PCHB10016688

PCHBPollution Control Hearings Board of the State of Washington

In-stream base/stormflow monitoring in Miller, Walker, and DesMoines Creeks ................................. 14 AR 016690 PRE-FILED DIRECT TESTIMONY OF FOSTER PEPPER _ SHEFELMAN PLLC 1111 THmo AVENtJE, SUITE3400 WILLIAM A. STUBBLEFIELD, PH.D.- ii SEATTLE, WASrnNGTOr_ 98101-3299 206-447-4400 50310266,02 1. I have personal knowledge of the facts stated in this testimony, and would be competent to testify to those facts. 2. I have a B.S. (1977) in Biology from Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, Kentucky; an M.S. (1979) in toxicology/toxicodynamics at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky; and a Ph.D. (1987) in environmental toxicology from the University of Wyoming in Laramie, Wyoming. 3. I have approximately 20 years of experience conducting research in the fields of environmental toxicology, ecological risk assessment, and aquatic and wildlife toxicology studies. In my work, I have dealt with a variety of environmental issues, especially those associated with wastewater effluents, the evaluation of impacts to aquatic and terrestrial species as a result of point source and non-point source discharges, the toxicity of various heavy metals and petroleum-derived materials, and the derivation and modification of water quality criteria and/or standards. 4. I am currently Technical Director of Environmental Toxicology at ENSR Corporation. My professional resume is attached as Exhibit A. My testimony address the following issues: • I explain how Ambient Water Quality Criteria are developed. These Ambient Water Quality Criteria for metals are conservative by design because they are developed applicable in all the waters of the United States. One reason that these criteria are conservative is…
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