Stone Creek Environmental Consulting
416 Aviation Blvd, Suite H
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
[email protected]
707-318-9415
www.consultingstonecreek.com
June 1, 2023
Mr. Anwar Mirza, M.S., P.E.
City of East Palo Alto
Public Works Department
1960 Tale Street
East Palo Alto, CA 94303
Dear Mr. Mirza,
Subject: City of East Palo Alto – Statement of Qualifications for Stormwater – NPDES Program Compliance Services
Stone Creek Environmental Consulting, LLC (Stone Creek) is pleased to present this competitive bid package to support the City of East Palo Alto (City) with implementation of their stormwater – NPDES program. Stone Creek is a leading firm providing stormwater management services, specializing in municipal stormwater management, permit compliance, and reporting. Colleen Hunt, owner, brings over 23 years of experience in environmental regulatory compliance. Stone Creek is a stable firm, with the potential for growth. Stone Creek is fully committed to providing the requested scope of services to the City.
Enclosed is our proposal. If selected, I will be the principal in charge, as well as the project manager. I am the company’s officer authorized to contractually bind the firm and to negotiate a contract with the City.
My contact information is in the header.
We are confident you will find a complete package, providing all the details necessary to demonstrate our qualifications, experience, and expertise in municipal stormwater management. We look forward to working with you to assist with implementation of the City’s stormwater program.
We recognize Stone Creek is a small, newly formed company. I provide assurance our team is highly qualified to provide the proposed scope of work and is dedicated to high quality work to the satisfaction of every client.
I look forward to working with your team.
Sincerely,
Colleen Hunt, CPMSM
Owner
Stone Creek Environmental Consulting
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Cover Letter ............................................................................................................................. 1 2 Workplan and Approach .......................................................................................................... 2 3 Key Personnel Background ..................................................................................................... 9 4 Team Experience and References .......................................................................................... 14 5 Cost Proposal and Staff Allocation ....................................................................................... 19 Stone Creek Environmental Consulting
416 Aviation Blvd, Suite H
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
[email protected]
707-318-9415
www.consultingstonecreek.com
June 1, 2023
Stone Creek Environmental Consulting (Stone Creek) was formed in 2020 as a Limited Liability Corporation. Colleen Hunt is the sole Managing Member of the LLC and is the entity authorized to sign contractual agreements.
As the sole Managing Member of the LLC, I, Colleen Hunt, find the following to be true:
The requirements as written in the RFQ, it's enclosures, and all addenda, have been thoroughly reviewed and Stone Creek has conducted all due diligence necessary to confirm material facts upon which the SOQ is based.
Stone Creek will not receive any additional compensation that is not included in the Cost Schedule.
The validity of the SOQ contents including proposed Cost Proposal are valid for a period of 90 days.
Subcontractors will not be used to fulfill this contract.
Stone Creek including all individuals who will perform work 4 stone Creek are free from any conflict of interest.
Stone Creek has reviewed the City’s legal documents and are accepted without exception.
As the Managing Member of Stone Creek Environmental Consulting I am empowered to bind Stone Creek to the provisions of this RFQ and any contract awarded pursuant to it.
Sincerely,
Colleen Hunt, CPMSM
Managing Member
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[email protected]
707-318-9415
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Workplan
Project Background
The City of East Palo Alto (City) is subject to the requirements of the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board (SFBRWQCB) Municipal Regional Stormwater NPDES Permit Order No. R2-2022- 0018, NPDES Permit No. CAS612008 (MRP 3.0). The permit was adopted on May 11, 2022 and went into effect July 1, 2022. Requirements are numerous and prescriptive. Some of the most relevant implementation measures include:
C.2. MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS
C.3. NEW DEVELOPMENT AND
REDEVELOPMENT
C.4.INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL
SITE CONTROLS
C.5. ILLICIT DISCHARGE DETECTION
AND ELIMINATION
C.6. CONSTRUCTION SITE CONTROL
C.7. PUBLIC INFORMATION AND
OUTREACH
C.8. WATER QUALITY MONITORING
C.9. PESTICIDES TOXICTY CONTROL
C.10. TRASH LOAD REDUCTION
C.11 MERCURY CONTROLS
C.12. POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS
CONTROLS
C.13. COPPER CONTROLS
C.14. BACTERIA CONTROL
C.22 ANNUAL REPORTS
The City engages in collaborative efforts to implement MRP 3.0 through the San Mateo Countywide Water Pollution Prevention Program (SMCWPPP). The SMCWPPP was established in 1990 to reduce the pollution carried by stormwater into local creaks, San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean. The SMCWPPP is a partnership of the City/County Association of Governments (C/CAG) and 22 municipal agencies in San Mateo County. The SMCWPPP operates with a Board, various committees and workgroups to plan and implement water quality compliance projects for compliance with the MRP 3.0.
