Dudek 2221155_Rialto_Grant Services.pdf — Rialto City Council, February 14, 2023

PROPOSAL
#23-015 GRANT SERVICES

CITY OF RIAL TO
OCTOBER 21, 2022
621 Chapala Street / Santa Barbara, CA 93101 / 805.963.0651

Request for Proposal No. 23-015 Grant Services i
Cover Letter
October 21, 2022
Shanita Simmons
Purchasing Division
City of Rialto
150 S. Palm Avenue
Rialto, California
Subject: Request for Proposal No. 23-015 Grant Services Dear Ms. Simmons:

Dudek is pleased to submit this proposal to the City of Rialto (City). We have worked with the City previously and would be very pleased to continue working with City staff and the community. Dudek understands that the City is seeking a knowledgeable and experienced grant team that is well-versed in assessing opportunities and applying for and managing grants. Accordingly, our skilled team members will work in concert with the City to identify and secure appropriate and competitive funding for various programs and projects.

Grant Writing and Support Expertise. Our team has extensive experience writing and managing complex grant programs. Through this experience, we have learned that a key requirement for successful grant development and administration is a clear organizational framework with lines of communication defined among team members.

Dudek has developed a proven management plan that has led to successful grant application submission, project implementation, and timely grant closeout.

Gaining Consensus. We help build support for projects by obtaining endorsement letters from agencies and establishing partnerships with local, state, and federal agencies, as well as private entities and non-governmental organizations. Our grant team is skilled in holding public and stakeholder workshops for consensus-building, capacity-building, as well as robust decision-making workshops for project ranking and selection.

We look forward to building our relationship with the City and assisting the City with grant services under this contract. If you have any questions regarding our qualifications, please contact Project Manager Jane Gray at [email protected] or 805.308.8531.

Sincerely,
__________________________________ __________________________________ Joseph Monaco Jane Gray
President/CEO Project Manager
Joseph Monaco is authorized to sign on behalf of Dudek.

DUDEK MAIN CONTACT
Jane Gray, Project Manager
[email protected]
621 Chapala Street
Santa Barbara,
California 93101
Phone: 805.308.8531
Fax: 760.632.0164

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Table of Contents

SECTIONS
Cover Letter ...................................................................................................................................................................................... i A Understanding of City’s Request for Proposal Needs .................................................................................................. 1 B Approach in Delivering Grant Services .......................................................................................................................... 2 C Firms Qualifications and Experience ............................................................................................................................. 5 D Firms Resources ........................................................................................................................................................... 12

TABLE S
1 Recent Grant Funding Awards ........................................................................................................................................ 7 2 References .................................................................................................................................................................... 11 3 Staff availability ............................................................................................................................................................. 13 FIGURE
1 Organizational Chart ........................................................................................................................................................ 9

APPENDI CES
A Resumes
B Required Forms

Request for Proposal No. 23-015 Grant Services 1
A Understanding of City’s Request for
Proposal Needs
Dudek understands that the City of Rialto (City) requires an experienced and skilled team to conduct an evaluation of the funding needs of the City and prepare a prioritized and sequenced strategy to align projects and grant funding opportunities from various State, Regional and Federal agencies. Dudek also understands that the City is seeking a grant consultant who can expertly navigate each phase of the grant funding cycle from the identification of grants through proposal development, and one who is familiar with the intricacies of grant funding opportunities in the region and in California. We understand that the grant consultant will be expected to support the City in the following key areas:
▪ Funding needs analysis;
▪ Grant funding research;
▪ Grant funding tracking and facilitation of updates regarding the funding needs analysis; ▪ Evaluation of and advising on potential funding opportunities; ▪ Review of specific project qualification requirements; ▪ Assistance with grant administration services and reporting; and ▪ Grant proposal development.

Dudek understands that efforts related to grant proposal development not only encompass the completion of applications, but also involve completion of abstracts, notices of intent, and production of application materials.

As such, we understand that the preparation of grant application proposals and packages may involve the development of a grant outline; working with appropriate City departments and staff to identify funding opportunities that best align with the City’s needs and priorities; scheduling and leading regular meetings; leading stakeholder engagement and outreach; providing budgeting guidance in conformance with City policies and personnel guidelines; and ensuring that edited grant packages are complete, thorough and technically consistent and accurate.

We will work with the City to identify and secure appropriate funding for various programs and projects, specifically for drinking water, wastewater, recycled water, and solid waste management projects. The Dudek team will use its acumen and expertise to prepare well-rounded, compelling, technically competent, and complete grant applications. Our key strengths include the following:
▪ Grant strategy
▪ Grant research
▪ Grant application development
▪ Award and project management, and administration
▪ Public stakeholder outreach and engagement

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B Approach in Delivering Grant Services
Philosophy and Service Model
Dudek provides a strategic, responsive, and nimble approach to grant writing for our clients, ensuring that any applications we are working on have a high chance of funding success. We maintain a high percentage of application awards by exercising due diligence on the front end of our work and doing a thorough review of the grant guidelines and scoring rubric to determine if there is a high correlation between the funding source and the proposed project and to ensure the agency can garner and exceed the requisite number of points for a competitive application. We have dedicated team members on the grant writing, grant editing, and grant production team who are focused on ensuring that our work commitments are well-managed, appropriately and well-staffed, and that we consistently deliver a high-quality product to our clients. Once we make decisions with our client to pursue applications, we employ a clear methodology. Our dedicated team ensures that work products are always covered, and there are always team members staying abreast of workflow, work products, deliverables, and timelines.

