PCHB07015720

PCHBPollution Control Hearings Board of the State of Washington

1. I am an Environmental Engineer 4 in the Toxics Cleanup Program of the Northwest Regional Office of the Department of Ecology in Bellevue, Washington. I am the Unit Supervisor of the Uplands Unit at the Northwest Regional Office. I supervise a staff of hydrogeologist and environmental engineers responsible for implementation of the Model Toxics Act (WAC 173-340). My resume is provided in Attachment A. 2. I have been working in the profession of environmental investigation and cleanup since 1983. My specialty is in the field of hydrogeology. I have practiced hydrogeology primarily in application to contaminated soils and groundwater. I have completed and participated in numerous projects involving contamination of soil and water. 3. In the spring of 2001, I assumed responsibility for the SeaTac groundwater modeling project. I directed the development of the pathways analysis which examined the flow of groundwater and subsurface contaminants from beneath the airport operations and maintenance area (SeaTac AOMA). I am currently involved in the development of the groundwater flow model for the area beneath the airport. 4. The pathways analysis was a component of Ecology's Clean Water Act § 401 Certification (401 Certification) for the Port of Seattle's Master Plan Improvement Updates project. The work to be performed for the pathways analysis was specified in Ecology's Agreed Order #97TC-N122 (see State of Washington Department of Ecology Agreed Order #97TC-N122, In the Matter of Sea-Tac International Airport, p. 6, section IV, l b). 5. The pathways analysis work evaluated four potential pathways: a.…
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