HEIDI WACHTER
M.S.E., Environmental Science and Engineering
(206) 267-1412

Heidi Wachter is an Aquatic Scientist/Stream Ecologist with Taylor Associates, Inc. She has been working in this field since 1995. Her experience is in biological, chemical, and physical stream monitoring and assessment, project management, and public education/volunteer coordination. Since 1995, she has combined her experience and education across the fields of environmental engineering and aquatic science to address research questions and problems related to in-stream habitat conditions and surface water quality. Ms. Wachter’s experience in the aquatic sciences includes lotic benthic invertebrate sampling and assessment, flow and water quality monitoring, geomorphic surveys, and stream habitat and fisheries data collection. As a scientist with the firm, Ms. Wachter is involved with projects on both a technical and project management level. Her responsibilities include: working with government agencies; collection, management, and analysis of monitoring data; training and managing field personnel to implement monitoring programs; operating and maintaining water quality and flow monitoring instruments; developing and implementing of Quality Assurance Project Plans (QAPP) for data collection and analysis; producing technical reports, data summaries, and monitoring plans; and presenting project results to clients and citizen-organizations. Prior to joining Taylor Associates, Inc., she worked in the waste reduction and recycling field for three years.