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Was involved with municipal projects, including the analysis of the Wichita Equus Beds well field (55 wells) and Cheney Reservoir water supply for Wichita; the Wichita Drainage Canal and 3rd Street erosion / channel improvement projects; numerous subdivision projects; and three expert witness cases. The first involved the farmer’s compensation from the Corps of Engineers, Halstead, KS, levee project. The Corps have misused HEC-2 and ignored the FEMA – Harvey County FIS, which Neil had prepared. The last two court cases involved flooded plaintiffs against the City of Wichita. Neil had prepared the preliminary South Seneca drainage design and exhibit showing what could happen if the City proceeded with their construction procedure and schedule, without building a drainage outlet channel. The City said let it drain as before, but when one changes a rural road section from 2-lanes to 4-lane curb & gutter section, the street is lowered and water flows differently. Neil prepared the improvement drainage plans, and to get the Kansas Department of Agriculture, Division of Water Resources channel permit, added a note saying an outlet channel was needed. After most of the project was completed, it rained 6 to 8-inches, and many homes were flooded. After the first trial, the outlet drainage was completed, and it rained again 6 to 8-inches. There were no problems this time. The City was found to have used their discretionary authority in designing the project, BUT created and maintained a drainage nuisance and was responsible for the damage. Neil did not want to testify, but was subpoenaed by the plaintiffs. Neil worked on the McConnell AFB base wide drainage study, the west gate drainage, and the emergency drainage design to prevent future flooding of the Air Mobility Command Building, plus containing a KC-135 fuel spill on the east parking ramp. The City of Kinsley, Kansas, was almost completely covered by the FEMA-FIS 100-yr floodplain, restricting development. South of the BNSF tracks, a large portion of the City was also in the Arkansas River FEMA floodway. The City applied for a FEMA Flood Mitigation Grant to reduce the FEMA floodplain in the city limits and allow for new development. The proposed project would divert all but 1000 cfs low flow along Big Coon Creek from passing thru Kinsley. High flow in the Arkansas River, also broke over the left (north /west) bank of the river into Big Coon Creek, and flowed into Kinsley. A high flow diversion channel was proposed about 3 to 4 miles southwest of Kinsley. Twenty-five (25) Arkansas River x-sections and a proposed high flow diversion channel were surveyed by GPS procedures on State Plane coordinate system, so that that USGS quadrangle sheets and aerial photos could be combined with the plotted survey data. The before and after project 10-, 50-, 100-, and 500-year discharges were run using HEC- RAS, to review the project results. Something discovered during the analysis was that the south city of limits of Kinsley, along US-183, was 19-ft lower than the Arkansas River, at the US-183 bridge, south of Kinsley. Kenneth Dupree and Ron Sitts were very helpful during the analysis. The project required review by an archaeologist due to possible Santa Fe Trail ruts in CRP ground and the Kansas City District, Corps of Engineers for 404 permitting related to wetlands and bank outflows. The project would have removed the 100-year floodplain and floodway from Kinsley, south of the BNSF tracks. Hydrology, hydraulics, and mapping files were supplied to FEMA and the Tulsa District, Corps of Engineers for further review. Neil has also worked on getting the FEMA CLOMR to build the Wichita Hyatt Regency Hotel; on getting the FEMA CLOMR, KC – COE 404 permit, Tulsa – COE flood project permit, KDA –DWR permit, and KDHE construction site permit to build Exploration Place; on getting the FEMA-CLOMR, KC-COE 404 permit, and KDA-DWR permit for the Wichita Drainage Canal improvements; and FEMA CLOMR for the Gypsum and Dry Creek discharges in Wichita. Neil designed the Dry Creek improvements at the VA Hospital / Tiller’s Clinic, the Oliver / Bluff storm detention system, and outlet system for the Kellogg / Oliver freeway project, as a sub to HNTB. Laid-off for not committing perjury, as pressured, in Court on the Wichita-South Seneca Drainage Cases. Again, trying to watch out for the Health, Welfare & Safety of the Public.

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Flood / Floodplain Engineer, Hydrology / Hydraulic Engineer, Water System Distribution Engr, Landfill Engineer, NRCS TSP Certified, Site Work and Utilities

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