STEPHEN MCCORD is President of McCord Environmental. He holds a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from Clemson University, and an M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil & Environmental Engineering from the University of California at Davis. Dr. McCord is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of California and a Certified Lake Manager with the North American Lake Management Society. He has over 25 years of consulting, research and teaching experience in the environmental engineering field with projects throughout California, several other US states, and internationally.