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ROBERT E. BROGDEN Principal

EDUCATION B.S. in Geology, 1968, University of Nebraska M.S. in Civil Engineering, 1972, University of Nebraska U.S. Geological Survey short courses include: 1. Accelerated course in computer programming. 2. Ground water - surface water relationships. 3. Modeling of ground water flow. 4. Surface geophysics. PROFESSIONAL National Water Well Association Colorado Ground Water Association Wyoming Professional Geologist Utah Professional Geologist EXPERIENCE RECORD 1980-Present Bishop-Brogden Associates, Inc., Denver, Colorado. Hydrologist and Ground Water Geologist. In charge of ground and surface water project development, and surface and ground water investigations and water rights studies. Principal responsibilities include marketing, client contact, and supervision of technical staff. Technical activities include well design; analysis of aquifer quantity and quality capabilities; computer applications to surface and ground water issues; water rights analyses and appraisals; report preparation; and expert testimony. Qualified as an expert in and has offered testimony in the fields of ground water geology, geology, computer model applications, surface and ground water relationships, water rights conflicts, augmentation plans, and water rights values. Testifies frequently before District and Federal courts, Special Masters, Federal Commissions, State Hearing officers, and County Commissioners. Frequent speaker before interest groups, CLE conferences, County Commissions, and others. 1976-1980 Leonard Rice Consulting Water Engineers, Inc., Denver, Colorado. Ground Water Geologist and Executive Vice President. Supervised ground and surface water activities, and served as Project Manager for surface water and water rights investigations and provided expert testimony in court proceedings. U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division, Denver, Colorado. Project Hydrologist. Supervised ground water studies throughout Colorado. Principal areas of investigation were the coal-rich areas on the west and northwest part of the state. Served as project chief on a Denver geologic basin study describing the availability of ground water in the Arapahoe aquifer. Involved as

1975-1976

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principal investigator with the Bureau of Land Management's EMRIA (Energy Minerals Rehabilitation Inventory and Analysis) Program. 1972-1975 Leonard Rice Consulting Water Engineers, Inc., Denver, Colorado. Ground Water Geologist and Senior Hydrologist. Engaged in ground and surface water development projects including analysis of quantity and quality capabilities of individual aquifers, supervised test hole drilling programs, aquifer tests, water rights investigations and report preparations. Provided expert testimony in court proceedings. South Dakota Geological Survey, South Dakota. Research Geologist. Worked in the county program mapping surficial Pleistocene deposits and identifying aquifers; responsible for interpretation of geologic and hydrologic data in program and supervised drilling operations, electric logging, and other field investigations in project area. Graduate School, University of Nebraska, College of Civil Engineering. United States Army. Active duty. University of Nebraska, Conservation and Survey Division. Hydrogeologist. Participated in state's county ground water program. Principal responsibilities included collection and interpretation of basic geologic and hydrologic data and preparation of reports describing the occurrence of ground and surface water supplies throughout the state. U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division and University of Nebraska Conservation Survey Division. Part-time employment. Work included geologic logging of drill cuttings; stream gaging; inventorying irrigation and industrial wells; collection of water samples for regional ground water studies; and drafting of maps, figures and graphs for report publication.

1972

1971-1972 1969-1971 1968-1969

1965-1968

PUBLICATIONS "Water Resources of the Lower Platte Valley", report for Lincoln and Omaha, Nebraska, University of Nebraska, 1971. "Availability and Chemical Quality of Ground Water in the Crystal River and Cattle Creek Drainage Basins near Glenwood Springs, West-Central Colorado", U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Investigation 76-70. "Availability and Chemical Characteristics of Ground Water in Central La Plata County, Colorado", U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Investigation 76-69. "Water Resources of Pierre County, Nebraska", Nebraska Water Survey Paper, University of Nebraska, 1976.

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"Reconnaissance of Ground Water Resources in a Part of the Yampa River Basin Between Craig and Steamboat Springs, Moffat and Routt Counties, Colorado", U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Investigation 77-4. "Hydrology of the Arapahoe Aquifer in the Englewood-Castle Rock Area South of Denver, Denver Basin, Colorado", U.S. Geological Survey, Miscellaneous Investigation Map, Map I1043. "Availability and Chemical Characteristics of Ground Water on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation, Southwestern Colorado", U.S. Geological Survey, Water Supply Paper 1576-J. "Water Quality Data of Ground and Surface Water, Southern Ute Indian Reservations, Southwestern Colorado", U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 76-16. "Selected Hydrologic Data, Yampa River Basin and Parts of the White River Basin, Northwestern Colorado and South Central Wyoming", U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 78-23. "Geohydrologic Effects of Strip Mining on the Water Resources of the Yampa River Basin", U.S. Geological Survey, presented at Geological Society of America, Denver, Colorado. "Basic Water Quality Data in Part of the Eagle River Valley Between Eagle and Vail, Colorado", U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 76-812. Frequent lecturer for Continuing Legal Education in Colorado and other groups; topics include: Denver Basin ground water issues, water rights, consumptive use, hazardous waste, water values, expert witness testimony and others. Titles for CLE and other papers include: ADenver Basin Aquifers (The Good News and Not-so-Good News)@, AHydrogeologic Impacts of Typical Water Supply Projects@, ASpeculating on the Denver Basin@, AHydrogeology of the Denver Basin@, AChallenges in Developing and Presenting Data to Support a Ground Water Rights Case@, and AData, Correspondence, Reports, and Exhibits for Ground Water Rights Cases@.

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TESTIMONY PROVIDED IN THESE CASES IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS

Case No.

Case Name

Jurisdiction

Year

96CV11745-S 96CV1186 96CV2215

Lafayette vs New Anderson Ditch Baseline Land & Reservoir Co. vs. New Anderson Ditch Co. Northwest Industrial Subdivision II et al vs Public Service Co. Of Colorado Mt. Carbon Metro District Castle Pines Metropolitan District & Castle Pines North Metropolitan District Paul Billings vs Jerry Olds, State Engineer of Utah, et al In The Matter of El Paso Gold Mines, Inc., Teller County, Colorado

District Court Boulder, Colorado District Court Boulder, Colorado District Court Jefferson County Federal District Court Denver, Colorado District Court of Water Division One State of Utah

1999 1999 1999

97-20215 98CW468

1999 2001

010907527

2003

WQ2002-001

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Water Quality Control Division

2003

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