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California Engineering Intranet

The California Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Engineering Section provides leadership in partnership with the public to conserve, improve, and sustain our natural resources, environment, and economy. Our vision is to help local people make informed decisions for healthy and economically viable land use. California NRCS Engineering accomplishes this vision by providing technical support in engineering design, geology, and water management, water supply and water quality. The engineering section also collaborates with technical experts in the Resource Technology, Watershed Planning Services, Public Affairs, and Regional Soils Sections as well as with our experienced field office personnel.

Personnel Directory

Technical Support

Employee Support

Design Aids

Personnel Directory

Charles K. Davis
State Conservation Engineer
(530) 792-5622
Charles.Davis@ca.usda.gov

Personnel Directory
Contact Information Specialty
Marina Barajas
Program Assistant
(530) 792-5620
Marina.Barajas@ca.usda.gov		 Program Support, distribution of engineering publications
Arturo Carvajal
Irrigation Engineer
(530) 792-5627
Arturo.Carvajal@ca.usda.gov		 Water Management
Rebecca Challender
Water Quality Specialist
(530) 792-5621
Rebecca.Challender@ca.usda.gov 		Water Quality, Energy
Julia Grim
State Geologist
(530) 792-5623
Julia.Grim@ca.usda.gov		 Watershed Assessment
Marianne Hallet
Water Supply Specialist
(530) 792-5624
Marianne.Hallet@ca.usda.gov		 Fish Screens, Snow Survey, Water Supply
Dan Johnson
State Irrigation Engineer
(530) 792-5625
Dan.Johnson@ca.usda.gov		 Waste Management

Design Aids

Drawings

The following NRCS offices have drawings available online.
Alabama Delaware Florida Georgia Idaho
Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Maine
Maryland Michigan Minnesota Missouri Montana
Nebraska Ohio Oklahoma Oregon South Carolina
Utah Vermont Wisconsin Wyoming  

The following non-NRCS website has drawings available online:

Spreadsheets

The following NRCS offices have engineering spreadsheets available online.

Software

The following USDA/NRCS offices have software resources available online.

Forms

The following NRCS offices have engineering forms available online.

Documents

The following website includes the National Engineering Manual (NEM), Technical References (TR), Design Notes (DN) and Geology Notes (GN).

Technical Support

Equipment/Supplies Order Information
Source Website
ArcGIS/ESRI http://www.esri.com/products.html
Autocad/Autodesk http://www.autodesk.com
Ben Meadows http://www.benmeadows.com
Boise Federal Catalog http://solutioncenter.officemax.com/customer/gsa/
Phone: 888505-FEDS
Eagle Point http://www.eaglepoint.com/products/
Forestry Suppliers, Inc www.forestrysuppliers.com
Phone: 800-647-5368
Garmin http://www.garmin.com/outdoor/
Hewlett Packard http://hp.com
Microsoft http://www.microsoft.com/
Nikon http://www.nikon.com/worldwide.htm#americas
Sokkia http://www.sokkia.com/Default.aspx
Trimble http://www.timble.com/industrysolutions.html

Hardware Help Contacts
Source Website
Garmin http://www.Garmin.com/support/
HP http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/support.html
Nikon http://www.nikon.com/contacts/america.htm
Sokkia http://www.sokkia.com/Default.aspx

Software Help Contacts
Source Website
ArcGIS/ESRI http://www.esri.com/software/index.html
Autodesk Map 3D http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=8447905
Eagle Point http://www.eaglepoint.com/support/
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Monday - Thursday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Friday CST
Email: http://www.eaglepoint.com/support/srequest.asp
Garmin http://www.garmin.com/support/
Microsoft http:www.microsoft.com

Employee Support

Professional Development

Professional Organizations

Technical Committee

The Engineering Technical Committee was established to provide input to the State Engineer on equipment, hardware, and training needs of California service centers. The nine member committee consists of four area engineers, four service center engineers (one from each area), and one state office representative.

Technical Committee Members
Position Name of Representative
Chair Dave Krietemeyer, Fresno Area Office
State Office Rep Rebecca Challender, Davis
Area 1
Service Center Rep		 Tom Benson, Red Bluff
Ken Householder, Yreka
Area 2
Service Center Rep		 David Robledo, Salinas
Susan Litteral, Templeton
Area 3 Jason Rombach, Elk Grove
Area 4
Service Center Rep		 Robert Miller, Indio
Jason Smith, Escondido

Discussion Group

There is a Yahoo group established for California engineers. To find out more, go to CA NRCS Engineers.

Construction Safety & Health

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