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COALINGA -- Timothy
S. Boardman, a Fresno State University
graduate who has been with the
California Department of Conservation
for more than 18 years, has been
appointed Deputy Supervisor of the
DOC-Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal
Resources District 5 field office in
Coalinga.
The Fresno native
previously was in the division's El
Centro office as the District Geothermal
Engineer. Boardman, 45, is working in
Coalinga for the second time in his
career. He was assigned to that office
as an Energy and Mineral Resources
Engineer after leaving private industry
to join the Department of Conservation.
Boardman earned his
degree in geology at CSUF and is
state-certified as both a geologist and
hydrogeologist. He worked exclusively
with geothermal energy in his previous
assignment but will be involved
primarily with oversight of oil and
natural gas operations in Coalinga.
California is the
fourth-largest oil producer in the
nation. Tens of thousands of California
jobs are supported directly or
indirectly by the industry.
The Division of Oil,
Gas and Geothermal Resources ensures the
safe exploration and development of
energy resources. It oversees the
construction, operation and closure of
oil, gas and geothermal wells, an
important step in guarding drinking and
agricultural waters against pollution.
In addition to
regulating oil, gas and geothermal
wells, the Department of Conservation
studies and maps earthquakes and other
geologic phenomena; maps and classifies
areas containing mineral deposits;
ensures reclamation of land used for
mining; administers agricultural and
open-space land conservation programs;
and promotes beverage container
recycling.
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