Participation in this collaborative effort is essential to the City’s compliance with MRP 3.0.
The Scope of Work (SOW) for this RFQ is to assist the City with planning and implementation of tasks necessary for compliance with the MRP 3.0, including utilizing and participating in SMCWPPP committees and work groups.
Scope of Work
In accordance with the RFQ, the following SOW outlines the tasks and approach proposed by Stone Creek.
Task 1 – Program Management
Under this task, Stone Creek will coordinate project administration with the City. Project administration will include, but not be limited to:
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• A kick-off meeting to discuss the project tasks, roles and responsibilities and schedule. • Quarterly meetings with the City to discuss project tasks, task status, present findings and information, discuss recommendations, and make key decisions for ongoing task management and compliance.
• Develop, track, and meet budget controls.
• Develop a task plan and schedule.
• Provide monthly invoices, including a summary of work performed during the invoicing period.
Deliverables: Meeting agendas, meeting notes, budget, project schedule and invoices.
Task 2. Compliance Collaboration and Coordination
As a member of the SMCWPPP, this task is to assist the City with collaboration and coordination with this group. This includes meeting attendance, review and comment on documents developed by SMCWPPP, and general coordination with collaborative implementation measures of MRP 3.0. Table 1 includes a list of all SMCWPPP committees. At the direction of the City, Stone Creek is available to participate in SMCWPPP committees. Table 1 also includes the anticipated number of meetings each committee will host during the fiscal year. This estimate is built off the average number of meetings reported for previous fiscal years. The proposed budget and level of effort assumes Stone Creek will participate in most subcommittee meetings.
Committee Assumed Number of Meetings Per Year
Technical Advisory Committee 4
New Development Subcommittee 4
Commercial/Industrial/Illicit Discharge 4
Watershed Monitoring Committee 1
Litter Workgroup 2
Trash Subcommittee 4
Stormwater Committee 12
Municipal Maintenance Subcommittee 2
Pest Management and Parks Subcommittee 2
Budget assumes Other Direct Costs (ODC) of $500 for travel costs for in-person meetings.
Deliverables: Meeting notes. Comments on draft documents.
Task 3. Annual Report
The City must submit an annual report to the SFBRWQCB summarizing all activities conducted during each fiscal year. The annual report is a template form that is completed to provide the required 3 Stone Creek Environmental Consulting
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information to demonstrate compliance with the MRP. Under this task, Stone Creek will assist with the preparation of the FY 2022/2023 annual report. This will include meeting with City staff to discuss compliance status of requirements, filling out the report template, identifying areas of the form for City staff to populate, and quality assurance review. Stone Creek anticipates having a draft plan for City review by September 15, 2023. The City will be responsible for finalizing the report and submitting to the SFBRWQCB.
Deliverables: Draft Annual Report.
Task 4. Green Infrastructure Program
Section C.3.j. requires the City to continue to implement their Green Infrastructure Plan (GI Plan). The GI Plan is intended to serve as an implementation guide and reporting tool during the permit term (and beyond) to provide reasonable assurance that Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) wasteload allocations will be met. The main objective of the GI Plan is to identify projects that, over the long-term, will shift storm drain infrastructure from “gray” to “green.” In 2020, the City adopted a GI Plan, outlining the approach to implementing green infrastructure projects. Elements of the GI Plan include a list of projects and a prioritization process, including both jurisdictional and regional projects, project tracking and mapping approach, as well as sizing and design guidance.
For the new permit term, MRP 3.0 requires the City to implement or cause to be implemented, green infrastructure project(s) treating impervious surface within its jurisdiction. By June 30, 2027 the City is subject to treating no less than 0.2 acres, or up to 1.76 acres as a participant in the implementation of projects on a regional scale.
