Charles M. Hammond
Senior Associate Geologist

Mr. Hammond has 22 years of experience as an Engineering Geologist, which includes, assessing and investigating seismic hazards, soil and rock material sources, carbon sequestration options, groundwater dewatering, soil and rock tunneling, landslide and rockfall hazards and risks, dam raise and removal options, and many other complex geology considerations. Mr. Hammond provides tested skills in the observation, investigation and interpretation of a site’s geology conditions that are necessary to establish a strong framework engineering design.

A few projects representative of Mr. Hammond's experience include:   

• Marmot Dam and Bull Run Hydroelectric Facility Decommissioning, Sandy, Oregon
• LNG Pipeline Stability and Geologic Hazards, Bioko, Equatorial Guinea, West Africa
• Hwy 20 Pioneer Mtn to Eddyville Supplemental Investigation, Oregon
• Carbon Sequestration Options, Oregon and Wyoming
• Fern Ridge Dam Rehabilitation Dewatering Design, Eugene, Oregon
• Bull Run Water Conduit Tunnels at Sandy River, Feasibility and Preliminary Engineering, Sandy, Oregon
• Blasting Damage Slide Litigation, Juneau, Alaska
• Water System Vulnerability Assessment, Portland, Oregon
• Going-to-the-Sun Road Improvements, Masonry Material Source Investigations, West Glacier, Montana
• Sain Creek Water Supply Tunnel Feasibility Study, Hillsboro, Oregon
• Groundwater Seepage Evaluation, Timothy Dam, Mt. Hood, Oregon
• Quarry Operation Impacts to Environment, Yellowstone NP, Wyoming
• Silver Mine Access Road Geologic Hazards, Admiralty Island, Alaska
• Eldon Mills Dam Raise Material Source and Seismic Hazard Evaluation, Yamhill, Oregon
• Coastal Erosion Property Litigation, Lincoln City, Oregon
• Clackamas River Power Projects Geologic Hazards, Estacada, Oregon
• McGuire Dam Raise Material Source and Seismic Hazard Evaluation, McMinnville, Oregon
• Hydrogeologic Evaluation of Trojan Nuclear Plant Foundation, Rainer, Oregon
• St. Johns Landfill Closure and Seepage Investigations, Portland, Oregon
• Quarry Mining and Reclamation, Mosier, Oregon
• Seismic Evaluation, Pendleton High School, Oregon