Jeris A. Danielson
Danielson & Associates Inc
Dr. Jeris A. Danielson, P.E. was born and raised in Brush, Colorado, on an irrigated farm. He attended both Colorado School of Mines and Colorado State University, where he received three degrees in civil engineering. Upon graduation, he entered the U.S. Army, serving ten years in both Europe and Vietnam. Upon release from active duty, he worked as chief hydrologist for a private consulting firm in Denver, Colorado. He was later employed by the Colorado State Engineers Office, holding the positions of chief of planning, assistant state engineer, and deputy state engineer. In 1979, Danielson was appointed to be the Colorado State Engineer by Governor Richard Lamm. As state engineer, he was responsible for the management and direction of the Division of Water Resources. Duties included supervision of all water rights administration in the state. He also served as Colorado’s Interstate Compact Commissioner on five interstate compacts. In 1992 Jeris left state employment to form Danielson and Associates, Inc., a private consulting firm specializing in water rights evaluations, development of augmentation plans for the use of ground water, water rights appraisals, development of conjunctive use plans integrating surface and ground water rights, and other areas closely related to surface and groundwater development and utilization. The firm relocated from Denver to La Junta in 2000.
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