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M&A combines technical and water planning expertise to deliver integrated solutions to water managers and providers in North and South America. Our professionals represent a range of disciplines and feature a team of experienced scientists and hydrologic modelers. For more than 30 years, M&A has helped achieve successful outcomes for clients in the industrial, mining, energy, municipal, land development, tribal, and agricultural sectors.
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Challenging a paradigm: What we learned by comparing three common groundwater sampling methods
As a result of this analysis, M&A obtained regulatory approval to use low-flow sampling methods for long-term monitoring, reducing sampling costs by 75 percent.
M&A recently had the opportunity to challenge a long-established practice that hydrologists have applied when collecting...
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WSIP’s new paradigm: It’s not just about storing water
California’s new funding paradigm for water storage infrastructure requires that projects provide environmental benefits as well as hundreds of thousands of acre-feet of new storage. How will the state reconcile this apparent paradox? The answer is via the Water Storage...
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Grouted-in pressure transducers: A cost-effective approach for characterizing mine sites
This is Part 1 of two articles on grouted-in pressure transducers. Part 2 will present some case studies to show some innovative applications of this technology.
Grouted-in transducers allow the monitoring of pressure heads in multiple aquifer zones — without...
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Quantifying “final” ecosystem service values: A Santa Cruz River example to build on
Matthew Weber, Ph.D., is a hydrologist and water resources economist who recently joined M&A. During his previous employment at the USEPA, he served as a principal investigator for a study that examines how the public values ecosystem services associated...
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M&A staff to offer short course at La Convención Internacional de Minería, in Guadalajara
Mike Rosko will be co-teaching a short course with independent Tucson-based geologist Dawn Garcia on “Hydrogeologic Studies for Exploration, Development and Operations in the Mining Industry” at La Convención Internacional de Minería, in Guadalajara, Mexico on October 25, 2017. This...
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Arizona Hydrological Society Symposium
Visit us at Arizona Hydrological Society Annual Symposium in Flagstaff!
M&A staff will be at the Arizona Hydrological Society’s 30th Annual Symposium from September 6 - 9 in Flagstaff, Arizona. M&A, a long-time supporter of AHS, is a Silver Sponsor...
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M&A evaluates rainwater harvesting programs
During the summer monsoon in Southern Arizona, when it rains, it pours. Rainwater harvesting (RWH) takes advantage of this bounty while also conserving potable water. Staff from our Tucson office are working on several projects and proposals associated with rainwater...
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M&A presents at international seminar on artificial recharge, in Santiago de Chile
On July 14, M&A’s Mark Cross participated with five other invited recharge experts in the “International Seminar on Artificial Recharge: Methods, Experiences, Errors, and Solutions”, held in Santiago de Chile. Mark presented a paper entitled “Large-Scale Artificial Recharge in...
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M&A sponsors 2017 Arroyo summer writing intern
M&A’s support of the 2017 Arroyo continues a longstanding tradition of sponsoring a summer internship for a University of Arizona student who is interested in gaining experience writing about environmental and water resource issues....
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Gary Woodard, Leslie Katz, and Mekha Pereira recently presented at this year's AZ Water Conference in Phoenix. You can view their slides below.
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M&A’s work featured in Leapfrog case study
The New Zealand-based company Leapfrog recently featured M&A’s work in the Salta Province of Argentina, where we have been investigating lithium brine resources since 2012.
M&A has been working in collaboration with our...
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Upcoming California conferences
The Groundwater Resources Association of California (GRAC) is holding a special conference on May 3–4 to address the needs of the state’s new Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), which requires the development of a Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP)....
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M&A staff to present at AZ Water conference next week
AZ Water’s 90th annual conference will be held next week, from May 3–5, at the Phoenix Convention Center. Three M&A staff members — Gary Woodard, Juliet McKenna, and Mekha Pereira — will be...
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Each year, the Tucson chapter of the Arizona Hydrological Society (AHS) awards an intern scholarship — named after Leonard Halpenny, who initiated the award — to a deserving UA student. This...