Dudek approaches every project with the understanding that attention on the front end of a project can save substantial time and costs in the long run. To this end, for each application that is being pursued by the City, Dudek will generate a request for information (RFI) and grant application tracking sheet and will schedule regular check-in meetings with appropriate City staff. The RFI and grant tracking sheet will be specific to each application.

The grant tracking sheet will serve as a tool to ensure that there is accountability and quality control and quality assurance throughout the preparation of the grant application, will establish an overall timeline and critical path, will assign a staff member lead on parts of the application, and will be updated weekly at each check-in meeting.

Throughout development of a grant application, Dudek will also engage services of our technical editors who will ensure that documents adhere to grant guidelines or requirements, such as font size; number of characters, words, or pages; citations; abbreviations; grammar; spelling; numbers; fact checking; and editorial polish. Our technical editors will review substance with respect to internal consistency, characterization of the project, clear and concise responses to required questions, and appropriateness of content and structure.

Finally, administrative, draft, and screen check drafts of applications are built into the grant tracking sheet.

Therefore, the City is a partner through the entire process.

Customer Service
Dudek’s extensive experience with grant writing and administration has led to a proven approach to the process.

Ms. Gray will serve as the project manager for this project. Her philosophy for this contract is based on lessons learned from years of grant projects. Drawing on knowledge from these projects, she makes decisions that enable continuous project momentum and include cost and schedule controls. Her proven project management approach involves the following aspects.

Defined Lines of Communication. Ms. Gray will communicate project status updates with other members of the Dudek team and with the City by doing the following:
▪ Serving as the single point of contact
▪ Establishing regular meetings with the City’s project manager to discuss project milestones, activities, and issues

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▪ Holding regular project management meetings with key project staff to coordinate work efforts, check on task completion, and review budget conformance
▪ Updating the project scope, schedule, work progress reports, and inventories of available data, as necessary, so all team members are aware of information that may affect their work products and schedules ▪ Coordinating with the City at strategic junctures for public input On Time and within Budget. Dudek has a reputation for consistently delivering projects on time and within budget.

We rise to the challenges of meeting tight timelines and, in doing so, have developed an expertise in critical path management, fast-track scheduling, efficient staffing, and workload management. To facilitate on-time delivery, Ms. Gray will provide regular status updates to the City that identify work completed, work underway, and any needs for project data or information.

Quality Assurance/Quality Control. Dudek’s quality assurance/quality control program consists of senior staff oversight and administrative management. The Dudek team will follow these three principles:
▪ Do it right the first time. The more accurate the deliverable, the better the control. ▪ Complete the project on time and within budget. Close schedule and cost monitoring keeps the project on track. ▪ Avoid surprises. Understand our clients’ needs and keep them apprised of any potential issues or changes through clear and consistent communication.

In addition, our technical publications staff produce well-organized documents that are free of editorial errors, allowing readers to focus on content. Our editors specialize in maintaining consistency of technical information; refining text developed in-house; reviewing figures, maps, tables, and attachments; making sure text is clear, concise, and appropriate for the intended audience; and resolving editorial inconsistencies.

Delegation of Responsibilities. Dudek’s grant experts work as a team, and there is a clear delineation of tasks and responsibilities. When working on an application, we generate a grant tracking sheet, which serves as a guide both for our staff and the City. It is updated daily with each component of the grant, the requirements, a brief description of work progress, the deadline, and the responsible person. Moreover, our team checks in with each other daily to ensure that we have all the information we need and are meeting internal deadlines.

Grant Strategy and Grant Writing

1. Funding program review and evaluation of suitability. Dudek has an organized, responsive, and nimble approach to service delivery for completing the scope of work identified by the City and entails the following elements:
▪ Understanding the City’s short- and long-term needs
▪ Using Dudek’s knowledge of the array, timing, and requirements of state and federal grant and loan opportunities, conducting audits for projects, and discussing standalone projects or a strategy to combine or merge projects to achieve multiple benefits or greater funding leverage ▪ Deriving an overall strategy and matching projects with funding ▪ Communicating with the key staff to develop successful funding strategies for project realization ▪ Including several discrete tasks with associated timelines that will provide the City with simple metrics for measuring progress toward the goal of funding, as well as verifying that each grant is moving forward as expected.

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Dudek will convene a kickoff meeting and work with the City to identify needs, goals of the proposed project, and grant funding. Additionally, during the meeting, the City and Dudek will define roles and establish clear processes and timelines as outlined in the grant tracking sheet. Dudek will conduct thorough grant research prior to identifying a course for funding.

2. Preliminary scoring evaluation of projects being considered for funding. As standard protocol, once a project and grant funding source have been identified, Dudek’s key priority before commencing a grant application is to maximize the competitiveness of the application. We will do this by working with the City to ensure that the project description aligns with funding opportunities and developing work plans, associated budgets, and schedules that position the City for successful completion of the any identified projects. Specifically, Dudek will review the scoring rubric and the project to determine whether there is a high correlation between the goals of the funding program and guidelines, the scoring, and the proposed project.

