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| RÉSUMÉ OF DR. WILLIAM M. TURNER PERSONAL: Date of Birth: November 21, 1939 Place of Birth: Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.A. Married: 42 years to Regina Aronson (http://www.nmhrp.org) Children: Douglas Turner, President Dr. L. David Turner, Medical Director Adam S. Turner, Screenwriter and Director EDUCATION: Ph.D. Geology-Hydrology, 1971, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. Dissertation (Unpublished): The Geology of the Polis-Kathikas Area, Cyprus, 450pp plus maps and appendices. First elucidation of Mediterranean Messinian desiccation and evaporite development as well as the first elucidation of ocean floor massive sulphide metalogenisis. M.S. Geology-Geochemistry, 1965, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA. Thesis: Heavy Mineral Distribution in the Sandy Spring and Kensington 7-1/2 Minute B.S. Geology, 1961, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY. SPECIAL EDUCATION: 1992-1998, 40-hour OSHA, 29 CFR 1910.120 HAZWOPER course. 1991, Bioremediation Short Course, Tesoro Petroleum. 1991, sti-P3, Steel underground storage tank installation course, Steel Tank Institute. 1988, Nuclear device operators course, Troxler Scientific, Albuquerque, Mexico 1988, Radon Testing and Mitigation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Phoenix, Arizona. 1988, First Response Training Course, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico presented by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 1987, Appraisal, Norris School of Real Estate, Albuquerque, NM. 1986, Principles and Practice, Norris School of Real Estate, Albuquerque, NM. 1986, Real Estate Law, Norris School of Real Estate, Albuquerque, NM. 1966 - 1969, TAHAL Consulting Engineers/United Nations Development Project. Supervision of hydrogeological field studies and on-the-job training. 1966, Government of Israel. Special course in hydrogeologic and hydrometeorologic field methods and techniques. 1965, Office of Economic Opportunity, Washington, D.C. Training program in rural sociology and rural development and problems of the poor prior to assignment as rural development worker for War Against Poverty programs in New Mexico. 1962, Peace Corps Training Program, Washington D.C. Training in Greek Language, health, rural development, regional history and geology of the Middle East. WORKSHOPS:1965, Eleanor Roosevelt Workshop in International Human Relations, Rutgers University EXPERIENCE: 2002 - Present, Trustee of EDM Systems (USA). EDM was created as a discretionary common law business trust in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The company beneficiaries are Josef Grotendorst (75%) and Westwater Resources (25%). Company deals exclusively in the development and marketing of the Formation Fluid Sampling and Hydraulic Testing Tool (FAST). The tool, developed in Germany, is attached above a drill bit in the drill string. The FAST tool permits the sampling of formation fluids and hydraulic testing of formations containing water, oil and gas without removing the drill string from the borehole. It is an on-the-fly testing tool. 2002 - Present, Trustee of Granville Water. Granville is a Canadian express, limited liability, discretionary business trust created on April 22, 2002 and domiciled in British Columbia to own, operate and maintain water systems, bulk water and bottled water facilities, to broker water resources in Canada and to serve as general partner in water-asset related limited partnerships. 2002 - Present, Trustee of Lion's Gate Water. Lion's Gate Water was created as a discretionary, limited liability, express, common law, business trust in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on April 22, 2002. Its 100% discretionary beneficiary is Granville Water. Lion's Gate is domiciled in the State of New Mexico in the United States and does business in New Mexico pursuant to Certificate of Authority SCC#2506673 issued by the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission. It was established to own, operate, and maintain water projects in the United States and more particularly water supply projects using unappropriated water from the Gila River and the Rio Grande within the State of New Mexico. 1999 - Present, Trustee of Turner Environmental Consultants, a New Mexico business trust created on July 22, 1999 with specific responsibilities for environmental projects including: environmental site assessments, landfill gas studies, lagoon design and construction supervision, waste water treatment plant design, water system engineering and construction supervision. 1996 - Present, Trustee of Westwater Resources dba WaterBank®. WaterBank® deals exclusively in water rights and other water assets including bulk water sales, marketing of bottled water and spring water, brokerage of bottled water companies and bottling equipment, geothermal water, water utilities, water-related investment, abstraction licences, water supply project initiation and financing, marketing of new water-related and water exploration and development technologies. Water and water-asset valuation and appraisal services and expert testimony in support of litigation. It acts as consultant to other companies engaged in water projects. In the State of New Mexico it deals only in water rights having a priority of prior to March 19, 1907. 1995 - 2003, Natural Resources Trustee for the State of New Mexico. Gubernatorial appointment and State Agency Head. Responsible for agency administration, budget and policy development and litigation relating to soil, water, air, grass, timber, minerals, oil and gas resources for the State of New Mexico. 1994 - Present, Trustee, Community Assistance Foundation/New Mexico Foundation for Educational Excellence/WaterBank Trust, not-for-profit 501(c)(3) foundation to provide technical assistance for rural New Mexico communities, programs in education, and preservation of endangered species through retirement of water rights. 1989 - Present, Trustee and Chief Hydrogeologist. AGW Consultants, a New Mexico business trust created on June 30, 1989 as the successor to American Ground Water Consultants, Inc. with same responsibilities. 1988 - 1993, Director of the New Mexico Foundation for Human Rights and Achievement. 1987 - Present, Trustee, Bassett Farms Domestic Water Users and Homeowners Association, non-profit IRC § 528 entity created as a common law trust in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1986. 1987 - Present, Trustee, New Mexico Water Trust, Established to become not-for-profit IRC 501(c)(3) entity. Inactive. 1984 - April, 1987, Director, E.A.R.T.T.H. Institute, San Antonio, Texas. A woman-owned, Texas non-profit, 501(c)(3) corporation dedicated to international assistance and refugee relief projects. 1980 - 1985, President, AGW Consultants, Ltd. a Cyprus offshore company established to carry out ground-water consulting activities in the Middle East and worldwide. 1976 - 2001, President and Chief Hydrogeologist, American Ground Water Consultants, Inc.. Responsible for:
