Geosyntec_Attachment_M_-_References.pdf

Request for Proposal

Solicitation No. BPM005664 Advanced Water Purification Technical Support

Arizona Department of Environmental Quality - Procurement Office

1110 W. Washington St.

Phoenix, AZ 85007

Solicitation Attachment – References | Revision No. 1 | Revised 11-22

Attachment M – References

State intends to conduct reference checks for accounts referenced provided by Offerors. It may, at its sole discretion, contact additional clients not presented as references, including internal state clients. Offerors shall provide at least three (3) client references for assignments that replicate or mirror the requirements of this Solicitation. At least one (1) of the projects referenced must be related to public sector work. All references shall be for work received and completed within the last five (5) years.

1 Client company/Address Contact Begin date End date

City of Santa Maria 110 E. Cook Street Santa Maria, CA 93454

Alexandra Griffith 2022 2022

Phone number Email address

805-925-0951 ext. 7241 agriffith@cityofsantamaria.org

Summarize the scope and deliverables provided, including timeline and outcome.

The City of Santa Maria (City) owns and operates a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) that serves approximately 107,000 people with a rated capacity of 13.5 MGD. In 2022, Geosyntec was retained by the City to provide support for the Notice of Intent (NOI) Application for the General Waste Discharge Requirements (GWDR) Order No. R2- 2020-0020 from the Central Coast Water Control Board (CCWCB). To begin the process, Geosyntec first assisted the City in providing an initial response to the NOI letter establishing a reasonable period to complete the NOI Application.

Following the completion of the letter, Geosyntec worked with the City to collect the material required to complete the NOI Application. In addition, Geosyntec performed a high-level treatment alternatives analysis for upgrading the facility to provide budgetary estimates for the City to present to the City Council in preparation of the upcoming capital improvements program to address the new discharge permit requirements.

The NOI Application was successfully submitted to the CCWCB, and the City is now in the process of upgrading its WWTP to meet the new

GWDR.

List key Materials or Services provided.

• NOI Application Support for General Waste Discharge Requirements

• Preparation of Engineering Report

• Worked with City to negotiate a compliance schedule with CCWCB.

• Treatment Alternatives Analysis

2 Client company/Address Contact Begin date End date

Confidential Aerospace Fortune-500 Company Johanna Erlebach 2012 Ongoing

Phone number Email address

310-812-2037 Johanna.Erlebach@ngc.com

Summarize the scope and deliverables provided, including timeline and outcome.

• Responding to statements of work under the Consent Decree and providing multi-faceted services for the implementation of the remedies under an USEPA Interim Record of Decision;

• Coordinating communications among contractors, stakeholders, client teams, and legal representation;

• Leading development of the groundwater model to support remedy design, including assessment of well location and extraction rates;

• Providing full scope design (civil, structural, architectural, mechanical, electrical, and process) of the extraction and treatment system, which includes:

o One new 530-foot deep groundwater extraction well;

o Over 12,000 feet of pipeline for conveying untreated groundwater, treated drinking water, and wastewater discharge; and o A 2,000 gallon per minute multi-stage treatment process including granular activated carbon, ion exchange, advanced oxidation

(ultraviolet and hydrogen peroxide), and reverse osmosis systems, as well as a decarbonator/scrubber, clear well, water/wastewater storage tanks, booster pumps, chemical feed systems, operations buildings, and other ancillary components.

• Performing and overseeing site investigations, including geotechnical investigations and remediation of contaminated soils at the treatment plant site and surveying/potholing pipeline alignments;

• Negotiating, preparing and assisting with processing of easements, access agreements and permit applications with multiple stakeholders and authorizing agencies, including Cities of Industry and La Puente, DDW, Main San Gabriel Basin Watermaster, Regional Water Quality Control mailto:Johanna.Erlebach@ngc.com Chad Armada Brian P. said he would choose La Puente Valley over this, so we may remove it and keep the next one. EDIT: Team seems good with keeping both

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Boards, Los Angeles (LA) County Sanitation District, LA County Department of Public Health, LA County Flood Control, South Coast Air Quality Management District, Federal Aviation Administration, Union Pacific Railroad, and a commercial property owner;

• Preparing bid documents and procurement packages and assisting the Client in corresponding and contracting with construction contractors and equipment manufacturers; and

• Performing construction oversight of conveyance pipeline installations, including open trench and horizontal direction drilling.

