Matt Nicotra is a member of the USGS hydrologic monitoring program that provides real-time water resource data in the State of Colorado.
Matt started his USGS career in 2008 as a Hydrologic Technician with the New Jersey Water Science Center in West Trenton. He joined the Colorado Water Science Center in 2010 as a member of the Lakewood Field Office with much the same focus, initially. Matt was a key member in the 2013 CO flood response, and subsequent stream gaging network rebuild. Then in 2016 Matt became involved with remote sensing and non-contact methods for characterizing surface water flow in Colorado with local COWSC studies partners and national USGS initiatives. He has helped to stand up all aspects of NGWOS UCOL non-contact sites in the basin. The experience gained by being immersed in the subject, lead him to become an instructor of local and national non-contact method training courses backed up by the USGS. He is an expert in all aspects of surface water data collection and field instrumentation sensors and telemetry.
Education and Certifications
Monmouth University B.S. in Marine and Environmental Biology and Policy