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Chris Coppinger, PG, CHG
Assistant Project Manager
Chris has 12 years of professional experience in
groundwater consulting for numerous municipal and
Years of Experience: 12 private clients. His expertise includes ground water basin
evaluations, siting investigations, and artificial recharge
Years with GEOSCIENCE: 11 and conjunctive use studies. He also manages a number
of construction oversight activities including coordinating
Education: with project stakeholders. Chris’ experience with artificial
BS, Geology, College of William & Mary recharge and studies will help our team obtain accurate
data needed to conduct the infiltration analysis.
Professional Registrations:
California Professional Geologist (No. 9093) Selected Project Experience
Certified California Hydrogeologist (No. 1040)
City of Riverside: Well Rehabilitation and Groundwater
Monitoring Program
Status: Chris managed efforts to compile and review historical well
Full-time employee data for 60 potable water supply wells owned and operated
by the city. The project developed a well ranking system
to prioritize well rehabilitation and repair. To complete the
assessment, Chris reviewed video surveys, driller’s logs,
construction information, historical pumping, performance,
What Chris brings to the project... ground water elevations, and past rehabilitation/
redevelopment measures. Chris helped develop a priority
ranking matrix for well rehabilitations/replacement that
• Construction supervision experience —increase included the well’s estimated remaining useful life , and
project efficiency estimated rehabilitation costs over five, ten and twenty
• Experience with supply, injection, water bank- years. At the conclusion of the review Chris developed
ing, and monitoring wells—identify and resolve presentations and attended project workshops to present
issues and discuss findings to key project personnel.
• Experience on projects with multiple locations— City of Riverside: 2015 Well Rehabilitation
help manage schedule and budget and identify Upon completion of the Well Rehabilitation and
project efficiencies Groundwater Monitoring Program, the city selected 4 wells
for rehabilitation. Chris led efforts to, repair, rehabilitate,
and return to service, a well drilled in 1927. He also
provided recommendations to modify existing technical
specifications to allow needed repairs, and oversaw
field inspection during repair. All wells were successfully
39 rehabilitated with two achieving major increases in
efficiency.
The number of clients Chris has California Water Service Company: Groundwater Supply
worked with to design and Study
install groundwater injection Chris developed a strategy to maximize groundwater
and supply wells production to fully utilize pumping allotment across two
adjudicated basins. He compiled and reviewed historical
pumping and water level data in district wells, and located
60 data from other nearby wells. Chris then developed
rehabilitation schedules, long term average flow rates, and
The number of separate provided areas to target for future well siting.
locations Chris has supervised
on a single project
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