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WILLIAM PAUL ROBINSON
1805 Tierra Vida Pl., NW
Albuquerque, NM 87107
(H) 505 345-3566/(W) 505-262-1862/FAX 505-262-1864
e-mail: work <sricpaul@earthlink.net>

EDUCATION

Master of Community and Regional Planning, University of New Mexico, 1992, "with distinction". Professional Project "Planning for Reclamation of Uranium Waste Sites in Germany". Course work included analysis of natural and modified water systems, including irrigation diversions, watershed analysis, urban flood reduction, and geology.

Graduate Study in Environmental Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 1974 5. Course work included water pollution chemistry and water resource engineering.

Bachelor of Arts, Technology and Human Affairs Program, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 1971 4. Course work included classes from anthropology, geology, and ecology programs.

EMPLOYMENT

RESEARCH DIRECTOR Southwest Research and Information Center, PO Box, 4524, Albuquerque, NM 87106-4524, USA. Coordinate and prepare research reports and technical analyses of mineral, water and other natural resource development projects for non profit scientific and educational organization and contract clients. With Southwest Research continuously July 1976 present.

ADJUNCT PROFESSOR 1980 - 1997, as appointed, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. Courses taught have included Natural Resource Planning Methods, Introduction to Environmental Problems, Environmental Evaluation of Water Resource Projects and other undergraduate and graduate courses in the Community and Regional Planning Program.

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT CONSULTANT Since 1980, clients have included:
Western Governors' Association, Okanagon Highlands Alliance, Acoma Pueblo, Zuni Legal Services, DNA (Navajo) Legal Services, Albuquerque District Attorney's Office, Centex American Gypsum Company, United Transportation Union, Local 1181 Gallup (NM), New Mexico Environmental Law Center, Laguna Pueblo, International Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War-German Chapter, Associación Interamericana para la Defensa del Medio Ambiente(AIDA), Colorado Center for Environmental Management, Lower Saxony (Germany) Environment Ministry, Nordhaus Law Firm, La Gente del Rio Pecos (Pecos, New Mexico), Great Lakes Natural Resources Center (MI), Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation, Innu Nation (Labrador, Canada), Northwatch (Ontario, Canada), Center for Science in Public Participation (MT), Water Information Network (NM), Amigos Bravos (NM), Kensington Coalition (AK), City of Yakutat (AK), Baikalwatch/Earth Island Institute (CA), Pacific Environment (CA), United Steelworkers of America Local 890 (Silver City, NM), Americans for Indian Opportunity, Northern New Mexico Legal Services, Natural Resources Defense Council, Twinings (NM) Water and Sanitation District, National Wildlife Federation, Minnesota Interim Legislative Committee on Uranium Exploration, Wisconsin Center for Alternative Mining Development Policy, Montana Environmental Information Center, Save the Jemez, South Dakota FARM, Black Hills Alliance, Piedmont Environmental Council (VA), Atomic Industrial Forum, National Council of State Legislators, Huerfano Valley Citizen's Alliance, Five Sandoval Pueblos, Inc., Steadman and Hector Attorneys at Law, Monticello (subdivision, NM) Residents Committee, Residents of Tucumcari NM, Environmental Defense Fund (CO), Western Nebraska Resource Council, Santa Ana Pueblo, Los Herederos del Pueblo de San Mateo (NM), Board of the Cebolleta Land Grant, Mathis and Reiselt, Attorneys at Law, Concerned Citizens of Questa (NM).

PROJECT COORDINATOR CITIZENS' MINING INFORMATION NETWORK Southwest Research and Information Center. Project provides current technical and policy related information on mining to citizens and community organizations across the US. This Project funded by United States Environmental Protection Agency and private donors, 1991 1996.

WATER RESOURCE SPECIALIST NORTHERN NEW MEXICO WATER PROJECT Southwest Research and Information Center. Project provided technical support for community and governmental organizations in northern New Mexico. This project funded by the Ford Foundation. June 1984 June 1990.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

- "Comments on "Environmental Assessment Screening Report: Possession and Management of Waste Nuclear Substances Situated at the Spanish American, Milliken, Lacnor, Nordic/Buckles, and Pronto Historical Properties in the Elliot Lake Area, Ontario: A Report of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, May 2001," Prepared on behalf of Miningwatch, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 14, 2002.