I have developed several state-of-the-art proprietary methods including Thermonics, ZETA-SP, and AQUATRACE. Thermonics is a geophysical method for ground-water exploration and the identification of optimum well sites. ZETA-SP is used for the location of leaks in pond liners. AQUATRACE is a ground water tracer technique. 1989 - Present, Trustee of Genesis Resources, a New Mexico business trust created October 3, 1989 as an oil and gas company and a registered oil and gas operator in the State of Oklahoma. Responsible for:
1988 - 2000, Trustee and President of Radon Measurement and Control of New Mexico a New Mexico business trust created in Albuquerque, New Mexico on June 22, 1988. Responsible for:
1982 - Present, Trustee and President, Manzano Resources a New Mexico common law, discretionary business trust created on February 19, 1980. Responsible for:
1979 - 1981, Partner, Petrogram Services. Advisory service for Bureau of Land Management oil and gas lottery. 1971 - 1976, Partner, Hydrotechnics. Ground water consulting services. 1966 - 1968, Geologist/Hydrologist, Geological Survey Department of Cyprus. I was the Cypriot counterpart for a United Nations Development Program water resources project. Responsible for:
1970, Consultant to Forest Petroleum in connection with two oil exploration wells drilled in Cyprus. 1963 - 1964, Peace Corps Volunteer and Geologist, Water Development Department of Cyprus. Duties included:
1960 (Summer), Junior Geologist, Western Nuclear Corp., Jeffrey City, Wyoming. Mineral exploration and staking of claims. 1959 (Summer), Construction Worker, Fritz Müller Hoch u. Tiefbau, Mönchweiler, Schw. West Germany. Worked on all aspects of construction of residential and commercial projects. 1958 (Summer), Firewall Riveter, Grumman Aviation, Farmingdale, New York. Drilled and riveted titanium firewalls into engine nacelles for Navy S2F submarine hunter aircraft. WATER ASSET VALUATIONS:2007 Valuation of water rights appurtenant to a municipal well field in Central Connecticut for the purpose of corporate acquisition, Connecticut. Client confidential. 2006 Valuation of water resources in south central Oklahoma for purpose of tax deduction. Client Confidential Valuation of water resources near Anza, California and recommendations on business plan, California: Confidential Valuation of spring-water resources and bottling facility near Reading, Pennsylvania: Confidential. Valuation of spring-water resource and evaluation of business plan for finance of bottling facility near Antigo, Wisconsin, Confidential 2005 Valuation of water rights in connection with a 57,000 acre land purchase that involved first determining the validity of the claimed water rights and then their value. Client: CBIZ Valuation Group, LLC Valuation of water rights for water utility in bankruptcy (Cause No. 11-02-10475) Valuation of water resources in the Oak Creek Valley south of Sedona, Arizona. Client: Richard Green 2003 Valuation of spring for purposes of bottling in Maine. Transaction Closed. Client Confidential 2002 Valuation of water rights in Southeastern, New Mexico for corporate refinancing. Client: confidential. Valuation of bulk water and bottling company in Owens Valley, California. Client: Rowens, Lamb & Gase LLP, Attorneys at Law, Los Angeles, California. Valuation of water rights in Taos, New Mexico for condemnation suite. Client HRS Water Consultants, Lakewood, Colorado Valuation of Spring Goose Farm natural spring used for water store near Lancaster, Pennsylvania for condemnation suit. Client: The Marston Group, Wyomissing, Pennsylvania Valuation of spring for purposes of bottling in Montana. Transaction. Confidential Valuation of spring for purposes of bottling in Florida. Transaction pending. Client: confidential 2001: Valuation of spring on behalf of seller in purchase of spring by major bottling company in Kentucky. Client: David Monypenny Esq. Valuation of Pecos Valley and Middle Rio Grande Valley water rights. Client: Industrial Economics, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts PRE-2000 Hydrogeologic and hydrogeochemical evaluation of Trinity Springs, Paradise, Idaho. Client: Trinity Springs, Inc., Ketchum, Idaho. Evaluation of the hydraulic characteristics of Lehman Springs, Great Basin National Park. Client: U.S. National Park Service. AWARDS AND HONORS: International Association of Hydrogeologists, Millennium Membership Award, 2001 Pennsylvania State University, Centennial Fellow, 1996 University of New Mexico Fellowship, 1967-1969. Peace Corps Fellowship, 1965-1970. U.S. Geological Survey Superior Service Award, 1965. U.S. Geological Survey Incentive Award, 1965. New York State Regents Scholarship, 1957-1961. REGISTRATIONS: 1972 - Present, Registered Professional Geologist, Idaho. Registration No. 286. 1992 - Registered Professional Geologist, Wyoming. Registration No. 307. 1992, Registered Environmental Professional, National Registry of Environmental Professionals. Registration No. 5298. CERTIFICATIONS: Certified Scientist #25, New Mexico Environment Department, Expired 12/31/02 Notary Public, Expires 8/31/07 Radon Measurement Professional, 1992-1996, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency #125910T Certified Environmental Inspector, 1991, Environmental Assessment Association Certified Ground Water Professional #229, Association of Ground Water Scientists and Engineers since July 2, 1987 Rotary Drilling - Mud, Air, Cable Tool Drilling, Reverse Rotary Drilling (passed certification examinations given by NWWA) Certified Instructor on Water Rights by New Mexico Real Estate Commission. May 22, 1987 - 2007 Certified Instructor on Radon by New Mexico Real Estate Commission. June, 1988 - 1993 Certified Operator of devices containing nuclear source materials, Troxler Scientific. LICENSES: Real Estate Broker, License # 13371, New Mexico Real Estate Commission. Exp. Dec. 31, 2010 Real Estate Salesperson, License #33171-S, March 1995, New Mexico Real Estate Commission High level neutron source license issued by Radiation Protection Branch of the New Mexico Environmental Improvement Division, Santa Fe, NM. Uranium ore specific license for possession, handling and shipment issued by the New Mexico Environmental Improvement Division, Santa Fe, NM. AFFILIATIONS: Albuquerque Geological Society, President American Association of Professional Landmen, Member American Geological Institute, Member British Hydrological Society, Member Geological Society of America, Member International Association of Hydrogeologists, Member International Association of Environmental Hydrology. Member New Mexico Land Title Association, Associate Member Association of Ground Water Scientists and Engineers, Member Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists, Member Society of Sigma XI, Member World Water Council, Affiliated Member
