Amendment__3_SWCA_CTR065774_Personnel.pdf

Form approved by CPO, Rev. 12-18-2018

CONTRACT

AMENDMENT

CONTRACT NO.: CTR065774

AMENDMENT NO.: 3

TITLE: TMDL and Watershed Modeling and Application CONTRACTOR: SWCA, Inc.

ADEQ PROCUREMENT

1110 W. Washington Street Phoenix, AZ 85007 602-771- 4776

THE PURPOSE OF THIS AMENDMENT IS TO:

1. Additional personnel have been approved for use under this contract.

a. Genelyn McFarlane - PL II

b. Aaron Roper - PL III

2. All other Terms and Conditions remain unchanged.

THE ABOVE REFERENCED AMENDMENT IS A

UNILATERAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF

CONTRACTOR’S APPROVED CHANGED

REQUEST.

ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

The above referenced Amendment is hereby executed this 21st day of May, 2024 at Phoenix, Arizona.

Vanessa Mendoza Procurement Officer

Available online at Arizona Procurement Portal (APP) eProcurement System https://app.az.gov https://app.az.gov/

May 21, 2024

Patricia Lorenzen, CPPB, Procurement Officer Arizona Department of Environmental Quality 1110 West Washington Street Phoenix, Arizona 85007 Submitted via email: lorenzen.patricia@azdeq.gov

Re: CTR065774 Contract Amendment: TMDL and Watershed Modeling and Application

Dear Ms. Lorenzen, SWCA proposes to add the following personnel to contract CTR065774:

• Genelyn McFarlane, Professional Level 2 $129

• Aaron Roper, Professional Level 3, $146

Please see the attached resumes for these staff and let us know if you have further questions.

Sincerely, Jana Sterling Erica Gaddis, Ph.D.

Vice President, Southwest Project Manager mailto:lorenzen.patricia@azdeq.gov

APPENDIX A:

Resumes

Resume

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GENELYN MCFARLANE, B.S., PROJECT CONTROLS SPECIALIST

Genelyn McFarlane is a seasoned accounting professional with expertise in financial management, grant reporting, and audit preparation. Her skill set includes managing federal and state grant reporting, executing detailed general ledger and bank reconciliations, and leading audit preparations. Proficient in streamlining financial processes, Genelyn excels in enhancing financial reporting and operational efficiency. Her ability to oversee accounting teams and negotiate cost-saving measures underscores her strategic approach to fiscal responsibility. Genelyn's proficiency in a wide range of accounting software and practical experience positions her as an asset in achieving financial accuracy and strategic financial planning.

SELECTED PROJECT EXPERIENCE (∗ denotes project experience prior to SWCA)

Colorado River Operations EIS Post-2026; Environmental Management and Planning Solutions, Inc.; Coconino County, Arizona. Reclamation intends to develop and analyze future operations at Lake Powell and Lake Mead (post-2026 operations) for long-term strategies of Colorado River operations while addressing drought conditions and preparing for possible future low run-off and low reservoir conditions pursuant to NEPA. SWCA is assisting with an EIS and the analysis of environmental issues resulting from the proposed action and its alternatives. SWCA currently manages public involvement tasks and supports tribal engagement and Section 106 compliance. SWCA is also responsible for the biological assessment and assisting BOR with the Section 7 consultation process. Role: Project Control Specialist.

EOG TO MENTONE/ FIELD SERVICES NM; Enterprise Products Operating, LLC;

Lea County, New Mexico. SWCA is performing a full suite of environmental services in support of the development, permitting, and construction of nine projects related to the EOG Gas Gathering System to Mentone Project in southwestern New Mexico and west Texas. The proposed projects include the Athena lateral pipeline (1 mile) on private land in Reeves County, Texas; the Zeus lateral pipeline (2.3 miles) on state and private land in Reeves County, Texas; the Copperhead pipeline (7 miles) on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and SLO land in Lea County, New Mexico, and private land in Loving County, Texas; the Stateline Extension pipeline (10 miles) on BLM, SLO, and private land in Lea County, New Mexico, and private land in Loving County, Texas; the quail lateral pipeline (4 miles) on BLM land in Lea County, New Mexico; the Bull Run Lateral pipeline (0.3 mile) on BLM land in Lea County, New Mexico; the Bandit Lateral pipeline (1 mile) on SLO land in Lea County, New Mexico; the Valor Extension / Sidewinder pipeline (8.2 miles) on BLM and SLO land in Lea County, New Mexico; and the VJ Ranch Extension pipeline (7 miles) on private land in Loving County, Texas. SWCA’s services have included natural resources and cultural resources surveys and reporting, and an environmental assessment (EA) for each project. Role: Project Control Specialist.

