Dr. James J. Connors is a Professional Hydrologist, certified by the American Institute of Hydrology, and a licensed Professional Geoscientist in several states. He has more than 38 years' experience working on projects and legal cases involving groundwater, surface water, stormwater runoff, and environmental contamination. His career includes extensive bodies of work as an award-winning academic, a private-sector consultant, and a testifying and consulting expert witness. Dr. Connors has performed hundreds of environmental and hydrological consulting projects across the U.S.; taught university-level hydrology and hydrogeology; and has been designated as an expert witness in more than 50 legal cases in 12 states and New Zealand (in both state and federal courts).
Areas of Expertise
- Stormwater runoff & related flooding, erosion, & sedimentation
- Hydrological & environmental impacts related to construction, development, & land-use changes
- Environmental contamination of groundwater, soil, sediment, & surface water
- General issues associated with hydrology & hydrogeology
- Coastal, pond, lake, watershed, & wetlands hydrology
- Coastal erosion & related sediment transport / deposition
- River & stream flow
| - Expertise in PFAS compounds, PCBs, benzene / BTEX, chlorinated solvents / vinyl chloride, metals / mercury / arsenic, nutrients, pesticides / nerve agents, herbicides, radiation, VOCs / SVOCs, disinfectants & related by-products, landfill leachate, crude oil / saltwater / brine, fuel, explosives, unexploded ordinance, etc.
- Experience at facilities including oil, gas, & gasoline pipelines; landfills; chemical plants; leaking above-ground tanks & UST sites; refineries; fertilizer plants; casinos; neighborhoods & apartment / housing complexes; junk yards; theme parks; bottled water plants; agricultural & animal facilities (oyster, fish, alligator, dairy / CAFO); harmful algal blooms; construction sites; estuaries, bays; commercial & residential properties; beaches, rivers, ponds, lakes; oil / gas fields; accident sites; railroad facilities; airports; water & sewage treatment plants; chemical & oil spill sites; military bases; & others.
|
View Dr. James J. Connors' Consulting Profile.