EDUCATION

B.S. – Michigan State University, 1983, Resource Development

PROFESSIONAL LICENSES

ACHMM Certified Hazardous Materials Manager, # 13573, 2006

  PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Arizona State Bar - Environment and Natural Resources Law Section
Arizona Association of Industries
Arizona Hydrological Society

  PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Mr. David Laney, CHMM has over 21 years of experience in environmental engineering and consulting. His special areas of expertise include project management, remedial investigations/feasibility studies; remediation of contaminated soil, soil gas, and groundwater; regulatory compliance; chemical process safety; air toxics; and senior technical (QA/QC) review. He has experience with NPDES, AZPDES, the Clean Water Act, CERCLA, RCRA, WQARF, APP and NEPA.

Mr. Laney has managed numerous studies to assess the cost, effectiveness, and implementability of remediation alternatives for surface water, soil and groundwater contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons, chlorinated hydrocarbons, metals, pesticides, PAHs, PCBs, and explosives.

Mr. Laney has extensive experience in providing senior technical review of work plans, sampling plans, quality assurance project plans, site assessment and remedial investigation reports, feasibility study reports, remedial action plans, corrective action plans, closure reports, and remediation system designs. Mr. Laney performed this work for the U.S. EPA, ADEQ, the California Energy Commission as well as several private sector clients. This work frequently required submittal of a technical critique in the form of a comment letter or report on the deficiencies identified in the documents under review, as well as the development of recommendations to address/correct deficiencies. Mr. Laney and members of his team were frequently required to present the results of the work in meetings with regulatory agencies, Potential Responsible Parties, other contractors and consultants, and/or members of the public. A partial listing of representative projects includes:

Federal Superfund (NPL) and Arizona State Superfund (WQARF) Sites

Five-Year Review, 19th Avenue Landfill NPL Site, ADEQ – Project Manager for five-year  review of the remedy at this NPL Site to determine whether it is protective of human health and the environment. Work included an extensive document review, interviews with representatives of regulatory agencies, Potential Responsible Parties, and community groups, analysis of Applicable, Relevant and Appropriate Requirements, a detailed site inspection, and preparation of a draft and final report.

Broadway-Pantano WQARF Site, ADEQ – Senior Project Manager. This site contains a 1.5 mile long PCE plume immediately upgradient of the Central Wellfield used by Tucson Water to supply 60% of drinking water to the public. Mr. Laney was responsible for directing a team of geologists and engineers to evaluate the condition of and sampling 25 existing wells, installing and sampling 18 new wells, and completing a remedial investigation for the groundwater and the Broadway North Landfill. He was also responsible for evaluating the need for and design of two Early Response Actions (ERAs) proposed by the City of Tucson for containment of the PCE groundwater plume and evaluating the adequacy of the design and operation of an SVE/AI system at the Broadway North Landfill.

Phoenix NPL Site and WQARF Site Subsurface Investigations and Remediation, Motorola – Project Manager. Responsible for subsurface investigations and remediation at an NPL site and a WQARF site in the greater Phoenix area for a major semiconductor manufacturing company. Both sites contain TCE contamination of soil, soil gas, and groundwater. Work included the following: (1) coordinating the quarterly development and sampling of more than 150 groundwater monitoring wells; (2) prequalification, screening and selection of analytical laboratories; (3) oversight validation of lab data for organic and inorganic contaminants; (4) preparation of quarterly groundwater monitoring reports; (5) an annual evaluation of the effectiveness (in terms of ability to achieve hydraulic containment of contaminants) of a 13 well groundwater extraction and treatment system; (6) management of an excavation of TCE contaminated sludge and soil; (7) management of the design and implementation of a bench- and field-scale test of palladized iron; (8) preparation of reports describing the nature, extent, and source(s) of inorganic contaminants in the area of the two facilities; (9) extensive interaction with IH personnel during preparation and subsequent revision of applicable health and safety plans and training of D&M personnel; (10) negotiation with local, state and federal regulatory agencies; (11) litigation support; and (12) development of an environmental data management system using GIS. During management of this project numerous no further action letters were received from regulatory agencies and they were convinced to reduce groundwater monitoring by more than 50%.

