Ella Block, GIT
Junior Hydrogeologist

Ella Block is a graduate from the University of British Columbia Okanagan with a Bachelor of Science in Earth and Environmental Science. She is registered as a Geoscientist in Training (GIT) with Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia. Ella has contributed to a wide range of hydrogeological projects, including annual groundwater monitoring programs, water license applications and technical assessments, installation of vibrating wire piezometers, groundwater, stormwater and wastewater feasibility studies, well and aquifer testing, source water protection plans, and has overseen the drilling and installation of high-capacity production wells; along with project management, field coordination and reporting.

She has worked alongside First Nations, local municipalities, regional districts, and private developers throughout the Okanagan and northern British Columbia, often in remote environments. In addition, Ella has collaborated with Western Water biologists, assisting with baseline environmental studies, benthic invertebrate sampling, and amphibian and wildlife surveys.