Meghan O'Brien

Aspect Consulting, A Geosyntec Company

Meghan O’Brien is a water rights specialist with 14 years of experience in water resource management, specializing in water banking and water rights permitting in Washington and Alaska. Previously based in Aspect's Yakima, Washington, office, Meghan moved to Anchorage, Alaska, to serve as a Water Rights Permitting Manager for the Alaska Department of Natural Resources. In Washington, her work focused on planning and permitting for water bank development and transactions, water bank administration, and developing legislative reports on water management. In Alaska, she has managed a wide range of water rights permitting projects for municipal, instream flow, irrigation, and industrial purposes, along with temporary water use authorizations. Meghan is dedicated to assisting water users in managing their water rights portfolios, planning future water use, developing water banks, and managing SEPA Environmental Impact Statements (EIS).

Water Right Management Services:

• Certified Water Right Exams

• Claims of Beneficial Use

• Permit Extensions

• Exempt Well Interpretation

• Administrative Divisions

• Other

Water Source Mgt. Services:

• Well Rehabilitation

• Well Siting Studies

• Sharing Agreements

• Other

Water Right Buying/Selling Services:

• Full Service

• Due Diligence Evaluations

• Letters of Intent

• Purchase & Sale Agreements

• Brokerage

• Escrow

• Other

• Opinion of Values / Appraisals