List key Materials or Services provided.

• Strategy Development

• Regulatory Interaction and Support

• Numerical Modeling

• Treatability Studies

• Geotechnical Investigations

• Engineering Management and Design

• Permitting Support

• Contracting, Bidding and Procurement Support

• Supervising Contractors

• Construction Oversight

• Design, Installation, Development, and Testing of Extraction Wells

• Treatment Plant Startup & Commissioning

3 Client company/Address Contact Begin date End date

La Puente Valley County Water District 112 N 1st St, La Puente, CA 91744

Roy Frausto 2020 2023

Phone number Email address

626-330-2126 rfrausto@lapuentewater.com

Summarize the scope and deliverables provided, including timeline and outcome.

LPVCWD (the District) operates a Groundwater Treatment Facility (Facility) in Baldwin Park, California, and is part of the Baldwin Park Operable Unit within the San Gabriel Valley Superfund Site. The treated groundwater from the Facility is delivered to the drinking water distribution system for the District’s public service area.

Geosyntec assessed the current water quality of the groundwater source(s) and the treated effluent of the Facility. While the Facility treats the groundwater for the removal of other analytes, including perchlorate and 1,4-dioxane, Geosyntec identified the need for an effective nitrate treatment system and determined viable treatment technologies for the efficient removal of nitrate, the analyte approaching its Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) for drinking water. Geosyntec developed evaluation criteria and a ranking system to assess the feasibility of each treatment technology’s ability to consistently and efficiently remove nitrate. Geosyntec analyzed the treatment technologies regarding operational complexity, financial feasibility, and other evaluation criteria and provided recommendations to the District for preferred treatment technology and system supplier.

Geosyntec prepared a technical memorandum to document this evaluation process and describe the basis for the recommended nitrate treatment system. Furthermore, Geosyntec conducted an initial valuation of the costs associated with retrofitting the Facility’s existing building for the size and layout of the recommended nitrate treatment system, procuring the treatment equipment, constructing and installing the system, and other potential costs or anticipated fees. As the engineer of record, Geosyntec is preparing design plans for the furnishing and installation of the nitrate treatment system at the Facility. Geosyntec also prepared an integrated implementation schedule and incorporated elements for engineering design, permitting application processes, and construction. Geosyntec augmented the District’s efforts to proactively evaluate mitigation measures to address the gradual increase in nitrate concentrations in the drinking water supply. Geosyntec will also assist the District through the bidding and construction phase.

Furthermore, on behalf of the District, Geosyntec corresponded with several agencies to identify permitting requirements and plan for the required permitting application processes. Geosyntec prepared the pre-construction design report to facilitate the permitting process with the California Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water (DDW), the regulatory agency for drinking water systems. Also, Geosyntec assessed potential loan and funding opportunities for which LPVCWD may apply specifically for this project and streamlined (or expedited) the District’s application process for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF).

Geosyntec’s analysis of the water quality throughout the existing treatment system, careful consideration for the physical placement of a proposed nitrate treatment system, and thorough evaluation of the best available treatment technologies allowed the District to select the appropriate treatment system and supplier with high confidence and at optimal value. Geosyntec’s design will optimize the District’s needs for the nitrate treatment system mailto:rfrausto@lapuentewater.com

Arizona Department of Environmental Quality - Procurement Office at current conditions, with sufficient provisions for future expansion of the treatment system, if needed. Geosyntec's experience and knowledge of the permitting process will also facilitate and streamline the District’s permitting process with DDW.

List key Materials or Services provided.

• Groundwater Treatment

• Feasibility Study

• Technology Evaluation

• Funding Analysis

• Multi-Agency Coordination

• Engineering Design

• Permitting Support

4 Client company/Address Contact Begin date End date

Arizona Department of Environmental Quality 1110 W. Washington St., Suite #160 Phoenix, AZ 85007

Rhona Mallea, Project Manager Water Quality Division 2022 2023

Phone number Email address

602-771-4492 mallea.rhona@azdeq.gov

Summarize the scope and deliverables provided, including timeline and outcome.

