Firm Overview

Uhl, Baron, Rana & Associates, Inc. (UBR) consults to private industry, municipalities, law firms, consulting firms, and international clients on all projects with elements of water resources planning, development, management, protection, assessment and remediation.  The range of services offered by the firm includes:

– WATER RESOURCES PLANNING, EXPLORATION, DEVELOPMENT
.. AND MANAGEMENT
– GROUNDWATER AND SOIL REMEDIATION
– LITIGATION SUPPORT AND EXPERT TESTIMONY
– INTERNATIONAL SERVICES

UBR is composed of highly qualified professional geologists, hydrogeologists and engineers.  The firm’s principals collectively bring many decades of professional consulting experience to projects.  The Firm is distinguished by excellent quantitative ability, seasoned judgment and the depth and range of its field experience.

FIRM CERTIFICATIONS

The firm’s principals are members of and hold certifications from the following
organizations and entities:

• American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG)
• American Institute of Hydrology (AIH) – Professional Hydrogeologists
• State of Pennsylvania – Certified Professional Geologist
• New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) – Subsurface Evaluators
  

WATER SUPPLY SERVICES

Uhl, Baron, Rana & Associates, Inc. (UBR) provides a comprehensive range of services in water resources planning, development, resource management, and strategic planning.  The firm has completed projects over large regional areas and in complex hydrologic settings.  Our range of geographic experience is from the humid northeast United States to the arid Kalahari Desert and northern Afghanistan.  Our projects have been varied from production wells for industry and municipal utility authorities to large regional development programs for potable water supplies and large-scale irrigation projects.  The principal areas of expertise include the following areas:

PLANNING

• Strategic planning for water resources on a local and regional level
• Watershed management and protection
• Innovative solutions to address water needs
• Stakeholder Issues
  

EXPLORATION

• Satellite image and aerial photo interpretation
• Surface geophysical exploration applications
  
• Local and regional assessment of sustained groundwater availability
  
• Test drilling and pumping tests
  

DEVELOPMENT

• Preparation of test and production well specifications for bid documents
• Design of large capacity production wells
  
• Design and implementation of test and production well drilling programs
  
• Borehole (down-hole) geophysical logging interpretation
• Performance of aquifer pumping tests and analysis of test data
• Permit applications and supporting documentation
  

MANAGEMENT

• Development of ordinances for wellhead protection programs; aquifer testing; and well construction at the Township and County level. 
• Sustainability assessments
• Modeling
• Wellfield maintenance and rehabilitation
• Wellhead protection planning
• Recharge assessment
  

SUPPLEMENTARY AREAS

• Spring assessments and development for bottled water use
• Design of artificial recharge systems
• Groundwater/surface water interaction evaluation
• Application of stable and radioactive isotope analysis
• Hydro-geochemistry studies

GROUNDWATER AND SOIL REMEDIATION

The firm conducts environmental investigation and remediation projects including:

• Installation of groundwater monitoring systems
• Design and installation of recovery well and vacuum extraction systems
  
• Coordination and implementation of RI/FS projects
  
• Underground storage tank cleanups
  
• Permit-related investigations for landfills and hazardous waste facilities

UBR performs the full spectrum of environmental projects.  The firm is well-versed in federal CERCLA, RCRA, NY, NJ, AND PA and other state regulatory processes.  The firm manages and implements full-scale RI/FS projects, and provides review and oversight services.  UBR provides focused reports, discrete communication, and effective negotiations for our clients.

The firm’s drilling and groundwater expertise addresses the essentials of environmental projects.  UBR is resourceful in terms of data acquisition, interpretation, pilot testing and design of monitoring and remedial systems.  The controlling technical and risk-driving features are identified and the practicability and advantages of active remedial systems are compared with in-situ biological or chemical treatment and natural renovation options.  UBR also lends expert assistance to other environmental consultants to address specific groundwater issues or strengthen groundwater aspects of projects.

LITIGATION SUPPORT SERVICES AND EXPERT TESTIMONY

Uhl, Baron, Rana & Associates, Inc. provides litigation support and expert testimony for municipal, industrial, commercial, and private parties involved in water rights and contamination matters.  Principals of the firm have prepared numerous technical documents, expert reports, and affidavits for litigation purposes; given depositions and have provided expert courtroom testimony and participated in technical/cost apportionment settlement negotiations.

INTERNATIONAL SERVICES

UBR has completed many international water resource projects in widespread parts of the world including Botswana, Lesotho, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Somaliland, Ecuador, Afghanistan, the Philippines, Jordan, Sri Lanka and the Caribbean.  The firm has provided services to international governments, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), USAID contractors, attorneys and private corporations.  These projects have involved large regional groundwater resource exploration and water supply development; village and peri-urban area water supply assessment and development of new water sources (groundwater and springs); country-wide water resource quantity studies; water supply system costing; well field management; and training in installing and maintaining water meters, drilling applications, and other subjects.

The firm has worked closely with a solar power firm in several countries in evaluating the feasibility of and implementing this technology for water supply systems.  The principals of the firm act in advisory and technical training capacities, and have mentored Engineers Without Borders student groups involved in village water supply projects in Cameroon.  

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