President / Principal Hydrogeologist
Professional Experience
| Robert J. Karnauskas has over 28 years of environmental consulting experience in: |
- Groundwater contamination assessment and remediation throughout the United States, including numerous CERCLA and RCRA sites
- Municipal and industrial waste facility siting/permitting
- Property acquisition/divestiture due diligence
- Petroleum site management
- Site assessments
- Regulatory agency negotiations
- Expert witness testimony
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| Public, Trade or Association Service |
- Appointed by Govs. Tommy Thompson and Scott McCallum to serve on the Examining Board of Professional Geologists, Hydrologists and Soil Scientists under the Wisconsin Department of Regulation and Licensing, Vice Chair, Hydrology Section (1998–present)
- American Institute of Professional Geologists, Wisconsin Section President (1994–1996)
- Wisconsin Groundwater Association, Secretary (1994–1996)
- Wisconsin Department of Industry Labor and Human Relations Code Advisory Committee member for revision of ILHR47 Wis. Admin. Code to eliminate economic incentives for fraudulent and abusive claims under the Petroleum Environmental Cleanup Fund Act (1992–1994)
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources External Advisory Committee member for Chapters NR 700-736 Wis. Admin. Code, Investigation and Remediation of Environmental Contamination (1991–1994)
- Pewaukee Lake Management Committee, Vice Chair (2003-present)
- Milwaukee River Revitalization Foundation, Director at Large (2002-present)
- Milwaukee Yacht Club, Director (2005-present)
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| Professional Certifications & Licenses |
- Professional Hydrologist — Wisconsin (#1)
- Professional Geologist — Wisconsin (#3)
- Professional Geologist — Indiana
- Professional Geologist — Illinois
- Professional Geologist — Minnesota
- Certified Professional Hydrologist — American Institute of Professional Geologists
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| Education |
- MS, Hydrogeology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1977
- MS, Water Resources Management, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1977
- BA, Geology and Geophysics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1975
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