RCS - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Principal Groundwater Geologist

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Major areas of groundwater work for Mr. Hicke while an employee at Richard C. Slade & Associates, LLC, include project management for numerous groundwater development projects, including well construction projects, groundwater basin evaluations, creation of hydrogeologic conceptual models, and aquifer testing studies throughout California. In addition, Mr. Hicke serves as the lead geologist during the creation, management and utilization of large electronic databases of subsurface geologic data for use in preparing Hydrogeologic Evaluations of California Groundwater basins, and calculation of estimates of underflow and groundwater in storage for those basins. Mr. Hicke is also project manager overseeing preparation of groundwater availability studies for various agricultural clients, as well as the preparation of technical documents intended to support the creation of Environmental Impact Reports (EIRs). Mr. Hicke has many years' experience using the MapInfo GIS software package to create maps from these data sets, for use in the Hydrogeologic Evaluations. Mr. Hicke also provides technical and administrative oversight during well construction and aquifer testing projects. Since Mr. Richard Slade ™s appointment as the Upper Los Angeles River Area Watermaster in December 2008, Mr. Hicke has performed the duties of the Assistant ULARA Watermaster. Mr. Hicke helps to collect and analyze data for the various annual reports and review documents prepared by the Watermaster. Since Mr. Richard Slade's appointment as the Upper Los Angeles River Area Watermaster in December 2008, Mr. Hicke has performed the duties of the Assistant ULARA Watermaster. Mr. Hicke helps to collect and analyze data for the various annual reports and review documents prepared by the Watermaster.

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• Member of the Growing Team

Mr. Linden is the newest member of the growing team at RCS and has been a Groundwater Geologist with the firm since 2019. During his time with RCS, he has helped manage groundwater development projects including the design, permitting, and construction management of municipal water-supply, municipal injection, irrigation-supply, and monitoring wells. These efforts include well construction observation, testing, destruction, and rehabilitation of numerous municipal wells and irrigation-supply wells throughout California.

Job Titles:

• President & Principal Groundwater Geologist

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Major fields of hydrogeologic emphasis for Mr. Slade include groundwater resource development (basin-wide studies, and water well design and construction), and aquifer analysis. Principal projects have involved, evaluations of entire groundwater basins, aquifer test analyses, assessment of water quality problems and groundwater degradation, design of water wells for municipal supply, well rehabilitation assessments, monitoring of all phases of water well construction, locating and designing groundwater monitoring networks, and providing expert witness testimony for groundwater litigation. Considerable work has also been performed for numerous vineyards and wineries in both the Central Coast and Northern California regions; types of work have included feasibility studies for determining final locations for new wells, designing new wells, monitoring of the construction of new wells, working with drilling contractors, evaluating down-hole problems (such as sanding) in existing wells, and developing protocol for water well rehabilitation. Hydrogeologic studies have also involved evaluation of hazardous wastes such as acid mine drainage, leachate from sanitary landfills, and groundwater degradation resulting from leaking underground storage tanks containing various chemicals and organic compounds. Numerous groundwater studies and monitoring projects have involved volatile organics (TCE, PCE, etc.) and subsurface gasoline spills. Hydrogeologic assessments and definition of appropriate mitigation measures for environmental impact analyses have been provided also. Important to Mr. Slade's broad background is the experience gained while being a participant with other geologists on international geologic study tours to Europe, Iceland and Scandinavia, the former Soviet Union, South America, the People's Republic of China, Africa, New Zealand and Australia. Local groundwater and surface water features, large faults and landslides, mines, and oilfields were visited in these countries. In December 2008, based on the recommendation of the Administrative Committee (the water managers for the cities of Burbank, Glendale, Los Angeles and San Fernando, and the Crescenta Valley Water District), the Superior Court of Los Angeles County selected Mr. Slade as the new Watermaster for the entire Upper Los Angeles River Area (ULARA). Mr. Slade represents only the third Watermaster of ULARA since the date of the original adjudication of the region in January 1979. Mr. Richard C. Slade has 50+ years of hydrogeologic experience in California, the last 30+ of which have been as Principal Groundwater Geologist and President of Richard C. Slade & Associates LLC (RCS), Consulting Groundwater Geologists. With a staff of seven full-time professional geologists, RCS is uniquely qualified to help you with your groundwater development needs and water well issues.

Will, Robert A.; Yeh, Michelle; Eckhart, Lance; Slade, Richard C.; and Williamson, Mark S., December 5, 2007: "Numerical Modeling of a Complex Regional Aquifer Recharde and REcovery System (R3) in the Upper Mojave River Basin, California": Paper presented at 2007 NGWA Groundwater Expo and Annual Meeting.