3. Contact with state, federal, or other funding program managers to understand requirements. Following a formal discussion with the City where a decision has been made to move forward with an application for a particular project/projects, Dudek will attend any funding-agency-led workshops or events and, as necessary and as appropriate, establish contact with the funding agency representative to discuss the project(s) and to obtain insight, confirm deadlines, discuss project discriminators, establish funding priorities, and have any questions answered. Dudek will coordinate with the City to provide key take-aways and or discuss any change in strategy.

4. Preparation of funding application in accordance with the specific requirements. As discussed previously, the RFI and grant tracking sheet will serve as the guide for the application as it will have an outline of all requisite application components, timelines to completion, and responsible staff. The RFI will outline the materials Dudek needs from the City to generate a comprehensive, competitive application that satisfies the application requirements. The tracking sheet is a tool to provide both accountability and structured deliverables. In the grant tracking sheet, Dudek will outline a timeline for each draft application package, including development and completion of section, the draft and final application, timelines for the City to review and comment on the draft and final application and the dates for submittal of the final application to the grantee agency transmit the package to the City, and request comments.

Grant applications must be well-supported, well-articulated, and internally consistent. Elements of the application required for maximizing scoring are typically an effective project justification, a detailed work plan, and a defensible budget. Ensuring needed internal consistency within all portions of the application and succinctly articulating the need and benefits of the project vis-à-vis the grant requirements/guidelines is one of the most important aspects of compelling and successful applications.

5. Annual Assessments. At the end of every fiscal year, Dudek will prepare a qualitative and quantitative summary chronicling the number and type of grant applications applied for, the number and amount of money captured for the City, the annual success rate, and a section on lessons learned. Dudek can develop a simple survey for the City to distribute to its departments/divisions that have worked with Dudek on grant applications to ascertain their level of satisfaction.

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C Firms Qualifications and Experience
Dudek is a California-based environmental and engineering consulting firm with offices nationwide staffed by more than 700 planners, scientists, civil engineers, contractors, and technical experts. We help our clients address challenges related to infrastructure, planning, and the environment to drive project progress and create lasting results.

With analyses based in science and ethics, Dudek offers solutions that encompass the project lifecycle and anticipate future needs. Our professionals find practical, cost-effective approaches to help you achieve your project-specific and overall goals. We work to build your trust, which allows us to offer constructive and durable project solutions.

Firm’s Relevant Experience
The Dudek team has experience writing complex state and federal grant programs and obtaining successful awards for our clients as well as managing awards and grant implementation and administration.

We provide a strategic approach to grant writing for our clients, ensuring that any applications we are working on have a high chance of funding success. We maintain a high percentage of application awards by exercising due diligence on the front end of our work and doing a thorough review of the grant guidelines and scoring rubric to determine if there is a high correlation between the funding source and the agency project and to ensure the agency can garner and exceed the requisite number of points for a competitive application. Our team has performed successful grant application and administration services to the following select clients.

On-Call Grant Writing And Administration Services, San Mateo County, California Client: County of San Mateo; 400 County Center, 1st Floor, Redwood City, California, 94063 Reference Contact: Connie Juarez-Diroll, Legislative Director; 650.599.1341; [email protected] Dates: 2016–Ongoing
Dudek Staff and Roles: Jane Gray, Project Manager and Grant Writing; Madelyn Murray Dudek has an on-call grant writing contract for the identification of grants and development of grant strategies and applications for priority projects through a variety of federal, state, and local grant programs. Dudek works with staff from various departments as well as the County Board of Supervisors to develop comprehensive and competitive application packages. Since 2016, Dudek has completed applications for a variety of priority projects through multiple funding programs and successfully obtained funding for projects, including the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services/Federal Emergency Management Agency (CalOES/FEMA), California Department of Transportation, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, California Department of Conservation, U.S. Department of Agriculture, California Department of Parks, the City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County, California Department of Water Resources (DWR), among others.

CONTACT INFORMATION
Dudek
California Corporation
Contractual Signatory
Joseph Monaco, President/CEO,
[email protected]
Main Point of Contact
Jane Gray, Project Manager
[email protected]
621 Chapala Street
Santa Barbara,
California 93101
Phone: 805.308.8531
Fax: 760.632.0164

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Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority IRWM Round 1 Application, Santa Ana Watershed Projects Authority , California
Client: Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority, 11615 Sterling Avenue, Riverside, California 92503 Reference Contact: Mark Norton, Water Resources and Planning Manager; 951.354.4221; [email protected] Dates: 2019–2020
Dudek Staff and Roles: Jane Gray, Project Manager and Grant Writing; Madelyn Murray, Grant Writing Dudek supported in the project selection process and project coordination as well as project development, meeting coordination and facilitation, stakeholder coordination and facilitation, and preparation of a complex grant application on behalf of 11 regional projects in two counties in the North Orange County and Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) regions. The application included workshops, an interregional meeting with all project proponents, presentations, and a daylong meeting with the funding agency (DWR) and various iterations of the nine grant attachments required for each of the 11 projects.

The application was fully awarded for over $23 million.