Under this task, Stone Creek is available to assist the City with the implementation of the Green Infrastructure Program, including reviewing the GI Plan to assist and provide recommendations on implementation. This may include reviewing the current status of the GI plan implementation, review current project status of both projects in progresses and potential projects for future implementation, reviewing and tracking regional project implementation, provide recommendations for meeting MRP 3.0 compliance milestones, and assisting with tracking mapping requirements.
Deliverable: TBD based on client direction.
Task 5. Business Stormwater Inspection Plan
Section C.4. of MRP 3.0 requires the City to implement an industrial and commercial site control program at all sites that could reasonably be considered to cause or contribute to pollution of stormwater runoff. This includes the implementation of an Industrial and Commercial Business Inspection Plan (BIP). This plan serves to categorize commercial and industrial sites by pollutant threat to water quality and identifies inspection frequency, protocols to change inspection frequency based on site performance, and add and remove sites as businesses open and close. 4 Stone Creek Environmental Consulting
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Under this task, Stone Creek is available to review the existing BIP, provide recommendations for updating the BIP, update as needed, conduct and track site inspections, conduct follow-up inspections as needed, document inspections, findings and corrective actions, and provide recommendations for enforcement. This task assumes 75 inspections for FY 2023/2024 based on the number of inspections conducted in FY 2021/2022. Budget and level of effort assumes 3 hours per facility, including scheduling, inspections, and reporting. This task also assumes the City will provide the inventory of facilities needing inspections.
Budget assumes ODC of $1,200 for travel costs for inspections.
Deliverable: Inspection Reports.
Task 6. Construction Site Inspections
Section C.6. of MRP 3.0 requires the City to implement a construction site inspection and control program at all construction sites to prevent construction site discharges of pollutants into storm drains.
This includes monthly wet season inspections of all construction sites disturbing more than one acre of land; all hillside projects disturbing greater than or equal to 5,000 square feet; and high priority sites determined by the City or the SFBRWQCB as having significant threats to water quality.
Under this task, Stone Creek is available to conduct monthly wet season construction site inspections.
Wet season is defined as October thru April. Inspections will be conducted in accordance with MRP 3.0 section C.6.e.ii.3 Contents of Inspections including a focus on the adequacy and effectiveness of sitespecific BMPs. All inspections will be recorded on an inspection form and tracked in an electronic database. Stone Creek will issue verbal corrective actions for minor deficiencies and refer major deficiencies to the City for formal enforcement. The proposed budget and level of effort are based on four projects inspected monthly for the entire wet season, for a total of 28 inspections. Budget and level of effort assume 4 hours per inspection, including preparation, scheduling, inspections, and reporting.
This task assumes the City will provide an inventory of projects needing inspections.
Budget assumes ODC of $1,400 for travel costs for inspections.
Deliverable: Inspection Reports.
Task 7. New Development O&M Inspections
Section C.3.h of MRP 3.0 requires the City to track the inventory of Regulated Projects with stormwater treatment and conduct operation and maintenance (O&M) inspections at completed projects. This includes inspections at the completion of each project to ensure approved plans were followed. O&M inspections are required to be conducted once every five years at each project, with an average of 20 percent of projects inspected each fiscal year.
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416 Aviation Blvd, Suite H
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
[email protected]
707-318-9415
www.consultingstonecreek.com
Under this task, Stone Creek will assist the City with conducting project completion inspections and O&M inspections. All inspections will be conducted in accordance with MRP 3.0 section C.6.e.ii. All inspections will be recorded on an inspection form and tracked in an electronic database. Findings of the inspections and recommendations for corrective actions will be summarized in a Technical Memorandum. Stone Creek is available to assist with issuing corrective action notifications and track maintenance compliance.
Based on the C.3. inventory reported in previous annual reports, the current inventory is 15 projects.
The current compliance status of O&M inspections is unknown. Under this task Stone Creek will work with the city to determine which projects need inspection during FY 2023/2024. The proposed budget and level of effort assumes the city will need assistance with conducting O&M inspections in compliance with MRP 3.0, which is 20% of the current inventory. Therefore, Stone Creek assumes four inspections will be required each fiscal year. Budget and level of effort assume 4 hours per inspection, including preparation, scheduling, inspections, and reporting.
Budget assumes ODC of $250 for travel costs for inspections.
