1-BPM006379 Attachment 6 - Key Personnel.docx

Request for Proposal

Solicitation No. BPM006379

Capacity Development/Technical Assistance to Small Public Drinking Water Systems Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) 1110 W. Washington Street Phoenix, AZ 85007

Attachment 6 – Key Personnel

Answer all questions thoroughly in the spaces provided. Include a Key Personnel form (limit of one page) for each key personnel. Complete this form in full for each proposed key personnel to be involved in performing the services, carrying out the work. It is essential that the Contractor is capable of providing adequate staff of experienced certified/qualified personnel, capable of providing the services to be performed under this contract. If there are more than ten (10) Key Personnel, please utilize the same form for each additional Personnel by making copies of this page as needed.

Mr. Albright has direct experience in supporting municipal asset management program development for water and wastewater utilities, including generating baseline asset inventories and condition assessments, determining level of service goals and key performance metrics, fiscal sustainability and CIP planning, and the procurement, integration, and implementation of maintenance management and work order systems. Recently, Mr. Albright provided this type of support for utilities in the state of Hawaii and CNMI.

Mr. Albright is also supporting EPA and the states of Nevada and Hawaii in providing technical assistance to community water systems in understanding and complying with their requirements under the federal Lead and Copper Rule. He is helping the states survey water systems in order to help prioritize where assistance is needed as well as providing direct support to systems in developing inventories and replacement plans.

Mr. Albright also manages ERG’s staff and projects providing support to the state of Hawaii for cybersecurity evaluations and sanitary surveys. He also provided virtual and onsite wastewater utility inspection training for ADEQ staff in 2022.

While at ERG, she has worked on a variety of capacity development and water infrastructure-related projects, including managing our support for EPA’s Compliance Advisor Program, which provides capacity development and technical assistance support for hundreds of small utilities. Ms. Hills also supports EPA OC in executing EPA’s Draft National Compliance Initiative for Reducing Noncompliance with Drinking Water Standards at Community Water Systems, including providing site visit assistance to under-resourced communities and tribes to evaluate causes of non-compliance and provided engineering and other technical assistance to help bring PWSs into compliance with SDWA requirements.

As a former state employee in Montana, Ms. Hills reviewed dozens of facility plans and hundreds of design plans and specifications for water and wastewater systems. In the Public Water Supply Supervision program, she assisted PWSs with Phase II/V Rule implementation as well as reviewed facility plans and design plans and specifications for facilities pursuing SRF funding. She reviewed and approved water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure project plans and specifications.

In the private sector, Ms. Hills designed water distribution system improvements, cleaning and lining programs, lead service line replacement programs, and flushing programs for towns with aging distribution systems in eastern Massachusetts. She prepared design drawings and specifications; developed programs for service locations; and prepared bid, cost estimate, contract, and award documents.

Through EPA Region 9 technical assistance, Mr. O’Connell helped the County of Hawaii develop its asset management program and fiscal sustainability plan (FSP). As part of this effort, he evaluated hundreds of wastewater assets and trained operators on how to consistently determine criticality, condition, and useful life.

Prior to joining ERG, Mr. O’Connell performed diagnostic operational audits and due diligence for an international water and wastewater contract operating firm. Activities included the detailed evaluation of daily practices, analytical data, optimizing operation and maintenance practice frequency, as well as treatment technologies design and actual performance specifications. This information was evaluated against actual operations for efficiency and compliance.

Mr. O’Connell completed AWWA water loss auditor and validator training in 2024 (Indiana).

U.S. EPA Federal Inspector Credential (SDWA-PWSS) Certified Water Treatment System Operator AZ-Grade 1 Certified Water Distribution System Operator AZ-Grade 2 Certified Wastewater Treatment Operator AZ-Grade 4 Certified Wastewater Collections Operator AZ-Grade 4

Prior to ERG, Mr. McFadden worked as a Partnership for Safe Water Representative, with the Pennsylvania American Water Works Association, where he aided new and existing members in optimizing community water supply operations and guided water system representatives and operators through data collection, self-assessment, and performance benchmarking.

Mr. McFadden also has a long history in utility operations, holding various water utility operational and management positions for most of his career. Between 2015 and 2020, as the Director of Water Operations and Water System Superintendent at Capital Region Water in Pennsylvania, he was charged with improving utility performance and regulatory compliance after years of deferred maintenance. Reporting directly to the utility CEO, he steered the utility from city oversight to municipal authority. While at Capital Region Water, Mr. McFadden reactivated alternate water sources after 17 years of dormancy, crafted standard operating procedures (SOPs), trained staff, and introduced annual test operations.

Mr. McFadden has overseen capital improvement projects, including reservoir enhancements, filter media replacements, generator installation, and fluoride treatment system upgrade. He also slashed water loss from 45%+ to 20% and recovered nearly 700 million gallons per year for the utility (valued at $250K annually) through leak detection innovation and increased focus on asset management, preventative maintenance, and robust recordkeeping.

U.S. EPA Federal Inspector Credential (SDWA-PWSS) Waterworks Class A/E Master License (Subclasses 1 to 4) – Wastewater Treatment Operator (PA DEP) Waterworks Class A/E Master License (Subclasses 1 to 14) – Water Treatment Associate Safety Professional (ASP)

Since joining ERG, Ms. Goe has supported EPA’s Compliance Advisor Program as well as sanitary surveys for the states of New Mexico and Hawaii.