Grant Application For Water Infrastructure Finance And Innovation Act Loan , Coachella, California Client: Coachella Valley Water District 51501 Tyler Street, Coachella, California 92236 Reference Contact: Karrie Swaine, Controller; 760.398.2661 ext. 2291; [email protected] Dates: 2019
Dudek Staff and Roles: Jane Gray, Project Manager and Grant Writing; Madelyn Murray, Grant Writing Dudek worked with the Coachella Valley Water District to scope, prepare, and submit all application materials to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for a Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act loan to help finance stormwater improvements to manage the region’s heavy rains and protect surface waters and public health. The application in the amount of $59 million was successfully awarded.

Calepa Environmental Justice Application; North County Of Santa Barbara, California Client: Creek Lands Conservation, 229 Stanley Ave, Arroyo Grande, California 93420 Reference Contact: Steph Wald; 805.473.8221; [email protected], 229 Stanley Avenue, Arroyo Grande, California 93420
Dates: 2021
Dudek Staff and Roles: Jane Gray, Project Manager and Grant Writing; Coordinated with Creek Lands Conservation and the Santa Barbara County Action Network, to prepare a successfully awarded CalEPA Environmental Justice Small Grant for the Santa Maria River Healthy Watersheds Project focused on rural, agricultural, and largely monolingual Spanish and Mixteco communities in Santa Maria and Guadalupe.

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Additional Grant Applications
Table 1 presents additional relevant grant applications Dudek has prepared in the past 5 years.

Table 1. Recent Grant Funding Awards
Grant Granting Agency Grantee Amount Requested/Awarded
Round 1–Sustainable
Groundwater Management Grant
(Proposition 68)
DWR Borrego Water District Requested: $6,173,833
Awarded: $6,173,833, May 2022
Environmental Justice Small
Grants Award
CalEPA Creeks Land
Conservation
Requested: $49,971
Awarded: $49,971, February 2022
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program CalOES/FEMA San Mateo County Requested: $900,000 Award Pending (awaiting outcome
from FEMA)
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program CalOES/FEMA San Mateo County Requested: $369,885 Award Pending (awaiting outcome
from FEMA)
Local Action Planning Grant California Department of
Housing and Community
Development
San Mateo County,
Department of Planning
and Building
Requested: $300,000
Awarded: $300,000, September
2020
Round 1–Prop 1 IRWM Funding
through DWR
DWR Santa Ana Watershed
Project Authority
Requested: $23,091,428
Awarded: $23,091,428, August
2020
Round 1–Prop 1 IRWM Funding
through DWR
DWR Monterey Peninsula
Water Management
District
Requested: $2,317,040
Awarded: $2,317,040, August 2020
Round 1–Prop 1 IRWM Funding
through DWR
DWR Santa Barbara County
Water Agency
Requested: $3,331,045
Awarded: $3,331,045, August 2020
CalEPA Environmental Justice
Small Grants
CalEPA Conservation Corps of
Long Beach and Long
Beach Water
Department
Requested: $49,985
Awarded: $49,985, June 2020
Sustainable Groundwater
Management Program Grant
Program, Round 3
DWR Montecito Groundwater
Sustainability Agency
Requested: $1,627,205
Awarded: $1,627,205, March 2020
Sustainable Groundwater
Management Program Grant
Program, Round 3
DWR Carpinteria Valley Water
District
Requested: $1,942,900
Awarded: $1,942,900, March 2020
Water Infrastructure Finance and
Innovation Act (Loan)
U.S. EPA Coachella Valley Water
District
Requested: $59,000,000
Awarded: $59,000,000, February
2020
Senate Bill 2 Planning Grants California Department of
Housing and Community
Development
San Mateo County,
Department of Planning
and Building
Requested: $300,000
Awarded: $300,000, November
2019
State Coastal Conservancy Local
Coastal Program Grant–Round 6
State Coastal
Conservancy
City of Pismo Beach Requested: $170,000
Awarded: $170,000, October 2019

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Table 1. Recent Grant Funding Awards
Grant Granting Agency Grantee Amount Requested/Awarded
Recreational Trails and
Greenways Grant
California Natural
Resources Agency
San Mateo County,
Department of Parks
Requested: $4,000,000
Awarded: $4,000,000, October 2019
Sustainable Transportation
Planning Grant
Caltrans San Mateo County,
Department of Parks
Requested: $319,300
Awarded: $319,300, October 2019
Climate Ready Grant, Round 6
State Coastal Conservancy
California State Coastal
Conservancy
Long Beach Water
Department
Requested: $236,388
Awarded: $236,388, August 2019
Local and Regional Planning
Project Grant Application–
Department of Conservation
California Department of
Conservation
San Mateo County,
Office of Sustainability
Requested: $199,661
Awarded: $199,661, June 2019
Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant CalOES/FEMA San Mateo County, Office of Sustainability
Requested: $3,272,090
Awarded: $3,272,090,
December 2018
State Water Resources Control
Board Prop 1 Water Recycling
Funding Program
State Water Resources
Control Board
Long Beach Water
Department
Requested: $75,000
Awarded: $75,000 (maximum grant
award), August 2018
DWR Statewide Flood Emergency
Response Program
DWR San Mateo County,
Department of Public
Works
Requested: $678,689
Awarded: $678,689, June 2018
DWR Statewide Flood Emergency
Response Program
DWR Alameda County,
Department of Public
Works
Requested: $549,000
Awarded: $549,000, June 2018
DWR–Disadvantaged Community
Involvement Grant–IRWM Funding
DWR Santa Barbara County
Water Agency
Requested: $865,203
Awarded: $865,203, April 2018
Caltrans–Adaptation Planning–
Climate Vulnerability and
Mainstreaming Resilience
Planning
Caltrans San Mateo County Requested: $649,500
Awarded: $649,500,
December 2017
Notes: Prop = Proposition; IRWM = Integrated Regional Water Management DWR = Department of Water Resources; CalEPA = California Environmental Protection Agency; CalOES/FEMA = California Office of Emergency Services/Federal Emergency Management Agency; U.S.

