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Ben Tustison

Ben Tustison, P.E.


e-mail: ben@tustisonengineering.com

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Ben Tustison has worked on behalf of many clients to address their water resources needs. Ben's educational and project background is in hydrology and hydraulics with particular application to flood control, water supply, and environemental issues. Ben has published articles in professional water resources journals, made many presentations to his peers on contemporary water resources issues, and represented his clients' interests to local, state, and federal agencies.

Education

  • University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
    M.S. in Civil Engineering (Water Resources), 2001
  • University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
    B.S. with distinction in Geological Engineering, 1998

Professional Licenses and Societies

  • Registered Civil Engineer, Minnesota, 43326
  • Registered Civil Engineer, California, 65013
  • Member, Society of American Military Engineers

Continuing Education, Seminars, and Workshops

  • Climate Change and California Water Resources, Water Education Foundation, 2003
  • Central Valley Tour, Water Education Foundation, 2003
  • Flood Fight Methods, California Department of Water Resources, 2002

Selected Presentations

  • Forecast-Based Flood Operation: A 21st Century Approach to an Age-Old Problem, California Floodplain Management Association 2005 Annual Conference, Sacramento, CA, September 7-9, 2005. (B. Tustison and J. Countryman).
  • Thinking Outside the Box Culvert: Using Emerging Technology to Enhance Flood Protection, Minnesota Association of Flood Plain Managers 2004 Annual Conference, Rochester, MN, November 3-5, 2004.
  • Struggling to Protect Development in a Floodplain, A Case Study of South Yuba County, CA, California Floodplain Management Association 2004 Annual Conference, Monterey, CA, September 8-9, 2004. (R. Reinhardt and B. Tustison).
  • Forecast-Based Operation of the Yuba and Feather River System, California Cooperative Snow Surveys Program: 49th Meeting of Cooperators, Folsom, CA, November 20-21, 2003.