Background
Halpenny, Leonard Cameron was born on June 21, 1915 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Son of Jasper and Lillian Hartley (Brown) Halpenny. came to the United States, 1926, naturalized, 1939.
hydrologist water resources consultant
Halpenny, Leonard Cameron was born on June 21, 1915 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Son of Jasper and Lillian Hartley (Brown) Halpenny. came to the United States, 1926, naturalized, 1939.
Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering, University Texas, 1938. Postgraduate, University Arizona, 1958.
Hydrologist, United States Geological Survey, Austin, Texas, 1937-1939;
hydrologist, United States Geological Survey, Tucson, 1939-1941;
field engineer, Marathon Oil, Hobbs, New Mexico, 1941-1943;
hydrologist, United States Geological Survey, Tucson, 1945-1951;
district chief, United States Geological Survey, Tucson, 1951-1955;
consultant hydrologist, World Mining Consultants, Angola, 1955-1957;
consultant water resources, Water Development Corporation, Tucson, since 1957;
hydrology consultant, Control El Palmar, Cagua, Venezuela, 1959-1988. Special master Cappaert v. United States, United States District Court, Las Vegas, 1973-1978.
Expert witness for many water lawsuits.
With United States Army, 1943-1945, European Theatre of Operations. Member American Society of Civil Engineers, American Association Petroleum Geologists, American Geophysical Union, American Water Resources Association, American Water Works Association, Arizona Geological Society, Arizona Hydrol. Society (founding member Tuscon chapter), Arizona Water and Pollution Control Association, International Association Science Hydrology, International Society Sugar Cane Technologists, National Water Well Association, United States Committee on Irrigation Drainage and Flood Control.
Married Cora Elizabeth Jett, January 25, 1941. Children: Carol Jean, Philip Cameron.