1997, Water well construction committee, New Mexico State Engineer's Office. 1994 - Present, Middle Rio Grande Water Resources Technical Advisory Committee 1988 - 1990, Monitoring Well Construction Standards Committee, National Water Well Association. 1984, U.S. Agency for International Development Advisory Panel for Appropriate Water Supply and Waste Water Disposal Technology. 1983, U.S. Agency for International Development Advisory Panel for International Rural Water Development. 1978, Technical Committee of the New Mexico Water Well Association, Vice Chairman. 1972, Working Group on Deterministic Hydrology of the Committee on Water Resources Systems and Relations of the American Geophysical Union. 1971, Commission on the Hydrogeology of Volcanic Rocks of the International Association of Hydrogeologists. 1971, Plio-Pleistocene Boundary Commission of the International Union of Geological Sciences, Corresponding Member, Eastern Mediterranean Stratigraphy EDITORSHIPS: 2003 - Editorial Review Board, Journal of International Water Resources Association 1986 - 1992, Journal of Ground Water, Technical Publication of Association of Ground Water Scientists and Engineers 1987 - 1988, Reviewer of Seminar Course Materials for Education Program of the Association of Ground Water Scientists and Engineers. Have reviewed course materials for courses on: Remote Sensing Applied to Hydrology, Introduction to Ground Water Geochemistry, Practical Karst Hydrogeology. 1979, Well Maintenance and Rehabilitation Manual of the NWWA. 1979, Rural Water Development Manuals for Developing Countries for Rural Water Development Corporation under contract to U.S. Agency for International Development. INVITED PAPERS: November 7 & 14, 2007, Water Rights Acquisitions and Transfers, Continuing Legal Education Institute, Albuquerque and Santa Fe, New Mexico. CLE for Attorneys. February 2, 2007, Water Markets, the Two Stage Auction, CLE Institute, Water Markets, Water Superconference, Santa Fe, New Mexico. May 5, 2006 - Capitalism, Free Trade, and Hydrohegemonies, New Mexico Water Markets Conference. 2003, Conjunctive Use of Ground Water and Surface Water, University of Toledo, Law Seminar, November 14, 2003. 1994, Water Planning in the Middle Rio Grande, 39th Annual New Mexico Water Conference. 1980, The application of Thermonics to the mining industry, Spring meeting of the Society of Mining Engineers, Tucson. 1979, Water quality problems faced by the mining industry and their solution, Society of Mining Engineers, El Paso. 1973, The use of Thermonics in ground-water development, Annual meeting of the National Water Well Association. MEETINGS AND WORKSHOPSNovember 7, 2007, Water Transactions, Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Albuquerque, New Mexico May 5, 2006, Of Hydroactors and Hydrohegemons New Mexico Water Markets Seminar, Albuquerque, New Mexico February 6, 2006 - Elephant Butte - Its Where We Send Our Water To Dry, 2006 Water Sources Conference and Exposition, AWWA, Albuquerque, New Mexico October 29, 2002 - Convenor for Strategic Water Initiatives Workshop at Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico. August 6, 2001 - Moderator conference session on Formulating Water Policy During Rapid Globalization at the University of Dundee/American Water Resources Conference "Globalization and Water Management: The Changing Value of Water" 1998, Keynote speaker at the 1998 New Mexico Water Law Conference, May 19, 1998. 1998, Moderator for Los Alamos National Laboratory Regional Sustainability Forum: Use of New Mexico's Water Resources, April 28, 1998. 1996, Graduation speaker for Southwest Regional Americorps training program. 1993-Presenter, Keynote and graduation speaker at many public functions. 1993, Presenter, The Slab Hydrodynamic Method of Ground Water Flow System Analysis, Rocky Mountain Ground Water Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 29, 1993. 1993, Presenter, The Park City Paradigm and The Water Resources of the Northern Estancia Basin, New Mexico, Estancia Basin Water Planning Workshop, Moriarty, New Mexico, September 15, 1993. 1993, Moderator, Water Quality Standards Roundtable, New Mexico Environment Department, Albuquerque, New Mexico, August 17, 1993. 1975, Session Chairman, International Symposium on the Hydrogeology of Crystalline Rock, Porto Allegre, Brazil. MEDIA COVERAGE RADIO:August 4, 2006, KRQE, Lion's Gate Water and status of its application for salvage of evaporative water loss from Elephant Butte Reservoir October 19, 2003, KRQE, Lion's Gate Water applies for evaporative water loss from Elephant Butte Reservoir October 21, 2001, CBC World Report Comments on prohibition of bulk-water from Newfoundland May 14, 2001- CJME Talk Radio, Regina, Canada Saskatchewan on bulk water export from Canada. TELEVISION: October, 2003, In Focus, KNME TV - PBS program on New Mexico Water Issues January 17, 2002 and April 26, 2006, Country Canada, Bulk Water Exports from Canada October 31, 2001, CTC Talk-TV - Exporting Bulk Water from Canada NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINE ARTICLES2003 - 2008 Newspaper articles too numerous to count. October 19, 2003 - Albuquerque Journal, Company's Application for Water Rights May Not Be A Pipe Dream, April 19, 2002 - New Mexico Business Weekly - Water Works February 2002 - Smithsonian Magazine - Digging Ditches November 19, 2001 - Asahi Simbun (Japan) Business Companies Reach for Blue Gold September 4, 2001 - Albuquerque Journal - Need Water? Buy it on the Internet August 2001 - Popular Science - New Desalination Technology August 2001 - Time Global Business Magazine - Exporting Fresh Water Page B14-B15 May 14, 2001 - Toronto Star - Bulk Water Exports From Canada May Not Be Economic April 30, 2001 - Toronto Globe and Mail, Front Page Article - Bulk Water Exports TRAINING PROGRAMS: 2006 - Environmental Flows short course presented at the 4th World Water Forum, Mexico City. 2006 - Basis of Customary International Water Law. Short course presented at the 4th World Water Forum, Mexico City. 1993 - Instructor in Fracture Trace Analysis short course in ground-water exploration for ground-water hydrologists. 1993 - Instructor in Thermonics short course in ground-water flow system analysis and ground water exploration with applications to ground water contamination and vadose-zone hydrology. 1993 - Instructor in Ground Water Contamination short course for Attorneys and Judges approved by the New Mexico State Bar. 1991 - Present, Instructor in Ground Water Hydrology short courses for Attorneys, Judges, and Paralegals approved by the New Mexico, Texas, and Oregon State Bars. 1988 - Present, Instructor in Radon, Elective Course for New Mexico Realtors, approved by the New Mexico Real Estate Commission. 1987 - Present, Instructor in Water Rights, Elective Course for New Mexico Realtors, approved by the New Mexico Real Estate Commission. 1985, Conducted training of Burkinabe hydrogeologists in methods of aquifer-performance tests and in fracture -race analyses for siting village wells in rural Burkina Faso. 1984, Organized program for the Director General of the Central Tunisian Development Authority to visit New Mexico Rural Water Development Programs and rural water associations. 