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San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority Project No.
<br />2. The project involved local wellhead treatment for
<br />VOC contamination in the San Gabriel Basin
<br />Superfund Site.
<br />Groundwater Treatment Plant Review* I City of South
<br />Gate I South Gate, California I Project Manager
<br />Jim managed a design peer review for two VOC
<br />groundwater treatment plants using spray aeration.
<br />One plant was a new 5-.MG buried concrete reservoir,
<br />Pump station, and chlorination facility. The second
<br />was a spray aeration system retrofit of an existing
<br />steel tank.
<br />Groundwater Treatment Plant* I Nuevo Water
<br />Company I Nuevo, California I Principal -in -Charge
<br />Jim was responsible for designing a groundwater
<br />production well treatment system for H2S
<br />contamination. The treatment system consisted of an
<br />air stripping tower and chemical feed systems for
<br />raising and lowering pH.
<br />Park Water Company I Treatment Alternatives
<br />Analysis*j Downey, California I Project Engineer
<br />As project engineer, Jim supervised a treatment
<br />alternatives analysis and preliminary capital and
<br />operations and maintenance cost analysis for
<br />removing radon from Park Water Company
<br />groundwater wells as part of a response to USEPA's
<br />proposed Radon Rule,
<br />Well 22B Treatment System* I City of South Gate
<br />South Gate, California I Project Manager
<br />Jim assisted the City in reviewing vendor plans for
<br />start-up and operation of Well 22B treatment system
<br />using ozone and UV light to remove volatile organic
<br />compounds from the well. His assistance included
<br />reviewing disinfection options, reviewing start-up and
<br />testing plans, and assisting with DHS permitting of the
<br />new treatment facility.
<br />City of Ontario I As -Needed Services* I Ontario,
<br />Califomia I Project Manager
<br />Jim provided as -needed consulting services to the
<br />City, including water quality data review, DHS
<br />correspondence, surface water treatment plant
<br />upgrade evaluation, and reviewing nitrate blending
<br />plans for City wells.
<br />City of Monrovia I Groundwater Quality Study*
<br />Monrovia, California I Project Manager
<br />Jim managed a groundwater quality study and VOC
<br />treatment alternatives analysis for the City. The
<br />preliminary report reviewed air stripping, roto
<br />stripping, and GAC treatment processes.
<br />Cities of Manhattan Beach, Camarillo, and Fullerton
<br />Well Equipping Designs* I California I Project
<br />Engineer/Manager
<br />Jim designed potable water well pump systems for
<br />the Cities of Manhattan Beach, Camarillo, and
<br />Fullerton.
<br />US Navy I Well and Treatment System Design* I Port
<br />Hueneme, California I Project Engineer
<br />Jim designed an 1,100-foot-deep water well, which
<br />included drilling specifications for a 1,500-GPM-
<br />capacity well. Equipment design included a 100-HP
<br />motor, discharge piping, and chlorination system and
<br />expansion of an existing iron/manganese water filter
<br />plant.
<br />Wellfield Rehabilitation Study and Design* I City of
<br />Whittier I Whittier, California I Project Manager
<br />Jim led a study that involved a review of existing well
<br />casing, pump and motor condition for well depth, size
<br />of casing and screen, capacity, and type of driver. He
<br />evaluated pump tests and well inspection video
<br />surveys. The final report recommended a $1.3 million
<br />well field rehabilitation program. As a follow-on
<br />project, Jim managed design and construction
<br />assistance of drilling and equipping a 6,5-MGD well,
<br />building, and transmission piping for the City.
<br />Water Facilities Design* I City of Arcadia I Arcadia,
<br />California I Project Manager
<br />Jim managed the design and Negative Declaration
<br />preparation of the City's Live Oak Water Facilities.
<br />Work included drilling and equipping a well capable of
<br />pumping up to 4,000 GPM, moveable well house,
<br />chlorination facility, 0.3-MG reservoir, 9.5-MGD pump
<br />station, 24-inch transmission piping, and site
<br />improvements, He also provided construction
<br />supervision and assistance.
<br />Joint Defense Group I South Tahoe Public Utility
<br />District vs. Atlantic Richfield Company, at al*
<br />San Francisco, California I Expert Witness
<br />San Francisco County Superior Court Case No.
<br />999128; Joint Defense Group Retained on behalf of
<br />Shell Oil Co.,Shell Oil Products Co, Exxon Corp.,
<br />Texaco Inc., and Equilon Enterprises LLC, Attorney:
<br />McCutchen, Doyle, Brown and Enersen, LLP; Robert
<br />Ebe and Craig van Rooyen. Jim provided expert
<br />witness services and deposition testimony for a multi-
<br />million -dollar landmark litigation assessing the
<br />impacts of MTBE-contaminated groundwater to the
<br />municipal water system. He evaluated several
<br />methods to provide required water supply, in
<br />conjunction with reviewing a water supply master plan
<br />developed by the opposing expert, His scope of work
<br />included developing alternate supply sources,
<br />including treatment system evaluation, well supply
<br />adequacy assessment, distribution system efficiency
<br />assessment, and hydraulic modeling of the water
<br />system to substantiate findings and refute the
<br />opposing expert's findings.
<br />* denotes projects completed with other firms
<br />City of Santa Ana On -Call Engineering Design Services for PFAS Treatment Systems RFP NO. 22-133 A-S
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