- "Review of the Khiagda Uranium Mine Investment Rational and OVOS/Environmental Impact Assessment: Observations and Suggestions," Prepared on behalf of Buryat Regional Center on Baikal, Ulan-Ude, Buryat Republic, Russian Federation, January 28, 2002.

- "Technical Testimony in the Matter of the Draft Final Permit for the Triassic Park Waste Disposal Facility, US EPA No. NM0001002484" before the New Mexico Environment Department, Case No.HRM 01-02(P), on behalf of Citizens United for a Rationale Environment, Roswell, New Mexico, October 11, 2001.

- "Identification of Potential Water Quality Risks to Lake Baikal's Largest Tributary, the Selenga River, from Mining and other sources: A Preliminary Investigation," Prepared under contract to Baikalwatch, Earth Island Institute, San Francisco, CA, USA, September 20, 2001.

- "Comments on Molycorp Work Plans - I and II, with attachments, prepared under contract to Center for Science in Public Participation, Bozeman MT on behalf of Amigos Bravos, NM, February 22, 2000 and March 29, 2000.

- "L-Bar Uranium Mill Tailings Site Review: Analysis of Kennecott's Recent Activities and Current Proposals", prepared under contract to Cebolleta Land Grant Board, August, 1999.

- "Evaluation of Environmental Technology Changes Proposed for La Oroya Smelter Complex in Central Peru: Final Report" February 1, 1999, on behalf of Sociedad Peruana de Derechos Ambientales (SPDA), Lima, Peru and Associación Interamericana para la Defensa del Medio Ambiente(AIDA), San Francisco CA, February 1999.

- "Groundwater Restoration Long Beyond Closure at the Homestake-Milan and United Nuclear-Church Rock Uranium Mill Tailings Piles, New Mexico, USA: Full Scale Programs Requiring More Than 20 Years of Active Treatment", in Uranium Mining and Hydrogeology II, Freiberg Mining Academy, Freiberg Saxony, Germany, September 1998.

- "In Situ Leach Uranium Mining without Aquifer Restoration?: Preliminary Comments on Heathgate Resources' Beverley Uranium Mine Environmental Impact Statement Main Report", prepared for Australian Conservation Foundation and Friends of the Earth (Fitzroy), July 1998.

- "A Model Mine Shows its Cracks: An Independent Report on Environmental Problems at the Kubaka Gold Mine in the Russian Far East", by Julie Edlund, David Gordon and Wm. Paul Robinson, Pacific Environment and Resources Center, Sausalito, CA, April 1998.

- "Comments on Air Quality Aspects of the Proposed Voisey's Bay Mine and Mill Project Environmental Impact Statement", prepared under contract to Center for Science in Public Participation on behalf of the Innu Nation, Labrador, Newfoundland, Canada, February 1998.

- "Chino Mines Existing Mine Permit Application Documents: 1) An Annotated Chronology and 2) Matrix of Chino Existing and New Units", research memoranda prepared under contract to United Steelworkers of America Local 890 and Good Neighbor Project, February, 1998 - available from Southwest Research with permission of contractors.

- "Environmental Issues and Concerns associated with the Proposed Dybycksa Gold Mine in the Alkhanai Area of Aginskoe Buryat Autonomous Region of the Russian Far East", prepared under contract to Pacific Environment and Resources Center, Sausalito, CA, December 1997.

- "Report on Chino Mines' Proposed Santa Rita Pit Expansion in Relation to the Kneeling Nun Natural Landmark", prepared under contract to United Steelworkers of America Local 890 and Good Neighbor Project, October 1997 - available from Southwest Research with permission of contractors.

- "Environmental Damage and Policy Issues in the Uranium and Gold Mining Districts of Chita Oblast in the Russian Far East: A Report on Existing Problems at Baley and Krasnokamensk and Policy Needs in the Region", prepared under contract to Baikalwatch/Earth Island Institute, November 1996.

"Navajo Land Selection Project, Phase II Final Report", with Chris Shuey, under contract to Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation, US Department of Interior, July 1996.

"Review of Recent Uranium Production and Market Trends" submitted to Canadian Joint Federal Provincial Panel on Uranium Mining in Northern Saskatchewan, on behalf of Saskatchewan Uranium Committee, June, 1996.

