Michael Powers is a senior consultant at GZA GeoEnvironmental, a registered professional engineer, and a former licensed site professional in Massachusetts. He joined GZA in 1974 after completing his B.S. and M.S. in civil engineering at the University of Rhode Island. His groundwater modeling dates back to 1973 and includes the development of more than two dozen models. Powers has completed projects in 30 states, Canada, England, Puerto Rico, and Colombia. Project types completed under his direction include aquifer protection, wellfield development, groundwater recharge, construction dewatering, contaminant fate and transport, and aquifer restoration.