CTR056543_Amendment__1_Personnel.pdf

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

CONTRACT

AMENDMENT

CONTRACT NO.: CTR056543

AMENDMENT NO.: 1

TITLE: Water Quality Sampling and Monitoring

CONTRACTOR: Great Lakes Environmental Center, 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.

- Daniel Briem

2. All other Terms and Conditions remain unchanged.

THE ABOVE REFERENCED AMENDMENT IS A

UNILATERAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF

CONTRACTOR’S APPROVED CHANGE

REQUEST.

ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

The above referenced Amendment is hereby executed this 1st day of

February, 2023 at Phoenix, Arizona.

Patricia Lorenzen

Procurement Officer

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

January 31, 2023

Ms. Patricia Lorenzen

Procurement Officer

ADEQ Procurement

1110 W. Washington Street

Phoenix, AZ 85007

RE: KEY PERSONNEL ADDITON FOR CONTRACT No.: CTR056543

Ms. Lorenzen:

Great Lakes Environmental Center, Inc. (GLEC), under Arizona Department of

Environmental Quality contract number CTR056543, was awarded the field sampling

Task Order for the 2023/2024 National Rivers and Streams Assessment (NRSA) in

Arizona. Likewise, GLEC was awarded and continues to sample lakes and streams in

Arizona for the DEQ Lakes and Streams Chemistry assessments. To better assist the

Arizona DEQ with these tasks, GLEC is requesting the addition of Daniel Briem as a

Key Personnel and Alternate Field Crew Leader under this contract.

Mr. Briem holds a B.S. in Environmental and Natural Resources with a focus in

Wildlife and Fisheries Science from the Ohio State University. Through his education and experience, Mr. Briem has developed a diverse background in the environmental sciences including participating in three EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys

(NARS). While working for Great Lakes Environmental Center, Inc., Mr. Briem currently assists with the Arizona DEQ FY2022 Stream and Lake Chemistry sampling and analysis and has conducted various environmental studies related to the National

Aquatic Resource Surveys, relicensing of hydroelectric facilities, as well as sediment and water sample collection. Dan’s Resume is attached for your reference.

Thank you for your cooperation with this matter, and please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns at (231) 941-2230 (ext. 105) or dmccauley@glec.com.

Sincerely, Dennis J. McCauley

President, Great Lakes Environmental Center, Inc.

Cc: Ana Machiche, ADEQ

DANIEL BRIEM

Field Technician/Alternate Field Crew Leader

Education

B.S., Environmental and Natural Resources focus in Wildlife and Fisheries Science, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 2013

Qualifications

Through his education and experience, Mr. Briem has developed a diverse background in the environmental sciences including participating in three EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys (NARS). Throughout his studies at the Ohio State University, he had the opportunity to take numerous field and laboratory related courses covering many distinct aspects of environmental and fisheries biology. While working for Great Lakes Environmental Center, Inc., Mr. Briem assisted with the Arizona DEQ FY2022 Stream and Lake Chemistry sampling in analysis and has conducted various environmental studies related to the National Aquatic Resource Surveys, relicensing of hydroelectric facilities, as well as sediment and water sample collection.

Relevant Experience

Arizona DEQ Lake and Stream Water Quality Assessments.

At GLEC, Mr. Briem serves on the lakes and streams crew for all visits, for the assessment of water quality in Arizona streams, rivers, and lakes. In that capacity, Mr. Briem has become proficient in the sampling of back-country stream and lake sites for the collection and analysis of water quality and physical habitat parameters.

National Aquatic Resource Surveys (NARS).

At GLEC, Mr. Briem served as a crew member with two EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys (NARS). As a crew member he has participated in field sampling for the National River and Stream Assessment (NRSA) that included, electrofishing, physical habitat assessment, macroinvertebrate, periphyton, and water quality sampling. Water quality sampling included in situ measurements along with collecting water for pharmaceutical and personal care product contamination assessment. For the National Coastal Conditions Assessment (NCCA), Mr. Briem served on a field sampling crew in surveying coastal waters in all eight Great Lakes states and the Atlantic Ocean in 2020 and 2021. Sampling for NCCA included water quality, depth profiles, sediment, macroinvertebrate, and fish tissue collection. Mr. Briem is currently serving on one of three GLEC NRSA crews for the 2023/2024 NRSA.

MDEQ Work Assignments.

Mr. Briem assisted on projects under the contract: Strategic Monitoring of Michigan's Surface Waters. These projects included: water quality trend monitoring on Saginaw Bay (Lake Huron) and Grand Traverse Bay (Lake Michigan), water quality trend monitoring in Michigan's Great Lakes connecting channels, and probabilistic monitoring and E. coli sampling in streams across the state.

Contaminated Sediment Sampling.

Mr. Briem has conducted sediment collection under various sampling regimes. Using hand augers, various dredges, gravity corers, hand-held Vibracore units, and boat mounted Vibracore units to take sediment surface and core samples.

DANIEL BRIEM

Field Technician/Alternate Field Crew Leader

Prior Professional Experience

Aquatic Environmental Services. Served as route manager and lake mapping lead. Mapped lakes using sonar systems and created maps using Reefmaster software. Managed contracted clients for monthly/ bimonthly visits for lake and pond management. Filled and maintained fish feeders, took basic water quality analysis, and tracked monthly results, applied fertilizer, and monitored results, inventoried and managed for aquatic vegetation including herbicide applications, inventoried nuisance wildlife and recommended removal plans. Also assisted in electroshocking surveys, liming applications, and general lake consultations.

AIS Inc. Worked in Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea as a North Pacific Fisheries Observer. Sampled on commercial fishing vessels including trawl, longline, pot, and longline-pot. Recorded effort, location, and catch information, sampled catch for species composition, and collected biological data i.e., length frequencies, sex ratios, otoliths, fin clips, maturity scans, vertebrate, and snout collection.

Documented daily activities during deployment including compliance with regulations, sampling designs, and daily activities. Identified bird species of interest and collected incidental takes from gear interactions.

Midwest Biodiversity Institute (MBI) Participated as a crew member in the NARS – 21018/2019 NRSA rivers and streams assessment. Sampled on both physical habitat and fish crews. Sampled across the US in Maine, Connecticut, New York, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, and Minnesota.

Ohio EPA. Assisted in river and stream electroshocking surveys across Ohio and Pennsylvania.

Collected and identified fish to species for use as biological indicators of aquatic health. Collected and processed fish for fish tissue and human health analysis. Qualitatively evaluated habitat (QHEI) for stream health.

Professional Recognition and Affiliations

Certifications

36-hour Wetland Delineation & Regional Supplement Training 29 CFR 1910.120 40-hour HAZWOPER First aid and CPR Certified

Other Courses

Ohio Chapter of American Fisheries Society, 2022, Larval Fish Identification Virtual Workshop Ohio Chapter of American Fisheries Society, 2021, Crayfish Identification and Life History Virtual Workshop ESRI – ArcGIS Cartography Course