Derek Staudt

In April, RJH representatives joined over 800 dam and levee professionals at the 2024 US Society on Dams (USSD) Annual Conference & Exhibition in Seattle, Washington. This event provides an excellent opportunity for networking and reconnecting with industry peers. Some of our representatives attended USSD Committee Meetings, such as the Hydraulics and Hydrology Committee Meeting, […]

RJH representatives will join more than 800 dam and levee professionals at the 2024 U.S. Society on Dams (USSD) Annual Conference & Exhibition in Seattle, Washington, from April 22 to 26, 2024. USSD stands as a premier organization committed to enhancing the significance of dam and levee systems. The theme for the 2024 conference is

RJH was pleased to attend a career fair at the Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering—a Colorado State University (CSU) campus—in Fort Collins on Thursday, February 15, 2024. Our engineers engaged with students in the fields of civil and environmental engineering, discussing potential career opportunities. RJH was also excited to debut Barry the Beaver, who

RJH is happy to welcome Savannah Dilley to our talented team of engineers! Savannah specializes in water resources engineering and has experience in H&H modeling, dam breach analysis and consequences, and civil and hydrological surveying. Savannah is originally from Montesano, Washington, and earned her M.S. in environmental and water engineering from Colorado School of Mines.

Starting off the new year with an eye toward the future, RJH attended the Colorado School of Mines Career Days on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, in Golden, Colorado. Career Days brings together industry professionals, recruiters, and students to network and discover hiring possibilities. Our representatives met with students of a variety of degree levels interested

Construction of the Elwood Dam Rehabilitation project began in fall 2023.  The project will address seepage issues at Elwood Dam, located in north central Gosper County, Nebraska, which are currently limiting storage levels. RJH led the design and is currently providing resident engineer services.  Rehabilitation will include installation of a toe drain, weighted filter, and

Construction of the Leavitt Reservoir Expansion project near Shell, Wyoming, is underway.  Once completed, the project will include a new 80-foot-high, one-mile-long, zoned earthen embankment with a 90-foot-tall multilevel intake tower, water conveyance infrastructure, constructed wetlands, and recreation facilities.  Early construction activities have included aggregate production, construction of cofferdam and stream diversion facilities, and foundation