Deliverable: Inspection Reports
Task 8. Long-term Trash Reduction Plan
Section C.10 of MRP 3.0 requires the City to implement trash load reduction control actions including mandatory minimum full trash capture systems to meet the goal of 100 percent trash capture or no adverse impact to receiving waters from trash by June 30, 2025. This includes an interim milestone of 90 percent reduction by June 30, 2023. To meet these requirements, the City is implementing a Long-Term Trash Load Reduction Plan. This approach includes installing, operating, and maintaining trash full capture systems, control measures other than trash full capture systems, and jurisdictional-wide source control actions. As reported in FY 2021/2022 Annual Report, the City trash load reduction is 89 percent.
Under this task, Stone Creek is available to assist the City with ongoing implementation of the LongTerm Trash Load Reduction Plan. Initially, Stone Creek would meet with the City to discuss the current status of trash load reduction and review the plan to determine actions planned to treat the remaining trash load to meet the full 100 percent load reduction. Stone Creek is available to provide recommendations for additional implementation of control measures to meet remaining requirements.
Additionally, Stone Creek is available to track progress toward 100 percent trash load reduction including progress On-land Visual Trash Assessments (OVTAs) to verify effectiveness of trash management actions or combination of actions other than full trash capture. OVTAs will be conducted according to MRP 3.0 section C.10.iii.b. This includes conducting OVTAs at randomly selected locations covering at least 10 percent of the trash management area’s street miles. The FY 2021/2022 reporting total street miles as 12.3. Therefore, approximately 1.3 miles of OVTAs would be conducted each fiscal year. Observations will be recorded on an inspection record and tracked electronically. If the City directs Stone Creek to conduct OVTAs, Stone Creek will conduct OVTAs at locations determined by the City. 6 Stone Creek Environmental Consulting
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Under this task Stone Creek is also available to track and calculate progress toward meeting the 100 percent trash load reduction requirement. Calculations will be conducted according to MRP 3.0 section C.10.b.iv. Percent Discharge Reduction.
Budget assumes ODC of $250 for travel costs for OVTAs.
Deliverables: OVTA Inspection Reports. Discharge Reduction Progress calculations.
Task 9. Bacteria TMDL Program
Section C.14 of MRP 3.0 includes requirements for bacteria control for impaired water bodies. Current requirements are applicable to specific Permittees subject to TMDL waste load allocations for adopted TMDLs. Based on our review of MRP 3.0 and the SFBRWQCB’s adopted TMDLs, the City is not currently subject to bacteria control requirements specific to a TMDL as described in section C.14. However, Stone Creek is available to assist the City with the development of a bacteria source control program, should the City determine a need to pursue a program or become subject to bacteria source control requirements at a future date.
Under this task, Stone Creek is available to assist the City with the development of a bacteria source control plan, aimed at assessing the potential for sources to contribute to bacteria in stormwater runoff.
Potential sources to assess include:
• Municipal operations
• Unsheltered persons
• Pets and livestock
• Sanitary sewage system cross connections
• Trash bins
Implementation of a bacteria source control program is a multi-year effort. For FY 2023/2024, the City’s first step would be to develop a workplan for conducting assessments of the above sources. Assessment procedures would generally include developing an inventory of potential source locations, conducting inspections of potential sources to make a visible assessment of conditions as they relate to generating and causing bacteria to be transported to surface waters. Specific objectives would be established with City staff to best direct the work. During the development of the workplan, Stone Creek would consult with the City to determine the need for water quality monitoring as a tool to assess source areas. This may include both wet weather and dry weather monitoring of outfalls and/or receiving water.
Other NPDES Compliance Related Professional Support Services In addition to the tasks outlined above, Stone Creek is available for a wide verity of services, including but not limited to:
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• Staff NPDES permit training
• Low Impact Development plan review
• Plan and/or participate in outreach events
• General compliance determination
• Cost reporting assistance
The budget and level of effort for other support services is estimated with a lump sum price defined in the Cost Proposal as “optional services.” This figure was developed as a place-holder due to the nature of additional tasks being undefined. This figure can be negotiated prior to execution of the final contract.