1979, Instituted a training program for providing hydrogeologists from third-world countries with training in advanced state-of-the-art methods including geophysical methods, tracer technology, methods of interpreting aquifer-performance test data, and ground-water exploration methods. First trainee was Dr. Shrikant Limaye, President and Chief Hydrogeologist of Geophysical Explorers of Poona, India and present President of the Association of Geologists for International Development with financial support of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). EXPERT WITNESS & LITIGATION: Expert witness in water resource valuation, surface water and ground-water hydrology, geology; hydrogeochemistry, agricultural, domestic and industrial water use; and well design and construction practices by Federal, State, and local courts of law, the Federal Trade Commission and by administrative technical panels. I have consulted on subsurface flow beneath large dams and am knowledgeable in the process of large dam design and construction from my association with large engineering companies that conduct this type of work. Have consulted on the valuation of water assets and on the valuation and practices of water bottling companies and water quality issues. In addition to purely technical matters, have prepared pleadings, motions, memoranda of law, findings of fact and conclusions of law, trial and post-trial briefs, appeals, docketing statements. Carried out water rights research for attorneys and other clients. Knowledgeable in common law of water and civil water law of: ancient Persia, Imperial Rome and Peninsular Spain, Colonial Spanish, Arabic sharia and various American water law systems and doctrines. Also knowledgeable in oil and gas and real property law. Abbreviated Dispute Resolution: Appeared as expert in hydrogeology and hydrogeochemistry for COE in ADR proceeding to resolve responsibility for ground-water clean-up at the Phoenix-Goodyear Airport. Federal Bankruptcy Court: 2007 - Mountain Highlands, LLC, Expert Witness in valuation of water assets. 2006 - New Mexico Motor Speedway, Chapter 11 proceeding, Adversary claim against NMMS. Settlement of Westwater Claims satisfactory. Attorney Dan Behles 2005 - Independent Water Utility, Inc. (Cause No. 01-02-10475) U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Mexico. Expert witness and water rights valuation. Claim for appraisal fees settled satisfactorily. Attorney Dan Behles Federal District Courts: 2004 - Lion's Gate Water v. Gale Norton. Complaint for Preliminary and Permanent Injunction, Declaratory Judgment and Writ of Mandamus to enforce acceptance by Lion's Gate Water of the statutory and mandatory offer of the Secretary of the Interior to contract for 18,000 acre feet of water under 43 U.S.C. 1524(f). Filed Pro Se August 18, 2004. Dismissed without prejudice on non-dispositive grounds. 1995 - Rio Fernando de Taos Acequias v. U.S. Fish and Wild Life Service. Expert services in opposition to water rights claimed by government for water stored in stock ponds. Atty: Fred Walz, Northern New Mexico Legal Defense Fund. 1986, Acoma Tribe v. State of New Mexico. Expert hydrogeologist and hydrogeochemist for State of New Mexico. Also carried out archival, technical and forensic work in: agricultural water use, mineralogy of soils, social anthropology, ethnology, historical water use and linguistics. Settled out of court. Atty: Jay Stein, Simms and Stein, Santa Fe, New Mexico 1981, William M. Turner v. James Watt. Complaint for trial de novo before U.S. District Court for District of Utah, Chief Judge Anderson presiding concerning denial of the issuance of an oil and gas lease. Appeared Pro Se. Decision in favor of James Watt. 1980, Levine v. American Quasar Petroleum. Appeared as class representative in FRCP 23 suit representing 2000 plaintiffs before Judge Singleton of U.S. District Court for Texas in Houston regarding the roll up of limited partnership units into common stock of Conquest Petroleum, Inc. Suit settled out of court in favor of plaintiffs. 1979, Jicarilla Tribe v. City of Albuquerque. Appeared as surface water expert for Jicarilla Tribe in U.S. District Court for New Mexico before Judge H. Verne Payne. Conducted computer modeling of the Rio Grande and its reservoir systems. Decision in favor of the Jicarilla Tribe. Affirmed by 1Oth Circuit Court of Appeals. Atty: Lester K. Taylor, Esq, Nordhaus, Haltom, Taylor, Taradash and Frye, Albuquerque, New Mexico. California District Courts: 2002, Running Springs v. Crystal Geyser (CVCV-00-0026984) Superior Court of the State of California, County of Inyo. Breach of Contract for failure to deliver bulk supplies of water. Provided expert testimony on the valuation of bulk water and valuation of a bottled water business. Settled out of court. New Mexico Supreme Courts: 1999, William M. Turner as Trustee for Manzano Resources v. Hydro Source, Inc. (NM 1st D.Ct., D-0101-CV-99-01917) Complaint for quiet title to water rights. Motion for Summary Judgment in favor of Hydro - Source Order of the District Court reversed on appeal (September 23, 2003) and remanded. Writ of Certiorari granted by New Mexico Supreme Court. Oral arguments February 2004. Decision of Appeals Court Overturned in part (March 7, 2005). Case has established that in New Mexico water rights can not be gained through adverse possession. Attys: Elizabeth Taylor and Jolene McAleb. Esqs. Albuquerque, New Mexico. New Mexico District Courts: 2007, Lion's Gate Water vs. New Mexico State Engineer. Appeal for trial de novo from an Order of the State Engineer denying application for 14,000 acre feet of water from the Gila River. Attorney: Lee Peters, Esq. 2007, Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District v. William M. Turner (NM 2nd D. Ct., CV-2007-???) Suite for Declaratory Judgment to determine the validity of the MRGCD "water bank." Filed July 20, 2007 without permission of MRGCD, Motion for Stay in Proceedings authorized by the MRGCD Board on July 23, 2007. Consolidated with D202-CV-2007-02871. Motion for dismissal for failure to prosecute filed. 2007, Andrew Leo Lopez, William M. Turner, Conservancy Association, v. Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District, Suite for Temporary Restraining Order for violation of the Equal Protection Clause, the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments and the Federal Voting Rights Act, Attorney Mark Jarmie. Appeal of decision of the District Court dropped pro se as to William Turner 2007, New Mexico State Engineer v. Elephant Butte Irrigation District et al., (NM D. 3rd D. Ct. ) D307-CV-888 Motion for Intervention in the Lower Rio Grande Adjudication on behalf of Lion's Gate Water. Filed June 14, 2007. William M. Turner Pro Se. Judge Gerald Valentine. Motion denied December 15, 2007. Appeal taken and Petition to Appear Amicus Curiae filed. 2007, William M. Turner v. Jose Otero, Augusta Meyers, James Roberts, Jimmy Wagner, Gary Perry, Members of the Board of Directors of the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District (MRGCD), Charles DuMars, Esq. and Tanya Scott, Esq., General Counsel for the MRGCD, and Subhas Shah, Chief Engineer of the MRGCD (NM 2nd D. Ct. D202-CV-2007-02871). Suite for Preliminary and Permanent Injunction for violations of the New Mexico Open Meetings Act. DuMars filed Motion to Dismiss. Turner filed Motion to Disqualify DuMars as counsel. Depositions set by Turner for early May 2007. Filed March 30, 2007, Judge Ted Baca. William M. Turner, Pro Se. Dismissed with prejudice by agreement of the parties.2006, Lion's Gate Water v. New Mexico State Engineer (NM 13th D. Ct. D314-CV-06-765) Appeal of Order Granting Summary Judgment Denying LGW application for salvage of 372,000 acre feet of evaporative loss from Elephant Butte, Cochiti, and Caballo Reservoirs. Venue changed to 13th Judicial District in Sandoval County. Re-filed nunc pro tunc in May 2007. Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings filed for failure to Answer or file Rule 12B motions. Hearing set for April 25, 2008. Judge changed from William Sanchez to George Eichwald. Attorney: Robert S. Simon, Esq..2006, Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District v. William M. Turner (NM 2nd D. Ct, 88-14157) Motion for Removal of William Turner as a Director of the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District Board and Injunctive Relief., Filed July 3, 2006, Judge Ted Baca. Interlocutory Appeal granted by the New Mexico Appeals Court over question of applicability of statute and process to be used in removal of an elected Board Member. Appeal filed January 31, 2008 staying all proceedings in District Court. MRGCD Board voted to terminate law suit February 11, 2008. Brief-In-Chief due June 5, 2008. Attorney: Martin Threet & Associates.. 2006, Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District v. William M. Turner (NM 7th D. Ct., D-0725-CV-2006-106) Suite for Declaratory Judgment to determine the validity of the MRGCD "water bank." Filed July 3, 2006. Court has ordered MRGCD to provide Motion for Summary Judgment at Hearing, Turner has filed Motion for Joinder of New Mexico State Engineer and New Mexico Attorney General as Indispensable Parties which was denied by the Court. MRGCD has filed Motion for Summary Judgment. Case dismissed sua sponte for lack of jurisdiction. MRGCD Motion for Reconsideration denied. Judge Mathew Reynolds. MRGCD re-filed the case in the First Judicial District and filed Motion for Continuance pending review by the MRGCD of their water bank policies. William Turner Appearing Pro Se.2005, William M. Turner v. Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District (NM 2nd D. Ct., 202-D-CV-2005-03219) Petition for Declaratory Judgment. Petitioner is a candidate for the Board of Directors of the MRGCD whose qualifications are being challenged by the MRGCD. William Turner Appearing Pro Se. Suite dismissed for lack of jurisdiction on May 19, 2005, Suite dismissed June 6, 2005. Appeal filed June 8, 2005. Judge William Lang. Appeal withdrawn. Petitioner sworn into office. 2005, New Mexico Motor Speedway, Inc. Debtor, v. R&B, LLC, et al. Plaintiffs, v. New Mexico Motor Speedway, Inc. Case No. 11-05-14845SA, Adversary No. 05-1199S, William M. Turner, Pro Se and Dan Behles, Esq.. Plan approved and disposition of property approved December 2006. Case dismissed with prejudice. 2004, Lion's Gate Water v. New Mexico State Engineer (NM 6th D.Ct., CV-2003-73), Appeal from State Engineer Hearing Unit for denial of unopposed Motion to Vacate Limitation Order. Atty: Lee Peters, Hubbert & Hernandez, Las Cruces, New Mexico. Appeal denied and remanded to State Engineer for hearing. Hearing set for April 30, 2007 vacated. 2004, Lion's Gate Water v. New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission, William M. Turner, as Trustee (NM 6th D. Ct., D-202-CV-2004-02066), Suite to compel compliance of the ISC with the New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act, filed March 29, 2004 in Second Judicial District of New Mexico. Suite settled in mediation May 4, 2005 to satisfaction of LGW. Settlement in the amount of $20,000. Motion filed to enforce against the ISC. Case closed. Judge Theresa Baca. Attorneys Fees awarded to LGW. Atty: Cody Kelly, Esq. 2003, Lion's Gate Water v. New Mexico State Engineer, Appeal from State Engineer summary rejection of Application to Appropriate the Unappropriated Surface Waters of the State of New Mexico from the Gila River and denial of Constitutional due process. Remanded to State Engineer for Administrative Hearing. Atty: Lee Peters, Hubbert & Hernandez, Las Cruces, New Mexico. 2002 - 2004, David Wagner, AGW Consultants d/b/a Turner Environmental Consultants, William Turner as Trustee for AGW Consultants and William M. Turner Individually (NM 2nd D.Ct., D 0202-CV-2002-4107) alleging fraudulent conversion. Worker's Compensation suit against Turner individually and as Trustee were dismissed by WCJ for failure to show that AGW was Turner's alter ego and by the District Court under the doctrine of collateral estoppel. Suit against AGW dismissed on sua sponte order of the court for lack of prosecution. Suit reinstated upon plea from Attorney for Plaintiff that he never received notice. Case against AGW Consultants dismissed with prejudice October, 2006. Atty: William Turner Pro Se for Turner, James Beam for AGW and Cody Kelly for Turner, individually and as Trustee.2002 - Present, R.R.& B. LLC v. New Mexico Motor Speedway, et al. (NM 2nd D.Ct., D-202-CV- 2002-03194) Quiet title action intended to void a water supply agreement between Westwater Resources and Plaintiffs. Bankruptcy filed for in 2005 by NMMS. William Turner Pro Se for Westwater Resources and AGW Consultants. Suite dismissed with prejudice December, 2006.1999, William M. Turner as Trustee for AGW Consultants v. Gay Lynn Doty (NM 2nd D.Ct., D-202-CV-99-01350). Action to recover embezzled funds. Judgment for plaintiff. Attorney Josh Sims, Esq, Albuquerque, New Mexico1999, William M. Turner as Trustee for Manzano Resources v. Hydro Source, Inc. (NM 1st D.Ct., D-0101-CV-99-01917)Complaint for quiet title to water rights. Motion for Summary Judgment in favor of Hydro - Source Order of the District Court reversed on appeal (September 23, 2003) and remanded. Writ of Certiorari granted by New Mexico Supreme Court. Oral arguments February 2004. Decision of Appeals Court reversed in favor of Hydro-Source March 1905. Atty: Elizabeth Taylor, Esq. Albuquerque, New Mexico.1999, William M. Turner as Trustee for AGW Consultants v. Deke Noftsker. Complaint quantum meruit. Mediated settlement. Atty: Joseph Romero, Esq, Martin Threet & Associates, Albuquerque, New Mexico 1993, San Pedro Neighborhood Association v. Lac Minerals, Expert witness in trial de novo in protest against issuance of a dewatering permit. Stipulated settlement. Atty: Lester K. Taylor, Esq., Nordhaus, Haltom, Taylor, Taradash and Frye, Albuquerque, New Mexico 1989, Manzano Resources v. K & A Oil Corporation. (NM 2nd D. Ct. D-202-89-01714) Appearing Pro Se as Trustee of Manzano Resources for debt and money due and fraudulent conversion. Suit abandoned because of insolvency of defendant.1982, Beehive Insulation v. Titan Engineering, Inc.. Appeared Pro Se on lien claim before Judge Fred T. Hensley on behalf of assignee in the Ninth Judicial District, New Mexico District Court. Settled out of court favorable to assignee.1977, Pettis (cross claimant) v. Garcia Drilling Co.. Appeared on behalf of Petis before Judge Baca, Second Judicial District. Decision for Pettis. Atty: Ron Taylor, Esq., Albuquerque, New