J. Eilers Resume

 

 

Joseph M. Eilers

 

CURRENT ADDRESS                                                            

PO Box 6838  

Bend, OR 97708                                

Phone (day):    541-390-2911                  

Phone (evening):  541-593-7746                   

Email: j.eilers@maxdepthaq.com         

Citizenship:  USA        

EDUCATION

M.S., Water Resources Management

University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI  1976

B.A., Biological Sciences

University of California, Santa Barbara, CA  1973

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION

·           Water quality evaluation for streams and lakes

·           Hydroacoustic applications to lakes and rivers

·           Monitoring design and implementation

·           Interactions of hydrology, fisheries, and water chemistry

Positions Relevant to Water Resources Project Manager

Prof. Hydrologist-WQ, MaxDepth Aquatics, Inc., Bend, OR, 2003-present.

Senior Scientist, JC Headwaters, Inc., Bend, OR, 1997-2003.  Co-founder of this company,  now owned by MaxDepth Aquatics, Inc.

Senior Scientist, E&S Environmental Chemistry, Inc., Corvallis, OR, 1988-1998.  Co-founder of this environmental consulting firm, which continues to operate.

Senior Scientist, Environmental Research Laboratory - Corvallis, OR, 1984-1988.  Served as Technical Director for the Western Lake Survey, a multi-million dollar research effort designed to characterize the current chemical status of lakes in the western United States.

Limnologist, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Rhinelander, WI, 1978-1984.  Organized, directed, and participated in (1) water quality planning and evaluation for control of nonpoint source pollution; and (2) acidic deposition research and trophic state analysis of lakes in the Upper Midwest.

Environmental Engineer, Association of Bay Area Governments, Berkeley, CA, 1976-1978.  Participated in monitoring and modeling of surface water runoff for the development of the Environmental Management Plan for the San Francisco Bay Area.

 

Has authored 40 journal articles and book chapters in the fields of environmental chemistry and limnology and has served as the EPA representative to the World Health Organization on potential human health impacts related to acid deposition.  Reviewer for Environmental Science and Technology, Environmental Management, Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, Archiv fur Hydrobiologie, Limnology and Oceanography, and Lake and Reservoir Management.  Over 30 presentations at scientific conferences, universities, and peer-review meetings.

 

 

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Institute of Hydrology, Board of Registration (2005-2008)

North American Lake Management Society, Past-director

Oregon Lakes Association, Past-president

American Fisheries Society (Water Quality Committee)

American Society of Limnology and Oceanography

American Water Works Association

North American Benthological Society

 

AWARDS AND PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS

Professional Hydrologist-Water Quality (#1475), American  Institute of Hydrology;           Board of Registration 2005-2008

Certified Lake Manager (#95-04M), North American Lake Management Society

Certified Fisheries Biologist (#1582), American Fisheries Society

Regional Director for the North American Lake Mgmt. Society (1998-2000)

President, Oregon Lakes Association, 1991-1992

U.S. EPA Laboratory Director's Technical Contribution Award.  ERL-Corvallis, 1987

U.S. EPA Bronze Medal for technical contributions to the National Lake Survey, 1987 

U.S. EPA Scientific Achievement Award for manuscript by Eilers et al. (1983), 1985

U.S. EPA Visiting Scientist.  Environmental Research Laboratory - Duluth.  Summer, 1982 

U.S. EPA scholarships for graduate studies, University of Wisconsin.  1975,1976

 

RELATED PROJECT EXPERIENCE (SELECTED EXAMPLES)

 

FERC Projects

Clackamas River Hydropower Project	Portland General Electric	PI	2010+
North Umpqua River Hydro Project	PacifiCorp Energy	PI	2008+ 2000-02
Enloe Dam/Similkamenn River	Okanagan PUD	PI	2006
Clark Fork Tailrace	River Design Group	PI	2004
Klamath River HydroPower Project	PacifiCorp	Co-PI	2001-04
Pelton/Round Butte HydroPower	Portland General Electric	Co-PI	1994-98

 

