Dipen Patel

Research Engineer

Office of Water Programs, California State University, Sacramento, 2002–present

• Filter design and monitoring, including Austin-type alternative media filters and small footprint underground vault filters
• Sedimentation, filtration and chemical dosing system design, testing, and evaluation
• Guidance document development for pilot study planning and execution
• Future stormwater monitoring needs

Environmental Engineer

Mott MacDonald Group Ltd., Cambridge, England, 1989–1998

• Water quality control, urban drainage and flood alleviation studies
• Extensive water quality modeling, including development and application of 3-D models for point and non-point source pollution to surface waters

Professional Interests

Identifying, designing, and testing innovative treatment technologies; improving effectiveness of conventional treatment systems; water quality modeling in the context of TMDL development