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Paul
Ashburn, ASHCO Inc.
- Jerry Baum,
Maryland Geological Survey
- Bob Denton,
Specialized Engineering
Mr. Denton
offers over 25-years of professional scientific experience, and is well
versed in environmental issues, chemistry, materials characterization and
geology. His responsibilities include oversight and management of geological
and environmental projects and services including: Phase I and Phase II
environmental site characterizations and risk analyses, contaminant release
investigations and remediation, geological site assessments and hazard analyses,
hydrogeological investigations, and materials testing and analysis.
- Meghan H. Dorsett
Meghan H. Dorsett is currently the comprehensive plan coordinator
from Montgomery County, Virginia. She moved back to Virginia after completing
her Masters in Environmental Resource Planning at Sounthwest Missouri State
University, located in Springfield Missouri.
- Malcolm Field,
EPA
Dr. Field
is a Senior Research Hydrogeologist with the Quantitative Risk Methods Group
in EPA's National Center for Environmental Assessment and a Faculty Affiliate
in the Chemistry Department at George Mason University. His specialties
are solute-transport processes in karst aquifers and the development of
risk assessments in karst terranes using knowledge gained through comprehensive
ground-water tracer tests. He is an expert in hydrologic tracer-test methodology
and has developed the most comprehensive tracer-test design and analysis
software available. As EPA's sole karst scientist and tracer hydrologist
Dr. Field provides expert technical advice and support to EPA regional offices,
states, and U.S. territories. He has published numerous journal articles,
technical reports, and computer programs and was recently named Editor of
the prestigious Journal of Cave and Karst Studies. Improved tracer-test
methodology, such as the evaluation of next generation fiber optic field
fluorometers, is an integral part of research. Dr. Field is a member of
the American Geophysical Union, British Cave Research Association, Geological
Society of America, National Ground Water Association, National Speleological
Society and several other professional societies. He is EPA's official representative
to the National Cave and Karst Research Institute. For his research and
technical-support efforts Dr. Field has the recipient of numerous Agency
awards.
- Richard W.
Hammack, US Dept. of Energy
·
BS and MS in Geology (Geochemistry), West Virginia University, Morgantown,
WV
· Employed 1979 - 1984 as an exploration geochemist with the Mineral
Land Assessment Branch of the U.S. Bureau of Mines, Pittsburgh , PA and
Denver, CO
· Employed 1984 -1996 as a research geochemist with the Environmental
Technology Group of the U.S. Bureau of Mines, Pittsburgh Research Center,
Pittsburgh, PA
· Employed 1996 - present as a research geologist specializing in
near-surface geophysics and geomicrobiology for the National Energy Technology
Laboratory, Pittsburgh, PA.
· 10 years experience in the study of pyrite oxidation kinetics and
the development of analytical techniques to measure the intrinsic reactivity
of different pyrite morphologies
· 9 years of experience working with industry to develop a biogenic
sulfide process for treating wastewaters contaminated with heavy metals,
arsenic, selenium, and thallium.
· 8 years of experience using airborne and ground-based electromagnetic
surveys as a tool for characterizing hydrologic problems at abandoned mines
· 5 years experience using DC resistivity to identify and map voids
associated with solution cavities and underground mines.
- William K.
Jones, PG (Professional Geologist)
Mr. Jones
is a consulting hydrologist with Environmental Data in Charles Town, West
Virginia. He studies physical hydrology of surface and ground-water resources
with an emphasis on areas underlain by carbonate (karst) aquifers. He has
studied karst areas across North America, France, Eastern Europe, China
and Southeast Asia. Mr. Jones is the author of over twenty papers on karst
hydrology and water tracing. He is the author of the "Karst Hydrology
Atlas of West Virginia" (1997) and served as the guest editor for a
special issue of the National Speleological Society Bulletin on water tracing
using fluorescent tracers (1984). He wrote the chapter on water tracing
for the "Encyclopedia of Caves"(2005). He is the first author
of "Recommendations and Guidelines for Managing Caves on Protected
Lands" (2003) prepared for the U.S. Department of the Interior. He
is a consultant to the US Army Environmental Center on the remediation of
hazardous wastes in karst aquifers on military bases. He also studies ground-water
movement in fractured aquifers and statistical characterization of water
resources. Current research projects include the problems of instrumenting
small catchments to measure precipitation and flows for water balance studies.
Mr. Jones holds a BSF degree in Forest Management from West Virginia University
(1973) and an MS degree in Environmental Science (Hydrology) from the University
of Virginia (1989). He is an adjunct professor of hydrology at the American
University, Washington, DC and is a director and Executive Vice President
of the Karst Waters Institute, Charles Town, West Virginia.
