About Our Firm
Our firm was founded in 1978 by Dr. David Keith Todd, an internationally recognized expert in groundwater hydrology and author of the widely-respected textbook, Groundwater Hydrology. Dr. Todd was an eminent professor and an accomplished speaker; we invite you to view his 2002 presentation to the California Colloquium on Water, which provides an introduction to groundwater basin management. As a pioneer in the field of groundwater, Dr. Todd mentored several of today's leaders in groundwater hydrology.
Dr. Iris Priestaf, President of Todd Groundwater, has more than 30 years of experience in groundwater assessments with a specialization in groundwater basin management. She directs both the technical and business aspects of company operations.
Our key management at Todd Groundwater includes Phyllis Stanin, Vice President and Principal Geologist. Our staff includes geologists, hydrogeologists, geographers, environmental managers, and civil engineers, all highly qualified in the groundwater field.
Certified Small Business Enterprise
Todd Groundwater is certified as a Small Business Enterprise (SBE) by the California Department of General Services, Certification Number 21517.
Certified Women's Business Enterprise
We are certified as a Women Business Enterprise (WBE) by the City of Los Angeles, File Number 11707.
We Wrote the Book on Groundwater!
The third edition of Groundwater Hydrology by David K. Todd in collaboration with Larry W. Mays was published in July 2004 by John Wiley & Sons.
This new enlarged edition updates the second edition of 1980, the most widely-used book in the field with translations into six languages. The third edition adds numerous example problems, case studies, problem sets for student use, and more than 300 new figures and photographs. An entire chapter is devoted to presentation of groundwater modeling using the MODFLOW program of the U. S. Geological Survey. Groundwater contamination by chemicals receives expanded coverage, new references at the end of each chapter are given for research and graduate study, and web sites for hydrologic data and information are listed for U. S. Government and non-governmental sources.