EPA = United States Environmental Protection Agency; Caltrans = California Department of Transportation.

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Key Personnel
Table 2 presents an organizational chart of the involved team. Focused resumes are provided in Appendix A.

Figure 1. Organizational Chart

Jane Gray – Project Manager
Jane Gray is a regional planner, environmental specialist, and project manager with 23 years’ project management and environmental planning experience, specializing in water/wastewater planning and permitting, agricultural resource and policy planning, policy analysis, land use planning, project development and entitlement services, and grant writing and management. Ms. Gray has a diverse and nuanced planning background, having worked as a project manager, analyst, and environmental planner for non-governmental entities, public agencies, and private firms and corporations. She has been responsible for projects varying from small-scale development and infrastructure planning in developing economies to private residential and commercial developments throughout California.

Ms. Gray brings an effective and customized approach to efficiently deliver services. Her ability to skillfully negotiate the often -disparate interests involved in projects and bring about consensus is an asset in any situation.

Ms. Gray has organizational expertise, technical aptitude, planning proficiency, and competency facilitating projects through contentious issues and fractious communitie s.

Education
Universität Dortmund,
Germany
MS, Regional Planning
and Management
State University of
New York, Buffalo
BS, Social Work
Professional Affiliations
Chair, Central Coast
Regional Water Quality
Control Board
AWWEE, Association of
Women in Water, Energy
and Environment
2nd District Appointee to
the County Agricultural
Advisory Committee

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Madelyn Murray - Environmental Planner
Madelyn Murray is an environmental planner with 4 years’ experience in environmental research, grant writing, and regional planning support. Ms. Murray specializes in supporting underserved communities, outreach and engagement, and climate resiliency. As demonstrated in her work, Ms. Murray understands the nuances of connecting with and gathering feedback from diverse populations whose needs often vary. Ms. Murray provides her expertise and diligent support on numerous grant applications and plan updates. She has also assisted on a wide variety of community outreach and engagement efforts. Her multidisciplinary background in ecology, sustainability, and outreach coupled with her passion for environmental justice allow her to make critical decisions on each project’s impact to the community and environment.

Natalie Bogan , ENV SP – Environmental Planner
Natalie Bogan (she/her) is an experienced sustainability-focused environmental planner with 8 years of diverse national and international experience. Natalie’s foundation in sustainability and environmental science allows her to synthesize complex data to develop comprehensive solutions by using a systems approach. In her role she must understand the intersectionality of and connection between environmental, social and economic impacts to develop effective and holistic solutions for a diverse range of public and private sector clients.

Hanna Dodd - Project Engineer
Hanna Dodd is a project engineer with 9 years’ experience focused on water and wastewater infrastructure, including water and wastewater treatment and facilities design analyses, and infrastructure planning and funding. Ms. Dodd’s expertise includes novel water treatment techniques, with a particular emphasis on mechanical systems, energy usage and reduction assessments, and removal of pathogens.

Education
University of California,
Santa Barbara
BA, Environmental
Studies (Ecology
emphasis)
Education
Duke University Nicholas
School of the
Environment
Master of Environmental
Management, 2014
Rice University
BA, Psychology, 2010
Certifications
Envision Sustainability
Professional (ENV SP)
Professional Affiliations
California Association of
Environmental
Professionals (AEP)
Education
Stanford University
MS, Civil and
Environmental Engineering
California Institute of
Technology
BS, Mechanical
Engineering
License/Certifications
PE, CA No. 88525
Professional Affiliations
WateReuse
Women in Water

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Laurel Porter, ELS - Technical Editor
Laurel Porter is a board-certified technical editor with 37 years’ editorial experience. Ms. Porter has worked on a variety of environmental documents, including environmental impact reports (EIRs), resource management plans, multiple species habitat conservation plans (MSHCPs), biological technical reports (BTRs), initial studies/mitigated negative declarations, and other California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) documents.

References
Table 2. References
Client Reference
Santa Barbara County Matt Young, Water Agency Manager
130 E. Victoria Street, Suite 200, Santa Barbara, California 93101 805.568.2022
[email protected]
San Mateo County Connie Juarez-Diroll, Legislative Director; 400 County Center, Redwood City, California 94063
650.599.1341
[email protected]
Monterey Peninsula Watershed
Management District
Maureen Hamilton
P.O. Box 85, Monterey, California 93942
831.658.5600
[email protected]

Education
University of California,
Irvine
BA, Music
Certifications
Board of Editors in the
Life Sciences certification
(ELS), 2016
University of California,
San Diego Copyediting
Certificate, 2009)

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D Firms Resources
The Dudek team specifically chosen for this contract has the availability and capacity to provide services on upcoming City grant-related projects. We have included a range of team members with different specialties to accommodate the specifics of any impending project. With the team’s current workloads ranging from 50% to 80%, our selected team will promptly proceed with any new City task order. Team members can commit substantial effort (up to 100%) to the task when it is necessary for the success of a project.

