Previous Consulting Experience

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At BluMetric, Russell Chown also completed dozens of hydrogeological assessments in Ontario, including:

Landowner. Hydrogeological assessment for Zoning Amendment for commercial redevelopment of a residential site on Bank Street, Ottawa, ON. Hydrogeological assessment and terrain analysis to support an application for commercial site plan approval. Project Manager / Senior Hydrogeologist. Responsible project planning, field investigation, administration, quality management, data analysis, and reporting (2023-2023).  

Landowner. Hydrogeological assessment for One Lot Severance at Yacht Club Road, Rideau Ferry, ON. Project Manager / Senior Hydrogeologist. Responsible for project planning, field investigation, administration, quality management, data analysis, and reporting (2023-2023).

Ainley Group. EASR for Construction Dewatering for municipal infrastructure upgrades (sewer mains) in Kemptville, ON. Project Manager/Senior Hydrogeologist. Responsible for planning, administration, field work supervision, data analysis, quality management, and reporting (2023).

A.L. Blair Construction. Hydrogeological Assessment Proposed Lapensee Quarry, United Counties of Prescott and Russell (UCPR), ON. Project involved reporting to address MECP concerns. Senior Hydrogeologist. Responsible for meetings, planning, staff supervision, quality management, data analysis, and reporting (2022-2023). 

ATV Farms. Category 1 Permit to Take Water (PTTW) renewal (agriculture), Holland Landing ON. Provide technical support services to obtain and manage their PTTWs for their day-to-day operations. Project Manager/Senior Hydrogeologist. Responsible for planning, quality management,  data analysis, reporting and online application (2023).

AMCO Group Canada. Category 3 Permit to Take Water (PTTW) (agriculture). Apply for a Category 1 PTTW renewal for four water supply wells used for covered crops. Project Manager/Senior Hydrogeologist. Responsible for planning, staff supervision, administration, quality management, data analysis, and reporting (2022-2023). 

Landowner. Hydrogeological assessment for One Lot Severance at Detlor Road, L’Amable, County of Hastings, ON. Project Manager/Senior Hydrogeologist. Responsible for planning, staff supervision, administration, data analysis, quality management, and reporting (2022-2023). 

St. Lawrence Testing & Inspection Co. (SLT). Septic Systems Impact Assessment at County Road 29, Smiths Falls, ON. Conduct a limited hydrogeological assessment to address concerns raised by the Ontario Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) regarding potential impacts associated with ongoing use of sewage disposal systems. Project Manager/Senior Hydrogeologist. Responsible for planning, staff supervision, administration, quality management, data analysis, and reporting (2023). 

Sprucebridge Construction. Hydrogeological Feasibility Study, Cameron Road, Perth ON. Conduct a limited feasibility assessment of the hydrogeology and terrain. Conduct a full hydrogeological assessment for multi-unit residential occupancy. Project Manager/Senior Hydrogeologist. Responsible planning, staff supervision, administration, quality management, data analysis, and reporting (2023). 

H&H Construction. Hydrogeological Assessment for Quarry Expansion at Davidson Quarry, Chenaux Road, Haley Station, ON. Level 1 and Level 2 Hydrogeological Assessment according to Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry (NDMNRF) requirements. Project Manager/Senior Hydrogeologist. Responsible for planning, staff supervision, administration, data analysis, and reporting (2022-2023).

Landowner. Hydrogeological Assessment for Commercial Site Development at Vars, ON. Conduct a hydrogeological assessment and terrain analysis to support an application for commercial site plan approval for a land parcel. Project Manager. Responsible planning, staff supervision, administration, quality management, data analysis, and reporting (2022-2023).  

Landowner. Hydrogeological assessment for Two Lot Severance at Route 500 East , Casselman, ON. Project Manager/Senior Hydrogeologist. Responsible for planning, staff supervision, administration, quality management, data analysis, and reporting (2022-2023).

Landowner. Hydrogeological assessment for Two Lot Severance at Mont Millaire, Limoges ON. Project Manager/Senior Hydrogeologist. Responsible for planning, staff supervision, administration, quality management, data analysis, and reporting (2022-2023). 

Cressy Bayside Estates. Hydrogeological Peer Review Comment responses for rural subdivision at County Road 7, North Marysburgh, Prince Edward County, ON. Project Manager/Senior Hydrogeologist. Responsible for data analysis, and reporting (2022-2023). 

Frontier Homes. Hydrogeological Assessment for Two Lot Severance at Clearview Road, Belleville, ON. Project Manager/Senior Hydrogeologist. Responsible for planning, staff supervision, administration, quality management, data analysis, and reporting (2022).

