Chad Ballard Expert Witness

Surface Water, Hydrology and Flood Expert

Contact this Expert Witness

  • Additional States: California
  • Company: High Water Mark
  • Phone: (214) 216-1745
  • Cell: (214) 216-1745
  • Website: www.thehwm.com

Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

General Specialties:

Hydrology and Civil Engineering

Keywords/Search Terms:

Floodplain, Flooding, Hydrology, River Hydrualics, Levee Breach, Dam Break/Failure, Stormwater, FEMA, Advanced Modeling, Storm Recreation, Erosion, Rainfall, Flood Forensics, Bridge Hydraulics, Water Resources

Education:

MS of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Brigham Young Univeristy; BS of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Brigham Young Univeristy

Years in Practice:

14

Additional Information

Mr. Chad Ballard is a licensed civil engineer (CA, TX, CO, WA) working in the water resources field, more specifically hydrology and hydraulics specializing in advanced hydraulic and hydrologic modeling, stormwater, and flood mitigation. In addition to a broad range of engineering skills, Mr. Ballard has helped hundreds of engineering firms all around the world apply hydraulic models to their projects. Mr. Ballard has taught undergraduate and graduate level courses in hydraulics and hydrology as an adjunct faculty member, as well as currently teaching professional continuing education courses for the new 2D numerical modeling tools such as HEC-RAS and SRH-2D. Mr. Ballard is active in professional organizations including ASCE, EWRI and TFMA where he has served and is serving in various leadership positions at the state and national level. Chad is also a current volunteer member of the Region 3 State Flood Planning Group overseeing the Regional State Flood Plan development effort in the Trinity River watershed and is a current FEMA Scientific Resolution Panel Member.