As-needed Staffing
Dudek has performed as-needed and extension-of-staff contracts for more than 170 cities, counties, state agencies, and water and wastewater districts throughout California.

Our as-needed staffing helps public agencies cost-effectively do the following:
▪ Manage technical staffing levels to meet short-term or long term needs in response to fluctuating workloads ▪ Quickly access specialized technical expertise to supplement staff for complex projects challenges ▪ Use contract technical staff with experience working seamlessly as part of municipal staff for positions that interact with the public
We are well versed in the needs of local cities, agencies, and water districts, and we bring our depth of technical knowledge, experience, and successful project management approach to each project. Our professionals are trained to understand the City’s processes and apply our expertise within that structure. The result is maximized efficiency without sacrificing valuable time and energy.

Dudek has built a strong reputation for helping public officials effectively progress through California’s ever- increasing regulatory maze, providing the appropriate team of experienced scientific, engineering, and regulatory professionals. Our comprehensive approach and experience will provide the City the following:

The Right People. We provide an experienced project manager who will draw from Dudek’s 700+ environmental professionals to bring the appropriate expertise to your project, considering project needs and available budget.

Local Understanding. We hit the ground running, thoroughly researching the issues, discussing with your key staff, and bringing a key understanding of California’s regulatory laws and in-depth knowledge of the City’s service area and related environmental issues.

Strong Reputation with Regulatory Agencies. Our professional scientists and planners have established strong working relationships with the local staffs of California’s regulatory agencies, which is vital for keeping projects moving and obtaining final approvals. We are knowledgeable about the inter-agency agreements and local regulations involving your project.

Collaborative Team Work. Our project managers recognize the importance of being part of the City’s team. We work with staff and customers in a professional, collaborative, and friendly manner.

In-depth Experience. Our project teams have worked with dozens of agencies on a wide variety of difficult projects.

We will provide you and your staff varying perspectives on scoping and cost based on our experience successfully completing hundreds of municipal projects.

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Prompt Communication. We provide frequent and regular reporting on key work tasks, meetings, and processes.

We get in front of developing problems by keeping you informed when City staff may need to get involved and offer alternatives to mitigate unnecessary delays. We respond quickly to requests and emergencies, as needed.

Comprehensive Service. We are a one-stop shop for your regulatory needs. Complementing our array of in-house expertise is our wide network of top-notch teaming partners throughout California. We will provide the City a highly qualified, locally knowledgeable team of professionals who regularly work together to effectively complete difficult environmental and regulatory projects throughout California.

Table 3. Staff availability
Staff Dedicated to the Project Percentage of Staff Dedication Jane Gray 25%
Madelyn Murray 35%
Natalie Bogan 40%
Laurel Porter 30%

Dudek’s Project Management Approach
Constant and effective communication between the City and the project team is a key element to our proven, standardized approach for effectively managing a multi-disciplinary effort. We gain a thorough understanding of client expectations and timeline, working together so that all responsible parties understand the issues and solutions offered. Other elements of our project approach include the following:

Scope Definition
Prior to contract award, we will spend additional time with the City to fully understand and develop the appropriate scope of services to clearly convey project goals and objectives, schedules, budgets, and work products. We establish the chain of communication, both between the team and the client, and within the team itself.

Regular Project Meetings
We utilize regularly scheduled meetings with the project team and client staff to keep all parties apprised of the project’s status. All meetings include an agenda prepared by the Dudek project manager, and are documented through meeting minutes, with action items clearly identified.

Internal Project Coordination
Dudek Project Manager Jane Gray will constantly identify, coordinate, and prioritize the work necessary to complete tasks by assigning them to appropriate team members, and coordinating and directing the progress of team members through project submittals.

Appendix A
Resumes

1 Jane Gray

ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST, PROJECT MANAGER
Jane Gray is a regional planner, environmental specialist, and project manager with 23 years’ project management and environmental planning experience, specializing in water/wastewater planning and permitting, agricultural resource and policy planning, policy analys is, land use planning, project development and entitlement services, and grant writing and management. Ms. Gray has a diverse and nuanced planning background, having worked as a project manager, analyst, and environmental planner for non-governmental entities, public agencies, and private firms and corporations. She has been responsible for projects varying from small -scale development and infrastructure planning in developing economies to private residential and commercial developments throughout Californi a.

Ms. Gray brings and effective and customized approach to efficiently deliver services. Her ability to skillfully negotiate the often-disparate interests involved in projects and bring about consensus is an asset in any situation. Ms. Gray has organizational expertise, technical aptitude, planning proficiency, and competency facilitating projects through contentious issues and fractious communities.

Selected Project Experience
Grant Writing for the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians. Provided technical assistance, overall coordination and grant writing services for the development and submittal of an application for update of the Tribe’s recycled water plant.

The grant was successfully award.