Marana Regional Airport Air Traffic Control Tower EA; Dibble; Marana, Pima County, Arizona. SWCA is supporting Dibble with the environmental assessment following Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requirements for this regional airport improvement project, addressing the cultural, biological, wetlands, and visual sections of the EA. Role: Project Control Specialist.

Moonlight Ridge; Forestar (USA) Real Estate Group Inc.; Pinal County, Arizona. This residential development project involved improvements to drainage features on-site. SWCA conducted a significant nexus analysis, including a review of the associated watershed and its potential for contribution and connection to a downstream waters of the U.S. (WOTUS), in support of an approved jurisdictional determination (AJD) request to the USACE. The USACE concurred with our findings of no WOTUS on-site and issued the AJD in November 2022. Role: Project Control Specialist.

Old Pueblo Storage CIA; EDF Renewable Energy, Inc.; Tucson, Pima County, Arizona. SWCA was contracted to provide a critical issues analysis (CIA) to identify any critical risks to area viability, fatal flaws, or “red flags” resulting from conflicts with affected environmental, physical, or social conditions present within the proposed project, in the City of Tucson. Role: Project Control Specialist.

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

EXPERTISE

Project controls

EDUCATION

B.S., Business Administration; San Jose State University; San Jose, California;

REGISTRATIONS / CERTIFICATIONS

OSHA Certificate Training 2023

TRAINING

Writing Course Training

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Resolution Copper Mine and Land Exchange 2022; Resolution Copper Mining, LLC; Superior, Pinal County, Arizona. SWCA is providing NEPA services for the mine plan of operation submitted to the Tonto National Forest in November 2013. 2019. This project includes DEIS release, public meetings, processing public comments, a biological assessment, and Section 7 and Section 106 consultation. Role: Project Control Specialist.

Runway Substation Additional 230kV Line Siting and CEC Project (WE018929); Arizona Public Service Company; Maricopa County, Arizona. To identify potential transmission line route options within a 30-square-mile siting area, SWCA completed an environmental siting study that reviewed opportunities and constraints for siting locations and involved high public and stakeholder engagement. SWCA provided stakeholders, local residents, and landowners with information about the potential routes by developing and maintaining a project contact list (mailing); providing a project telephone line; developing materials and information for Arizona Public Service’s (APS’s) siting website; producing materials for briefings and open house meetings (i.e., newsletters, maps, and informational boards); conducting community leader, jurisdictional, and agency briefings; assisting in the preparation of a newspaper advertisement;

hosting multiple in-person and virtual public open house meetings; and employing a public comment tracking system. Throughout this process, SWCA has assisted APS in identifying preferred route options that were studied and documented in a CEC application. SWCA conducted studies for land use and biological, cultural, visual, and recreational resources; and analyzed the project’s impacts to those resources in support of the CEC application. Following submittal of the CEC application, SWCA assisted APS in Arizona Power Plant and Transmission Line Siting Committee (Arizona Siting Committee) hearings through the provision of expert witness testimony and hearing logistics support at the hearing in November 2022, resulting in a unanimous approval by the Arizona Siting Committee. Role: Project Control Specialist.

Sierra Estrella BESS Transmission Intertie CEC; Plus Power, LLC; Maricopa County, Arizona. Plus Power’s Sierra Estrella Energy Storage Interconnection CEC Project involves the permitting of a new 230-kV transmission line connecting a planned BESS to the electrical grid via the Rudd Substation in Avondale. To support Plus Power, SWCA developed project information materials, led public involvement efforts, completed environmental resource inventories, and drafted a CEC application and supporting exhibits. As part of the public involvement efforts, SWCA prepared and published a virtual open house, which included maps and informational boards developed by the Project Team. Upcoming, SWCA will coordinate the CEC hearing and provide expert testimony for this project CEC in fall 2022.