Mexico 1972, Coffey Drilling Co. v. American Recreational Properties Inc.. Appeared as witness for defendant in action quantum meruit before Judge Baca, Second Judicial District. Decision for money due in favor of plaintiff. Atty: Orville McCallister, Esq., Placitas, New MexicoNew Mexico Metropolitan Court 2004 - Westwater Resources v. Eric Whetstone. Suite quantuum meruit for money due. Decision by default against Defendant and domesticated in Pennsylvania. Appeared Pro Se. Texas District Court 1999, William M. Turner as Trustee for AGW Consultants, v. Playa Energy and Minerals. (151st Judicial District, Harris County, Texas, No. 99-23314) Complaint quantum meruit. Settled in favor of AGW Consultants. Atty: Marc Grossberg, Esq., Houston, Texas 1998, Holt v. Shell Oil Company. Appeared as witness for Plaintiff in suit for environmental damages resulting from ground-water contamination. Settlement in excess of $20 million for the Plaintiff. Atty: Craig Lewis, Esq., Gallagher, Downey, Lewis and Bill Rosch, Esq. Roche and Ross, Houston, Texas Federal Trade Commission: 1974, FTC v. Horizon Corporation. Appeared as witness for Horizon Corporation. Federal Administrative Hearings: 1994, Community Assistance Foundation v. Rural Utility Service of USDA. Appeared as Trustee for CAF in protest of denial for funding by RUS. Decision in favor of CAF on appeal. Pro Se New Mexico State Engineer's Office: 2005, Lion's Gate Water v. Thomas and Susan Cook. LGW protest of application to transfer water rights in the Gila-San Francisco Basin for failure to disclose water conservation measures. W. Turner, Pro Se. Case settled upon presentment of affidavit by applicant that stated that all water conservation features required by State Law had been installed. 2005, Lion's Gate Water v. The Bialziks. LGW protested the application to transfer water rights in the Gila-San Francisco Basin for failure to incorporate water conservation measures in their application. W. Turner Pro Se. Protest settled upon Agreement with Bialzik's to adhere to the Universal Pluming Code adopted by the State of New Mexico that requires low flow plumbing fixtures. 2005, Lion's Gate Water v. Phelps Dodge Corporation, LGW protested application of Phelps Dodge Corporation to transfer water from the Bill Evans reservoir on the Gila River to an unspecified move to location for unspecified purposes and for failure to disclose water conservation methods, goals and objectives in conformance with the New Mexico State Water Plan. Atty.: Lee Peters, Hubert and Hernandez, Las Cruces, New Mexico. Pending. 2003, Lion's Gate Water v. State Engineer, Hearing November 17, 2005 on State Engineer's Motion for Summary Judgment to reject the Lion's Gate Water application to appropriate up to 392,000 acre feet of unappropriated Rio Grande water. Motion granted. Appeal will be taken to New Mexico District Court. 2003, Boekman v. The Associación de Acéquias Norteñas de Rio Arriba, Expert witness representing Boekman. Atty: Elizabeth Taylor, Esq. Wolfe - Taylor - McAleb, P.A., Albuquerque, New Mexico 2003, Chapman v. State Engineer, Expert witness representing Chapman in a res adjudicata where State Engineer has reversed himself on prior Stipulation entered in State v. Meyers et al. 64 N.M. 186, 326 Pd 1075. Atty: Elizabeth Taylor, Esq., Wolfe - Taylor - McCaleb, P.A., Albuquerque, New Mexico 2003, Baca v. State Engineer Expert witness in validation of water rights. Atty: Elizabeth Taylor, Esq. Wolfe - Taylor, McAleb, P.A., Albuquerque, New Mexico 2003, In re Trigg. Expert witness in validation of water rights. Atty: Elizabeth Taylor, Esq., Wolfe - Taylor, McAleb, P.A., Albuquerque, New Mexico. Case dropped by Plaintiff on favorable pre-hearing opinion of the State Engineer. 2003, State Engineer v. Lion's Gate Water, Expert witness in application by Lion's Gate to appropriate 48,000 acre feet of unappropriated water on the Gila River including 18,000 acre feet including evaporation of Central Arizona Project Water. Atty: Lee Peters, Esq., Hubbert & Hernandez, Las Cruces, New Mexico. 2003, Lion's Gate Water v. State Engineer, Hearing HU-03-029, Expert witness and Plaintiff over denial of application to appropriate the unappropriated waters of the Rio Grande. Representative, William M. Turner, Trustee, Albuquerque, New Mexico. 2003, Woods v. New Directions Dairy, Inc.. Expert witness in protest of Woods over construction of new wells by New Directions Dairy, Inc., Atty: Joel Carson, Esq., Hinkle Law Firm, Roswell, New Mexico. Case settled by agreement between parties on advice of Turner. 1999, Entranosa Water and Wastewater Cooperative. Represented Horton Water Company, Inc., in opposition to application by EWWC to appropriate 2,400 acre feet of ground-water from the Estancia Basin. Decision Pending. Atty: Lester K. Taylor, Esq., Nordhaus, Haltom, Taylor, Taradash and Frye, Albuquerque, New Mexico 1998, Horton Water Company, Inc.. Represented HWC in hearing in support of an application for an annual ground-water appropriation of 2,615.7 acre feet and enlarged area of service. Application partly approved. Atty: Lester K. Taylor, Esq., Nordhaus, Haltom, Taylor, Taradash and Frye, Albuquerque, New Mexico 1997, Los Pastores Subdivision v. State Engineer. Represented Plaintiff in hearing for transfer of water rights. Decision in favor of protestant. Application denied. Atty: William Aldrich, Esq., Albuquerque, New Mexico 1992, San Pedro Neighborhood Association v. Pegasus Gold Corporation. Appeared for SPNA in opposition to application for permit to pump 122 acre-feet of water from an exploration tunnel. Decision in favor of San Pedro Neighborhood Association. Atty: Lester K. Taylor, Esq., Nordhaus, Haltom, Taylor, Taradash and Frye, Albuquerque, New Mexico 1989, Santa Fe Basin Water Users Association v. Public Service Company of New Mexico. Appeared for SFBWUA in opposition to application for 2000 acre feet of new appropriation from the Santa Fe River. Decision in favor of Santa Fe Basin Water Users Association. Atty: Hunter Geer, Esq. (Ltd.) , Albuquerque, New Mexico 1987, Metropolitan Investments v. Acequia de la Madera. Appeared for Acequia de la Madera. Decision in favor of Metropolitan Investments on legal grounds. 1987, In re. Sierra Los Piños Property Owners Association. Appeared for SLP. Decision favorable to Sierra Los Piños. 1985, In re. MJB Partnership. Appeared for MJB. Application for water rights partly approved. Renewed application pending. Atty: Lester K. Taylor, Esq., Nordhaus, Haltom, Taylor, Taradash and Frye, Albuquerque, New Mexico 1985, Agua de la Madera v. La Madera Water Users Association. Appeared for Agua de la Madera. Decision against La Madera Water Users Association on legal grounds. 