"Review of Innovative Approaches to Environmental Remediation at Inactive Mining Sites with Multiple Implementation Barriers", Report to Western Governors' Association under contract to Mine Waste Working Group/ Advisory Committee to Develop On site Innovative Technologies, June 1996.

"Comments and Recommendations Submitted to Environmental Assessment Panel Reviewing Decommissioning Proposals for the Elliot Lake Uranium Mine Tailings Management Areas" before Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency Panel, Elliot Lake Ontario, Canada, on behalf of Northwatch, November 1995.

"Groundwater Contamination at Uranium Mill Tailings Sites in the United States Reclaimed by the DOE (Department of Energy) Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Program (UMTRAP)" in Proceedings of Uranium Mining and Hydrogeology International Conference and Workshop, Freiberg, Saxony, Germany, October 1995.

"Handling of radium and uranium contaminated waste piles and other wastes from phosphate ore processing Final Report, with Gerhard Schmidt and Christian Kueppers, Oeko Institut/Darmstadt, annex by Wm. Paul Robinson, European Commission Nuclear Science and Technology Report EUR 15448 EN (ISSN 1018 5593), Brussels, 1995.

"Review of Tailings Management, Disposal and Reclamation Aspects of the Crown Jewel Mine Draft Environmental Impact Statement, submitted to Washington State Department of Ecology on behalf of Okanagon Highlands Alliance, August 1995.

"Innovative Administrative, Technical, and Public Involvement Approaches to Environmental Restoration at an Inactive Lead Zinc Mining and Milling Complex Near Pecos, New Mexico", in Proceedings of Waste Management '95 (proceedings available on CD ROM), University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, March 1995.

"Public Stakeholder Concerns and Recommendations related to Innovative Technology Development: Final Report", prepared under contract to Western Governors' Association for the Mixed Waste Working Group, Demonstration of On site Innovative Technologies (DOIT) Federal Advisory Committee, Denver, Colorado, September, 1994.

"Final Subcontractor Report Navajo Land Selection Project: Evaluation of the Revenue Generating Potential of Certain Mineral Bearing Lands in the San Juan Basin of Northwestern New Mexico..." with Shuey, C. S., submitted to Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation, Flagstaff, AZ (ONHIR Contract 6198 930672), May, 1994 available from ONHIR.

"Pollution Prevention Strategies: Policies, Opportunities and Examples for Mining Operations",in Proceedings of 1994 New Mexico Conference on the Environment, convened by New Mexico Environment Department, Albuquerque, NM, April, 1994.

"Pollution Prevention, Mining and Mineral Processing, and Citizen Involvement: Policy Concepts and Potential Benefits", invited paper presented at International Conference on Pollution Prevention in Mining and Mineral Processing, convened by Colorado School of Mines, Snowmass, Colorado, August , 1993.

"How Permanent is the Permanent Solution II: Supplemental Comments Regarding the El Molino [mill tailings from Pecos lead zinc mine and mill sites] Decision Document and Supporting Documents", submitted to New Mexico Environment Department, Santa Fe, NM, July, 1993, prepared on behalf of La Gente del Rio, Pecos, New Mexico.

"How Permanent is the Permanent Solution: Review and Initial Comments on Pecos/El Molino Cleanup Project, San Miguel County, New Mexico",prepared on behalf of La Gente del Rio, Pecos, New Mexico, submitted to New Mexico Environmental Department, Santa Fe, NM, June 1993.

"Windy Craggy [Proposed Copper/Gold Mine in British Columbia] Project Issue Overview", Prepared on Behalf of City of Yakutat, Alaska, September 1992.

- "Mined Land Reclamation Requirements in Western States: Implications for a New Mexico Mining Law", with Janna Rolland, invited paper for 1992 New Mexico Environment Conference, New Mexico Environment Department, Santa Fe, NM, September 1992.

"Experiences with the Reclamation of Uranium Mining Areas in the USA and Their Transfer to the Situation at Selected Sites in the South of the Former German Democratic Republic", with Gerhard Schmidt, Oeko Institut, Darmstadt, Germany, December 1991.

