Principal Geologic Consultant

Professional Profile

Dr. Saint has over 20 years of experience in hydrology, geology, water quality, field hydrologic investigators.

Education

Ph.D., Hydrogeology & Environmental Health, University of Minnesota, 1973
M.S., Geology, University of London, England, 1964
B.S. Honors, Geology & Geography, University of London, England, 1960

Memberships

Geological Society of America.
Floodplain Management Association
National Groundwater Association

Editorial

Editorial Board, Journal of Floodplain Management, 2001-present.

Professional Experience

Consulting Hydrogeologist, Hromadka & Associates, 2002-present.
Professor of Geological and Environmental Sciences, California State University, Fullerton, 1972-present.
Co-Principal Investigator, California State University, Fullerton, 1994-1996.
Principal Investigator, L.A. Regional Water Quality Control Board, 1991-1992.
Principal Investigator, Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board, 1986-1988.
Consulting Hydrogeologist, Woodward Clyde Consultants and Applies Geoscience, Inc., 1984-1988.
Consulting Hydrogeologist, California Integrated Waste Management Board, 1982-1985.
Director, Abandoned Hazardous Waste Disposal Site Project, 1980-1982.
Consultant, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1976-1976.
Director of Environmental Studies Program, California State University, Fullerton, 1975-1978.
Principal Investigator, Chemical Wastes Recycling and Disposal; University of Minnesota, MN, 1971-1972.
Instructor, School of Public Health, Groundwater Development Course, 1969-1970.
Research Assistant, University of Minnesota, MN, 1968-1969.
Hydrologist and Groundwater Geologist, Kenya Ministry of Water Development, 1965-1968.

Related Experience

• Landslide Investigations, San Clemente, Whittier Hills, Laguna Beach, Encinitas, California
  
• Tracer Studies for Contaminant Transport and Hillside Dewatering
  
• Landfill Leachate Plume Delineation and Impacts on Groundwater Quality
  
• Hazardous Waste Disposal Site and Leaky Underground StorageTank Site Evaluation
  
• Municipal Landfill Siting Surveys for Calaveras County, California
  
• Design and Installation of Production Wells and Monitoring Wells
  
• Field Aquifer Tests and Slug Tests for Evaluating Aquifer Hydraulic Characteristics
  
• Stream Gaging and Installation of Field Hydrological Networks
  
• Hydrogeological Evaluation of a High Level Nuclear Waste Repository in Bedded Salts, Texas
  