1977, Agua Fria Water Users Assn. v. Public Service Company of New Mexico. Appeared for plaintiff-protestant. Decision for Agua Fria Water Users Assn. 1976, Hill v. Sandia Tramway Co. Appeared for Sandia Tramway Company. Decision for Sandia Tramway Co. Atty: Robert Nordhaus, Esq. of Nordhaus, Haltom, Taylor, Taradash and Frye, Albuquerque, New Mexico New Mexico Public Regulatory Commission: 1999, Application of the Edgewood Water Cooperative for permission to purchase Edgewood Water Utility, Inc., Represented protestant Horton Water Company. Proposal defeated. New Mexico Workers' Compensation Administration: 1999, David Wagner v. AGW Consultants d/b/a Turner Environmental Consultants and William M. Tuner Individually and as Trustee: Appeared Pro Se on behalf of William Turner, Individually and as Trustee in Worker's Compensation suit. Decision in favor of Turner both individually and as trustee. Decision against AGW appealed to New Mexico Supreme Court on the issue of the constitutionality of the legislative cap on attorneys fees. Decision in favor of AGW and the cap on attorneys fees. Atty: James Beam, Esq. for AGW, William Turner, Pro Se, for William Turner, Individually and as Trustee Albuquerque, New Mexico. Supreme Court ELECTED OFFICE: 2005 - Present, Director, Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District. The MRGCD was created under the 1923 Conservancy Act and is responsible for water management throughout the Middle Rio Grande - a river length of about 175 miles. Elected on a platform of transparency, accountability, and improved governance. PUBLIC SERVICE: 1997 - 2003, Created Governor's Blue Ribbon Task Force on Water under Governor Johnson. Gubernatorial appointment. Responsible for developing water policy for New Mexico and advising the Governor. 1995 - Present, Natural Resource Trustee for State of New Mexico. Statewide responsibilities for air-water-soil-grass-mineral-oil policy and operating issues. Report directly to Governor. 1995, Member, State Engineer Subdivision Regulation Development Committee 1995, Member, Regulation Oversight Committee, New Mexico Environment Department, Underground Storage Tank Bureau 1995, Member, Contractor Qualification Committee, New Mexico Environment Department, Underground Storage Tank Bureau 1995, Member, New Mexico Environmental Alliance, NM Economic Development Department 1994, Opening Panelist, Albuquerque's Water Future, 39th New Mexico Water Conference, November 3 & 4, 1994 1993, Moderator, Roundtable Meeting on New Mexico Water Quality Standards organized by the New Mexico Environment Department, August 17, 1993 1993, "Balancing the Budget and Reducing the Deficit", presented to the Life After Work Senior Expo and Seminar, June 22, 1993. 1993 & 2000 Member, Advisory Board of the New Mexico Foundation for Human Rights and Achievement, Anne Frank in the World Exhibit: 1929-1945 Project. 1993, Reviewer, Preliminary Report of the City of Albuquerque Radioactive Waste Discharge Policy Study Group, March, 1993. 1993, Vice President, Albuquerque Geological Society 1992, Member, Subcommittee of the Underground Storage Tank Board for Contractor Certification requirements. 1992, Chairman, Ad Hoc Committee of Ground Water Protection Act (GWPA) Contractors for development of fee schedules and regulations for program administration. 1992, Presentation on wellhead protection and vulnerability analysis to the annual meeting of the New Mexico Rural Water Users Association. 1992, Presentation on approaches to prevention of ground water contamination to the annual meeting of the Southwest Land Institute. 1991 - 1992, Field Trip Chairman, Albuquerque Geological Society 1991 - 1992, Chairman, Bernalillo County Ad Hoc Committee for Revising County Liquid Waste Ordinance. 1988 - 1990, Member Board of Directors, Shelter Sam International. Organization for establishing programs to deal with the problem of homeless people. 1988, Education committee of the Albuquerque Geological Society to increase awareness of secondary school students of geology and the earth sciences. 1988 - 1989, Bernalillo County Hazardous Material response committee established under Title III of SARA and appointed by Board of County Commissioners to develop Local Emergency Response Plan. 1976 - Present, Invited presentations on pump tests and data analysis as part of courses in Geology and Civil Engineering at the University of New Mexico. 1978 - 1988, Proctor for National Water Well Association Well Driller Certification Examinations. 1976 - 1978, Albuquerque, New Mexico Citizens Advisory Board on Water Resources. 1970, Chief Justice of University of New Mexico Student Court. 1970, Graduate Student member of the University of New Mexico search committee for the Dean of Arts and Sciences. 1970, Founding member University of New Mexico Graduate Student Union and originator of the Graduate Student Allocation Fund program. 1965 - 1970, Docent, University of New Mexico Geology Museum. Conducted tours for up to 20,000 students through the Geology Museum, 1965 - 1966, Consultant, Home Education Livelihood Program. Responsible for: • Community development work in northern New Mexico • Socioeconomic and political analyses of New Mexico communities • Design and implementation of programs to assist rural disadvantaged people and stabilize migrant workers • Interact with Community Action Program community committees • Implementation of the San Jon migrant worker housing program. 1965, Southwest Neighborhood Project of Washington D.C. (Youth Development) Volunteer leader of youth enrichment program for disadvantage youth in Washington, D.C. 1962 - 1964, Peace Corps. Served in Cyprus as geologist/hydrologist with the Water Development Department. 1959 - 1960, Episcopal Church, Troy, New York. Leader of church youth group and community outreach programs. 1956 - 1957, Ground Observer Corps, Huntington, New York. Bravo Lima Three Five Black. Cold War volunteer program to identify and report aircraft in U.S. air space. Post was in northern Long Island, New York. 1955 - 1956, Business Manager, Tiger Inklings, Northport High School. Responsible for selling advertising in school newspaper to local businesses. INVITED LEGISLATIVE TESTIMONY: 1997 - 2002, Testimony before the New Mexico Legislative Committee on Water, Utilities, and Natural Resources. 1996 - 2002, House and Senate Finance Committees. 1993, Senate Rules Committee, New Mexico State Legislature, 41st Legislature. Testimony in support of Senate Bills 3 and 4 on Term Limits. 1987, U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands of the House Interior Committee, October 1, 1987 regarding storage of San Juan Chama Water in support of House Bill HR-1839 1987, United States Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks and Forests on alternatives to surface storage of San Juan-Chama Project water chaired by Senator Pete V. Domenici, Senator Jeff Bingaman, Representative Bill Richardson. 1980, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the U.S. House of Representatives on U.S. Federal oil and gas leasing practices. 1979, U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Energy Resources and Material Production of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Senate (96th Congress, First Session, Pub. 96-89, p. 219, Oct. 12, 1979) chaired by Senator Wendell Ford on U.S. Federal oil and gas leasing practices. 1979, Senate Conservation Committee of the New Mexico State Legislature on ground-water plan of replacement legislation. 1978, Interim Legislative Committee on Natural Resources of the New Mexico State Legislature on ground-water plan of replacement legislation. 