Vulture Mill WQARF Site Subsurface Investigations and Conceptual Remediation Design, ADEQ – Project Manager. Project included performance of a remedial investigation, feasibility study and remedial action plan for groundwater, soil and tailings, a human health risk assessment for soil and tailings, and an ecological risk assessment for groundwater. Contaminants included primarily arsenic and lead. The remedy selected for groundwater was well construction restrictions and monitoring. The remedy selected for soil and tailings was a soil cover. Project also included development of an extensive community involvement program and an environmental data management system using GIS.

Los Angeles NPL Site Subsurface Investigation and Remediation, Dow Chemical & Shell Oil Company –Project Manager. Responsible for subsurface investigations and remediation of a 300-acre NPL site located in the City and County of Los Angeles and Torrance, California. The site contains non-aqueous petroleum liquid (NAPL), and eight pits comprised of residuals from the manufacturing of synthetic rubber. The residue in and the soils adjacent to and beneath the pits contain high concentrations of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, volatile organic compounds, and hydrogen sulfide gas. The groundwater contains high concentrations of benzene and chlorobenzene. This multi-million dollar project has included ex-situ treatability study testing of fixation, incineration, thermal desorption, solvent extraction, and bioremediation technologies and in-situ tests of soil vapor extraction (SVE) and bioventing. To evaluate the feasibility of excavating the waste from the pits, downhole emissions measurements and samples were collected with an isolation flux chamber to estimate the emissions and odors which would be expected during excavation both with and without an enclosure. The project team included 20+ engineers, regulatory compliance specialists, toxicologists, air dispersion modelers, and industrial hygienists.

Santa Fe Springs NPL Site Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – Site Manager, Remedial Investigations, and Field Operations Leader. Responsible for $2.9 million, 30‑month Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS) of a 43‑acre NPL site in Santa Fe Springs, California.

Military Installations

Papago Park Military Reservation Site Characterization and Remediation/Closure, Arizona Army National Guard/National Guard Bureau – Senior Project Manager. Responsible for site characterization and remediation/closure of 18 areas of historical chemical use at the Papago Park Military Reservation in Phoenix. Contaminants included VOCs, PAHs, pesticides, PCBs, and metals. Former land use of each site included fuel storage, waste storage, grenade training, and skeet range training.

Florence Military Reservation Site Investigations, Arizona Army National Guard/National Guard Bureau – Senior Project Manager. Responsible for collection and analysis of soil, surface water and groundwater samples, and the installation of groundwater supply and monitoring wells. The soil investigation included the analyses of approximately 650 soil samples for metals, explosives, VOCs, and SVOCs using X-Ray florescence spectrometry and a fixed based laboratory. Surface water samples were analyzed for metals, PAHs, COD, BOD, cyanide, nitrate and nitrite.

Safford Military Reservation Soil Remediation, Arizona Army National Guard/National Guard Bureau – Senior Project Manager. Coordinated innovative remediation of contaminated soil and bullet fragments using vacuum truck technology. Upon completion of this work, soil samples were collected to confirm that the site was cleaned to the State of Arizona residential Soil Remediation Levels (SRLs) and the United States Environmental Protection Agency Preliminary Remediation Goals (PRGs) for lead. This work was summarized in a Closure Report and Decision Document. These were submitted to ADEQ along with a request for no further action. After review of these documents, ADEQ approved clean closure of this site.

U.S. Navy Aboveground Tank Remedial Alternatives Evaluation – Project Manager. This site, in San Diego, California, was contaminated with heavy hydrocarbons (i.e. diesel). Work was conducted as part of a redevelopment project and included identification and evaluation of remedial technologies for contaminated soil, preparation of detailed cost estimates and development of an Abatement Plan, which identified a step-by-step approach to excavation, confirmatory sampling, and treatment of each area of the site.

California State Superfund Sites

Santa Barbara County State Superfund Site Subsurface Investigations and Remediation, Shell Oil Company – Project Manager. Responsible for subsurface investigations and remediation at a state superfund site in Santa Barbara County, California under the jurisdiction of DTSC Region 3. The study included identification, state and federal permitting, and treatability study testing of new and innovative technologies for soil washing, thermal separation, dechlorination, and thermal destruction of PCBs. Also managed and provided senior review of all health risk assessment activities.

