EDUCATION:
B.S., Geology, University of Wyoming Department Geology and Geophysics
REGISTRATION:
Professional Geologist in Wyoming (PG-3577)
SUMMARY:
Mr. Hime is a Senior Geologist | Senior GIS Analyst at Weston Engineering. His experiences include over 20 years of work throughout Wyoming, South Dakota and Montana.
Mr. Hime offers a wealth of experience in: groundwater resource supply; permitting; well design; well testing; well siting; GIS operations; GIS data management; geologic mapping; AutoCad; geophysical log interpretation; lithologic sample identification; project management; project bidding; technical specification preparation; construction oversight; and wastewater system permitting, design and siting.
WESTON ENGINEERING, INC.
Wyoming Water Development Commission Projects
Mr. Hime has been actively involved with numerous municipal projects funded by the Wyoming Water Development Commission (WWDC) including: Moorcroft Level II and Level III; Moorcroft Madison Pipeline Level III; Dayton Level II; Lander Level II Paleozoic Aquifer Well Siting Study; Lander Level II; Lander Level II Well Deepening; Kaycee Level II; Worland Wells Flow Testing; Big Horn Regional Level II Water Supply Project; Glenrock Level II and Level III Well and Tank Project; Glenrock Test Well No. 7; Glenrock Master Plan Level I; Glenrock Level III Aquifer Monitoring project; Beulah Level I Master Plan; Star Valley Ranch Level I Master Plan; Star Valley Ranch Level II; Clearmont Level I; Clearmont Level II; Douglas Level II Water Supply Project; Chugwater Level III; Big Piney Well No. 1-R and 2-R Projects; Baggs Alluvial Well Project; Rolling Hills Level II and Well 2-2R Projects.
Mr. Hime acted as Project Geologist for the University of Wyoming Irrigation Well Development project. The purpose of the UW project was to evaluate the geology and hydrogeology on the east side of the University of Wyoming campus in Laramie to determine the potential for developing additional groundwater irrigation supply for the University. Mr. Hime’s duties included conducting a well siting study to determine the optimal location for siting two additional wells in the east campus area and developing bid documents and technical specifications to retain a drilling contractor, providing supervision and oversight during drilling and pump testing, and analyzing geologic and hydrogeologic data to evaluate the potential and long term outlook for using wells for irrigation rather than relying on water purchased from the City of Laramie.
Mr. Hime served as Project Geologist for the Simpson Springs Well Development project for the City of Laramie to assess the potential for developing the springs for use as part of the City of Laramie water supply. Mr. Hime’s duties included conducting a geologic reconnaissance of the Simpson Springs area, development of plans and specifications for drilling three test wells and two monitoring wells, providing oversight for the drilling and testing program, collection of field data with GPS surveying equipment, development of various GIS databases for presentation, compilation of historic mapping efforts and digitization for comparison and presentation, and installing equipment in springs and monitoring wells to conduct long term monitoring of the surrounding springs and monitoring wells.
Mr. Hime has completed numerous well siting studies and provided well drilling and construction oversight for private developments and domestic water wells, many of which are completed in the Paleozoic aquifers. Mr. Hime acted as Project Manager for the South of Laramie Water and Sewer District well development program to drill and test a water supply well completed in the Casper Formation. He has also provided geologic, lithologic, and geophysical interpretation for several wells in the Newcastle area including three highly prolific Madison Limestone wells. Mr. Hime has also provided lithologic interpretation and assistance with geologic consulting for numerous wells located on the Wagonhound Ranch near Douglas Wyoming. Mr. Hime has provided pump test oversight on numerous wells constructed for private individuals and corporations such as the North Antelope Coal Company. In addition, Mr. Hime has provided lithologic, geologic, and geophysical interpretation for several wells in the Cheyenne Wyoming area for the community of Winchester Hills and Sinclair’s Little America-Cheyenne.
Duties associated with these projects include: evaluation of existing wells; geologic literature research; field mapping; cross-section development; projection of anticipated well depths; water level data collection; well design; technical specification preparation; conducting bidding processes; plotting of data; well drilling and construction oversight; lithologic log preparation; geophysical log interpretation; aquifer testing and monitoring; pump test oversight and interpretation; water quality sampling; report preparation; client management and project meetings and management. Duties have also included GIS database creation and cartographic design work as well as data compilation for presentation. Mr. Hime has also prepared AutoCad design drawings for many of the projects mentioned above.
