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Education-M.A.
(Geology) University of California at Santa Barbara, 1988 Registrations/CertificationsRegistered
Professional Geologist, Arizona Registration Number 27702 Representative Experience • Reviewed reports for technical completeness and compliance with regulations; evaluated investigations and quarterly reports, from regulated facilities, for compliance with existing permits; verified regulated community compliance with state and Federal regulations; reviewed and analyzed hydrogeological studies for the State of Arizona’s Aquifer Protection Program (APP) under CWA and SDWA. Facilities included mines, landfills, industrial facilities and wastewater plants. • Supervised and trained junior staff on environmental field and regulatory procedures; mentored unit and agency staff on all phases of environmental investigations; supervised and approved appropriate waste characterization and disposal actions preformed by state contractors. • Designed and supervised removal and closure work plans and projects for petroleum LUST/UST facilities, RCRA, and Voluntary Remediation Program in compliance with Federal and state regulations; supervised Confirmed or Suspected Contaminated Sites (CSCS) (WQARF equivalent) facilities in compliance with Federal and state regulations. • Developed and negotiated comprehensive CERCLA, RCRA, DOD and UST and state superfund SI, RI/FS, RAP, and CAP work plans. • Managed site characterization, remediation system design, and installation projects; managed multi-project work load with multiple due dates, phases, and priorities; managed Phase I through Phase III Environmental Site Assessments; managed waste characterization and disposal activities for both non-hazardous and hazardous wastes; managed multi office contracts for major national clients; coordinated state contractor work including management of project budgets ($30,000 to $1.1 million). • Initiated and conducted subsurface investigations that included regulatory compliant soil and groundwater sampling, well design, and installation; initiated claim investigations for national insurance company; initiated and conducted subsurface investigations for both vadose and groundwater contamination studies; initiated departmental policy on regulated issues and standard investigation protocols for the Aquifer Protection Program, Federal and state superfund, solid waste and UST programs; initiated policies and guidance designed to assist and simplify permitting programs many of which are still in use. • Negotiated cost-effective UST, CSCS, and RCRA site closures with Federal, state, and local agencies. • Conducted Third Party Peer Reviews for various clients to assess compliance with state and Federal regulations and general industry practices; conducted NEPA Section 106 studies for the telecommunication industry on proposed telecommunication sites; conducted yearly facility audits for compliance with regulations and business practices. • Generated, compiled and analyzed data to identify and characterize soil and groundwater contamination beneath central Phoenix for the Motorola 52nd Street NPL, and associated state superfund study areas. Contaminants included chlorinated solvents and petroleum hydrocarbons. •
Represented ADEQ at public hearings and meetings as part of community
relation activity for CERCLA and state superfund sites; participated
in the development of ADEQ’s Remedial Project Section annual
budget ($2 to $5 million); formulated ADEQ’s plume management
remedial alternative to provide cost-effective solutions for the regulated
community at Federal and state superfund sites. • Directed regulated community and agency investigations to identify unknown groundwater quality contaminant sources. • Supplied technical support for contaminant fate and transport assessments and modeling. PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS:Ross, K.A. and R.V. Fisher. 1986. Biogenic Groves on Glass Shards, Geology, v. 14, 571-573. Ross,
K.A., 1991. Groundwater Quality in the Town of Quartzite Area,
La Paz, County, Arizona, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
Hydrologic Report No. 3. INVITED PAPERS AND TALKS:Ross, K.A., 1991. Groundwater Quality in the Town of Quartzite Area, La Paz, County, Arizona, Presentation at the 4th Annual Arizona Hydrological Society Symposium. Ross, K.A., 1995. Vapor Phase Remediation: A Breath of Fresh Air for Volatile Contaminants, Session Moderator at the 8th Annual AHS Symposium.
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Mr. Ross, a senior hydrogeologist with over 17 years of experience,
joined Hydro Geo Chem in 2007. He is well versed in the conduct
of subsurface investigations that included regulatory compliant
soil and groundwater sampling, well design, and installation. His
responsibilities as manager included management and development
of Phase I through Phase III Environmental Site Assessments, design
and supervision of removal and closure work plans and projects for
petroleum LUST/UST and RCRA facilities, and technical support of
site characterization, remedial design, and remediation system installation.