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Dr. J. Edward Surbrugg
Senior Soil Scientist

5675 Empire Ct
Helena, MT 59602-6711 UNITED STATES

Work: 406-437-9822
Cell: 406-459-0881
Fax: 406-442-7182

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Employment History

• Tetra Tech. EM, Inc.   (Feb 2014)
  

Membership

• Member Emeritus
• Soil Science Society of America, 27 Years

Past Membership

• American Society of Agronomy, 22 Years

Certifications Held

• Certified Professional Soil Scientist

Education History

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), North Carolina State University, 1992, Soil Science
  
• Master of Science (MS), Montana State University, 1982, Land Rehabilitation
  
• Bachelor of Science (BS), Colorado State University, 1979, Range Ecology
  

Divisions of Interest

• SSSA Soil & Water Management & Conservation Division
  
• SSSA Nutrient Management & Soil & Plant Analysis Division
  
• SSSA Practicing Professional Soil Scientists Division
  
• SSSA Soil Physics and Hydrology Division
  

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• SSSA Forest, Range & Wildland Soils Division
  
• SSSA Soils & Environmental Quality Division
  

Areas of Expertise

• Impact Assessment
  
• Wetlands Identification
  
• Reclamation
  
• Soil Sampling and Analysis
  

More About Me

Dr. Surbrugg has 30 years of professional experience in the areas of mined-land rehabilitation, soil science, range ecology, environmental impact analysis, wastewater treatment, and wetlands delineation and mitigation design. Dr. Surbrugg is the Operations Manager for the Helena and Troy, Montana offices with responsibility for 35 technical and administrative personnel. For the last 20 years, Dr. Surbrugg has managed and completed technical superfund and mine reclamation work under contracts with the Montana Department of Environmental Quality, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Forest Service, and Bureau of Land Management. He also provides technical expertise for completing environmental impact assessments, characterization of contaminated soils, and evaluation of impacts to soils and vegetation resources. As a wetland specialist, Dr. Surbrugg has delineated wetlands and non-wetland waters of the U.S. in numerous states as well as prepared the wetland identification, delineation, and mitigation sections for U.S. Department of the Navy (Navy) bases, proposed mining projects, and petroleum pipelines. Dr. Surbrugg is a certified Professional Soil Scientist through the National American Registry of Certified Professionals in Agronomy, Crops, and Soils.