Mr. Chapman joined us in June, 2017, and was hired onto our staff as our Chief Administrative Officer. Mr. Chapman received a BA in Liberal Arts and a Masters of Public Policy from Pepperdine University. His previous positions were Director of Corporate Operations and Director of Business Development for a defense contractor in Los Angeles. His knowledge and skills in business administration and development will help Precision to run smoothly and efficiently, and we are excited to have him on our team!
Precision Welcomes Scott Kempin to our team
Mr. Kempin joined us as an intern in June, 2016, and was hired onto our staff as an Engineering Technician in September, 2016. Mr. Kempin received a B.S. in Civil Engineering at Kansas State University in 2016 and is currently enrolled in the Civil Engineering M.S. program at Colorado State University. His knowledge and skills in RiverWare model development, spreadsheet utility design, and municipal planning studies are a great asset to our team, and we are thrilled to have him at Precision!
Precision Begins Study with the City of Fernley
Precision has begun work with the city of Fernley, Nevada to study how the advent of TROA and the utilization of surface water rights and upstream storage will enhance the city’s ability to provide municipal water to its residents. Precision is grateful for the opportunity to assist the City of Fernley in maximizing their water rights and the flexibility of TROA to grow their customer base.
Precision Supports the San Juan River Basin Recovery Implementation Project
Precision has contracted with the Western Colorado Area Office of the Bureau of Reclamation to provide support for the San Juan River Basin Recovery Implementation Program. Precision will provide ongoing RiverWare model development and support to the program. Precision is excited to work with the Bureau of Reclamation and the other members of the Committee.
Precision welcomes todd vandegrift to the team
Precision is pleased to announce that Todd Vandegrift will be joining our staff as a Water Resources Engineer. Mr. Vandegrift received a Bachelor of Civil Engineering and an MS in Civil Engineering from the University of Minnesota where he focused on Water Resources Engineering with a minor in Natural Resources Science and Management and a post-baccalaureate certificate in Stream Restoration Science and Engineering. He has a wide variety of experience in many aspects of water resource modeling, and he specializes in river and reservoir system modeling. We are excited for the expertise he adds to our team of engineers and are thrilled to have him at Precision!
TROA Begins!
After nearly three decades of negotiation and preparations, the Truckee River Operating Agreement (TROA) has been enacted in the Truckee basin in California and Nevada. Precision, in association with the TROA Planning Office, has been developing the technical tools for over 10 years that are to be used to implement the historic agreement. The TROA Administrators Office is tasked with implementing TROA and Precision is working with the Administrator to coordinate scheduling, backward-looking accounting, operations, forecasting, and coordination with all of the TROA parties.
Precision Begins work for Reclamation’s Eastern Colorado Area Office
Precision has partnered with the Eastern Colorado Area Office of the United States Bureau of Reclamation to support model development and usage in the Frying Pan Arkansas project as well as with the Colorado Big Thompson Project. These are two of Colorado’s largest and most prominent trans-basin diversion projects. Precision is excited to partner with the ECAO to develop, update, and utilize several new and existing RiverWare models, as well as work with stakeholders, to better manage the waters and perform important analyses in two of the state’s largest and most historically significant water projects.
PWRE welcomes Dr. Michael Coleman to our staff
PWRE is pleased to announce that Mike Coleman has joined our staff. Dr. Coleman comes with a wealth of experience in academia and in the private sector. Dr. Coleman will be taking over support of the Colorado River Mid-Term Operations Model (MTOM), as well as the Colorado-Big Thompson modeling effort.