FEMA IS-100.C Certificate FEMA IS-700.B Certificate HACH, Advanced Drinking Water Analysis Colorado Class A Water Treatment Operator USEPA, Lead and Copper Corrosion Control and Evaluations Training

Through EPA Region 9 technical assistance, Mr. Clark has also helped the County of Hawaii develop its asset management program and fiscal sustainability plan (FSP). As part of this effort, he evaluated hundreds of wastewater treatment and conveyance assets and trained operators on how to consistently determine criticality, condition, and useful life. As part of this effort, he spent multiple weeks in the field working hand in hand with utility operators.

U.S. EPA Federal Inspector Credential (CWA-NPDES and SDWA-PWSS) Grade 1 Water Treatment Operator (AZ) Essentials of Asset Management Certificate provided by Virginia Tech’s Sustainable Water Infrastructure Program

Prior to joining ERG, Mr. Sarmiento served as a Senior Water Filtration Plant Operator at the Cornell University Water Filtration Plant. There, he gained proficiency in SDWA’s regulatory components, including water quality standards, monitoring requirements, treatment processes, and compliance procedures. As a result of his past work experience, Mr. Sarmiento has a thorough understanding of primary contaminant maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) for microorganisms, disinfectants, disinfection byproducts, inorganic and organic chemicals, as well as familiarity with secondary standards

B.S. Environmental and Sustainability Sciences, Cornell University, 2019 Grade IA-SW/GUI Filtration Plant Water System Operator (NY)

Additionally, Mr. Okun has conducted CEIs for a variety of clients nationwide including the U.S. EPA, the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ), the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR), and the Colorado Department of Public Health (CDPHE). He has experience leading CEIs as well as providing support to a variety of Clean Water Act activities, including Safe Drinking Water Act inspections.

He has also provided technical assistance to the USDA American Iron and Steel Rural Development (RD) program.

B.S., Geological Sciences, State University of New York at Geneseo, 2019

If applicable, length of time in related experience with large local, state or federal government agencies:

18 years

In his current role Mr. Hollibaugh serves as one of ERG’s Water Infrastructure Engineering Practice Area Leads, Mr. Hollibaugh is directly responsible for managing a diverse group of engineers and scientists in the execution of varied water infrastructure projects. Mr. Hollibaugh also provides support and leadership to ERG’s EPA Region 9 Water Infrastructure contract and projects supported under that contract.

Examples of Mr. Hollibaugh’s experience include supporting EPA region 9 to identify, assess, and assist with the selection of infrastructure projects for funding on behalf of potential grantees to address transboundary water quality issues in the Tijuana River Watershed, focusing specifically on project options in the San Diego-Tijuana area. Mr. Hollibaugh worked extensively with EPA Region 9 staff on the preliminary engineering design and analysis of ten projects which focus on reducing or eliminating transboundary flows of contaminated river water and wastewater originating in Tijuana, Mexico.

Mr. Hollibaugh also provided technical assistance to the County of Hawaii Wastewater Division (WWD) in developing a formalized and sustainable approach to capital planning. WWD is faced with many challenges, including significant investment needs to meet compliance schedules and mitigate failing systems compared to a small rate-paying customer base. WWD will be faced in the coming years with potentially accepting and managing larger volumes of wastewater from currently unsewered areas serviced by cesspools, some of which are very remotely located.

Additionally, Mr. Hollibaugh has supported EPA’s Office of Wastewater Management in conducting due diligence reviews for water projects in California and Hawaii. These include the Sites Reservoir Project proposed near Maxwell, CA and a new desalination facility proposed for Honolulu, HI. In each case, Mr. Hollibaugh was assessing the project metrics to help EPA determine whether they were acceptable for federal funding support (e.g., WIFIA).

Professional Engineer, Colorado, 2023, License #0062710 Professional Engineer, New Mexico, 2023, License #29222

Ms. Himmelberger has worked with over 12 states to develop their capacity development strategies as required by the SDWA amendments of 1996. She has conducted capacity assessments of many small, non-compliant water systems in the southwest to determine the factors preventing these communities from complying with regulations including a review of the ability of systems to technically, managerially, and financially be able to implement an option for compliance. Ms. Himmelberger developed capacity assessment tools for several states, including a three tiered approach to capacity assessments for the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED).

Ms. Himmelberger has also supported federal evaluations of the State Revolving Funds to consider how to better incorporate concepts of optimized costing, asset management and sustainability. The project included development of a best practices guide for systems and states to help improve the operation of the SRF programs and their ability to serve small systems as well as the development of an SRF Switchboard that contains SRF documentation for all 51 drinking water and wastewater SRFs.

Ms. Himmelberger has supported Water Loss Training and Technical Assistance to Tennessee and Arizona. Development of asset management tools, including the recent development of the Asset Management Switchboard Assistance to states to include asset management in their capacity development strategies. This integration is required by AWIA legislation. Ms. Himmelberger has also supported 9 utilities in Arizona with water loss audits and water loss control implementation, providing training for water utilities in Tennessee on water loss control principal investigator on the Tribal Drinking Water Program that provides Direct Implementation Services.

Ms. Himmelberger has supported asset management program development and implementation for water and wastewater utilities in the City of Minneapolis, Ruidoso, New Mexico, Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority, County of Hawaii, and CNMI, among many others. These activities commonly include capital improvements planning for specific asset classes. She was the principal author of the Asset Management Training Tool, AM KAN Work! Ms. Himmelberger also provided performance based training for 6 large water and wastewater utilities in Kansas City, KS, which included a series of hands-on training and implementation exercises.

M.S. Environmental Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University

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