Municipal and Private Projects
Most recently Mr. Hime acted as Project Geologist for the University of Wyoming Irrigation Well Development project. The purpose of the UW project was to evaluate the geology and hydrogeology on the east side of the University of Wyoming campus in Laramie to determine the potential for developing additional groundwater irrigation supply for the University. Mr. Hime’s duties included conducting a well siting study to determine the optimal location for siting two additional wells in the east campus area and development of bid documents and technical specifications to retain a drilling contractor, providing supervision and oversight during drilling and pump testing, and analyzing geologic and hydrogeologic data to evaluate the potential and long term outlook for using wells for irrigation rather than relying on water purchased from the City of Laramie.
In 2012 Mr. Hime served as Project Geologist for the Simpson Springs Well Development project for the City of Laramie to assess the potential for developing the springs for use as part of the City of Laramie water supply. Mr. Hime’s duties included conducting a geologic reconnaissance of the Simpson Springs area, development of plans and specifications for drilling three test wells and two monitoring wells, providing oversight for the drilling and testing program, collection of field data with GPS surveying equipment, development of various GIS databases for presentation, compilation of historic mapping efforts and digitization for comparison and presentation, and installing equipment in springs and monitoring wells to conduct long term monitoring of the surrounding springs and monitoring wells.
Mr. Hime has assisted with the completion of numerous well siting studies and provided well drilling and construction oversight for private developments and domestic water wells, many of which are completed in the Paleozoic aquifers. Mr. Hime acted as Project Manager for the South of Laramie Water and Sewer District well development program to drill and test a water supply well completed in the Casper Formation. He has also provided geologic, lithologic, and geophysical interpretation for several wells in the Newcastle area including three highly prolific Madison Limestone wells. Mr. Hime has also provided lithologic interpretation and assistance with geologic consulting for numerous wells located on the Wagonhound Ranch near Douglas Wyoming. Mr. Hime has provided pump test oversight on numerous wells constructed for private individuals and corporations such as the North Antelope Coal Company. In addition Mr. Hime has provided lithologic, geologic, and geophysical interpretation for several wells in the Cheyenne Wyoming area for the community of Winchester Hills and Sinclair’s Little America-Cheyenne.
Underground Injection Control Permitting (UIC)
Mr. Hime has been involved in all aspects of preparing numerous subdivision applications for properties located throughout the state of Wyoming. Most of these applications required investigations to determine wastewater disposal adequacy like the requirements for obtaining a UIC permit. Through his capabilities as a GIS operator, Mr. Hime is routinely assigned the task of identifying soil types and designing and conducting percolation tests in various soil types. Mr. Hime also uses his GIS expertise to identify wells, springs, and surface water bodies within a one-mile radius of the area of interest. Mr. Hime has been involved in permitting over 65 subdivision applications throughout the state of Wyoming over the past few years, most of which required determination of wastewater adequacy. Some of these projects include:
- Reserve At Horse Creek, near Cheyenne
- Waterman Subdivision, near Cheyenne
- Sage Park Subdivision, near Glenrock
- Sunburst Acres Subdivision, south of Casper
- Hartland Ranch Subdivision, near Douglas
- Anderson Subdivision, south of Laramie
- Paddocks Subdivision, south of Laramie
- Asay-Strom Subdivision, south of Laramie
- Laramie Ridge Estates, Laramie
Mr. Hime was instrumental in preparing successful UIC permits for the Wagonhound Ranch, the Spur Ridge subdivision, the Devil’s Tower KOA, Airstream KOA and private landowners requiring permits to discharge high volumes of wastewater. For the Spur Ridge Subdivision, Mr. Hime designed wastewater disposal systems for a three-phase project that included the construction of a total of 15 apartment buildings, an equestrian arena, and an office shop building with a total discharge capacity of over 22,000 gallons per day.
State of South Dakota
Mr. Hime has provided the City of Sturgis, South Dakota with geologic and lithologic consultation on the Sturgis No. 8 well. Mr. Hime has done well siting investigations for private ranch wells and used lithologic and geophysical logs to predict completion depths at remote locations in western South Dakota.
Geographic Information System (GIS)
Mr. Hime has completed GIS projects for Intermountain Resources which involved: conversion of AutoCad files to GIS database files; georeferencing of converted files; deriving latitude and longitude locations from converted AutoCad files, and cartographic design work to depict active and inactive raptor locations at Black Thunder Mine.