8 Colleen Hunt TechnicalProfessionalConsultant
Owner
Background and Experience
Education
Colleen Hunt has worked in the environmental regulatory field for 23 years, specializing in water quality and hazardous materials management. For 18 years Ms. Hunt was employed by the State of California at the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board. Her primary responsibility between 2012 and 2017 included managing the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) stormwater program. For the past 6 years Ms. Hunt has continued her career in environmental regulatory management as a private consultant. Her knowledge of environmental regulations and requirements allows her to advise clients on direct compliance approaches leading to technical and cost‐effective solutions. Ms. Hunt has worked with dozens of municipalities on storm water permit compliance by providing program assessment, reporting, training, compliance determination, collaborative planning, program improvement and field inspections.
Stone Creek Environmental Consulting, Santa Rosa, California February 2020 to present
Company owner and technical consultant providing professional consulting services across multiple regulatory programs including stormwater management, hazardous material management,
wastewater, and drinking water.
Manage client accounts including contract negotiations, budgets, and deliverables.
Meet and confer with clients to discuss technical requirements and implementation strategies.
Assess client water quality programs for compliance with permits including drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater NPDES requirements; provide recommendations and options for filling compliance gaps.
Draft technical compliance plans for municipal storm water programs including storm water management plans, trash
implementation plans, facility pollution prevention plans, Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL) progress reports, annual reports, and monitoring reports.
2000 – B.S., Environmental
Studies Concentration in
Hazardous Materials
Management, Cum Laude,
Sonoma State University,
Rohnert Park, California
Certifications
Certified Professional in
Municipal Stormwater
Management No. 343
Professional
Affiliations
California Stormwater
Quality Association,
Member
Center for Watershed
Protection, Member
9 Plan and conduct Best Management Practices effectiveness assessments including sediment reduction studies, water conservation outreach, and integrated pest management. Conduct inspections of facilities to determine if BMPs are effective and in compliance with permit requirements; inspection types include commercial and industrial facilities, low impact development BMPs, construction sites, industrial and commercial facilities and municipal facilities such as corporation yards. Includes reviewing erosion and sediment control plans and Low Impact Development (LID) plans and assessing sites for compliance with written submissions.
Provide staff training on storm water permit components including illicit discharge detection and elimination, non‐storm water discharges, best management practices, integrated pest management, spill prevention and response, and rain‐ready preparedness.
ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN STATE‐WIDE STORM WATER INITIATIVES AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT Member of the California Stormwater Quality Association Member of the Center for Watershed Protection
Participant in the CASQA Phase II Permit Subcommittee Participant in the Bay Area Storm Water Manager Phase II Permit Subcommittee Participant in the Bay Area Municipal Stormwater Collaborative, past Co‐Chair Certified Professional in Municipal Storm Water Management (#343) through EnviroCert International
10 Luis G. Rivera, P.E. Registered Professional Civil Engineer BACKGROUND Education
Luis G. Rivera is a Professional Civil Engineer with 40 years of experience specializing in water pollution control and watershed protection and enhancement. He has been responsible for implementing environmental protection programs associated with waste water and storm water management, soil and groundwater remediation, fisheries restoration, agricultural activities, land development, and management of hazardous materials. Starting in 1978, Mr. Rivera managed regulatory programs for the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency and in 1984 joined the California Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB), North Coast Region.
He joined Uribe & Associates in 1998 where he managed the consulting firm’s municipal services unit. He rejoined the RWQCB in 2000 and was appointed as the Assistant Executive Officer for the North Coast Region in 2004. He retired from the RWQCB in December 2012. He joined Stone Creek Environmental Consulting in May 2020.
Experience
Stone Creek Environmental Consulting, Santa Rosa, California:
May 2020 to current
Responsible for quality assurance, Mr. Rivera reviews company work products associated with client regulatory compliance strategies, facility and construction site inspections and associated BMP effectiveness, permit compliance reports, program assessments, and hazardous material management activities.
As Assistant Executive Officer of the North Coast Regional Water Board, Mr. Rivera was chief-of-staff and supervised the senior engineers and environmental program managers for three divisions and all regulatory activities and all agency work products, including 1978 - Bachelor of Science,
Civil Engineering,
University of Puerto Rico at
Mayaguez
2006 - Harvard University,
John F. Kennedy School of
Government, Strategic
Management of Regulatory
and Enforcement Agencies,
Executive Education
Program
Registered Professional
Civil Engineer, California,
No.C35364
11 permitting, planning, standard-setting, and enforcement. He provided managerial guidance and administrative and budgetary direction for all Regional Board activities. He represented the Regional Board and testified before local agencies, municipal governments, and other state and federal agencies.