Role: Project Control Specialist.

South Green Valley Parkway - Townsite EA; Town of Payson; Payson, Gila County, Arizona. SWCA was contracted by the Town of Payson (Town) for the required NEPA analysis on a proposed project to construct, operate, and maintain a new roadway and an associated water line and hydrant system for emergency fire suppression within a new 200-foot-wide right-of-way. SWCA prepared the EA, as well as supporting environmental documentation for resources, including biological resources. Role: Project Control Specialist.

Superstition BESS Transmission Interconnection CEC Project; Plus Power, LLC; Maricopa County, Arizona. Plus Power’s Superstition Energy Storage Interconnection CEC Project involves the permitting of a new 230-kV transmission line connecting the planned Superstition BESS to the electrical grid via the existing Corbell Substation in Gilbert. To support Plus Power, SWCA developed project information materials, led public involvement efforts, completed environmental resource inventories, and drafted a CEC application and supporting exhibits. As part of the public involvement efforts, SWCA prepared and published a virtual open house, which included maps and informational boards developed by the Project Team. Upcoming, SWCA will coordinate the CEC hearing and provide expert testimony for this project CEC in fall 2022. Role: Project Control Specialist.

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AARON ROPER, M.S., GIS SPECIALIST

Aaron Roper is a geographic information system (GIS) and natural resources management professional with considerable experience in the planning and implementation of complex projects involving database management, cartographic production, geospatial analysis, and web application development. He has provided lead GIS support for a variety of projects focused on natural resources and involving the implementation of GIS workflows for hydrologic modeling, watershed delineation, sediment load assessment, wetland delineations, stormwater management, and more.

SELECTED PROJECT EXPERIENCE

Environmental and Social Constraints for Carbon Management Siting; Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development, Inc.; New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana.

SWCA developed a public-facing story map for carbon management development in Louisiana. This story map provided educational context and an interface for two interactive map tools that allow the user to explore and evaluate project siting constraints related to environmental justice and environmental permitting factors. The story map also included a tool that scored these factors using metrics developed by SWCA, enabling the user to compare the combined environmental justice and environmental permitting constraints among multiple siting alternatives. The data sets and metrics used in the environmental justice constraints analysis were refined through a series of live public meetings with the communities affected in Louisiana. Role: GIS Specialist. Conducted geospatial analysis, produced cartographic products and calculations, and developed web-based GIS applications for public use.

Fort Collins Urban Lakes Policy and Guidance; City of Fort Collins; Larimer County, Colorado. SWCA developed an urban lakes management guidance document and supplemental map package to assist the City of Fort Collins in managing urban lake water quality within the community’s growth management area. SWCA also helped the city to develop policy guidance aimed at improving and maintaining urban lake water quality.

SWCA interviewed internal stakeholders and external experts to gather information on previous and current lake conditions and management strategies and to plan for future conditions and strategies. Additionally, SWCA identified response actions through treatment options and lake management steps. Role: GIS Specialist. Conducted geospatial analysis, produced cartographic products and calculations in support of the report.

Heber Valley Watershed Plan; Wasatch Conservation District; Provo, Wasatch County, Utah. SWCA developed a watershed plan for the Heber Valley watershed to address water quality problems by identifying potential contributing sources of pollution and prioritizing restoration and protection strategies. This plan was developed using the U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency’s nine-element planning process and included involvement from local landowners, watershed organizations, and agencies operating within the Heber Valley watershed in Wasatch County, Utah. SWCA engaged stakeholders to help steer the development of the plan. SWCA also compiled and analyzed data to characterize the watershed, estimated pollutant loading in the watershed, created an implementation plan that included specific project concepts, cost estimates, and estimated load reductions; and created a monitoring plan. Role: GIS Specialist. Conducted geospatial analysis, produced cartographic products and calculations in support of the report.