Former Railroad Maintenance Yard State Superfund Site Feasibility Study and Remedial Action Plan, UPRR – Senior Reviewer/Technical Advisor. Responsible for coordinating, performing senior review, and/or preparing sections of an addendum to a Feasibility Study and preparation of a Remedial Action Plan for a former railroad maintenance yard and roundhouse facility designated as a state superfund site in Sacramento, California. Because of the collection of new data, this addendum included a new definition of contaminants of concern, revision and/or development of new and/or existing operable units and alternatives, revised screening, and detailed evaluation. It also included, for the first time in this RI/FS project, the selection of a recommended remedial alternative for this site. Contaminants of concern include pesticides, TPH, lead, arsenic, asbestos, and PAHs for soil and benzene; 1,1‑DCA; 1,2-DCA; 1,1-DCE, PCE and TCE in groundwater. DTSC was the lead agency for this site.

Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Studies

Groundwater Contamination Feasibility Study – Project Manager. Responsible for a focused feasibility study for groundwater contamination at a site located in San Diego, California. The site is proposed for the state superfund by the DTSC. Developed, screened, and conducted a detailed analysis of alternatives, which included various groundwater extraction, treatment, and discharge technologies. Detailed analysis was conducted on UV/Ozonation, air stripping, activated sludge, and activated carbon, sanitary sewer discharge, surface channel/storm drain discharge, reinjection, and irrigation. Contaminants included 1,1-dichloroethylene and trichloroethylene. Work resulted in a decision by the Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Diego Region to delay, indefinitely the issuance of a Cleanup and Abatement order for the site.

Santa Fe Springs Contaminated Soil Assessment, Rockwin Industries – Project Manager. Responsible for design, drilling, and sampling of soil borings, groundwater, and soil gas monitoring and extraction wells at a property in Santa Fe Springs, California. The groundwater and soil had been contaminated by a nearby 40‑acre landfill and an adjacent 250‑acre refinery, which is now a California state Superfund site.

Woodland Hills Soil and Groundwater Contamination Feasibility Study  – Project Manager. Responsible for a focused feasibility study for soil and groundwater contamination at a site located in Woodland Hills, California. Developed and conducted a detailed analysis of remedial alternatives, selected a recommended remedial alternative for each media of concern, and performed design, permitting and installation. Alternatives evaluated for soil included vapor extraction, excavation, landfilling, bioremediation, soil washing and thermal desorption, alternatives evaluated for ground water included air stripping, activated carbon, and UV/ozonation.

Oil Field Remedial Alternatives Evaluation – Project Manager. Responsible for conducting remedial alternatives evaluation for a 1,300-acre oil field slated for residential redevelopment in Los Angeles County, California. Work included identification of the relative advantages and disadvantages, cost and scheduling requirements, and permitting associated with potentially applicable remedial technologies. Also included was a probabilistic failure analysis of existing pipelines in order to estimate the volume of contaminated soil and the cost of remediation of some sections of the site, in the absence of a statistically significant quantity of reliable data.

Remedial Design/Remedial Action

Civic Plaza Expansion and Rio Salado Restoration and Redevelopment Projects, City of Phoenix Environmental Programs – Project Director. Responsible for visual observation and testing of excavated soil during preparation of site for building construction. Also provided on-call emergency response services for removal of underground storage tanks, piping and stained soil discovered during earthmoving activities.

Grand Avenue Construction, Arizona Department of Transportation – Project Director. Responsible for providing on-call emergency response services for removal of underground storage tanks, piping and stained soil discovered during earthmoving activities.

Venice State Superfund Site Subsurface Investigations and Remediation, Southern California Edison – Project Manager. This state superfund site in Venice, California is located in an area formerly occupied by a gas manufacturing facility. The selected remedy for the site included excavation and off-site landfilling. Contaminants include PAHs in soil, ground water and air, and TPH and lead in two different zones of the site’s soil. Helped the client select an excavation contractor and conducted construction monitoring. After excavation was complete, the DTSC removed the site from the state superfund and approved no further action. After reviewing our recommendations, the Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region, also approved no further action for contaminated groundwater.

Los Angeles State Superfund Site Subsurface Investigations and Remediation, Southern California Gas and Southern California Edison Company – Project Manager. This a state superfund site in Los Angeles, California is under the jurisdiction of DTSC Region 3 and located in an area formerly occupied by a gas manufacturing facility. The selected remedy includes design and installation of an asphalt cap, deed restriction, and long-term groundwater monitoring. Contaminants included PAHs, lead and cyanide. Assisted the client in selecting a construction contractor, provided construction monitoring services, air monitoring services, and community relations’ support. Following installation of the asphalt cap, DTSC removed the site from the state superfund and issued a letter of no further action.

