C&A provides the specialized requirements of the petro-chemical, oil and gas, and other industries. C&A also serves Tier I and II environmental consultants (i.e., large national and local groups) by providing an adjunct source of Principal-, Senior- and Project-level hydrogeologic guidance and training via the IET as well as litigation support (both defendant and plaintiff) on RCRA, CERCLA and other environmental projects as part of the ELA Team.

With many years of national and worldwide experience, the personnel at C&A have completed investigations and projects for numerous consulting companies, industry, and government agencies. These projects have also involved management services (senior oversight, project staff augmentation, and project QA/QC for major consulting companies), dispute resolution, as well as other functions and responsibilities in a range of activities involving numerous environmental and geotechnical projects, mining projects, hydrogeological investigations of contamination sources, ground-water remediation planning, design and analysis, ground-water supply and mine dewatering assessments, development and maintenance projects and associated litigation support.

C&A offers demonstrated technical expertise led by the Principal who has maintained professional standards and his reputation over more than 30 years of professional activity in the environmental, water supply and mining fields. C&A has been registered by the State of Texas to offer and perform geoscience services (see Here).

C&A Associates have had many years of professional experience, much of which in association with the Principal. In addition, an extensive network is maintained of additional independent scientific and engineering associates (Environmental Litigation Associates (ELA) capable of providing specialized project support to C&A projects.

In addition, a large professional library, assembled over almost 40 years of professional activity, forms a sound literature base for projects in the U.S. as well as overseas. The C&A Library also holds a number of out-of-print technical books, journals and reports, which support C&A projects when historical background on a particular issue becomes important. C&A personnel are also well-connected to the Internet for up-to-date sources of regulatory and technical information. The Principal and Program Manager serve as primary Editors for the IET Web Resources Portal.

The C&A team has brought extensive experience, proven integrity, and demonstrated resourcefulness during client projects. Using the latest technology and online information gathering and presentation techniques, the C&A team provides clients, industry and Tier I and II consultants, as well as attorneys, strong support in developing optimum solutions for projects and cases.

C&A Project Management provides:

Environmental Project Audits, Oversight and Review Project Management

Environmental Investigations (RCRA/CERCLA)
Mineral Exploration and Mine Development
Remedial Design and Implementation (RCRA/CERCLA)
Feasibility/Economic Analyses (RCRA/CERCLA)
Litigation Support

Environmental Assessments

Real Estate Transactions (CERCLA)
Property Environmental Evaluations & Transfers (RCRA/CERCLA)
Banking Transactions (CERCLA)
Mine Planning (EAs) and Litigation Support
Hydrogeologic Investigations: Contaminant Transport Analysis and Ground-Water Modeling
Hazardous Waste (RCRA/CERCLA) Investigations
Water Resources Investigations
Geothermal Energy Investigations
Mine Dewatering and Litigation Support

Field Program Execution

Monitoring Well-Site Supervision
Hydrogeological Surveys
Data Collection and Interpretation
Evaluation and Remediation of Contamination
Source Identification (brine, organics, inorganics)
Radioactivity Surveys and Evaluations
Phase I and II Investigations
Remediation Design, Review and Evaluations
Leaking Underground Storage Tanks (CERCLA)
Hazardous Waste Characterization and System Design (RCRA/CERCLA)
Effectiveness Analysis of System Operation and Maintenance and Litigation Support

Water and Mineral Resource Investigations

Ground-Water Supply Development
Ground-Water Protection Plans
Energy and Mineral Resource Property Evaluations
Mineral Exploration and Property Evaluations
Mining Property Reserve Analyses
Environmental Impact Studies and Litigation Support

For a brief review of typical C&A projects, see Client Project Summaries.

Additional example projects and services:

1) In Utah - Geologic and Paleontologic Investigations
2) In Oklahoma-Arkansas - Paleohydrogeologic Investigations on Siderite
3) White Paper on Ground-Water Supply Issues (PDF) in the 21st Century.
4) A SPE paper on Brine Hydrochemistry (PDF).
5) A UNESCO Report on Ground Water in Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks (PDF).
6) Genealogical Research includes: Analysis of Land Grants and Deeds, Wills, etc.

Interim reports in preparation:

1) Interim Report on the Growth Faulting and Subsidence in and around Houston, Texas,
2) Interim Report on the Hydrogeologic Assessment of Natural Gases in Public Water Supplies, Houston, Texas,
3) Interim Report on the Mineralization and Magnetics of a Proposed, Recently Discovered Possible Impact Crater, Alaska,
4) Interim Report on Water-Table Fluctuations in Response to Loading by Precipitation, Houston, Texas,
5) Interim Report on Water-Supply Contamination by Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Activities in West Texas,
6) Interim Report on Hydrochemical Sampling of Water Wells in West Texas and Eastern New Mexico,
7) Interim Report on Ground-Water Contamination by BTEX and MTBE in Southern Indiana,
8) Interim Report on E. coli Contamination in a Rural Setting in the Northwest U.S.,
9) Interim Report on Natural Arsenic, Mercury and Antimony Contamination in an Area of Precious Metal Mineralization near Eureka, Nevada, and
10) Other Reports as part of litigation support for the environmental, geotechnical and mining industries.