Transformative Environmental Compliance expert with more than 30 years of successful experience managing all aspects of reusing water from oil & gas extraction, helping to offset the effects of drought, sustain agricultural production and generate power. * Proven record working on a wide variety of production and legal projects, including permitting, compliance and close coordination with third-party specialists. * Extensive experience working with state and federal regulators in the California environment and a deep knowledge of all applicable regulatory compliance requirements. * Bachelor's Degree, Environmental Resource Management graduated Cum Laude. Proficient in Asana Project Management software and Microsoft Office. COMPLIANCE EXPERTISE California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) Clean Water Act (CWA) Division of Oil, Gas & Geothermal Resources (DOGGR) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Porter Cologne Water Quality Control Act CA Senate Bill 4 (SB4) Waste Discharge Requirements (WDR) CEPA and NEPA Regulatory Compliance and Permitting WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROFILE * Played a leading role in a Water Resource Management non-profit, cleaning and reusing more than 10 billion gallons of produced water brought to the surface from oil extraction each year and used to help irrigate around 45,000 acres of farmland in Kern County, CA. * Extensive experience working closely with State and Regional Water Boards, Department of Oil & Gas, Air Pollution Control Board, Bureau of Land Management and the Department of Fish & Game. * Regular participant in Central Valley Salinity Alternatives for Long-Term Sustainability (CV-SALTS) meetings, setting long-term goals for the basin plan and water quality. * Worked closely with the Regional Water Quality Board in Fresno, CA to develop plans for continued operation while staying in compliance with Federal and State regulations. * Deeply involved with the State Water Board in Sacramento, dealing with matters including clean up and abatement orders, cease and desist orders and permit extensions. * Worked extensively and attending several meetings with APCD (Air Pollution Control District) to determine permitting requirements and maintain and operate within specified limits. Determined ways to best keep VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds within the allowable limits at a total of seven separate locations. Developed and implemented alternative strategies to supplement Pond Disposal and improve options for "Beneficial * Developed and implemented alternative strategies to supplement Pond Disposal and improve options for "Beneficial Reuse", including Reverse Osmosis, collaborating with AG and increasing injection. * Participated is Food Safety Committee to determine the impacts of blending clean oil field water with Agricultural water. * Worked with Fish and Game on several occasions to assure that the placement of pipelines avoided sites considered Waters of the State. Also consulted with fish and game to determine proactive solutions to assure that facilities were complying. * Permitted through NEPA and CEQA to abandon 25 ponds on Bureau of Land Management land and remediated area by reseeding. * Prepared the initial study and an Environmental Impact Report for an injection well project to determine how to prevent damaging the environment and endangered species. Was able to finish project with minimal risk to the project site.
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