Mr. Hime compiled an extensive GIS database for the Clearmont Level I Impact Study. The purpose of this study was to assess the possibility of impacts on the Town of Clearmont’s water wells from surrounding coal bed methane wells. To perform this task information was compiled from multiple data sources including: the Wyoming State Engineer’s Office, Wyoming GISC, Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, and field studies conducted by Weston Engineering, Inc. Mr. Hime added new geologic information that was collected from the surrounding area to complete this study.
Mr. Hime has conducted numerous well-siting studies using GIS. For the Bighorn Regional Joint Powers Board, Mr. Hime conducted two separate studies, each of which included an area of over 150 square miles. Mr. Hime compiled data from numerous sources for the studies including the Wyoming State Engineer’s Office, Wyoming GISC, Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, unpublished Master Theses from the University of Wyoming, and field studies conducted by Weston Engineering, Inc. and other consultants.
Mr. Hime used mapping-grade GPS equipment to assist the Town of Moorcroft in updating its water and sewer system maps. He collected existing data as well as new data and integrated them into a comprehensive database for the Town. This data was then placed on a user-friendly photo base for easy reference.
Mr. Hime has used GIS and AutoCad to assist many communities in updating water rights mapping and plats of beneficial use for the Wyoming State Engineer’s Office. He has developed a good working relationship with the State Engineer’s Office and has developed an understanding of the requirements for surface and groundwater rights mappingr Intermountain Resources which involved: conversion of AutoCad files to GIS database files; georeferencing of converted files; deriving latitude and longitude locations from converted AutoCad files, and cartographic design work to depict active and inactive raptor locations at Black Thunder Mine.
Mr. Hime compiled an extensive GIS data base for the Clearmont Level I Impact Study. The purpose of this study was to assess the possibility of impacts to the Town of Clearmont’s water wells from surrounding coal bed methane wells. To perform this task information was compiled from multiple data sources including; the Wyoming State Engineer’s Office, Wyoming GISC, Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, and field studies conducted by Weston Engineering, Inc. Mr. Hime also added new geologic information that was collected from the surrounding area to complete this study.
Mr. Hime has conducted numerous well siting studies using GIS. For the Bighorn Regional Joint Powers Board Mr. Hime conducted two separate studies, each of which included an area of over 150 square miles. Mr. Hime compiled data from numerous sources for the studies including the Wyoming State Engineer’s Office, Wyoming GISC, Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, unpublished Master Theses from the University of Wyoming, and field studies conducted by Weston Engineering, Inc. and other consultants.
Mr. Hime used mapping grade GPS equipment to assist the Town of Moorcroft in updating their water and sewer system maps. He collected existing data as well as new data and integrated them into a comprehensive database for the Town. This data was then placed on a user friendly photo base for easy reference.
Mr. Hime has used GIS and AutoCad to assist many communities in updating water rights mapping and plats of beneficial use for the Wyoming State Engineer’s Office. He has developed a good working relationship with the State Engineer’s Office and has developed an understanding of the requirements for surface and groundwater rights mapping.
AutoCad
Mr. Hime completed the design and as-built plans for the Cheyenne Avenue Water Line Replacement project for the Town of Moorcroft. He was instrumental in drafting the design and as-built plans for the Moorcroft Madison Pipeline Level III Project which included: storage tank modifications; new tank construction, two buildings, booster pump configuration and nearly seven miles of transmission pipeline. Mr. Hime has used map grade GPS equipment to assist the Town of Moorcroft in the design and construction of numerous water system improvement projects.
Wyoming Board of Professional Geologists
Mr. Hime was appointed to the Wyoming Board of Professional Geologists in 2015 by Wyoming Governor Matt Mead. Currently the Wyoming Board of Professional Geologists is the third largest licensure board for geologists in the nation. The mission of the Wyoming Board of Professional Geologists is to protect the health safety, and welfare of the public by promoting the practice of geology by professional geologists and by providing fair and balanced regulation of the geologic profession. Mr. Hime was re-appointed to the board in 2019 and elected Chairman of the Board from 2019-2021.
Organizations
National Groundwater Association; Wyoming Water Well Association; Wyoming Geological Association; Geologic Society of America; Geologic Society of America – Geoinformatics Division; Wyoming Geospatial Organization