Greenwood Paving. Hydrogeological Conditions Assessment at Dicks Road Quarry,  Stonebrook, ON. Address NDMNRF comments and conduct groundwater elevation monitoring. Project Manager/Senior Hydrogeologist. Responsible for public meeting, planning, staff supervision, administration, quality management, data analysis, and reporting (2021-2023). 

Landowner.Hydrogeological Assessment for One Lot Severance at Hwy 62, Foxboro (Belleville), ON. Project Manager/Senior Hydrogeologist. Responsible for planning, staff supervision, administration, quality management, data analysis, and reporting (2022). 

Landowner. Hydrogeological assessment for One Lot Severance at County Road 11, Napanee, ON. Project Manager/Senior Hydrogeologist. Responsible for planning, administration, field work supervision, quality management, data analysis, and reporting (2022).

Landowner. Hydrogeological assessment for One Lot Severance at Highway 511, County of Lanark ON. Project Manager/Senior Hydrogeologist. Responsible for planning, staff supervision, administration, quality management, data analysis, and reporting (2022). 

At the McIntosh Perry , WSP, Paterson, WESA, and Aqua Terre, Russell Chown completed the following hydrogeology projects:

• Health spa, Old Montreal Road, Cumberland, Ottawa (WSP - 2018).
• Quarry below water expansion at Havelock Quarry (WSP - 2018-2019).
• Water supply assessment, Bank Street Ottawa (Paterson - 2016). 
• Commercial water supply, March Road, Carp, Ontario (Paterson - 2016). 
• Rural subdivision, Old Prescott Road, Greely, Ontario (Paterson - 2015-2017).
• Rural subdivision, Stanley Farm, Old Prescott Road, Greely, Ontario (Paterson - 2015-2017).
• Rural subdivision, Wilhaven Drive, Cumberland, Ontario (Paterson - 2015-2017).
• Rural subdivision, 8th Line Road, Metcalfe, Ontario (Paterson - 2015-2016).
• Rural subdivision, King Street, Richmond, Ontario (Paterson - 2015-2016).
• Commercial water supply, Maple Creek Drive, Carp, Ontario (Paterson - 2016).
• Groundwater mounding analysis, Shell service station, Kaladar, Ontario (Paterson - 2016).
• Commercial water supply, Bank Street, Ottawa, Ontario (Paterson - 2016).
• Commercial water supply, Carp Road, Carp, Ontario (Paterson - 2016).
• Commercial water supply, Canadian Guide Dogs, Rideau Valley Drive, Manotick, Ontario (Paterson - 2016).
• Commercial water supply, Victoria Street, Metcalfe, Ontario (Paterson - 2016).
• Rural residential subdivision, Main Street, Manotick, Ontario (Paterson - 2016).
• Lot severance, Flewellyn Road, Stittsville, Ontario (Paterson - 2016).
• Rural residential subdivision, Old Mill Lane, Appleton, Ontario (Paterson - 2015-2018).
• Pit below water expansion application, Carroll Pit, Ottawa (McIntosh Perry - 2012-2014).
• Rural residential subdivision, Breaburn Estates, Burnstown, Ontario (McIntosh Perry - 2015-2016).
• PTTWs for Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) Northeast Region (McIntosh Perry - 2013).
• PTTWs for culvert replacements for MTO (McIntosh Perry - 2013).
• Groundwater Impact Assessment, Pet Cemetery, Torbolton Ridge Road, Ottawa, (McIntosh Perry - 2013).
• PTTW for City of Ottawa Trim Road widening (McIntosh Perry - 2012).
• PTTWs for construction dewatering at seven locations (buried infrastructure upgrades including water mains and sewers) in Kingston, Ontario (McIntosh Perry - 2012).
• PTTW for Fraser/Grant Quarries, Iroquois, Ontario (McIntosh Perry - 2012).
• PTTW (groundwater), Queen Street,  Kingston, Ontario (McIntosh Perry - 2012).
• Scoped Environmental Impact Assessment (hydrogeology) for land severance, Lakehead Road, Loughborough Lake, Kingston, Ontario (McIntosh Perry 2012).
• GUDI assessment, Sacred Heart of Jesus School, North Street, Lanark, Ontario (McIntosh Perry - 2011).
• Groundwater capture trench design, Maynard Waste Disposal Site, Augusta Township (WESA - 2005).
• Aquifer assessment, Bahamas Electrical Authority, Abaco Island, Bahamas (WESA - 2008).
• Water Supply Assessment, Thunderbird Golf Course, Carp, Ontario (WESA - 2007). 
• Bottled water resource investigation, Nestle, Kemptville, Ontario (WESA - 2004).
• Aquifer assessment, Nexen oil sands SAGD project, northern Alberta (Aqua Terre - 2003).