"Mine Waste Problems Require Prompt Federal Legislative and Regulatory Action", Testimony before US House of Representatives, Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials, Committee on Energy and Commerce, Washington, DC, September, 1991.

"Design Criteria and Standards for Uranium Mill Waste Management in the United States of America", presented at Geology and Tectonics of the Gera Jachymov Fault Zone and Its Relationship to Regional Uranium Resources, Institute for Physics of the Earth, Gera, Germany, August, 1991.

"An Introduction to the Giant Uranium Facilities of Eastern German: A Report of Observations of the Uranium Mines and Mills Operated by Wismut AG in Saxony and Thuringia in the Former German Democratic Republic", prepared for International Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War/German Chapter, Heidesheim, Germany, June 1991.

"Solid Waste, Waste Reduction, and Public Policy", New Mexico Law Review, University of New Mexico, Winter 1990.

"Recommendations to the Albuquerque City Council/Albuquerque Mayor's Office of the City of Albuquerque Solid Waste Recycling Advisory Committee," Paul Robinson, Chair, et.al., Albuquerque, NM, December 1990.

"Final Report Water Action Campaign: The Public Involvement Program of the Southwest Valley Service Option Evaluation", with Julie Stephens, Fred Griego, and Jaime Chavez, a Project funded by the New Mexico Legislature and Managed by the City of Albuquerque, Rio Grande Community Development Corporation, Albuquerque, NM, December 1991.

"In the Hands of the People: Establishing Planning Power for a Community", with Kathy Newton and Julie Stephens, The Workbook, Southwest Research and Information Center, Albuquerque, NM, Vol. 15, No. 4, Winter, 1990.

"Molybdenum Mining and the People of Northern New Mexico", The Workbook, Southwest Research and Information Center, Albuquerque, NM, Vol. 15, No. 2, Summer, 1990.

"Deficiencies in the Molycorp Guadalupe Mountain Tailings Proposal", for Northern New Mexico Legal Services on behalf of Concerned Citizen del Norte, May 1, 1990.

"Uranium Production and Its Effects on Navajo Communities Along the Rio Puerco in Western New Mexico", invited paper published in Proceedings of Conference on Race and the Incidence of Environmental Hazards, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, January, 1990.

"Proposal for Long Term Isolation of the Uranium Mill Tailings at Ellweiler, Kreis Birkenfeld", prepared for Kries Birkenfeld (County Administrator) Landrat Dr. Ernst Theilen, Birkenfeld, Rheinland Pfalz, West Germany, November, 1989.

"An Overview of Uranium Cleanup Standards and Experience in the USA", invited paper published in Proceedings of Conference on Neidrigdosisstrahlung und Gesundheit (Low Level Radiation and Health), in Birkenfeld, Rheinland Pfalz, West Germany, November, 1989.

"The Interstate Waste Dilemma", invited statement before the New Mexico Legislative Interim Environment, Land Use and Solid Waste Committee, Lordsburg, NM, June 29, 1989.

"Landfill Design and Operation Improvements for the Proposed Cerro Colorado Landfill", submitted to the Bernalillo County, NM, Planning Commission, Albuquerque, NM, May, 12, 1989.

"Statement for the Public Record on Proposed New Mexico Solid Waste Management Regulations", Santa Fe, NM, November 15 17, 1988, on behalf of Southwest Research and Information Center, New Mexico Public Interest Research Group and New Mexico Environmental Law Center, with Kevin Bean, Chris Shuey, Doug Meiklejohn and James Tarr.
"Winslow, Arizona: An Environmental Evaluation with Emphasis on Water Resources", prepared under contract to United Transportation Union Local 1181, Gallup, NM, August, 1988

"Statement before the United States House of Representatives, Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, Concerning Uranium Mill Tailings", Washington, DC, June, 28, 1988.

"Ground Water Problems in Albuquerque's South Valley: Identification, Clean Up and Alternative Water Supply Options," Statement Before U. S. House of Representative, Subcommittee on Natural Resources, Agricultural Research and Environment, Albuquerque, NM, November 1987.

"Statement before Mining Task Force of South Dakota Department of Water and Natural Resources concerning Mine Reclamation and Hydrology", oral testimony in Rapid City, SD under contract to South Dakota Department of Water and Natural Resources, Rapid City, South Dakota, August 18 19, 1987.

