Vera Nelson, PE
Vice President
Licenses
Professional Civil Engineer, CA (#47418)
Areas of Expertise
Ms. Nelson is a registered civil engineer with over thirty years of professional consulting experience performing hydrogeologic studies and remedial investigations; managing implementation of soil and groundwater remedial actions; assisting with environmental aspects of redevelopment of industrial properties; and providing litigation support services. In support of these activities, she has performed extensive aquifer testing and analytical and numerical modeling to evaluate subsurface chemical transport and to design extraction and other groundwater remedial systems. Ms. Nelson utilizes many of these same skills and tools while performing water supply assessments and water resources evaluations for municipalities and developers of non-contaminated properties. She has also been involved in the development of human-health risk and vapor intrusion assessments, construction documents, engineering cost estimates, and risk management plans for redevelopment and remediation of industrial properties. Ms. Nelson has served as a designated expert in both water resource and chemical release matters and testified in Los Angeles Superior Court in the Antelope Valley Groundwater Adjudication. She is very involved in the implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) in California, including provision of strategic and technical support for Groundwater Sustainability Plan development and securing grant funding.