Paul Drury is a professional engineer at ERO with 20 years of experience in water resources engineering, storm water management, fisheries engineering, and civil site development. Since joining ERO, Paul has been instrumental in developing ground and surface water supplies, resolving complex water rights issues, designing stream bank and riparian restoration projects, preparing technical reports for environmental permitting, creating decentralized water and wastewater systems, and providing litigation support and expert witness testimony. Paul has worked with local and state governments to determine municipal water requirements, audit the status of municipal rights, support claims in water rights adjudication, and prepare application documents for new water right appropriations and transfers of existing water rights.

SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE

Water Supply. Paul performs technical analyses for estimating aquifer and watershed yields, designing ground water wells and surface water impoundments, selecting pump and conveyance system components, and rehabilitating wells and impoundment structures. He evaluates existing system design and performance to identify potential upgrades for improved efficiency and capacity. His diversion and distribution systems designs take into consideration environmental impacts.

Water Rights. Paul investigates water rights for claims in adjudication, transfers in points of diversion and places of use, and new appropriation applications for surface and ground water resources. He confirms historical beneficial use and place of use, and determines irrigable acres utilizing water supply, soils, and economic analyses. He also analyzes aerial photos and land use data and prepares GIS maps.

Water Quality. Paul develops and implements water quality sampling programs consistent with quality assurance and control procedures. He establishes stream monitoring stations for flow measurement and water quality sampling and prepares final reports with easy to read exhibits and data tables. Paul designs best management practices for urban and agricultural land use to improve water quality.

Watershed Management. Paul performs stream and habitat assessments and applies geomorphic principals to watershed management for fish passage, habitat enhancement, stream bank stabilization, and riparian restoration projects. He incorporates watershed processes and utilizes bioengineering principals for designing in-stream projects. He is an expert in modeling small watersheds to determine watershed yield, water surface profiles, flood plain management issues, and statistical correlations applied to hydrology.

pdrury@eroresources.com