- Bill Kochanov,
PA Dept. Env. Resources
- Mark Kozar,
US Geological Survey
Mark
D. Kozar is a Hydrologist with the U.S. Geological Survey and is currently
based in the USGS District Office in Charleston, West Virginia. Mark is
the West Virginia District Ground-Water Specialist and has oversight responsibilities
for USGS water resources investigations conducted by the USGS in West Virginia.
He holds both B.S. and M.S. degrees in Geology from West Virginia University
and has over 19 years of experience as a hydrogeologist. He has completed
numerous investigations related to ground-wter flow and quality in karst
terrane and is currently conducting hydrogeologic investigations at the
USGS Leetown Science Center in Leetown, West Virginia. Mark is a current
member of the National Ground-Water Association and has an active interest
in ground-water flow processes in fractured rock, especially the fractured
Cambro-Ordovican carbonate rocks of West Virginia's eastern Panhandle.
- Jesse Richardson,
Jr, VA Tech
Jesse
J. Richardson, Jr. is an Associate Professor in Urban Affairs and Planning
at Virginia Tech. He is also an attorney in private practice. Prior to his
appointment at Virginia Tech (in 1998) he practiced law Winchester, Virginia
both with a large firm and, later, as a sole practitioner. He is admitted
to practice in both Virginia and West Virginia. His teaching at Virginia
Tech includes courses in Urban Growth Management, Land Use Law, Principles
of Real Estate, and the Law of Critical Environmental Areas. He also serves
as coordinator of the Real Estate Minor at Virginia Tech.
His research focuses
upon land use law and environmental law issues. Specifically, he addresses
farmland protection, conservation easements, growth management, karst
issues, groundwater law and takings.
He received his B.S.
in Agricultural Economics, magna cum laude, and his M.S. in Agricultural
and Applied Economics from Virginia Tech. He received his J.D. from the
University of Virginia School of Law, where he received the Edwin S. Cohen
Tax Scholarship. His teaching experience includes service as an adjunct
lecturer at the University of Virginia School of Law in Agricultural Environmental
Law.
Additionally, Mr.
Richardson has made numerous presentations on legal and economic issues
to lay and professional audiences across the country. His many publications
include law review articles and papers published in professional proceedings.
He received the 1999 American Agricultural Law Association Award of Excellence
for Professional Scholarship and the 2004 William E. Wine Award for a
history of teaching Excellence from Virginia Tech. He serves on the Virginia
Farmland Preservation Task Force and the Virginia Water Policy Technical
Advisory Committee.
- J. Scott Rodeheaver
J. Scott
Rodeheaver is currently the assistant program manager of the Source Water
Assessment and Wellhead Protection program within the Environmental Engineer
Division of the Bureau for Public Health, Department of Health and Human
Resources. He received his geological training at West Virginia University
in Morgantown, West Virginia, completing work on his Masters in Geology
in 1990. His work experience includes working with Eastern American Energy
as a development and exploration geologist in the Appalachian and Illinois
basins. He spent several months working for IT Corporation at Shaw Air Force
Base in Sumter, South Carolina in 1995. He worked for Environmental Services
from 1995-2000. While there he completed reports for UST removals, site
assessments for UST projects, and phase I and phase II environmental sites
assessments. In 1997 he became manager of their Industrial Hygiene Division
and laboratory manager. He was licensed asbestos inspector and certified
monitoring well installer. He began his current position in April 2000.
He has been a member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologist
since 1986. In his spare time he collects rocks, particularly fluorescents.
- Anne Sergeant,
Risk Assessment
Ms. Sergeant
graduated from Smith College with an AB in Botany and received her Master
of Environmental Studies from Yale School of Forestry and Environmental
Studies. Prior to joining EPA, she worked at an environmental consulting
firm.
She has been an environmental
scientist at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s National
Center for Environmental Assessment in Washington for 16 years. She has
explored several areas of exposure assessment and ecological risk assessment
during her career at EPA and worked with clients in Superfund, Water,
and Air. She was one of the authors of the 1992 Framework for Ecological
Risk Assessment (for which a bronze medal was awarded) and the 1998 Guidelines
for Ecological Risk
Assessment (for which the authors received a gold medal). She has developed
and provided ecological risk assessment training for states and other
Federal agencies, at professional meetings, and at
universities, as well as through the USDA Graduate School. She is currently
doing interagency work on invasive species.
