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Paul Thomas

Paul M. Thomas is a hydrologist with the USGS Idaho Water Science Center in Boise.

Paul is involved in a variety of groundwater and surface-water studies throughout Idaho. His primary research interests include basin-wide groundwater-flow modeling and water-quality trend analyses to support water management decisions.

Professional Experience

  • Hydrologist – USGS: 2022 - Present

  • Recharge Program Project Manager - Idaho Department of Water Resources (Contractor): 2021 – 2022

  • Research Hydrogeologist - Idaho Department of Water Resources (Contractor): 2018 – 2021

  • Senior Scientist – Brown and Caldwell: 2014-2016

  • Watershed Research Technician - The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel - Patrick Center for Environmental Research: 2009 & 2014

Education and Certifications

  • M.S. Geology, 2014 – University of Utah

  • B.S. Environmental Geology, 2011 – Northeastern University

Science and Products

Non-USGS Publications**

Hipke, W., Thomas, P., and Stewart-Maddox, N., 2022, Idaho's Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer Managed Aquifer Recharge Program. Groundwater. https://doi.org/10.1111/gwat.13214
Stewart-Maddox, N., P. Thomas, W. Parham, and W. Hipke. 2018. Restoring a world class aquifer: A brief history behind managed recharge & conjunctive management for Idaho’s Eastern Snake Plain River. The Water Report Issue #173. pp. 1–9. Envirotech Publications, Inc., Eugene, OR.
Thomas, P., 2014, Geomorphic analysis of a late Pleistocene Lake Bonneville spit complex, Deep Creek Mountains, Utah. University of Utah Thesis. https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s69s5095

**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.

Science and Products

  • Publications

    Non-USGS Publications**

    Hipke, W., Thomas, P., and Stewart-Maddox, N., 2022, Idaho's Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer Managed Aquifer Recharge Program. Groundwater. https://doi.org/10.1111/gwat.13214
    Stewart-Maddox, N., P. Thomas, W. Parham, and W. Hipke. 2018. Restoring a world class aquifer: A brief history behind managed recharge & conjunctive management for Idaho’s Eastern Snake Plain River. The Water Report Issue #173. pp. 1–9. Envirotech Publications, Inc., Eugene, OR.
    Thomas, P., 2014, Geomorphic analysis of a late Pleistocene Lake Bonneville spit complex, Deep Creek Mountains, Utah. University of Utah Thesis. https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s69s5095

    **Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.