Groundwater Consulting Services for the Environmental and Geotechnical Industries
Richard Martin Groundwater LLC, also known as Richard Martin Consulting, provides clients with technical groundwater expertise founded on superior client service. The principal of it is Richard J. Martin, a licensed hydrogeologist in the state of Washington with over 20 years of consulting experience. It serves public agencies, private owners, engineering firms, and contractors with services spanning construction dewatering and drainage design, soil and groundwater remediation, stormwater infiltration, groundwater resource assessment, computer modeling, and expert witness and peer review.
King County SCS Certified
Richard J. MartinPrincipal
Evaluation, design, and construction observation for temporary construction dewatering and permanent drainage systems, including dewatering wells, vacuum well points, and educator wells.
Testing and evaluation of groundwater and soil contamination, remediation system design and construction, regulatory support and negotiation, water quality permitting, and soil and groundwater monitoring plans.
Evaluation of soil infiltration capacity for design of rain gardens or underground injection wells; assessment of site suitability for Low Impact Development and Green Stormwater Infrastructure projects.
Aquifer and well testing and evaluation, yield estimation, and design recommendations for water supply wells, aquifer pumping systems, and closed-loop heating/cooling systems.
Groundwater computer modeling for complex subsurface conditions, parametric analyses of dewatering scenarios, and fate and transport modeling for contaminant evaluation.
Independent peer review opinions and expert witness testimony on groundwater matters for claims, lawsuits, and disputes between owners, consultants, and regulators.
Environmental & Remediation · Water Resources · Stormwater & Flood Control · Government · Federal · Defense · Transit · Ports & Harbors · Tunnels · Commercial
Seattle, WA · Transit · Client: Sound Transit
Construction management support for soil and groundwater conditions evaluation for the Light Rail tunnel and cross passages between University Station and Capitol Hill Station, including dewatering design and vacuum well point systems.
Seattle, WA · Transit · Client: Sound Transit
Project Hydrogeologist for Beacon Hill light rail segment; redesigned dewatering system for station and platform tunnels after discovery of multiple water-bearing sand units.
Seattle, WA · Environmental & Remediation · Client: Seattle Center
Fast-track site investigation and remediation design for benzene plume at future Gates Foundation headquarters site, including monitoring wells, pilot-scale air sparging and soil vapor extraction system.
Kodiak Island, AK · Federal · Client: U.S. Coast Guard
Project Hydrogeologist for landfill sites at U.S. Coast Guard facility; evaluated existing cover, designed new cover and groundwater controls to reduce leachate generation, and assessed air sparging/SVE systems.