Grant Writing for Round 3 of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Grant Program, Montecito Groundwater Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency, Montecito, California. Provided technical assistance, overall coordination and grant writing services for the development and submittal of a Round 3 application for the agency’s Groundwater Sustainability Plan and associated projects to support the GSP. The application was submitted to the California Department of Water Resources in early November and grant awards are expected on early 2020.

Grant Writing for Round 3 of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Grant Program, Carpinteria Valley Water District, Carpinteria, California . Provided technical assistance, overall coordination and grant writing services for the development and submittal of a Round 3 applicatio n for the Groundwater Sustainability Plan for the Carpinteria Valley Water District, which is forming a Groundwater Sustainability Agency. The application was submitted to the California Department of Water Resources in early November and grant awards are expected on early 2020.

Grant Writing and Administration, Sustainable Groundwater Planning Grant Program under Prop 1 for Santa Barbara County, California. Wrote a successfully awarded grant application for the Santa Barbara County Water Agency for GSA formation for two priority basins in Santa Barbara County, and is also leading the administration and management of the grant and complying with all grant requirements. Leading the public and stakeholder outreach and engagement as well as facilitation of local agencies working toward formation of a GSA.

Education
Universität Dortmund,
Germany
MS, Regional Planning
and Management
State University of
New York, Buffalo
BS, Social Work
Professional Affiliations
2nd District Appointee to
the County Agricultural
Advisory Committee
Vice Chair, Central Coast
Regional Water Quality
Control Board

2 Grant Writing for IRWM Round 1 Implementation of Proposition 1, Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority.

Provided coordination and grant writing for 11 regional projects in the North Orange County and Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority IRWM regions. The application was submitted to the California Department of Water Resources on November 1st and awards are anticipated in 2020.

Grant Writing for IRWM Round 1 Implementation of Proposition 1, Monterey Peninsula Watershed Management District, Monterey, California. Providing coordination and technical grant writing for four (4) regional projects in the Monterey Peninsula IRWM region. The application will be submitted to the California Department of Water Resources on December 20th and awards are anticipated in 2020.

Grant Writing for IRWM Round 1 Implementation of Proposition 1, Santa Barbara County IRWM Region, Santa Barbara County, California. Providing coordination and technical grant writing for three (3) regional projects in the Monterey Peninsula IRWM region. The application will be submitted to the California Department of Water Resources on December 20th and awards are anticipated in 2020.

On-Call Grant Writing Services, Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, California. Providing ongoing grant writing services as well as grant and project scoping for the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District.

On-Call Grant Writing Services, San Mateo County, California. Providing ongoing grant writing services as well as grant and project scoping for San Mateo County and various divisions from Sustainability to Flood Protection to Climate Change among other projects. Applications have been prepared for state and federal grant programs, including SB 2, Props 1 and 68, CalOES/FEMA, Department of Conservation, Department of Water Resources and others. Dudek has prepared numerous successfully awarded applications.

On-Call Grant Writing Services, City of Long Beach Water Department, California. Providing ongoing grant writing services as well as grant and project scoping for the City of Long Beach Water Department. Successfully awarded applications have been prepared for state grant programs.

Program Management, Santa Barbara Countywide Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) Program.

Serves as extension of SBCWA staff and provides overall program management and coordination of more than 30 agencies and nonprofits involved in regional benefit projects for competitive grant applications and over 120 stakeholders. Coordinates and manages the public stakeholder process and all public outreach efforts associated with the IRWM program.

Santa Barbara Countywide IRWM Plan Update 2019. Prepared a complete update to the Santa Barbara IRWM Plan in conformance with the 2016 DWR Guidelines, including generation of surveys, formation and facilitation of sub-committees, stakeholder and public outreach and public workshops.

Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority (SAWPA) OWOW Plan Update 2019. Prepared a complete update to the SAWPA OWOW Plan in conformance with the 2016 DWR Guidelines, including generation of surveys, formation and facilitation of sub-committees, stakeholder and public outreach and public workshops.

CABY Region IRWM Plan Update. Preparing a complete update to the CABY IRWM Plan in conformance with the 2016 DWR Guidelines. This entails coordination with the CABY JPA and RWMG as well as stakeholders and Tribes, auditing and writing sections of the Plan, preparation of a Draft, Reponses to Public Comments and preparation of Final Plan for submittal to DWR.

3 Public and Stakeholder Engagement Manager for the Creek and Watershed Management Plan, City of Goleta.

Providing community engagement and facilitation services for the duration of the Plan development related to public meetings and workshops, Technical Advisory Committee meetings and other community outreach events and forums. This includes coordination of language appropriate support services, generation of meeting and workshop materials, meeting minutes, agenda and presentations.

IRWM Support Services, Public and Stakeholder Engagement for the 2014 IRWM Plan Update and On-Call Grant Services for IRWM Projects, San Luis Obispo County California. Provided IRWM support for the County’s 2014 IRWM Plan Update, including public and stakeholder outreach, community engagement, update of Plan sections and on-call grant writing services for San Luis Obispo County.

On-Call Grant Services, Water and Wastewater Divisions of Public Works, City of Santa Barbara, California.

Assessed priority projects for the city and alignment with relevant state and federal grant programs. Served as liaison for various funding organizations and entities and the city for successful project presentation. Prepared grant applications for the city’s Water and Wastewater Divisions, advocates on behalf of the projects, and carries them through to funding realization.

