Groundwater Sustainability Mapping

KOT ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING, INC. (KOT-ECI) facilitates community management for sustainable and future groundwater resources. We provide planning leadership to support you in the development of a groundwater management plan. We begin by reviewing available data and planning how to best define the groundwater system of interest. Maps are generated that define the geometry and other characteristics of the groundwater system. This information is used to formulate a groundwater management plan that reflects the groundwater system uniqueness. We include plans to safe guard the resource to make sure that the groundwater source is recharged and protected from contamination. Finally, we help the community develop a dialogue among the stakeholders and provide community relations support and informational training.

Kurt O. Thomsen, Ph.D., P.G., Principal

Dr. Kurt O. Thomsen founded KOT Environmental Consulting, Inc. in 2001 after more than 30 years experience in hydrological and environmental consulting for some of the nation’s leading consulting firms.

Kurt’s purpose is to bring his considerable knowledge to bear on the task of providing communities with the expertise needed to assist them in developing comprehensive groundwater management plans that will result in groundwater sustainability far into the future.

Janet L. Agnoletti, M.S., Regional Planner

Janet L. Agnoletti has more than 20 years experience in city and regional planning. Janet has been a planner and a planning consultant to many communities in the northeastern Illinois area.

Her value to KOT Environmental Consulting, Inc. clients is her ability and experience in developing partnerships and collaboration among governments and with community stakeholders, scientists, professionals and citizens to address issues, create new tools and to leverage funding. Most recently, Janet has been instrumental in developing groundwater policy and designing a groundwater management plan for a 600 square mile area in northeastern Illinois.

Joy Hoeffler
GIS Analyst

Joy Hoeffler is an expert in the use of GIS techniques to define the geometry of groundwater systems. She has established data querying methods and mapping protocols that facilitate the understanding of these systems. Additionally, Joy has written and developed programs that reduced the time required to prepare hydrogeologic databases for use.

Joy has a BS degree in Geography and International Studies from Ohio State University. Since graduating, Joy has worked for federal and municipal entities creating databases, producing maps, providing data QA/QC, and programming and designing geodatabases.