Alan Bates Email & Phone Number

Salmon Arm, BC, CA

Salmon Arm, BC

Through his experience at Streamworks, Alan has developed expertise in the fields of hydrology, channel geomorphology and river engineering. He has designed and supervised the installation of channel and fish habitat improvement structures in many rivers and streams throughout the western Canada. He has successfully implemented designs using a combination.

Salmon Arm, BC

• As an integral member of an interdisciplinary team of professionals (including biologists, geoscientists and foresters) provided professional and technical consulting services to the forest industry, provincial and.
• Watershed assessments and evaluating cumulative hydrologic impacts and/or risk resulting from resource development activities in numerous Southern… Show more As an integral member of an interdisciplinary team of.
• Watershed assessments and evaluating cumulative hydrologic impacts and/or risk resulting from resource development activities in numerous Southern Interior watersheds.
• Stream channel assessments, including preparation of prescriptions for fish habitat, stream channel, and riparian restoration, rehabilitation, and/or enhancement at identified priority sites.
• Design of river engineering, channel stabilisation and instream fish habitat structures including cost estimation, contracting, construction supervision and effectiveness monitoring. Managed all aspects of a five year.
• Preparation of prescriptions for riparian areas and/or other disturbed sites using bio-remediation techniques, including implementation supervision and effectiveness monitoring.

Burnaby, BC

• Working with municipalities and developers, responsible for developing master drainage plans, stormwater management plans, and erosion and sediment control plans for projects throughout B.C. Other tasks and.
• Assessing the stability and capacity of watercourses and documenting any impacts of urbanization on channel stability and fish habitat.
• Developing a numerical model to evaluate various watershed development and drainage improvement scenarios for Matsqui… Show more Working with municipalities and developers, responsible for developing master drainage.
• Developing a numerical model to evaluate various watershed development and drainage improvement scenarios for Matsqui Slough near Abbotsford.
• Developing hydrologic and hydraulic models of watersheds to predict changes between pre- and post-development conditions.
• Designing detention ponds, constructed wetlands, improved crossings, erosion control structures, bank stabilisation, and other works associated with stormwater management.

North Vancouver, BC

• Project Engineer for production of floodplain mapping and flood risk maps for the Ministry of Environment and Public Works Canada along several rivers in B.C, including the Nass River, Cheakamus River, Chemainus River.
• Estimating flood frequency and design flows using statistical methods and analyses.
• Generating water surface profiles for multiple flow conditions using numerical hydraulic modelling (HEC2)… Show more Project Engineer for production of floodplain mapping and flood risk maps for the Ministry of.
• Generating water surface profiles for multiple flow conditions using numerical hydraulic modelling (HEC2).
• Delineating flood hazard zones on orthophoto mapping for land use planning.
• Installing water level recorder gauges, collecting velocity profiles and developing rating curves for channel discharge.

Victoria, BC

Member of a team of specialists, including engineers and biologists, aimed at assessing the impact of placer gold mining on salmon habitat, stability and sedimentation in Yukon streams. Project involved extensive field work, including water quality monitoring, sediment and fish sampling.

North Vancouver, BC

• Managed field crew conducting environmental and hydraulic surveys. Projects included:
• Surveys of the Nechako River to establish suitable discharge levels for salmon spawning areas downstream of the Kenny Dam.
• Surveys on the Thompson River to gather water velocity and discharge data aimed at evaluating the effects of channel encroachments proposed by the CNR twin tracking project.
• Water sampling program to monitor water quality and possible leaching of tailings downstream of a… Show more Managed field crew conducting environmental and hydraulic surveys. Projects included:
• Water sampling program to monitor water quality and possible leaching of tailings downstream of a gold mine near Contwoydo Lake, NWT. Show less

Prince George, BC

Involved in various projects associated with geotechnical consulting operation including soils analysis, slope stability, terrain evaluation, foundation, design, groundwater monitoring and water well drilling.

Nanaimo. BC

Supervised the installation of municipal services in a Parksville sub-division, including contract management, surveying and construction layout.

Apprentice Guide Program, Whitewater Paddling, Mountaineering, Wilderness First Aid And Survival.

Bachelor Of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Civil Engineering