Media and credentials
Forty years in the ground.On the record.
Daniel S. Fisher, P.G., has testified at trial, briefed communities on their drinking water, and taught groundwater modeling to licensed professionals. Every item below links to a public source.
Named by
- Superior Court of Pennsylvania
- HuffPost
- The Hatch Institute
- HalfMoon Education
- The Times-Reporter
- Practicing hydrogeology since 1986
40years
- Professional geologist licensure
5states
- Calibrated flow and transport models
100s
- Numerical modeling platforms, MODFLOW to PEST
6codes
Featured coverage
HuffPostThe Hatch Institute· 2017
Dan Fisher, a geologist with the Wetstone Solutions environmental consulting firm in Freedom, Pennsylvania, agreed to work up a report on the seismology of the region… He found a fault line within a mile of the defunct well.
Long-form investigation into Grant Township, Indiana County, and residents’ fight over a proposed wastewater injection well. Published by HuffPost and The Hatch Institute.
Public record
In court, in the classroom, in the community.
Each entry links to a source you can check. Most expert work is confidential and is not listed here.
2020
Teaching2020 – 2022Adjunct professor of geology and astronomy
Butler County Community College
Adjunct faculty in geology and astronomy at the community college serving Butler County, Pennsylvania.
Areas of opinion
What he is retained to explain.
01
Groundwater flow and transport modeling
Site-specific, calibrated numerical models, plus simpler analytical models when the question allows.
02
Aquifer characterization and testing
Aquifer testing and evaluation to establish hydraulic properties and what the aquifer can support.
03
Monitoring system design
Whether a well network can actually detect what it was built to detect.
04
Fuel and solvent contamination
Remedial investigation and remedy design at public and private waste management sites.
05
Groundwater chemistry
Natural water chemistry versus the behavior of man-made organic and inorganic contaminants.
06
Faults, seepage, and changed flow
Structural geology and historical evidence for whether, and how, flow paths have changed.
Modeling toolkit
- GMS
- MODFLOW
- MODPATH
- MT3DMS
- RT3D
- PEST
- + analytical models
Licensure
Licensed in five states. Projects across the country.
Professional geologist licensure is shown in green; states with project experience in blue.
Career
Every side of the table.
State regulator, consulting hydrogeologist for two decades, then principal of his own firm.
- M.S. GeologyKent State University, 1986
- B.S. GeologyWest Virginia University, 1983
2011 – present
Owner and principal
Wetstone Solutions LLC · Freedom, PA
1991 – 2011
Senior hydrogeologist
Michael Baker International
1990 – 1991
Senior hydrogeologist
Killam Associates · Warrendale, PA
1988 – 1990
Senior hydrogeologist
L. Robert Kimball & Associates · Ebensburg, PA
1986 – 1988
Senior geologist (hydrogeology)
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
For editors and event organizers
Approved short bio
Daniel S. Fisher, P.G., is the owner and principal hydrogeologist of Wetstone Solutions LLC in Freedom, Pennsylvania. Over 40 years he has built hundreds of site-specific, calibrated groundwater flow and contaminant transport models for public and private clients, and supports counsel as a hydrogeology expert witness. He has held Pennsylvania professional geologist licensure since 1994, holds an M.S. in geology from Kent State University and a B.S. in geology from West Virginia University, and teaches groundwater modeling for HalfMoon Education.
Please credit as “Daniel S. Fisher, P.G., Wetstone Solutions” and link to wetstonesolutions.com.
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