Chase Cusack Email & Phone Number

Boise, Idaho, United States

Boise, Idaho

· Regional Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) writer; assessing impaired waterbodies, project planning, data acquisition and analysis, and document writing· Water Quality monitoring lead for Boise Regional Office· Working as Section 401 program lead in the Boise Regional Office· Perform National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) reviews in relation to water quality impacts for regional projects in Southwest Idaho · Collaborate with federal and state permitting agencies to review, comment, and certify, based on the Clean Water Act and Idaho Water Quality Standards· Working as Non-point Source (NPS) program lead in the Boise Regional Office· Collaborate with state and federal agencies, and the public to implement Best Management Practices for NPS pollution, using federal and state grant funding opportunities · Allocate section 319 and state funding to NPS projects across the Boise Region, tracking implementation and spending, and tracking project progress through life of grant · Watershed and Basin Advisory Group collaboration and consultation· Writing work documents, such as, Field Sampling Plans (FSP), Quality Assurance Project Plans (QAPP), Water Quality Monitoring Project Reports, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Total Maximum Daily Loads· Cyanobacteria and Harmful Algal Bloom remote sensing and field monitoring; cyanobacteria identification and toxin sampling; human health advisory recommendations and collaboration with local health districts· Public outreach and education

Idaho Falls, Idaho

- Designed water quality monitoring projects for water temperature in the Salmon River Basin, Pasimeroi River Basin, Lemhi River Basin, and Willlow Creek watershed of Idaho. - Performed field surveys on potential monitoring sites which included photographs, maps, and detailed field notes.- Constructed protective casings for monitoring devices.- Drafted field sampling plans and quality assurance plans. - Used hobo temperature loggers housed in constructed metal protective casings - Performed biweekly QA/QC checks on each of the loggers (over 30 total), while also pulling data - Collected loggers and performed final QA/QC to validate the data. - Collected samples for phosphates and nitrates in agricultural streams. - Collected nutrient samples biweekly and sent them to an outside lab for analysis. - Managed results when they were sent back to me. - Measured flow, water temperature, and conductivity for each of the nutrient sites. - Collected samples for E. coli analysis in agricultural catchments. - Developed geometric means for the E. coli data. - Performed sampling for heavy metals in streams with point source discharge permits (NPDES), as well as nutrients. - Performed surveys for anadromous fish spawning beds. - Collected and organized all data in electronic databases. - Performed analysis on data to be sent to analysts for TMDL drafting.

Pocatello, Idaho Area

I worked as a research student at Idaho State University organizing, cleaning, and analyzing water quality data collected by the Department of Environmental Quality. My work resulted in a technical paper and oral presentation, which were both utilized by the university and DEQ personnel in Pocatello, Idaho. I gained valuable experience using programs such as R, Matlab, and ArcGIS. I also gained experience working with data and transforming data into presentable figures and graphs.

Idaho Falls, Idaho

- Evaluated water quality parameters of forty different streams in the Lemhi, Upper Salmon, Teton, Big Lost, and Snake River basins. - Collected macroinvertebrate samples- Conducted fish surveys, which included shocking, identification and population counts. - Collected samples characterizing chemical properties in the water.- Surveyed habitat conditions within the streams and riparian zone. - Performed measurements of stream flow and channel morphology. - This job emphasizes strengths in teamwork efficiency, field work, and accuracy and consistency of tasks given.

Master’S Of Science, Environmental Science And Management

Activities and Societies: President/Founder of Fly Fishers of Idaho State University Club

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Environmental Studies

Activities and Societies: Sustainability Club, Environmental Studies Club, Boise State Carbon Neutrality Policy Group.My degree at Boise.