- Alison Teetor,
Clarke Co., VA
Alison
Teetor received her B.S. Degree in Wildlife Biology from Colorado State
University in May 1982. Employed by Colorado Division of Wildlife 1982-1983,
VPI from 1983 to 1985 as wildlife technician, National Park Service 1985-1990
as Forestry and GIS technician, 1991 to present at Clarke County Planning
Department. Main interests include landuse planning, habitat improvement,
water quality. I moved to Clarke County in 1985, and currently live in Berryville
with my two children.
- Bill Toomey,
WVDHHR
William
Toomey is currently the program manager of the Source Water Protection and
Wellhead Protection program Certification and Training program and Coordinator
for the West Virginia Sport Fish advisory program within the Environmental
Engineer Division of the Bureau for Public Health, Department of Health
and Human Resources. He received his geological training at Wright State
University, in Dayton Ohio, completing work on his Masters in Geology in
1977. His work experience includes working with Pennzoil Company from 1977
to 1996 where his primary duties involved exploration and development duties.
In 1996 he joined the West Virginia Bureau for Public to work as a geologist
in the Wellhead Protection Program. He holds professional certifications
with the American Institute of Professional Geologist and the American Association
of Petroleum Geologists.
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Allyn
Turner, WVDEP
Allyn
G. Turner is the Director of the West Virginia Department of Environmental
Protection's Division of Water and Waste Management. Ms. Turner joined
the DEP in 1998 as the Managing Deputy Chief of its Office of Legal Services.
She was appointed Chief of the Office of Water Resources in March 2000
and on June 1, 2001, was appointed Director of the Division of Water Resources
by Secretary Michael O. Callaghan.
Ms. Turner earned
a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Environmental Sciences from the University
of Virginia in 1986 and earned her J.D. degree from the Wake Forest
University School of Law in 1990. Before joining the Department of Environmental
Protection, Ms. Turner practiced as a litigation and environmental attorney
for Spilman, Thomas & Battle in Charleston, West Virginia. She is
a member of the West Virginia bar and is admitted in practice in state
and federal courts in West Virginia and in the Fourth Circuit Court
of Appeals.
Ms. Turner was
involved in the development of West Virginia's antidegradation implementation
rule and has served as a frequent speaker on State water quality issues.
She represents the Department of Environmental Protection as an alternate
commissioner of the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission (ORSANCO)
and the Ohio River Basin Commission (ORBC).
Ms. Turner is a
native of Blacksburg, Virginia, and currently resides in Charleston.
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Dave
Watkins, WVDEP
David
Watkins is a native of West Virginia and a graduate of West Virginia University.
David is currently the Regulatory Programs Section Manager, which includes
the Groundwater and Underground Injection Control programs, the 401 Certification
program, and the Laboratory Certification program. As Groundwater Program
Manager, David oversees those programs that deal with groundwater protection
plans, groundwater remediation, monitoring well driller certification,
monitoring well installations and abandonments, ambient groundwater quality
monitoring network, and the Underground Injection Control Permitting program.
David coordinates all groundwater protection efforts with various state
agencies, such as the Department of Agriculture, Bureau for Public Health,
local health departments, local planning commissions, etc.. He is also
responsible for assessing the State's groundwater quality and reporting
to the West Virginia Legislature.
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Dave
Weary, USGS
David Weary holds a
BS degree in Geology from George Mason University and a MS in Geology
from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. David has worked
for the U.S. Geological Survey in Reston since 1988. David is currently
a research geologist and Project Chief of the U.S. Geological
Survey KARST Project. The Project is involved in various activities including
karst studies and geologic mapping in the Ozarks of Missouri, as well
as geologic mapping, and hydrogeologic studies in the Shenandoah Valley
of Virginia and West Virginia. David is also working on a new national
karst map in cooperation with the National Speleological Society and the
National Cave and Karst Research Institute.
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Ralph
Welliver, Public Works, Town of Berryville, Virginia
Ralph hails from Greencastle,
in West Central Indiana. Ralph graduated in 1982 from Carleston College
of Northfield, Minnesota, with a bachelors degree in geology.
During the mid 1980's, Ralph
worked at several farms in Virginia before settling into a career of
civil service. During the early 1990s, Ralph was officiating as Inspector
of Public Improvements at the Town of Leesburg, as the northern edge
of the Town was expanded. This development afforded some direct experience
with the installation of utilities, drainage improvements, homes and
streets on a limestone conglomerate, in which a series of solution cavities
were encountered.
Between 1994 and
2004, Ralph served as an engineer with the Loudoun County Sanitation
Authority, a public water and sewer utility. During this period Ralph
was active in his hometown of Berryville, Virginia, serving on its Planning
Commission, Streets & Utilities Committee, and on the Berryville
Area Development Authority. Recently Ralph has resigned these appointments
to become staff, as Director of Public Works for Berryville.
