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Susan Licher
Environmental Scientist

Susan graduated from Missouri State University with a B.S. in Environmental Geography and a M.S. in Resource Planning.

While at Missouri State University, her thesis work involved analyzing the sedimentation and contamination history of a small reservoir. She was also involved in collecting water quality samples, coordinating the Geomorphology Research Laboratory, and studying the geomorphology of Ozark streams. After completing her degrees, she worked at the USGS. Here she worked on calibrating and validating a HSPF watershed model used to explore the quantity and timing of water under different reservoir development scenarios. She also conducted field work, including discharge measurements and topographical surveying, and assisted with GIS projects and publication preparation.

Since being at WHPA, she has been involved with wellhead protection and GIS data collection.