Registrations
Registered Professional Geologist,
Florida  (723)

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American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG)

Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration FL Past President

Geological Society of America

Association of Engineering Geologists

American Water Resources Association

North American Lake Management Society

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Professional Achievements

American Geological Institute's Executive Committee 2005-08

Martin Van Couvering Memorial Award, National AIPG 2006

National AIPG President 2003

Geologist of the Year Award, AIPG Florida Section 1991

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Biography
Mr. Powers is responsible for the corporate management of BCI and serves as Principal In Charge for geological, hydrological and environmental engineering projects. He has participated in hundreds of national and international projects and is a frequent speaker at professional and civic meetings. During his career he has completed environmental, development and construction projects for major mining and petroleum companies, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the Florida Institute of Phosphate Research, the Florida Department of Transportation, and many other private and public clients.

Mr. Powers has directed projects dealing with ground water pollution control and remediation, gypsum stack expansion design, permitting and construction, dredge and fill permitting, surface and ground water permitting, and life-of-mine waste disposal planning and annual water balance projections. Additionally he has completed reclamation design projects, roadway corridor studies and foundation stabilization projects, and has utilized/developed state-of-the-art hydraulic dredging and sediment dewatering techniques to restore several fresh water lakes.

Prior to joining BCI in 1981 Mr. Powers worked in the Rocky Mountain region from 1975 to 1980 conducting geophysical, exploration and mine development projects for uranium and coal.  He worked closely with major oil companies, mining companies, and consultant clients interpreting geophysical data and evaluating geologic structure, ore reserves for uranium and coal deposits, and hydrologic conditions.

Key Projects

• Royster Gypsum Stack Expansion
  Royster Company, Mulberry, Florida
  Principal In Charge: Managed a 15 year, 150 acre, 150' high gypsum stack expansion.  Developed and directed the geotechnical, geological and ground water investigations.
• Life-of-Mine Waste Disposal Plan
  Mineracao Rio Do Norte S.A., North Central Amazon
  Principal In Charge: Managed the development of an environmentally friendly, in-mine disposal system to eliminate pollution of adjacent lakes and rivers with waste tailings. Project received a national environmental award from the President of Brazil.
• Lake Hollingsworth Restoration
  City of Lakeland, Florida
  Principal In Charge: Managed the $10 million dollar restoration of Lake Hollingsworth. The project utilized experimental dewatering and disposal technology on 3 million cubic yards of dredged sediment and received 35% of it's funding from the Federal Government as a demonstration project.
• Fort Meade Mine and Electrophos Reclamation and Remediation
  Exxon/Mobil, Central Florida
  Principal In Charge: Oversight responsibility for the land management and mandatory mine reclamation for the Fort Meade Phosphate Mine.  Additionally managed the closure of an elemental phosphorus disposal area by isolation using a slurry wall and geotextile/clay capping.
• Lake Maggiore Restoration
  City of St. Petersburg, Florida
  Principal In Charge: Managed the design and permitting for the 2 million cubic yard sediment removal project.  Being located in a designated aquatic preserve and in a highly urbanized setting greatly complicated the project logistics and permitting.  The project utilized advanced sediment dewatering and required the dewatered sediment to be trucked over 10 miles to designated disposal areas.

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