"Reclamation and Water Supply Issues Ten Years After the Passage of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1987", Statement Before the United States House of Representatives, Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, Washington, DC, August 3, 1987.

"Draft Environmental Assessment for Proposed Santa Ana Pueblo [NM] Sublease of a 50 Acre Site for use as a Wallboard Factory", prepared under contract to Centex American Gypsum Company, June, 1987.

"Changing Forest Plans: A Way to Do It Outside the Courts", in The Workbook, January March 1987, Southwest Research and Information Center, reprinted as "Changing Forest Plans Outside the Courts" in Forest Watch, Eugene, Oregon, July 1987 and Technology Review, Cambridge, Massachusetts, November, 1987.

"Report Evaluating Environmental Issues and Concerns Related to the Centex Wallboard Facility Proposed for Santa Ana Pueblo", prepared under contract to Centex American Gypsum Company, December, 1986.

"Groundwater Monitoring Needs at the L Bar Tailings Site", prepared for the Cebolleta Land Grant Council, June, 1986.

"Crow Butte Uranium In Situ Pilot Project Comments", prepared on behalf of Western Nebraska Resources Council, June, 1986.

"Ground Water Contamination from Seepage of Wastewater from the Sohio (Kennecott Minerals) L Bar Uranium Mill Tailings Impoundment (II): April 1986 Updated Report", prepared for Cebolleta Land Grant Council, May, 1986.

"Progress Report of the Puerco River Education Project", presented to the Policy Committee of the Puerco River Working Group (including New Mexico, Arizona and US Environmental Protection Agency), with Chris Shuey and Raymond Morgan, updated May, 1986.

"Source Document for Information on Water Quality and Air Quality of the Navajo Reservation in New Mexico and Arizona", with Chris Shuey, for Navajo Tribe Division of Resources, January, 1986.

"Comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Reclamation of the Jackpile Paguate Uranium Mine, Laguna Reservation, New Mexico, with Chris Shuey and Hollis Whitson, Esq., October, 1985.

Better Ways to Use Water: A Handbook on Technologies to Improve Rural Water Use in Northern New Mexico, Northern New Mexico Water Project, Albuquerque, NM, October 1985.

"South Valley Toxics Overview: Ground Water Contamination in a Poor and Minority Community: The South Valley of Albuquerque, New Mexico" under contract to Commission on Racial Justice, United Church of Christ, August, 1985.

"Statement of Wm. Paul Robinson .... before a Joint Session of the [US] Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and House Interior and Insular Affairs Committee" regarding Uranium Mill Tailings Legislation, July, 1985.

"Comments on Water and Reclamation Aspects of the Federal Coal Management Program Draft Environmental Impact Statement", March 1985.

"Water Quality Effects of the Sohio Uranium Operations on the Cebolleta Land Grant Information to Document the Problem", under Contract to Simms and Garcia, attorneys for Cebolleta Land Grant, March, 1985, available from contractor or with contractor permission.

"The Need for Non Coal Mine Reclamation Study in New Mexico: A Statement Concerning HB168", Testimony before New Mexico House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Santa Fe, NM, February 11, 1985.

"Summary of New Mexico Coal Transportation Study by Coal Transportation Task Force", January 1985.

"Statement for the Public Record for the Ground Water Discharge Plan for Grain Power Tucumcari Ltd." with Chris Shuey, October 2, 1984.

"Characterization of Ground Water Quality near a Uranium Mill Tailings Facility, and Comparison to Background Levels and New Mexico Standards", In Selected Papers on Water Quality and Pollution in New Mexico, New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources Hydrologic Publication 7, Socorro, New Mexico, 1984, presented April 12, 1984.

"Environmental Cleanup: Employment Opportunities in New Mexico", with Chris Shuey, April, 1984.

"Findings and Conclusions in the Matter of the Homestake Mining Company Uranium Mill at Milan, NM, Discharge Plan", March, 1984.

"Water and Soil Issues...in the Santa Fe National Forest Plan Environmental Impact Statement (and Record of Decision)", for Save the Jemez, December, 1983.

"Comments on Proposed Rules Regulating Drilled or Mined Shafts", with Don Hancock and Alice Hector, submitted to Texas Department of Water Resources for Serious Texans Against Nuclear Dumping (STAND), December, 1983.