Stream & River Studies

Clackamas River Hydropower Project	Portland General Electric	PI	2010
Lower Umpqua River Mapping	LTM Mining	Co-PI	2006
Sprague River Mapping	Dept. Agric./Klamath Tribes	Co-PI	2004-05
Lost River Aquatic Vegetation	Tetra Tech	PI	2005
Klamath River Periphyton	Tetra Tech	PI	2005
Lost River and Klamath River SOD	Tetra Tech	C0-PI	2005
Tenmile Lake Tributary Monitoring	Oregon DEQ	PI	2000-01
Duschesne River Mapping Initiative	Ute Tribe	Co-PI	2000
Lower Deschutes River Monitoring	Portland General Electric	PI	1999
Muddy Creek Monitoring	EPA	Co-PI	1996-97
Pudding River Monitoring	Oregon DEQ	PI	1995
Steinhatchee River Water Quality	KBN Engineering	Co-PI	1990

 

  Nonpoint Source Pollution Studies

Tenmile Lake Nutrient Study	TLBP, ODEQ, OWEB	PI	1998-02
Nonpoint Source Modeling in Agriculture Landscapes of Iowa	USEPA	Co-PI	1997-99
Nonpoint Source Pollution in the Willamette River Basin (Phases I-III)	Oregon DEQ	PI	1991-97
Sediment Accumulation in Selected Idaho Lakes (Cascade Reservoir, Payette Lake, Upper Payette Lake)	Idaho DEQ	Co-PI	1996-97
Lacamas Lake Watershed	Clark Co., WA	Co-PI	1995-98
Summit Lake, WA	Mt. Baker-Snoq. NF	PI	1994-98
Lake Lytle Watershed, OR	Oregon DEQ	PI	1993-94
Lake Lucille, AK	Wasilla, AK	PI	1991-93
Lake Notasha, OR	Oregon DEQ	PI	1991-93
Pickerel-Crane Lakes, WI	Pickerel/Crane Lake MD	PI	1990-92

 

  Paleolimnology Projects

Foehn Lake, WA	USFS	PI	2006-07
Odell Lake, OR	ODEQ	PI	2004-05
Lava Lake, OR	ODEQ	PI	2004-05
Scout Lake, OR	USFS	PI	2005
Blue Lake, OR	ODEQ	PI	2004
Devils Lake, OR	Devils Lake WID	PI	2004
Lemolo Lake, OR	PacifiCorp	PI	2002
Maidu Lake, OR	PacifiCorp	PI	2002
Lake Lucille, AK	ADEC	PI	2001
Mirror Lake, OR	USFS	PI	2001-02
Upper Klamath Lake, OR	US Bureau of Rec.	PI	1999-01
Cascade Diatom Calibration Set, OR & WA	PacifiCorp	PI	1996-1998
Diamond Lake, OR	ODFW	PI	1996-02
Trout Lake, BC	Tetra Tech Consulting	Co-PI	1996-97
Payette Lake, ID Upper Payette Lake, ID Cascade Reservoir, ID	Idaho DEQ	Co-PI	1996-97
Mt. Dell Reservoir, UT	Salt Lake City Water Dept.	Co-PI	1996
Lacamas Lake, WA	Clark County	PI	1995-02
Summit Lake, WA	USFS	PI	1995-97
Tenmile Lake, OR North Tenmile Lake, OR	ODEQ	PI	1995-02
Smith Lake & Bybee Lake, OR	Portland METRO	PI	1994
Devils Lake, OR	Devils Lake Water Imp. Dist.	PI	1992-93
Lake Notasha, OR	ODEQ	PI	1991-93
Pickerel Lake, WI Crane Lake, WI	Pickerel-Crane Lake Mgmt. District	PI	1990-92

 

    Non-Paleolimnology Sediment Studies

Peterson Point Reservoir	City of Seaside	PI	2011
Reeder Reservoir	City of Ashland	PI	2007
Diamond Lake gas evolution and sub-bottom profiling	ODFW	PI	2006
Upper Klamath Lake nearshore sediment classification	US Bureau of Reclamation	PI	2005
SOD in Lost & Klamath Rivers	Tetra Tech, Inc.	PI	2005
Umpqua River sediment classification	LTM	PI	2005
Klamath Impoundments sediment classification	PacifiCorp	PI	2003

 

   Bathymetry Projects