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RICHARD C. SLADE & ASSOCIATES LLC CONSULTING GROUNDWATER GEOLOGISTS COMPANY INTRODUCTION Mr. Richard C. Slade has over 50 years of hydrogeologic experience in California, the last 33 of which have been as Principal Hydrogeologist and owner of Richard C. Slade & Associates LLC (RCS), Consulting Groundwater Geologists. Mr. Slade maintains licenses as a Registered Geologist and Certified Engineering Geologist in California. The RCS firm has seven full-time professional groundwater geologists including: Two senior project -level hydrogeologists, Mr. Earl LaPensee and Mr. Anthony Hicke. Both are Professional Geologists and Certified Hydrogeologists in California. Mr. LaPensee has been with RCS since 1989, whereas Mr. Anthony Hicke has been with RCS since 2001. 4• Four staff/field-level geologists (Messrs. Luis Busso, Chris Wick, Joe Amar, and Sean Bowen) provide as -needed field and office support services on groundwater projects. All four are degreed geologists; Mr. Busso and Mr. Wick have been with RCS for approximately 10 years, while Mr. Amar and Mr. Bowen started with the firm in 2013 and 2016, respectively. Mr. Busso, Mr. Wick, Mr. Amar, and Mr. Bowen are all California Professional Geologists. Specific areas of expertise for RCS include: • groundwater resource development via siting, specifying, designing and testing of new water wells for both municipal -supply and agricultural -supply; • conducting analysis and correlations of the resistivity signatures on geophysical electric logs available from water wells, oil wells, and groundwater monitoring wells; • providing independent, detailed E-log correlation networks and cross sections based on key marker beds; • preparing Technical Specifications and detailed line item bid sheets for the preliminary design and cost analysis of new wells and monitoring wells; • providing detailed geologic logs of drill cuttings generated during pilot hole drilling for new water wells and groundwater monitoring wells; • providing experienced geologists to field monitor the drilling, final design, construction and testing of new water wells and groundwater monitoring wells; • providing evaluations, cost estimates, Technical Specifications and field monitoring services for the rehabilitation and destruction of existing wells; • groundwater basin evaluations and basin management and water well feasibility studies; • conducting pumping tests and providing technical analyses of pumping test data • evaluating groundwater contamination; • assessing groundwater quality; and • rehabilitation of older wells. Typical clients include city water departments, county water agencies, water districts, engineering firms, environmental attorneys, and numerous wineries and vineyards. In the Orange County region, RCS over the years has sited, designed and assisted in the construction of 21 wells for the cities of Anaheim (10), Fullerton (3), Garden Grove (1), Golden State Water Company (2), Irvine Ranch Water District (2) and for Orange County Water District (3 in Fullerton). 14051 BURBANK BLVD., SUITE 300, SHERMAN OAKS, CALIFORNIA 91401 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: (818) 506-0418 • NORTHERN CALIFORNIA: (707) 963-3914 W W W.RCSLADE.COM