Mr. Rivera represented the Regional Board as a negotiator in litigation and testified as an expert witness in civil trials. He dealt extensively with the media and conducted public hearings throughout the North Coast Region.
During his tenure at the Regional Water Board Mr. Rivera supervised the implementation of surface and groundwater monitoring programs for compliance assurance at municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants, municipal storm water systems, solid waste facilities, hazardous waste sites, geothermal operations, timber harvest plans, and highway construction.
Mr. Rivera was responsible for the preparation of environmental documents to fulfill the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). He wrote and reviewed environmental documents, prepared summaries and recommendations, and conducted public hearings. Typical projects included expansions of wastewater treatment plants, establishment of solid waste disposal sites and transfer stations, and cleanup of toxic discharges affecting soils and groundwater.
Mr. Rivera authored revisions to the North Coast Water Quality Control Plan. He wrote the supporting documents, testified at Regional Water Board hearings, made presentations to stakeholders, and responded to comments. His work resulted in the adoption by the Regional Water Board of a revised Basin Plan that contained provisions and implementation schedules mandating advanced wastewater treatment for all discharges of municipal wastewater within the Russian River Basin.
Mr. Rivera was appointed to the Statewide Task Force on the Underground Storage Tank Program. He served as a policy advisor for four years on issues related to water quality protection and cost effectiveness of clean-up alternatives. In 1993 he authored a Basin Plan amendment related to the cleanup of discharges associated with petroleum. That same year it became policy in the North Coast Region, and was the first official recognition by a Regional Water Board in California of the acceptance of natural attenuation and risk-based decision making in clean-ups involving petroleum constituents. The process involved intensive negotiations with stakeholders at the federal, state and local level.
Beginning in 1996, Mr. Rivera participated in the planning aspects of watershed management in the North Coast Region and adoption of TMDLs. He developed approaches to respond to litigation associated with the adoption of water quality strategies in specific watersheds. He conducted public hearings related to California’s compliance with mandates in the federal Clean Water Act. Acting as the Executive Officer of the North Coast Region, he presided over the successful adoption of lists of impaired water bodies in the North Coast Region and was responsible for the preparation of all environmental documents associated with that effort.
As a consultant at Uribe and Associates, Mr. Rivera performed senior level management, advisory, and quality control services for several federal facilities. At the Presidio of Monterey Annex, Mr. Rivera was the Project Manager for storm water compliance activities. Mr. Rivera was the senior technical advisor for long-term development alternatives of a closed solid waste landfill and acted as the senior technical advisor for the Fort Ord Soil Treatment Area/Underground Storage Tank Soil Remediation Area closure project. Mr. Rivera determined criteria for regulatory compliance, sampling, and applicable wastewater discharge limits in order meet compliance requirements for publicly-owned treatment works. 12 Bob Legge
Technical Professional Consultant/Field Inspector
Bob Legge brings over sixteen years of environmental studies experience to Stone Creek, including seven years with the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board and seven years with the Russian River Keeper. Bob has extensive field work
experience, including construction site inspections and river cleanup events.
Stone Creek Environmental Consulting, Santa Rosa, California September 2021 to current
• Lead field personnel conducting On-land Visual Trash
Assessments and construction project erosion and
sediment control inspections.
• Drafting of inspection reports, including documenting findings, deficiencies and issuing corrective action notices. • Drafting of Stormwater Management Plans and Annual
Reports.
Emma Wisler
Technical Professional Consultant
Emma Wisler is a recent graduate of California Polytechnic State University. Emma began her career at Stone Creek as an intern, where she supported a variety of client projects, including the development of municipal stormwater regulatory documents.
Emma specializes in a web-based application to track client projects, including Low Impact Development (LID) inventory and trash reduction. Emma is also experienced with field inspections, including LID maintenance inspections.
Stone Creek Environmental Consulting, Santa Rosa, California June 2021 to July 2022 -Intern
August 2022 to current – Technical Professional
• Manages stormwater program management tool 2NFORM,
tracking client data such as Low Impact Development,
construction, municipal maintenance, and trash.
• Collects field data to inform 2NFORM model, including LID BMP information, drainage patterns, and conditional
assessments.
• Conducts LID maintenance inspections and prepares summary reports.