Montrose County Community Wildfire Protection Plan and Watershed Plan Services; Multiple Counties, Colorado. SWCA developed a critical community watershed wildfire protection plan that incorporates risk and hazard assessments of wildland urban interface areas in Montrose County, as well as watershed values in adjacent source watersheds in Gunnison and Ouray Counties. The plan assessed values at risk to impacts from wildfire, including life and property, critical infrastructure, stream networks, and water resources. SWCA is also

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

EXPERTISE

Spatial analysis

GIS modeling

GIS web development

Cartography

Database management

Erosion modeling and assessment

Ecological modeling

Watershed modeling

Statistical analysis

Python, R, JavaScript, HTML

EDUCATION

Certificate of Advanced Study, Geographic Information System;

University of Denver; Denver, Colorado;

M.S., Natural Resource Management;

Vrije University; Amsterdam, Netherlands; 2016

B.A., Environmental Studies; University of Colorado, Boulder; 2014

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Role: GIS Specialist. Conducted geospatial analysis, produced cartographic products and calculations in support of the report, and developed web-based GIS applications for public use.

Pot Creek Watershed Plan; Utah Department of Agriculture and Food; Uintah County, Utah. SWCA developed a watershed plan using the six-step planning process and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s nine-element planning process. The watershed plan addressed dissolved oxygen and high total phosphorus concerns to promote better water quality and evaluate impacts on the aquatic community. As part of the project, SWCA also promoted stakeholder engagement through outreach letters, landowner meetings, streamside tours, a project website, and a balanced advisory committee. SWCA’s watershed plan also provided detailed information regarding proposed and potential projects and project areas, as well as sources for project funding that stakeholders could easily pursue. Role: GIS Specialist.

Conducted geospatial analysis and produced cartographic products in support of the report.

Provo River Watershed Water Quality Analysis; Central Utah Water Conservancy District; Orem, Utah County, Utah. SWCA compiled existing relevant information in the watershed, developed data-driven approaches to identify problem areas, and made recommendations for water quality improvement. The report was developed within the context of an Esri online story map where watershed water quality analyses were displayed in an interactive, web-based format. Role: GIS Specialist. Conducted geospatial analysis, produced cartographic products in support of the report, and developed a web-based GIS application.

Upper Culebra Watershed Assessment; Tailwater Limited; Costilla County, Colorado. SWCA, in collaboration with the Upper Culebra Watershed Assessment Advisory Team, assessed the ecological condition of the Upper Culebra watershed by collecting, compiling, and analyzing data characterizing riparian habitat, geomorphology, geology, adjacent uplands, water infrastructure, the condition of aquatic habitat, flow regimes, grazing, forest health, and water quality. Role: GIS Specialist. Supported field efforts, conducted geospatial analysis, developed a web-based GIS application, and produced cartographic products and calculations in support of the report.

Wasatch County Health Department Groundwater Quality Management; Wasatch County Health Department; Wasatch County, Utah. SWCA performed an evaluation of the groundwater aquifer that serves as the drinking water supply for Wasatch County, Utah. The Wasatch County Health Department is concerned that rapid growth within the county could put groundwater quality at risk of degradation. As part of the study, SWCA summarized the existing conditions and research performed to date, collected water quality samples, and modeled the groundwater system to evaluate potential threats from future development. Role: GIS Specialist. Conducted geospatial analysis and developed three-dimensional cartographic products in support of the project.

Watershed Sediment Management Plan; Denver Water; Jefferson County, Colorado. SWCA led and facilitated a planning process designed to provide coordination, organization, and a framework for decision making to be used by Denver Water to mitigate, plan for, respond to, and recover from wildfire. SWCA developed decision support platforms and tools to ensure collaborative and efficient emergency response to wildfire in the Denver Water watershed. Role: GIS Specialist. Developed and maintained multiple geodatabases, map packages, and figure deliverables associated with this assessment to qualitatively identify areas of high sediment input, quantify sediment loads and storage in prioritized areas (such as burned areas), and investigate best management practices to reduce loads.