GLA Welcomes Loughlin Water

GLA welcomes Loughlin Water Associates, LLC, to our growing team of water resources experts. The Park City, Utah-based full-service water resource, hydrogeologic, and geoscience consulting firm extends GLA’s geographic presence in the Four Corners region and builds on the strength of our water resources expertise in the arid Southwest.   Founder and Principal Hydrogeologist Bill Loughlin,…

ENR Top Environmental Firm

GLA was ranked #134 (up from #137) on the 2024 Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 200 Environmental Firms list. GLA and its wholly owned subsidiaries, including  Clear Creek Associates,  Daniel B. Stephens & Associates, Kunkel Engineering Group, Geo-Logic Perú, Summit Water Resources, and The MINES Group provide environmental consulting and engineering services to reduce risks to human…

WASTECON 2024

Meet Senior Vice President Jim Kelsey, PG; Vice President Gundar Peterson, PE; Vice President and Regional Solid Waste Manager, Douglas Junk; Landfill Gas Operations Specialist, Daniel Sawyer; Director of Business Development Janet Wolfe, CPSM; and Senior Engineer Tom Golden, PE, of GLA subsidiary Daniel B. Stephens & Associates, Inc. (DBS&A) at the Solid Waste Association…

Top International Design Firm

For the first time in company history, GLA has ranked on the Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 225 International Design Firms list. GLA’s international work comprised nearly 20% of GLA’s revenue in 2023 with projects in Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Turkey, and of course, Peru, where we have a full-service office location. GLA’s successful application of an…

TCEQ Environmental Trade Fair and Conference

The 2024 Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Environmental Trade Fair and Conference (TCEQ ETFC) is taking place in Austin, Texas, on May 14 and 15, 2024. GLA’s Solid Waste Market Leader Doug Junk will be present at exhibit #811 along with scientists, geologists, engineers, and hydrogeologists from DBS&A’s Austin and Lubbock offices to discuss solutions…

Effective-Stress Site Response Analysis Published

Seismic site response analysis is an analysis performed to evaluate the behavior of soil deposits and/or earthfill facilities such as landfills and dams when subjected to strong ground shaking.  The most advanced version of this analysis is called effective-stress site response analysis because it includes seismically-induced pore water pressure generation and dissipation.  Effective-stress analysis is…

ENR Top Design Firm

GLA jumped up the Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firms rankings to #245. GLA and its wholly owned subsidiaries, including  Clear Creek Associates, Daniel B. Stephens & Associates, Kunkel Engineering Group, Geo-Logic Perú, Summit Water Resources, and The MINES Group had our best year yet with a wide range of successful projects—especially, the highly effective…