Jay Dixon

About Jay Dixon

PROFESSIONAL OVERVIEW:Mr. Dixon is a full-time consultant focusing on water resources development and permitting in Nevada. Previously Jay oversaw the dewatering operations and hydrology as the Principal Hydrologist and later as the Principal Permitting Engineer at the Round Mountain Gold Mine. In 2018, Jay became the Chief Hydrologist for Kinross Nevada, where he focused on water resources, hydrologic studies, and water rights permitting at the Bald and Round Mountain mines in Nevada. Jay\'s professional career spans over 27 years, focusing on water resources development, management, and permitting. As past President and Board member of the Nevada Water Resources Association Jay has been actively involved in educating the public on topics such as Well Design and Construction and water rights permitting throughout Nevada. In the late ‘90s, Jay worked for Bechtel Nevada where he was involved in groundwater research and deep well drilling oversight at the Nevada Test Site to help characterize groundwater contamination from Cold War Era underground nuclear weapons testing.PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING REGISTRATIONS:Nevada, Utah, Arizona, NCEES Model Law Engineering Record CertificationSpecialties: Groundwater, surface, and vadose zone hydrology. A recognized expert in water resources development and assessment of water supplies for energy companies, mining operations, local and federal government, and water utilities. Technical specialties include- Water Well and Pump Design - Construction Dewatering- Basin-Scale Safe Yield Analyses- Aquifer Testing Design/Analysis- Water Rights Permitting- Groundwater Monitoring- Groundwater Numerical Modeling- GIS Mapping

Experience

1. Owner

   Dixon Hydrologic

   Nov 2010 — Present · NV, US

   Water rights consulting, well & pump design, and groundwater hydrology. Qualified expert in Hydrology and Water Rights for hearings in front of the State Engineer.

Education

• University of Nevada-Las Vegas

  Master's Degree, Civil Engineering

  1997 — 1999

• Ohio Northern University

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Civil Engineering

  1992 — 1997

Skills

• Arcgis
• Hec-Hms
• Slope Stability
• Environmental Impact Assessment
• Water
• Modflow
• Geology
• Stormwater Management
• Road
• Environmental Consulting
• Remediation
• Drainage
• Groundwater Remediation
• Modeling
• Water Quality
• Civil Engineering
• Hydraulic Modeling
• Soil
• Gis
• Engineering
• Hydraulic Pumps
• Environmental Management Systems
• Geotechnical Engineering
• Hydrology
• Watershed Management
• Mining
• Water Resources
• Erosion Control
• Water Supply
• Flood Control
• Pumps
• Surface Water Hydrology
• Hydraulics
• Water Management
• Geographic Information Systems (Gis)
• Environmental Awareness
• Hydrogeology
• Environmental Compliance
• Water Distribution
• Construction