Groundwater Treatment System Design – Project Manager. Responsible for subsurface investigations, a Remedial Action Plan, conceptual and final design, and a Closure Plan for a granular activated carbon groundwater treatment system for a site in Los Angeles, California. Work included preparation and review of detailed design drawings, preparation of equipment specifications, review of bids from equipment vendors, selection of equipment vendor, securing permits from Culver City, City of Los Angeles, and the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, and coordination of the efforts of construction personnel during installation, start-up, operation, and maintenance. Work was complicated by the need to design, install, and operate a system beneath a 12-story building to be constructed directly over the extraction well within months of system start-up. Contaminants included benzene, toluene, xylene and ethylbenzene.

UST Site Investigations and Remediation – Project Manager. Responsible for site investigation and remediation activities for numerous underground storage tanks (USTs) and sumps located at sites in Bakersfield, Taft, and Coalinga, California. Responsible for preparing closure, quality assurance/quality control, health and safety, and sampling plans.

Vernon Site Lead Contamination Remediation – Assistant Site Manager., Directed front-end loaders, bobcats, DC‑10 bulldozers and multiple tractor‑trailer hazardous waste hauling rigs on a daily basis during extensive lead contamination remediation of a site in Vernon, California.

SUP, NPDES Permit, and Stream Alteration Agreement – Environmental Engineer. Responsible for securing a SUP, NPDES permit, and a Stream Alteration Agreement from the USFS, CRWQCB, and CDF&G for a hydroelectric development in northern California. Provided emergency site contamination assessment, planning and cleanup for the spill of substances used during project construction. Obtained certification that cleanup was complete and considered adequate.

Storm Water Permitting and Regulatory Compliance

Storm Water Compliance Assistance, ADOT – Program manager responsible for supervision of team assisting ADOT achieve compliance with Municipal Storm Sewer System (MS4) Phase I Permit. This work includes preparation and implementation of Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPPs), collection and analysis of storm water samples, development of Best Management Practices (BMPs), preparation of the 2006 Annual Report, identification of dry wells and detention/retention basins, maintenance yard follow-up inspections, mapping of Phase II storm drain systems, and responding to sewage spill emergencies.

Chemical/Process Risk Management Programs

Chemical Storage and Pesticide Manufacturing Facility RMPP, AMVAC Chemical Company – Project Manager. Responsible for an RMPP for a pesticide manufacturing facility and chemical storage warehouse in the city of Commerce, California. This RMPP was prepared in consultation with the Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACFD) and is the most complex RMPP ever reviewed by this agency. Acutely Hazardous Materials (AHMs) of concern include dichlorvos, mevinphos, carbon disulfide, chlorine, and bromine.

Chemical Transfer Facility RMPP – Project Manager. Responsible for an RMPP for a chemical transfer facility in Rancho Cuchamonga, California. This project includes performing a HazOps, Offsite Consequence Analysis and Seismic Assessment for this facility to evaluate the potential for a significant release of several AHMs including chlorine, sulfur dioxide, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, toluene diisocyanate, and anhydrous ammonia.

Regulatory Compliance Audits/Phase I ESAs

305001, Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) for Semiconductor Facility, Foresight Technologies – Project Manager. Assisted company with due diligence during acquisition of semiconductor facility in Tempe.

Computer Assembly Facility Environmental Compliance Audit – Project Manager. Environmental compliance audit of a computer assembly facility in Woodland Hills, California. Work included an evaluation of the compliance of existing operations with local, state, and federal laws and regulations; and a review of files maintained by and correspondence with the California Department of Health Service, the California Regional Water Quality Control Board (Los Angeles Region); Los Angeles County Department of Public Works, etc. The audit also included a review of compliance with Worker-Right-To-Know and Community-Right-To-Know, and an evaluation of materials storage and handling.

Property Transfer Site Phase I Preliminary Site Assessment for Former Orange Grove, Frito Lay  – Project Manager. Developed a preliminary site assessment as part of a property transfer in Mission Viejo, California. This work included review of historic aerial photographs, agency files, and studies conducted by consultants to the previous landowners. Also included was the collection and analysis of several soil samples to confirm that the concentration of pesticides on the site were below levels of concern.