1977, Testimony Presented Before the Conservation Committee of the 33rd Legislature of the State of New Mexico on Substitute for State Senate Bill 256. February 22, 1977. OTHER TESTIMONY: 1993, Statement in support of H.R. 1386, The Drunk Driving Prevention Act of 1993, before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice. POLITICAL ACTIVITIES: 2005, Successful candidate for the Board of Directors of the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District. 1996, Candidate in general election for New Mexico State Senate from Senate District 13. 1995-1996, Syndicated political columnist, Sunmount Syndicate 1993 - 1994, Candidate in Primary for Republican nomination for U.S. Senate 1993, Master of Ceremonies, Ross Perot visit to Popejoy Hall at the University of New Mexico on March 5, 1993 and UWSA visit coordinator in charge. 1992, Chairman, of United We Stand, America of New Mexico, New Mexico Congressional District 1. 1992, New Mexico Vice Chairman of Perot '92 election campaign and Presidential Elector for Ross Perot. Coordinated all field operations. PUBLICATIONS: 2007, The Tijeras Decollément, in preparation. 2007, The Adjusted Ryznar Stability Index, in preparation. 1999 - Present, Author of content on the WaterBank.com website 1976, Use of Thermonics in foundation studies in karst terrane, International Symposium on Hydrologic Problems in Karst Regions, Western Kentucky University Press, Bowling Green, Kentucky. 1975, The application of Thermonics to ground-water exploration, Memoirs. International Symposium on the Hydrogeology of Crystalline Rocks, Porto Allegre, Brazil. 1973, The Cyprian gravity nappe and the autochthonous basement of Cyprus, in Gravity and Tectonics, Wiley Interscience, New York, New York. 1972, Thermal monitoring of leakage through dams, discussion (with D.J. Supkow), Geol. Soc. Amer. Bull., v. 83, p. 3543 - 3548. 1972, The Calabrian Touloupos Formation of the Khrysochou basin of western Cyprus, Revue Quaternaria, tome XV, ed. Mme. Elena Blanc, Paris, France. 1972, Quaternary sea levels in western Cyprus, Revue Quaternaria, tome XV, ed. Mme. Elena Blanc, Paris, France. 1969, The ground-water resources of the Polis coastal plain, in the Water Resources of Cyprus, United Nations Development Program, Technical Report. ARTICLES: 1991, Radon, Home Mechanix Magazine, February, 1991. 1979, New technique locates leaks in tailings pond liners, Engineering and Mining Journal. 1979, New technique locates leaks in waste-water pond liners, Industrial Wastes. 1979, New technique locates leaks in earthen dam embankments, Water Power and Dam Construction. 1979, Oil on troubled waters, Geotimes, v. 23, no. 9, Prague Symposium. 1979, Uranium-tailings disposal, (with G. Kues), Geotimes, v. 23, no. 11, Albuquerque Symposium. 1978, Hot dry rock reviewed, Geotimes, v. 23, no. 7, Los Alamos Symposium. 1976, The Thermonic Channel-Trace method of uranium exploration, Engineering & Mining Journal. 1976, The hydrogeology of great sedimentary basins, Geotimes, v. 21, no. 8, Budapest Symposium. 1975, Hydrogeologists confer on karst, Geotimes, v. 20, no. 11, Huntsville Symposium. 1974, Hydrogeology of volcanic rocks, Geotimes, v. 19, no. 10, (with S. Davis, R. Dingman, and M. Lane). REPORTS: I have authored more than 300 technical reports dealing with all aspects of hydrogeology, and hydrogeochemistry. Reports have dealt with highly instrumented aquifer-performance tests and data analysis, ground water for space heating, both large scale (4000+ square miles) and small scale ground-water resource evaluations, seepage studies on major earthen dams including Tarbella dam in Pakistan and Wolf Creek dam in Kentucky, water quality and ground-water contamination, ground-water tracer studies; leak detection in lined waste water ponds, results of monitoring programs, waste water discharge plans for industrial and public clients, water well drilling and construction practices, specifications for well drilling equipment, and ground-water inflow into mines, computer modeling of ground-water and surface water flow systems, agricultural water use models, hydrogeochemical models. Reports range in scope from short reports on simple projects to major reports which are on file with the U.S. Geological Survey library in Reston, Virginia and are referenced in bibliographies on the hydrogeology of specific countries or states. I have also prepared reports dealing with socio-economic matters, analysis of bureaucracies and philosophy of foreign aid programs. Have carried out generic evaluations of foreign assistance programs and designed major foreign irrigation assistance programs (IMSAR) valued at $40 million. LANGUAGES: Native: English Fluent: German, Greek Conversant: French, Spanish Some Facility: Turkish, Russian, Hebrew, Arabic Studied: Navajo, Keres, Japanese, Arabic Computer: Fortran, Basic COMPUTER SKILLS: Operating Systems: MS-DOS, Windows 3.11, 95, 98, 2000, NT Workstation, XP & Server 2003 Spreadsheets: Lotus 1-2-3, Excel Data bases: Dbase III+, Appleworks, Alpha Four, Foxpro, Access, Paradox Word Processors: Appleworks, MS-Word, Wordperfect 5.1 & 6.0, Word 97 & 2003 Languages: Fortran, Applesoft Basic, IBM-Basic Compilers: Fortran 77 and QUICKBASIC Graphics: Grapher, Surfer, Map Viewer, Didger, Designer 4.1, AutoCad LT 2004, IDRISI, ArcView, Cartalynx, Photo Shop, Photo Illustrator, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Mapdraw, Technical Programs: PLASM, RANDOM WALK, MODFLOW, DREAM, CAPZONE, THEIS, SURFER, GRAPHER, GEOPACK, GEOEAS, HELP, RISSQ, RITZ, CHEMFLO, WATEQ3, MINTEQA2, PRODEFA2, QUAL-2E, WHPA, VLEACH, PRZM, SOILPROP, HEC-1, HEC-2, TR-55, SESOIL, WHPA, CREAM, AGNIPS, GMS, SUTRA, VHS2D, CORPSCON, DIDGER Internet: Front Page 2003, AOL 9.0, Netscape 6.0+, Internet Explorer 7.0, MS-Office Suite, Nitro, Netcontact, Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express, Business Plan Pro 2004, ACT 7.0, Mozilla, Power Point WEB SITE MANAGEMENT http://www.agwconsultants.com (Secure Site) (Managed for AGW Consultants) (Managed for WaterBank) Managed for Westwater Resources trademark licensee.U.S. STATES WORKED IN: Arizona, New Mexico, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Wisconsin, Wyoming COUNTRIES WORKED IN: Middle East: Cyprus Africa: Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Tunisia, Uganda, Zaire Asia: Indonesia, Pakistan North America: Canada (Alberta) United States, Mexico South America: Bolivia, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Honduras. ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES VISITED: Europe: Yugoslavia, Italy, Spain, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Hungary, San Marino, Denmark, Czechoslovakia, France, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Iceland, England Middle East: Turkey, Greece, Jordan, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon North Africa: Morocco, Algeria, Libya Sub-Saharan Africa: Kenya, Sudan, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, Nigeria Asia: Hong Kong, Japan South America: Peru, Panama, Belize, Guatemala, Columbia, Nicaragua, Costa Rica | |