• Limnological Surveys for Lake Water Quality Evaluation
  
• Wetlands and Constructed Wetland Hydrology and Water Quality Studies
  
• Groundwater Resources Evaluation
  
• Electrical Resistivity and Seismic Refraction Surveys for Groundwater Studies
  

Publications

1. Saint, P.K. and R. Marco, 2001. Watershed Approach in the Restoration of Water Quality in Lake Victoria, East Africa. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Floodplain Management Association, Lake Tahoe, October, 2001.
2. Saint, P.K. and Peggy S. Brown, 2000. Hydrogeology of Groundwater Seeps along Soda Lake, Mojave Desert, California. Presented at the Desert Studies Center Symposium.
3. Saint, P.K., 1999. Hydrological Conditions and Sources of Water at the Soda Springs Desert Studies Center, Zzyzx, California. Presented at the Symposium: Water in the Desert: Past, Present and Future”, Southern California Academy of Sciences, Annual Meeting, April 30-May 1, 1999.
4. Saint, P.K., 1998. Paleohydrology of the Indus- Saraswati Civilization Archeological Sites in India and Pakistan. Guest Lecture at California State University, Fullerton.
5. Saint, P.K. and Foster, J.D., 1998. Impact of Dewatering High Nitrate and Selenium Concentration Waters on the Water Quality of the Newport Bay. Testimony before the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board, January, 1998.
6. Saint, P.K., 1997, Hydrometeorological Monitoring Network for the Santa Rosa Plateau Conservation Area. Presented to the The Nature Conservancy and the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.
7. Saint, P.K., Maloney, N.J. and Bomkamp, T., 1996, Southern California Coastal Wetlands in Patrick L. Abbott and John D. Cooper, eds., 1996, Field Conference Guide 1996 Pacific Section AAPG, GB73, Pacific Section SEPM, Book 80.
8. Saint, P.K., and Thompson, Fay, 1995, Effects of Buried Bedrock Valleys in Groundwater Contaminant Transport in S.E. Minnesota. Program with Abstract, Geological Society of America, Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana.
9. Saint, P.K., Lodha, R.M. and Sharma, L.L., 1995, Feasibility of Constructed Wetlands in Water Quality Management in Udaipur Lakes Area, Rejasthan, India in Proceedings of a Conference on Udaipur Lakes Water Quality, India.
10. Saint, P.K., Hanes, T.L., and Lloyd, W.J., 1993, Wetlands and their Beneficial Uses in the Los Angeles Region. Report to the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Board.
11. Saint, P.K., T.L., and Lloyd, W.J., 1993, Waterbodies and their Beneficial Uses in the Los Angeles Region. Report to the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Board.
12. Maloney, N.J., Saint, P.K., and Schneider, C., 1991, Hydrological Relations of Water Quality and water sources in Salt Creek Basin, Programs with Abstract, Geological Society of America, Annual meeting, San Diego, California.
13. Saint, P.K., Maloney, N.J. and Kwan, J.I., 1991, Hydrogeology of the Eastern Sierra streams in relation to Infiltration; Symposium on History of Water in the Owens Valley. White Mountain Research Station, University of California.
14. Saint, P.K. and Maloney, N.J. 1989, Hydrogeologic Mapping as the Key Theme of the Hydrology Field Camp in the Eastern Sierras, California. Geological Society of America, Annual Meeting, St. Louis, Missouri, Programs with Abstract.
15. Maloney, N.J. and Saint, P.K., 1989, Hydrochemical Facies in fracture control springs in the Santa Rosa Mountains, California. Geological Society of America, Cordilleran Section Meeting, Programs with Abstract.
16. Saint, P.K., 1987, 1988, Hydrogeology and Water Quality of the Santa Rosa Mountains Ecological Reserves. Contributions to a consulting report to the California Department of Fish and Game.
17. Saint, P.K., 1986, Editor. Hydrogeology of Southern California, Volume and Field Trip Guide, Annual Meeting of the Cordilleran Section of the Geological Society of America.
18. Saint, P.K., 1985, 1986, Consulting Reports on SOS Hazardous Waste Site Investigation, Riverside County Jail Water Supply Availability, Newport Beach Underground Tank Leak Investigation, McKittrick Chemical Ponds Hydrogeology, Deaf Smith County Texas, Nuclear Waste Repository in bedded salt hydrogeological analysis.
19. Saint, P.K., Collord, W. and Nunnelley, E., 1984, Groundwater Monitoring Networks and Hydrological Budget of a Landfill. Proceedings on a Conference on Groundwater Monitoring and Aquifer Rehabilitation, NWWA, Columbus, Ohio.
20. Saint, P.K., 1983, Groundwater Contamination Potential of Hazardous Waste Landfills. Paper presented to the American Chemical Society, Orange County Section.
21. Saint, P.K., 1983, Hydrogeology and Leachate Control System Evaluation of the Red Hill Landfill, Calaveras County, California. Consulting Report to the State Solid Waste Management Board, Sacramento.
22. Russell, B.F. and Saint, P.K., 1982, Resource Evaluation of Hydrothermal Fluids in the Desert Hot Springs Area, California. Presented at the Cordilleran Section Meeting of the Geological Society of America, Program with Abstracts.
23. Saint, P.K., and Ramsamooj, D.V., 1982, Dewatering Design for Leachate Mitigation at a Landfill consulting report to Robert Fox, Engineering Geologist.
24. Saint, P.K., and Strosser, C., 1981, Health and Safety in Hazardous Waste Site Investigations. An auto-tutorial module for California Department of Health Services.
25. Saint, P.K., Hanes, T.L., and Lloyd, W.J., 1993, Wetlands and their Beneficial Uses in the Los Angeles Region. Report to the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Board.
26. Saint, P.K., Hanes, T.L., and Lloyd, J.J., 1993, Waterbodies and their Beneficial Uses in the Los Angeles Region. Report to the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Board.
