Presenting Awakening of the Ancient Altamira/Portuguese Bend Landslide

William V. McCormick, PG, CEG, Principal Engineering Geologist will be presenting “Awakening of the Ancient Altamira/Portuguese Bend Landslide” at the Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists (AEG) 68th Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois, on September 26, 2025. Learn about GLA’s geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering and geologic services here. AEG’s vision is to be acknowledged as…

Ribbon Cutting Celebrating Reopening Westside Road in Record Time!

In February, Sonoma County’s Westside Road suffered a crippling landslide, cutting off an important access route for the community. Less than seven months later, the community celebrated the successful emergency engineering response and fast-paced design and construction, making it possible to reopen the road to the community.  GLA’s Petaluma-based Principal Engineering Geologist and Project Manager…

NGWA M. King Hubbert Awardee: Marvin Glotfelty

Principal Hydrogeologist and GLA’s wholly owned subsidiary Clear Creek Associates’ Co-Founder Marvin Glotfelty, PG, has been selected as the 2025 recipient of the National Ground Water Association (NGWA) M. King Hubbert Award. The award is presented to a person who has made a major science or engineering contribution to the groundwater industry through research, technical…

GLA Recognized Among ENR’s Top Regional Design Firms for 2024

We’re proud to share that GLA has been named to Engineering News-Record’s (ENR) 2024 Top Design Firms lists for multiple U.S. regions, including the West (Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington), and the Mountain States and Southwest (Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming). This recognition reflects our strong regional presence and…

Safety and Groundwater Experts Featured in Water Well Journal

The June 2025 edition of Water Well Journal (WWJ) features GLA subject matter experts Russell Granfors, CSP, GLA’s Corporate Health and Safety Program Administrator, and  Marvin Glotfelty, RG, Co-Founder, Principal Hydrogeologist of wholly owned subsidiary Clear Creek Associates. Mr. Granfors was featured in WWJ Closeup discussing keys to a good safety program, overlooked regulations, safety…

Welcoming Tracy Chiado, Corporate Marketing Director

GLA welcomes Tracy Chiado, CPSM, as Corporate Marketing Director, responsible for leading marketing across our 29 offices in the US and abroad, including GLA’s wholly owned subsidiaries (Clear Creek Associates, Daniel B. Stephens & Associates, Geo-Logic Perú, Kunkel Engineering Group, Loughlin Water Associates, Summit Water Resources, The MINES Group). She will oversee the corporate marketing…

Volunteering to Help Future Generations of Engineers

GLA Senior Engineer Luis Mariscal, PE, has been generously volunteering his weekends assisting both the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Student Chapter and the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) Orange County – Inland Empire (OC-IE) Student Chapter at Cal Poly Pomona. The SHPE OC-IE chapter is composed of students and professionals from local…