"Southwest Resource Council Comments on Phase II Report Environmental Assessment Arizona Strip District Uranium Development", with Chris Shuey, for Southwest Resource Council, October, 1983.

"Comments on New Mexico Interim Hazardous Waste Regulation Program", with Michael Sousa, Testimony at EPA Hearing, August 24, 1984.

"The State of the Environment: A New Mexico Perspective, A Southwest Research and Information Center Perspective", Testimony Before the US Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Albuquerque, July 6, 1983.

"First, Second (and) Third Statement(s) and Findings of Fact and Conclusions for the Public Record in the Matter of the Radiation Protection Regulations Violation of United Nuclear Corporation", with Chris Shuey, February April, 1983, Several Statements for the record.

"Comments on San Miguel Project Post Reclamation Annual Monitoring and Maintenance Program", For National Wildlife Federation, Boulder, Colorado, April 7, 1982.

"Water Quality Training Program Final Report", for Five Sandoval Pueblos, Inc., Southwest Research and Information Center, March, 1982.

"Statement for the Public Record of the New Mexico Water Quality Control Commission Regulation Hearing on March 3, 1982" concerning underground injection control regulation, March, 1982.

"Geology and Water Supply of the Zuni Reservation", in Appeal of Finding of the Area Director that Opening the Zuni Reservation to Oil and Gas Exploration and/or Development will have No Significant Effect on the Human Environment....., Zuni Pueblo Legal Services, Zuni, New Mexico, January, 1982.

"Statement for the Public Record of the Water Quality Control Commission Hearing on December 3, 1981" concerning water quality classification of the Rio San Jose in Cibola and Valencia Counties, New Mexico, Acoma Pueblo, Acomita, New Mexico, December, 1981.

"Statement Before U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Nuclear Regulation Concerning the Implementation of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act, Public Law 95 604", Washington, DC, June 16, 1981.

"Statement for the Public Record on the Proposed Amendments to the Radiation Protection Regulations, June 11, 1981 Before Environmental Improvement Board, George H. Hensley, Chairman", Albuquerque, New Mexico, June, 1981.

"Impacts of Uranium Exploration and Methods for Regulation", Transcript of Testimony before Virginia Coal and Energy Commission, Richmond, Virginia, June 1, 1981.

"Environmental Overview of the Four Corners Area", University of New Mexico Medical School Symposium on Reproductive Effects of Uranium Mining in the Four Corners Area, Albuquerque, NM, April, 1981.

"Radon and Radon Daughters from Uranium Mines: Source, Impacts and Controls", Third Symposium on Uranium Mill Tailings Management, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, November 24 25, 1980.

"Statement on National Materials Policy before U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Science, Technology and Space", Washington, DC, Senate Hearing 96 112, July 1, 1980.

"Responsible Uranium Mining and Milling: An Overview", Proceedings of First International Conference on Uranium Mine Waste Disposal, Vancouver, BC, Canada, May, 1980.

"An Analysis of the Draft EPA Ore Mining and Dressing Best Available Technology Effluent Limitation Guideline Development Document", prepared under contract to Natural Resources Defense Council, Washington, DC, March, 1980.

"Testimony before the House of Representatives Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, Subcommittee and the Environment, Hearing on the Causes and Implications of the United Nuclear Churchrock Tailings Dam Failure", Washington, DC, October 22, 1979,

"Comments on the Generic Environmental Statement on Uranium Milling, NUREG 0511", October, 1979.

"Testimony before the House of Representatives Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment, Hearings on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's State Programs", Washington, DC, July, 19, 1979.
"Summary of Recent Uranium Exploration Work in North Central New Mexico", March, 1979.

"Comments on the Federal Coal Management Program Draft Environmental Statement", February, 1979.

"Comments on the Star Lake Bisti Coal Region Draft Environmental Statement", November, 1978.

"Bokum Uranium Mill License Application Comments", September, 1978.

"Analysis of Mobil/TVA's Interim Mining and Reclamation Plan for Pilot In situ Leaching at Crownpoint, McKinley County, New Mexico, May 1978", June, 1978.

