Chairman of the Board of PELA GeoEnvironmental, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA.

PELA GeoEnvironmental (www.pela.com) is an international consulting firm providing services in hydrogeology, geology, and environmental sciences. Dr. LaMoreaux also serves as President of the International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) US National Chapter, Chairman of the IAH Commission on Mineral and Thermal Water and a member of the IAH Karst Commission. He is Editor of Springer’s international journals: Environmental Earth Sciences, Carbonates and Evaporites, Sustainable Water Resources Management, and Discover Water. He also serves as Editor of the Environmental Geology Volume of Springer’s Encyclopedia of Science, Sustainability, and Technology and as Editor of several Springer book series (wwwspringer.com).

Dr. LaMoreaux has been a member of the Water Environment Federation (WEF) for over 30 years and served as President and State Director of the Alabama Water Environment Association (AWEA). Additionally, he served on the Board of Directors of the American Ground Water Trust and on the Science Advisory Committee for the Urban Waste Management and Resources Center, funded by the US Environmental Protection Agency.