • US EPA, Thompson Industries, Inc., AR • Explosives (Classes 1, 2 and 3): US DOD, Holloman Air Force Base (ordnance disposal facility), Alamagordo, NM • US DOD, Milan Army Ammunition Plant, Milan, TN • Heavy Metals (Cyanide was also present at some of these sites): Cold Spring Mine (tungsten mine) • US DOD, Milan Army Ammunition Plant, Milan, TN • US DOD, Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Denver, CO • US DOE, Rocky Flats, Golden, CO • US EPA, Eagle Mine NPL Site, Minturn, CO (zinc mine) • NJDEP, PJP Landfill, Jersey City, NJ • US EPA, Waldick Aerospace NPL Site, Wall Township, NJ (electroplating facility) • Methane: NJDEP, PJP Landfill, Jersey City, NJ • Port Washington Landfill, Long Island, NY • Springfield ‘old’ Landfill, VT • Organophosphates & Nerve Agents (screening): US DOD, Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Denver, CO • PCBs & Dioxins: NJDEP, PJP Landfill, Jersey City, NJ • Port Washington Landfill, Long Island, NY • Springfield ‘old’ Landfill, VT • US EPA, Industrial Latex NPL Site, Wallington, NJ (paint manufacturer) • US EPA, Norwood PCB NPL Site, Norwood, MA • US EPA, Pinettes Salvage NPL Site, Washburn, ME • US EPA, Solvent Savers NPL Site, Lincklaen, NY • Petroleum Hydrocarbons: FLDOT, I95 at Davie Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, FL • NJDEP, Mortin Thiokol, Rockaway, NJ (jet fuel) • Springfield ‘old’ Landfill, VT • Phoenix-Goodyear Airport, Goodyear, AZ (jet fuel) • US DOD, Fort Carson, Colorado Springs, CO • Radionuclides: US DOE, Rocky Flats, Golden, CO (analysis only) • Port Washington Landfill, Long Island, NY (medical waste) • US DOD, Holloman Air Force Base, Alamagordo, NM (screening only) • Solvents: NJDEP, Mortin Thiokol, Rockaway, NJ • NJDEP, PJP Landfill, Jersey City, NJ • Phoenix-Goodyear Airport, Goodyear, AZ • Port Washington Landfill, Long Island, NY • SunarHauserman (furniture assembly facility), Cleveland, OH • US DOD, Fort Carson, Colorado Springs, CO • US EPA, Hastings NPL Site, NE • US EPA, Industrial Latex NPL Site, Wallington, NJ (paint manufacturer) • US EPA, Solvent Savers NPL Site, Lincklaen, NY • US EPA, Waldick Aerospace NPL Site, Wall Township, NJ (electroplating facility) • United Technology Center/CDS (missile research), Santa Clara County, CA • Wheaton Industries (Shulton Landfill), Mays Landing, NJ	Groundwater Sampling Form Well Stabilization Data: pH, Temperature, DO, Sp, Turbidity Parameters for Analysis: 1.) Volatile Organic Compounds (TCL); (4) 40 ml VOA vials (add HCl) 2.) Extractable Organics, Semi-volatile Organics (Acid and Base Neutrals and PCB/Pesticides) (TCL); (2) 80 oz. Amber glass 3.) TOC; 125 ml glass bottle 4.) Inorganics (Total Metals) (TCL); 1-L HPDE (Polyethylene) bottle (add HNO₃) 5.) Inorganics (Dissolved Metals) (TCL); 1-L (Filtered) HPDE bottle (add HNO₃) 6.) Cyanide; 1-L HPDE bottle (add NaOH) 7.) Nitrates; amber 125 ml HPDE bottle 8.) Phosphates; 1-L HPDE bottle 9.) Explosives; 1-L amber glass bottle Chain-of-Custody Forms Groundwater Sampling Event

		Other Relevant Experience
		• Study tidal influence on a coastal plain aquifer at Pelham Manor, NY. • Investigate groundwater thermal fluctuation for the search of deep seated hydrothermal vents in Mesquite Lake (Mojave Desert), CA.