"Temporal Change in the San Mateo Creek Drainage, Part of the Grants Mineral Belt, New Mexico", an Independent Research project at Technology Applications Center, University of New Mexico, May, 1978.

"New Mexico Uranium Inventory, 1978", Southwest Research and Information Center, P. O. Box 4524, Albuquerque, NM, May, 1978.

"Statement for the Public Record of the Radiation Protection Regulation Hearing of January 20, 1978", January, 1978.

"New Mexico Uranium Slide Shows": 1 Overview of technology and environmental impacts, 1977; 2 Development on Indian Land aerial views, 1978; 3 Impacts of mines and mills aerial views, 1979; and 4 United Nuclear Churchrock tailings dam break, 1979. Slides and scripts by Wm. Paul Robinson.

"Statement for the Public Record Regarding the Priority List for Wastewater Treatment Works Construction Grants", September 7, 1977.

"Comments on Albuquerque Wastewater Treatment Facilities Draft Environmental Impact Statement", August, 1977.

"Problems and Alternatives for the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project", Testimony before U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Subcommittee on Water Resources, April, 1977.

"Alternatives for Confined Livestock Operations in the South Valley Answers to a Community Problem", January, 1977.

"Application of the Dynamic Method of Flood Plain Mapping to Selected Developing Nations", ECOsystems International, P.O. Box 225, Gambrills, MD, 21054, June, 1975.

"User Requirements and User Acceptance of Current and Next Generation Satellite Mission and Sensor Component, Oriented toward the Monitoring of Water Resources", ECOsystems International, June, 1975.

"Impact of Remote Sensing upon the Planning, Management and Development of Water Resources," ECOsystems International, June, 1975.

"Summary and Projection of Septic System Requirements and Problems for Anne Arundel County, MD", ECOsystems International, March, 1975.

"Technology Assessment of Large Scale Organic Farming in the U.S.", Technology and Human Affairs Program, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, May, 1974.

SELECTED ORAL TESTIMONY OR PRESENTATIONS

- "Testimony in the Matter of the Application of Molycorp, Inc for a Groundwater Discharge Permit for its Questa Molybdenum Mine (DP-1055)," before New Mexico Environment Department, Questa New Mexico, May - June 2000

- "Testimony in the Matter of the Application of Southwest Landfill, Inc. for a Solid Waste Facility Permit in Bernalillo County" before the New Mexico Environment Department Secretary, Albuquerque, NM, December 1996 and January 1997

-"Testimony in the Matter of the of the Application of Molycorp, Inc. for a Groundwater Discharge Permit for its Molybdenum Mill and Tailings Ponds" before the New Mexico Environment Department Secretary, Questa, NM, December 1996

- "Testimony in the Matter of Regulations Pursuant to the New Mexico Mining Act", Before New Mexico Mining Commission, Santa Fe, NM, May 1994

"Current Activities in Problem Scoping", in Proceedings of Inactive and Abandoned Mine Waste Cleanup: A Challenge for the 90s, convened by Colorado Center for Environmental Management, Salt Lake City, Utah, November, 1993.

"Citizen Involvement and Pollution Prevention" in International Conference on Pollution Prevention in Mining and Mineral Processing", convened by Colorado School of Mines, Snowmass, Colorado, August, 1993.

"Statement at the Public Hearing on the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Permit proposed for Los Alamos National Laboratory", Before New Mexico Environmental Improvement Division and United States Environmental Protection Agency, Santa Fe, New Mexico, July 17, 18 and August 7, 1989.

"Statement at the Public Hearing on the matter of the Municipal Solid Waste Incinerator proposed by Los Alamos, NM", before New Mexico Environmental Improvement Division, Santa Fe, NM, June, 1988.

"Water Related Development Opportunities in the Eastern Navajo area", Workshop on Economic Development in Eastern Navajo Agency sponsored by New Mexico Office of Indian Affairs, June, 1985.

"Toxic Contamination Sites in New Mexico", in the Conference on Water Contamination and Toxic Pollution in New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, December, 1984

"In the Matter of the Groundwater Discharge Plan for Grain Power Tucumcari Ltd.", Tucumcari, NM, October, 1984.

