Ed Ballman is a leader in applying innovative solutions to model the movement of water—in streams, rivers and wetlands—relative to ecological function. Ed regularly works with multiple stakeholders on restoration projects and is known for successfully navigating permitting needs and facilitating stakeholder collaboration. He leads the technical direction of Balance’s 1D and 2D modeling efforts for fluvial and floodplain restoration projects. This work includes alternatives analysis, modeling shear stresses, fish passage, and depth analysis relative to habitat needs, sediment studies, and water quality. Additionally, Ed leads Balance’s model calibration program, integrating real-time flow and sediment measurements for model calibration and verification; he directs the development of complex plan sets for stream, floodplain, and wetland restoration design, including structural and biotechnical approaches; and he prepares floodplain analyses including LOMRS, CLOMRs and related documents supporting wetland and habitat restoration permitting.
- California PE C64095
- M.E. Environmental Water Resources, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of California at Berkeley 1998
- B.Ch.E. University of Minnesota, 1982
1D/2D Hydraulic Modeling, CLOMR, FEMA, Green Infrastructure, Hydraulics, Hydrology, Hydromodification, Interior Drainage, Permitting, QA/QC, Sediment Transport, Stormwater, Stream Restoration