Bruce Darling, Owner at Groundwater & Geochemical Consulting, LLC

Summary

Bruce Darling has 35 years of experience as a geologist, hydrogeologist, and geochemist in the energy and environmental industries.  He specializes in the integration of inorganic geochemistry, isotope geochemistry, and physical hydrogeology to address matters related to the delineation of flow systems, groundwater-surface water interaction, age-dating of groundwater, and the origin, transport and fate of naturally occurring contaminants and contaminants traceable to industrial and agricultural sources.  He has dealt extensively with matters related to the mobilization and fate of arsenic, mercury, uranium, and radium in groundwater systems, and he has resolved many problems related to the origin and differentiation of brines and the mixing of brine with fresh-water and brackish-water resources.  He is proficient in applications of PHREEQC, Geochemist’s Workbench, and MINEQL to model a wide range of geochemical reactions. 

His experience in water planning and economics is extensive.  He was a principal author, under Senate Bill 1 guidelines, of the first regional water plan developed for the Far West Texas Regional Water Planning Group (Region E), and he directed the development of a statewide groundwater management plan for the Louisiana Groundwater Conservation Commission.  He has also directed field programs in Kenya for nonprofit organizations committed to the development of groundwater resources in eastern Africa.

Contact info

Email: geologist@bkdarling.net

Website: http://www.bkdarlinggeochem.com

Location: Austin, United States

Industry Experience

Education: PhD

Seniority: Expert, Engineer, Consultant

Years of experience: 20 years or above

Work Experience

Hydrogeologist/Geochemist

Law Engineering & Environmental Services, Inc.

General and specialized hydrogeological and geochemical consulting services for private-sector and public-sector clients.  Emphasis on clients in power generation (coal-combustion residuals) and low-level radioactive waste disposal.

Associate/Hydrogeologist/Geochemist

Leggette Brashears & Graham

Business development.  General and specialized consulting services for public-sector and private-sector clients.  Water-planning and management.  Water-resource economics.  Representation of energy-sector clients in regulator affairs and litigation.

Senior Consultant/Geochemist

Geosyntec Consultants

Business development, development of geochemical models for public-sector and private-sector clients

Owner

Groundwater & Geochemical Consulting, LLC

General/specialized hydrogeological and geochemical consulting services to private-sector and to public-sector clients.   Representation of energy sector clients in regulatory affairs and litigation.

Industry Expertise

  • Arsenic
  • Groundwater
  • Arsenic Mitigation
  • Aquifer Recharge
  • Water Supply
  • Water Storage
  • Economics Of Water Resources Projects
  • Groundwater Modeling
  • Groundwater Pollution
  • Groundwater Prospecting
  • Groundwater Mapping
  • Surface-Groundwater Interaction
  • Hydrochemistry
  • Isotope Hydrology
  • Groundwater Quality & Quantity
  • Waste Disposal
  • Hydrogeology & Hydrochemistry