"In The Matter of the Permit for Underground Injection and Mineral Production Wells for Wyoming Fuels' Crow Butte Project", before the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality, Crawford NB, July, 1984

"In The Matter of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Environmental Impact Appraisal ... of the Source Material License for the Wyoming Fuels' Crow Butte ISL Project... Docket No. 40 8829", before the NRC Hearing Officer, Crawford, NB, July 1984.

"In the Matter of the Discharge Plan for the Homestake Mining Company Uranium Mill at Milan, NM", Grants, NM, February, 1984.

"Prioritizing Mineral Resources, Environmental and Conservation Needs", in Governmental Affairs Session, Society of Exploration Geophysicists Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, September, 1983.

"Mineral and Energy Development Projects on New Mexico's National Forests", at Citizen's Workshop on the Future of New Mexico's National Forests, Albuquerque, NM, September, 1983.

"Concerns of the Environmental Community About Impacts from Uranium Operations on Federal and Indian Lands", at National Research Council/National Academy of Sciences Workshop on Research Needs for Optimizing Economic and Environmental Aspects of Uranium Production from Leased Federal and Indian Lands, Albuquerque, NM, December, 1982.

"Summary of Recent Observations at Uranium Operations in the Northern Territory, Australia", Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, Canberra, ACT, July, 1982.

Before South Dakota State Conservation Commission Concerning Exploration Permit Renewal for Silver King Mines, EX 5, Custer, South Dakota, February, 18, 1981.

Before South Dakota State Conservation Commission Concerning Exploration Permit Renewal for Union Carbide Corporation, EX 31, Pierre, South Dakota, December 12, 1981.

Before Colorado Water Quality Control Commission Concerning Reclamation Plan for Homestake Pitch Project, Saguache County, Colorado, Gunnison, Colorado, December 10, 1981.

Before the New Mexico Radiation Technical Advisory Council regarding Amendments to the New Mexico Radiation Protection Regulations, Santa Fe, NM, May, 1981.

Before the Virginia Coal and Energy Commission regarding Regulation of Uranium Exploration, Richmond, VA, June 1, 1981.

Before Montana House and Senate Committees on Natural Resources regarding Uranium Mining and Milling Legislation, Helena, Montana, February and March, 1981.

Before New Mexico House and Senate Committees on Natural Resources regarding Uranium Severance Taxes, Santa Fe, NM, February, 1981.

"In the Matter of the Radioactive Materials License and Groundwater Discharge Plan for the Gulf Mount Taylor Uranium Complex", Santa Fe, New Mexico, January, 1981.

In "State of Mexico vs. City of Albuquerque", in the Bernalillo County District Court, No. CU 80 04500, a nuisance complaint concerning odors from an Albuquerque sewage treatment plant, Albuquerque, NM, July, 1980.

"In the Matter of the Groundwater Discharge Plan for the Ski and Tennis Ranch of Taos", Taos, NM, July, 1979. Resumed January, 1980.

"In the Matter of the Groundwater Discharge Plan for the Bokum Marquez Uranium Mill (DP 100)", Santa Fe, NM, January, 1980.

Before Minnesota House of Representatives Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Informational Briefing on Uranium Mining and Processing, St. Paul, MN, December, 1979.

"In the Matter of National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit for Bokum Resources Corporation, NPDES No. NM0028215", Santa Fe, NM, December, 1979.

"In the Matter of NPDES Permit for Phillips Uranium Corporation, No.NM0028274", Santa Fe, NM, December, 1979.

Before Royal Commission of Inquiry on Uranium Mining regarding Health and Environmental Protection, Vancouver, BC, Canada, December, 1979.

Before New Mexico Water Quality Control Commission in Hearing regarding Selenium Standards, Part 3 103A, New Mexico Groundwater Regulations, Santa Fe, New Mexico, September 20, 1979.

"In the Matter of Groundwater Discharge Plan for the Bokum Marquez Uranium Mill (DP 43)", Santa Fe, NM, May, 1979.

"In the Matter of Amendments to New Mexico Radiation Protection Regulations", Santa Fe, NM, May, 1979.

"In the Matter of NPDES Permit for Ranchers Exploration and Development Corporation, NPDES No. NM0026573", Santa Fe, NM, September, 1978.

"In the Matter of NPDES Permit for Kerr McGee Nuclear Corporation, NPDES No. NM0020532", Santa Fe, NM, May, 1978.