John M. Peckenhan

Senior Research Scientist / Assistant Director

Senator George J Mitchell Center for Environmental & Watershed Research
5710 Smith Hall, University of Maine, Orono, Maine  04469-5764
207/581-3254  fax: 207/581-3320
jpeck@maine.edu

EDUCATION:
Ph.D. Ecology and Environmental Sciences, University of Maine, expected completion 2005.
M.Sc. Geological Sciences (Graduate Fellowship), Dalhousie University, 1981.
B.S. Geology (High Honors), Bates College, 1979.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Assistant Director: Senator George J. Mitchell Center, University of Maine (2003-present).

Interim Director: Senator George J. Mitchell Center, University of Maine (2001-2002).

Assistant Director: Senator George J. Mitchell Center, University of Maine (2000-2001).

Senior Research Scientist, University of Maine Water Research Institute (1999 - present).

Director of Maine Operations, SHEVENELL~GALLEN and Associates, Inc. (1993-1999).
Worked on groundwater contamination sites in northeast involving MtBE and petroleum hydrocarbons including private and public water supplies. Site investigations, hydrogeological assessments, engineering design (including bio-remediation), systems operations, and geochemical modeling.

Project Manager, SHEVENELL~GALLEN and Associates, Inc. (1991-1999)

Project Manager, Resource Conservation Services, Inc. (1987-1991)

Manager of Geological Services, HydroSample Inc. (1985-87)

Chemist (polymer coatings), David Clark Company, (1984-85)

Teacher, Chemistry, Earth Science, Geometry and Calculus (1982-84)

Research Associate Bermuda Research Project, Geology Department,
Dalhousie University (1981-82)

Professional Registration: Certified Geologist, State of Maine (Cert. No. 233)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

• National Groundwater Association

• American Geophysical Union

• National Institutes for Water Research

• Geological Society of Maine

• Maine Water Utilities Association

COMMITTEES and BOARDS:

• River Flow Advisory Commission- Drought Task Force

• Maine Water Conference Organizing Committee

• Maine Water Utilities Association- Water Resources Committee

• Sustainable Water Withdrawal- Land and Water Resources Council

• Penobscot River and Bay Institute- Board of Directors

• Co-Chair Maine Water Conference- 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
  Northern Maine Children’s Water Festival

• DEP-Consulting Engineers of Maine Task Force

• Ad Hoc Committee on Antimony in Drinking Water

CURRENT GRADUATE STUDENTS:

• Catherine Schmitt: The Effects of Drought on Public Water Supplies.

• Cecilia Clavet: MtBE in Groundwater in Maine.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
Peckenham, J.M., J. S. Kahl, and B. Mower (2002, in press) Mercury in rivers in Maine, USA. Env. Monit. Assess.

Schmitt, C. and J.M. Peckenham (2002) Source Water Protection: Linking Surface Water Quality to the Watershed. Handbook, Univ. of Maine 85 p.

Peckenham, J.M., J. McNelly, A. Tolman, and J. Ziegra (2002). Moving from SWAP to source protection. Jour. New Eng. Water Works. Assoc., June 2002.

Peckenham, J. M., S. Nelson, and S. Kahl (2002). Water Chemistry Trends in New England Lakes, report to the New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers’ Acid Rain Steering Committee, 10 p.

Dupont, J., S. Kahl, S. Nelson, J. M. Peckenham, C. Gagnon, J. Choate, T.A. Clair, D.S. Jeffries, D. Taylor, (2002). Critical loads of acidity and water sensitivity in New England states and Eastern Canadian provinces. Produced on behalf of the New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers’ Acid Rain Steering Committee.

Dupont, J., T.A. Clair, S. Couture, R. Estabrook, C. Gagnon, P. Godfrey, S. Kahl, S. Nelson, J. M. Peckenham, W. Pilgrim, P. Stacey, D. Taylor, and A. VanArsdale (2002). WARNING NETWORK: Changes in Water Quality in New England and Eastern Canada. Produced on behalf of the New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers’ Acid Rain Steering Committee.

Schmitt, C. and J.M. Peckenham (2002) Public Law 761: Protecting Maine’s Dinking Water, Univ. Maine Geograph. Digest Ser., 4 p.

Peckenham, J.M., J. S. Kahl, and S. Vidito (2001) Climate Change and Water Use/Availability, Workshop Proceedings, University of Maine, Orono, Me., 30 p.

Nielsen, M. G. and J. M. Peckenham (2000) Methyl tert-Butyl Ether (MTBE) in ground water, air, and precipitation in an urbanized area in Maine, USGS Water Res. Invest. Report 00-4048, 28 p.

Peckenham, J. M. and S. Hasbrouck (2000) Safe Drinking Water, Univ. Maine Geograph. Digest Ser., 8 p.

Kahl, J. S., I. Fernandez, L. Rustad, and J.M. Peckenham (1996) Threshold application rates of wood ash to acidic forest soil, Jour. Env. Qual., Vol. 25, pp. 220-227.

Kahl, J. S., I. Fernandez, and J.M. Peckenham (1992) Chemical change in soil solutions resulting from wood ash, Ground Water Management, Vol. 13, pp.689-696.

Peckenham, J.M. and C. Fontaine (1992) Groundwater treatment strategy for a domestic water supply well contaminated with fuel oil, Ground Water Management, Vol. 13, pp.159-172.

PRESENTATIONS and WORKSHOPS:
Peckenham, J.M. (2002) The occurrence and persistence of MtBE in groundwater inWindham, Maine, NE FOCUS Conf. On Groundwater Issues, October 3, 2002.

Schmitt, C. and J.M. Peckenham (2002) Drought and drinking water: How sensitive are Maine’s surface water supplies?, NE FOCUS Conf. On Groundwater Issues, October 3, 2002

Peckenham, J. M. and G. Zielinski (2002). ‘Climate and the Future of Water Use/Availability’ invited talk in special session on extreme hydrologic events, Maine Water Conference, May 9, 2002.

Planning for Future Water Use and Availability (2001) Our Future Water Supply- Is There Cause For Concern?, St. Lawrence River Inst., May, 2001.
Source Water Protection, A series of 8 workshops for small water utilities in Maine, January to April, 2001.

Source Water Protection at the Watershed Level, Presentation at Source Water Protection Workshop hosted by the New England Water Works Association, September 28, 2000, China Conference Center, China, Maine.

Co-Chair, Climate Change and Water Use Workshop, University of Maine, Orono, Maine, July 27, 2000.

Distribution of Mercury in Streams on Mount Desert Island, All Research in Acadia Meeting, Orono, Maine, March 14, 2000.

Co-Chair, Maine Water Conference, April 13, 2000, May 3, 2001, May 9, 2002.
Peckenham, J. M. (1999) MtBE in groundwater: Can we make it go away? Me. Water Conf. Abstr., April 1999, Augusta, Maine.

Peckenham, J. M. (1998) The significance of iron mobilization in petroleum contaminated groundwater. Geol. Soc. Amer. Abstr., Vol. 30, NE Sec. Mtg., Portland, Maine.

Peckenham, J.M. and T. C. Shevenell (1997) Iron, Bacteria, and Gasoline: A Biogeochemical Site Analysis, Maine DEP Remed. Symposium Vol 4, pp. 61-73.

Peckenham, J.M. and T. Shevenell (1995) Chemical signatures used to identify the sources of perched ground water, Maine DEP Remediation Symposium Abstr. Vol 3.

Peckenham, J.M., S. Stresky, and T. Shevenell (1993) Conductivity determinations in fine-grained soils and the effect on groundwater remediation, Maine DEP Remediation Symposium Vol. 1, pp. 111-124.