Arizona Department of Environmental Quality Direct Potable Reuse (DPR) Framework Development, Phoenix, AZ. In response to the growing concern for freshwater resources, the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) was tasked with developing regulations for the treatment of municipal wastewater into drinking water. Arizona has existing indirect potable reuse regulations in place. In addition, the Scottsdale Wastewater Treatment Plant is the first facility in the state approved for direct potable reuse even though the system is not currently operating as a DPR system. Geosyntec was hired by ADEQ to assist in the development of the road-map document that provided resource for stakeholders to navigate through ADEQ’s program. As part of the process, Geosyntec reviewed the latest research literature on DPR and other states DPR’s regulations. Geosyntec worked with ADEQ and the Technical Advisory Committee to document the state’s selected regulatory requirements for DPR in the Road-map. The Roadmap included guidance for pathogen control, chemical control, wastewater treatment requirements, enhanced source control, Operations and Maintenance, and Outreach.

- Researched DPR programs implemented by other states, including CA, CO, FL, and TX

- Researched industry standards, guidance documents, and recent research involving DPR and IPR

- Integrated research with TAG outcomes to prepare a draft ADEQ AWP Roadmap

- Prepared an Executive Summary of the ADEQ AWP Roadmap

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5 Client company/Address Contact Begin date End date

El Paso Water 1154 Hawkins Boulevard El Paso, TX 79925

Gilbert Trejo Vice President of Engineering, Operations and Technical Services

4/2020 (Design) 10/2023 (Design)

Phone number Email address

915-594-5597 gtrejo@epwater.org

Summarize the scope and deliverables provided, including timeline and outcome.

Advanced Water Purification Facility | El Paso Water, TX - Carollo is leading technical efforts for El Paso Water Utilities as the utility becomes the second in Texas to implement DPR and the first to build a “direct to distribution” facility in the U.S. The AWPF will provide a new, droughtproof, and completely renewable source of drinking water by producing up to 12mgd of blended drinking water at build-out. The AWPF will recycle wastewater from the Roberto R. Bustamante Wastewater Treatment Plant via a first-of-its-kind approach to send advanced purified water directly to the drinking water distribution system. Carollo is leading the facility’s detailed design and providing regulatory liaison and permitting support. Carollo has completed required technical evaluations, preliminary engineering, and detailed design and assisted El Paso Water in securing

Arizona Department of Environmental Quality - Procurement Office over $30 million grant funding to date. The project team also evaluated options to stabilize the purified water to meet TCEQ requirements for corrosivity indices and to minimize disruption of scales in the City’s distribution system pipes.

List key Materials or Services provided.

Innovative application of advanced treatment process including UF, RO, UV AOP, and GAC for peroxide quenching and adsorption for additional assurance of purification.

6 Client company/Address Contact Begin date End date

Colorado Department of Health and Environment 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South Denver, CO 80246-1530

Tyson Ingels Lead Drinking Water Engineer (Primary author of DPR rules)

5/21 10/22

Phone number Email address

303-692-3002 tyson.ingels@state.co.us

Summarize the scope and deliverables provided, including timeline and outcome.

Multi-Phase Support of DPR Rulemaking Process | Denver, CO – Carollo has led or supported multiple phases of Colorado’s successful path to regulations for DPR. Carollo led a comprehensive and collaborative workshop-based project on behalf of WateReuse Colorado, with a wide array of industry stakeholders to establish the roadmap for DPR regulatory development in the state. Next, we supported but to maintain independence, were not members of the NWRI Expert Panel that developed detailed recommendations for each aspect of DPR implementation. Finally, multiple Carollo staff participated in the CDPHE Work Groups that directly influenced the requirements for DPR in Colorado’s Regulation 11. Proposed Key Staff Eva Steinle-Darling was involved at each of these phases, developing several treatment train models and QMRA scenarios for the first phase and providing especially strong support during the final portions of the Work Group phases, when actual regulatory language was developed.

List key Materials or Services provided.

Regulatory recommendations and specific language for DPR regulation on topics including pathogen LRV goal development, QMRA, chemical control, enhanced source control, operator training, and many other topics.

mailto:tyson.ingels@state.co.us