Education
2008 – B.S., Environmental
Studies Concentration in
Water Technology, Sonoma
State University, Rohnert
Park, California
Professional
Affiliations
California Stormwater
Quality Association, Member
Certifications
Certified Inspector Sediment
and Erosion Control, #1338
Qualified Stormwater
Practitioner, #24459
Education
2022 – B.S., Civil
Engineering, California
Polytechnic State University,
San Luis Obispo, California
Professional
Affiliations
California Stormwater
Quality Association, Member
Certifications
Engineer in Training,
#177834
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707-318-9415
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[email protected]
Stone Creek Environmental Consulting, LLC (Stone Creek) is a female owned, small business consulting firm specializing in environmental permitting and compliance. Stone Creek was founded in 2020. Although a recently formed company,
Colleen Hunt, owner, brings over 23 years of experience in environmental regulatory compliance. Ms. Hunt established Stone Creek to provide exceptional, client-driven services with the dedication to develop streamlined and cost-effective regulatory compliance strategies.
Company Experience
PROVIDES CLIENTS WITH REGULATORY COMPLIANCE SUPPORT:
• Experience in navigating complex regulatory
processes, including engaging in effective
communication with regulatory agency
representatives.
• Specializing in municipal Phase I and Phase II storm
water program compliance and implementation.
• Supporting clients in developing cost-effective and
streamlined compliance strategies focused at meeting
regulatory mandates.
• Representing client position and perspective when
negotiating with regulatory agencies. This includes
effective advocacy when clients are confronted with
unwarranted or unjustified requirements.
• Familiarity with regulatory agency obligations to the regulated community such as written directives, clear
expectations and appropriate task deadlines, and citing appropriate statutory codes to justify requirements.
• Demonstrated strong technical writing skills applicable to the development of workplans, monitoring reports,
annual reports, and other forms of compliance reports.
Team Experience
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Technical Assistant
Field Inspector
Bob Legge
Technical Consultant
Field Inspector
Colleen Hunt
Project Manager
Lead Technical Consultant
Luis Rivera
Quality Assurance Lead
Stone Creek Team
15 Ongoing Projects
Stone Creek provides ongoing consulting services to nine clients. Projects with contracts are primarily for stormwater management assistance. Most contracts are a one-year term, usually ending at the end of the fiscal year. Currently, six contracts will expire on June 30, 2023. Stone Creek has two multi-year contracts, one set to expire December 31, 2024 and the other June 30, 2025. There is one additional contract set to expire October 31, 2023.
KEY PROJECTS INCLUDING REFERENCES
CITY OF UKIAH
REFERENCE: MR. ANDREW STRICKLIN, ENGINEER, 300 SEMINARY AVENUE, UKIAH, CA 95482; 707-463-6200 Stone Creek has been providing stormwater
management services to the City of Ukiah
since 2020. Projects completed include:
• Annual report preparation
• Commercial/industrial inspection program
coordination
• Construction site inspections
• Facility Pollution Prevention Plan
preparation
• Tracking of LID facility inventory
• LID maintenance inspections
• Coordinate, plan and implement a
sediment reduction program including
workplan development, field assessments,
surface water sampling, draft summary
reports with findings, conclusions, and
recommendations
• Develop and provide annual municipal
staff training on stormwater best
management practices
• Develop a Trash Implementation Plan
(TIP) including development of baseline
trash generation levels and compliance
strategy
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Colleen Hunt - Program Manager and Lead
Technical Consultant. Responsibilities
include contract and budget management,
track and manage due dates, develop key
project strategies, develop compliance
strategies, draft workplans and reports, and
develop training materials.
Luis Rivera – Quality Assurance Review
Responsibilities include reviewing and
editing all project deliverables.
Bob Legge – Technical Consultant and Lead
Field Inspector
Responsibilities include scheduling and
conducting construction site inspections,
develop inspection reports, and
communicate corrective actions with
responsible parties.
Emma Wisler – Technical Assistant and
Field Inspector
Develop and maintain LID project
inventory, LID maintenance inspections and
reporting; assist with annual report
development.