Petroleum Production Site Phase I Preliminary Site Assessment – Project Manager. Conducted a Phase I Preliminary Site Assessment on a site which had been used for 60 years for the production of petroleum in Signal Hill, California. This work, which was conducted prior to residential development of the property, included review of historic aerial photographs, agency files, and drilling logs for production wells. Recommendations included which wells were properly abandoned, which needed to be abandoned, and which needed to be reabandoned.

California RWQCB Phase I Soil and Groundwater Sampling, and Site Characterization – Assistant Site Manager. Prepared a site characterization report for the California Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB), Colorado River Basin for a dry cleaner site contaminated with trichloroethylene in Indio, California.

U.S. Army Toxic and Hazardous Materials Agency Phase I Soil Contamination Assessment Report – Environmental Engineer. Prepared a Phase I Soil Contamination Assessment Reports to aid in identification of those areas of the 17,000‑acre Rocky Mountain Arsenal polluted by hazardous substances (primarily pesticides). Developed Phase II drilling programs to better define the extent of any contamination discovered during Phase I activities.

Landfills/Waste Characterization Studies

San Diego Waste Treatment and Disposal Alternatives Feasibility Study, California Energy Commission – Project Manager. Responsible for directing a 25 member team of scientists, engineers, economists, and community resource specialists to identify, evaluate, and perform a comprehensive three year, $500,000 feasibility study of waste treatment and disposal alternatives (landfills, recycling, and incineration) for a municipality in San Diego.

Cogeneration Facility Fly and Bottom Ash Characterization – Environmental Engineer. Responsible for developing a program to characterize fly and bottom ash from a cogeneration facility. This facilitated Department of Health Services (DHS) and RWQCB permitting and approval of the disposal of ash in a Class III landfill.  

Risk Assessment/Air Quality Permitting/Environmental Impact Analysis

Toxic Chemicals Identification and Evaluation, ADEQ – Project Manager. Responsible for the identification and evaluation of toxic chemicals in South Phoenix. This work was conducted for ADEQ and included soil, water, waste, and air toxics. This work required the preparation of an inventory of existing reports and studies, the preparation of findings and conclusions, and interaction with a Community Action Committee.

Gas Company PCB Exposure Evaluation, World Bank – Project Manager. Responsible for evaluating potential exposure to the public and employees of a California gas company to PCBs contained in natural gas feeder lines for a site in northwest Los Angeles County. Performed an in‑depth health risk assessment in consultation with EPA and the South Coast Air Quality Management District.

Emission Impact Studies, South Coast Air Quality Management District, Avery-Dennison – Project Manager. Responsible for the design and implementation of a study to assess the impacts of South Coast Air Quality Management District rules and regulations, existing and anticipated (over the next 20 years), on seven large manufacturing plants with heavy solvent use and large reactive organic hydrocarbon emissions. The client is a Fortune 200 company. The study was designed to evaluate potential impacts on the company’s ability to address regulatory compliance, economic viability, public relations, and liability issues.

Cogeneration Facilities Environmental Impact Analysis, California Energy Commission – Environmental Engineer. Responsible for the environmental impact analysis of 12 cogeneration facilities throughout central and southern California in the areas of soil conservation, water quality, water resources, and waste management. Testified as an expert witness for the California Energy Commission. This project required extensive interaction with California DHS, California DTSC, and EPA.

Information Technology

Groundwater Quality GIS Extension, Nellis Air Force Base – Task Leader. Developed an ArcView GIS extension for Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas. This system provides desktop (PC) access to data on up to 300 different groundwater monitoring wells. The data resides in an Oracle database on a server in Omaha. This system allows the user to post isoconcentration contours, groundwater elevation contours, etc. over the top of air photos and/or USGS topographic quad maps. The user can also query the database and post groundwater elevation data, groundwater quality data, time series graphs, well names, etc. over air photos or USGS maps.

Water Quality Management Website Design, American Airlines – Chief Designer. Prepared a website used by a major airline to manage soil and water quality data for approximately 50 wells over a four-year period (1999 to 2002) at JFK Airport in New York. The website is designed to allow posting of a Primavera construction schedule, ArcView GIS maps (some as PDF for use with Adobe Acrobat, some for use with ESRI MapObjects), data tables (from an Access database), well logs, ground level digital photos, and weekly status reports. It also includes an e-mail feature to allow project team members in Texas, New Jersey, Washington D.C., Arizona, and California to exchange messages via individual mailboxes. The development team included three GIS staff members, one HTML programmer, one senior Access programmer, one Access database administrator, and one Visual Basic programmer.