27. Maloney, N.J., Saint, P.K., and Schneider, C., 1991, Hydrological Relations of Water Quality and water sources in Salt Creek Basin, Program with Abstract, Geological Society of America, Annual Meeting, San Diego, California.
28. Saint, P.K., Maloney, N.J. and Kwan, J.I., 1991, Hydrogeology of the Eastern Sierra streams in relation to Infiltration; Symposium on History of Water in the Owens Valley. White Mountain Research Station, University of California.
29. Saint, P.K., and Maloney, N.J., 1989, Hydrogeologic Mapping as the Key Theme of the Hydrology Field Camp in the Eastern Sierras, California. Geological Society of America, Annual Meeting, St. Louis, Missouri, Programs with Abstract.
30. Maloney, N.J. and Saint, P.K., 1989, Hydrochemical Facies in fracture control springs in the Santa Rosa Mountains, California. Geological Society of America, Cordilleran Section Meeting, Programs with Abstract.
31. Saint, P.K., 1987, 1988, Hydrogeology and Water Quality of the Santa Rosa Mountains Ecological Reserves. Contributions to a consulting report to the California Department of Fish and Game.
32. Saint, P.K., 1986, Editor. Hydrogeology of Southern California, Volume and Field Trip Guide, Annual Meeting of the Cordilleran Section of the Geological Society of America.
33. Saint, P.K., 1985, 1986, Consulting Reports on SOS Hazardous Waste Site Investigation, Riverside County Jail Water Supply Availability, Newport Beach Underground Tank Leak Investigation, McKittrick Chemical Ponds Hydrogeology, Deaf Smith County Texas, Nuclear Waste Repository in bedded salt hydrogeological analysis.
34. Saint, P.K., Collord, W. and Nunnelley, E., 1984, Groundwater Monitoring Networks and Hydrological Budget of a Landfill. Proceedings on a Conference on Groundwater Monitoring and Aquifer Rehabilitation, NWWA, Columbus, Ohio.
35. Saint, P.K., 1983, Groundwater Contamination Potential of Hazardous Waste Landfills. Paper presented to the American Chemical Society, Orange County Section.
36. Saint, P.K., 1983, Hydrogeology and Leachate Control System Evaluation of the Red Hill Landfill, Calaveras County, California. Consulting Report to the State Solid Waste Management Board, Sacramento.
37. Russell, B.F. and Saint, P.K., 1982, Resource Evaluation of Hydrothermal Fluids in the Desert Hot Springs Area, California. Presented at the Cordilleran Section Meeting of the Geological Society of America., Program with Abstracts.
38. Saint, P.K., and Ramsamooj, D.V., 1982, Dewatering Design for Leachate Mitigation at a Landfill consulting report to Robert Fox, Engineering Geologist.
39. Saint, P.K., and Strosser, C., 1981, Health and Safety in Hazardous Waste Site Investigations. An auto-tutorial module for California Department of Health Services.
40. Saint, P.K., and Turner, R., 1980, Hydrogeology and Groundwater Conditions Related to Sea Cliff Stability or Self Realization Fellowship Property, Encinitas Professional Report presented to S.R.F.
41. Saint, P.K., 1979, Hydrogeologic Evaluation of the Dewatering Project in Moosa Canyon, San Diego County, consulting report to Robert Fox, Engineering Geologies.
42. Saint, P.K., 1979, Groundwater Resource Assessment for Wood Ranch, Ventura County, consulting report to Irvine Soils and Engineering Company.
43. Saint, P.K., 1979, Earthquakes and Seismic Safety Element and their Relationship to Waste Disposal in the Mammoth Area, research report to Robert Fox, Engineering Geologist.
44. Saint, P.K., Van Willis, William, and Zobel, S., 1978, Phosphate Attenuation Capacity of Soils at Pollution Control Facilities, Winter Gardens, FL, research report Boyle Engineering Corporation.
45. Morrison, R., Saint, P.K., and Weaver, D., 1977, Surface Disposal of Geothermal Brines. Proceedings of the 1977 Annual Meeting of Geothermal Resource Council on Geothermal: State of the Art.
46. Saint, P.K., 1977, Volcanoes and Geothermal Energy in New Zealand. Geothermal Energy Magazine, March Saint, P.K., 1977.
47. Saint, P.K., Geothermal Guide to Mexicali-Imperial Rift Valley, published by Geothermal Energy Association, April, 1976.
48. Saint, P.K., 1975, The Second United National Geothermal Symposium. Geothermal Energy Magazine, June, 1975 issue.
49. Saint, P.K., 1975, East African Rift Valley. Geothermal Energy Magazine, May, 1975 issue.
50. Saint, P.K., 1975, Conjunctive Use of Water, Wastewater and Seawater in Basinwide Resource Management. Proceedings of Engineering Workshop on Urban Hydrology, American Society of Civil Engineers Meeting, Long Beach, CA.
51. Pfannkuch, H.O., Saint, P.K., 1973, Hydrological Framework for Deterioration in Groundwater Quality. Proceedings of a Symposium on Groundwater Quality Data System, Minnesota Water Resources Research Center, February, 1973.
52. Saint, P.K., 1973, Hydrological Criteria in Land Disposal of Solid Wastes. Southern California Academy of Science Annual Meeting, May, 1973.
53. Saint, P.K., Straub, C.P. and Pfannkuch, H.P., 1972, “Effects of Landfill Disposal of Chemical Wastes on Groundwater Quality”. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of Geological Society of America, November, 1972. Program with abstracts.
54. Saint, P.K., Sloan, R.E. and Geldon, A.L., 1972, Historical Geology Investigations--a manual of laboratory exercises, published by Burgess Publishing Co., Minneapolis, MN
55. Saint, P.K., 1971, Feasibility for Recycling Chemical Wastes at the University of Minnesota. Report to the Physical Plant Services, University of Minnesota.
56. Saint, P.K., 1968, Tritium Isotope Investigation of Lake Chala Hydrology. Report to Kenya Water Development Department and International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna.
57. Saint, P.K., 1965-68, Hydrogeology and Water Supply Investigation Reports to Kenya Water Development Division