16 CITY OF COTATI
REFERENCE: MR. CRAIG SCOTT, CITY ENGINEER, 201 WEST SIERRA AVE, COTATI, CA 94931 / 707-665-3620 Stone Creek has been providing stormwater
management services to the City of Cotati
since 2020. Projects completed include:
• Attend monthly coordination meetings as a
representative of Cotati
• Annual report preparation
• Commercial/industrial inspection program
coordination
• Construction site inspections
• Facility Pollution Prevention Plan
preparation
• Tracking of LID facility inventory
• LID maintenance inspections; coordinate,
plan and implement a sediment reduction
program including workplan development,
field assessments, surface water sampling,
draft summary reports with findings,
conclusions, and recommendations
• Develop and provide annual municipal
staff training on stormwater best
management practices
• Develop a Trash Implementation Plan
(TIP) including development of baseline
trash generation levels and compliance
strategy.
• Track and maintain surface water and
outfall monitoring data.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Colleen Hunt - Program Manager and Lead
Technical Consultant. Responsibilities
include contract and budget management,
track and manage due dates, develop key
project strategies, develop compliance
strategies, draft workplans and reports, and
develop training materials.
Luis Rivera – Quality Assurance Review
Responsibilities include reviewing and
editing all project deliverables.
Bob Legge – Technical Consultant and Lead
Field Inspector
Responsibilities include scheduling and
conducting construction site inspections,
develop inspection reports, and
communicate corrective actions with
responsible parties.
Emma Wisler – Technical Assistant and
Field Inspector
Develop and maintain LID project
inventory, LID maintenance inspections and
reporting; assist with annual report
development.
17 SONOMA COUNTY WATER AGENCY
REFERENCE: MR. KEVIN BOOKER, PRINCIPAL ENGINEER, 404 AVIATION BLVD, SANTA ROSA, CA 95403 707-521-1865
Stone Creek has been providing stormwater
management services to the Sonoma County
Water Agency (SCWA) since 2020. Projects
completed include:
• Attend monthly coordination meetings as a
representative of SCWA.
• Annual report preparation, including the
Program Effectiveness and Improvement
Program annual summary report.
• Bacteria TMDL compliance strategy
implementation and annual reporting.
• Provide consulting services on trash
implementation management strategies.
• Develop a Facility Pollution Prevention
Plan
• Develop Non-Stormwater BMP Plan.
• Develop and provide annual municipal
staff training on stormwater best
management practices.
• Provide regulatory compliance services
outside of stormwater including air quality
permitting, Hazardous Material Business
Plan program management, Spill
Prevention Control and Countermeasure
program management, Integrated Pest
Management training, and wastewater
permitting compliance.
• Track and maintain surface water and
outfall monitoring data.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Colleen Hunt - Program Manager and Lead
Technical Consultant. Responsibilities
include contract and budget management,
track and manage due dates, develop key
project strategies, develop compliance
strategies, draft workplans and reports, and
develop training materials.
Luis Rivera – Quality Assurance Review
Responsibilities include reviewing and
editing all project deliverables.
Bob Legge – Technical Consultant
Responsibilities include technical review of
regulations and prepare summary documents
for client review.
Emma Wisler – Technical Assistant
Assist with annual report development and
lead on creating facility maps.
PENDING LITIGATION
There is no pending litigation against Stone Creek or its managing member. 18 Stone Creek Environmental Consulting
Cost Proposal and Staff Allocation
ODCs Total
Project
Manager/Lead
Technical
Consultant
Quality Assurance
Technical
Assistant/Field
Inspector
Technical
Consultant/Field
Inspector
General
Administration
Hunt Rivera Wisler Legge Hunt
$185 $205 $165 $165 $85
1 Program Management 12 0 0 0 14 26 $3,410 $0 $3,4102 Compliance Collaboration and Coordination 60 0 0 30 12 102 $17,070 $500 $17,570 3 Annual Report 26 2 10 0 2 40 $7,040 $0 $7,0404 Green Infrastructure Program 30 2 16 0 2 50 $8,770 $0 $8,770 5 Business Stormwater Inspection Plan 20 2 0 226 2 250 $41,570 $1,200 $42,770 6 Construction Site Inspections 20 2 0 116 2 140 $23,420 $1,400 $24,8207 New Development O&M Inspections 10 2 20 0 2 34 $5,730 $250 $5,980 8 Long‐Term Trash Reduction Plan 40 2 26 0 2 70 $12,270 $250 $12,520 Proposal Subtotal 218 12 72 372 38 712 $119,280 $3,600 $122,880 Optional Services $10,000
Proposal Total $132,880
Total Fee
Tasks Labor
Task # Task Description Total Hours Total Labor
Costs
Other
Direct
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