On-Call Grant Writing Services, Joshua Basin Water District, Joshua Tree, California. Provided the District with successfully awarded grant funding applications and is currently providing ongoing grant writing services as well as grant and project scoping for the District.

Grant Manager and Proposition 50 Grant Administration, City of Guadalupe, California. Manages and administers the grant funds received by the city for the Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvement project under Proposition 50. Complies with all reporting requirements and interfaces with the county, state, and RWQCB on project-related issues and waste discharge requirements and compliance.

Carpinteria Stormwater Management Plan (SWMP), City of Carpinteria, California. Responsible for project management and preparation of the City of Carpinteria’s SWMP , as well as leadership and implementation of the city’s first-year permit requirements under the NPDES Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems General Permit.

Grant Manager, Cuyama Community Services District, New Cuyama, California. Managed and administered the grant funds received by the district for two projects funded under Proposition 50. Prepared project assessment evaluation plans, quality assurance project plans, and other requirements of the state contract. Prepared and submitted all invoices and supporting documentation in fulfillment of the state contract requirements, and assists in determination of grant-eligible work tasks and project scoping. Interfaced with the county, state, and RWQCB on project-related issues, including the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination Systems (NPDES), waste discharge requirements, and compliance. Interfaced with the California Department of Public Health on water system compliance and other grant opportunities for the district. 1 Madelyn Murray

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNER
Madelyn Murray (MAD-uh-lin MUR-ee; she/her) is an environmental planner with 3 years’ experience in environmental research, grant writing, and regional planning support. Ms. Murray specializes in supporting underserved communities, outreach and engagement, and climate resiliency. As demonstrated in her work, Ms. Murray understands the nuances of connecting with and gathering feedback from diverse populations, whose needs often vary. Ms. Murray provides her expertise and diligent support on numerous grant applications and plan updates. She has also assisted on a wide variety of community outreach and engagement efforts. Her multidisciplinary background in ecology, sustainability, and outreach coupled with her passion for environmental justice allow her to make critical decisions on each project’s impact to the community and environment.

Project Experience
Municipal
Communication and Engagement for Integrated Wildfire Safety Program, County of Los Angeles, California.

Developed a tailored Communication and Engagement Plan to guide the County of Los Angeles in outreach efforts. Additional support included creating informational surveys, outlining schedules and agendas, and providing guidance on workshops.

Transformative Climate Communities Implementation Grant Support and Community Engagement, City of Indio, California. Supported the City of Indio as an extension of staff for the preparation of the Sustainable Growth Council's Transformative Climate Communities (TCC) Implementation Grant. Managed and executed ongoing outreach and community engagement, which were significant components of the TCC Implementation Grant process. Additional support included preparing grant materials, project scoping, decision-making guidance, and various communication efforts.

Grant Writing for U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Environmental Water Resources Program Grant, Southern California Edison, California. Advised Southern California Edison on grant opportunities and assisted in gathering materials, writing, and developing a complete grant application.

On-Call Grant Writing Services, City of Solvang, California. Provided grant writing services and support for the City of Solvang. Grant applications included the CAL eVIP South Central Coast Incentive Project.

On-Call Grant Writing Services, City of Encinitas, California. Providing ongoing grant writing services and support as well as project scoping for the City of Encinitas. Grant applications include State Coastal Conservancy ongoing funding and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ongoing funding opportunity.

On-Call Grant Writing Services, San Mateo County, California. Providing grant writing services for multiple agencies within San Mateo County. Applications have included the Proposition 68 Department of Conservation Grant for a Climate Action Plan update, Proposition 68 Recreational Trails and Greenways Grant, the Senate Bill 2 Planning Education
University of California,
Santa Barbara
BA, Environmental
Studies (Ecology
emphasis)

2 Grants Application, California Office of Emergency Services Federal Emergency Management Act Hazard Mitigation Grant Program applications, California Fire Safe Council County Coordinators Grant Opportunity, and Proposition 68 Regional Park Program application.

Grant Analysis and Plan Writing Support for Indio TCC Round 3, City of Indio, California. Provided background research and wrote plan content on funding opportunities, relevant grants, and feasible projects with associated information and recommendations. Additionally, provided technical assistance on projects and funding. In 2021, the plan was awarded the Inland Empire Opportunity and Empowerment Section Award.

Grant Analysis and Plan Writing Support for Bakersfield TCC Round 3, City of Bakersfield, California. Provided background research on funding opportunities, past grants, and other requirements. Accumulated relevant data and wrote portions for the TCC grant support and plan, especially pertaining to affordable housing and the municipal code.

Planning
Public and Stakeholder Engagement for Master Plan Development, San Mateo County Harbor District, California. Assisted in outreach and engagement tasks for Master Plan development, including the creation of social media posts, surveys, and handouts. Additional efforts include d hosting in-person pop-up events and facilitating online workshops.

Housing Element Update, City of Indio, California. Provided support on the City of Indio’s Housing Element update through completing a housing assessment and needs analysis pursuant to state housing law, including the analyzation of demographic, economic, infrastructure, and housing data.

Housing Element Update, City of South El Monte, California. Provided support on the City of South El Monte’s Housing Element update through completing a housing assessment and needs analysis pursuant to state housing law, including analysis of demographic, economic, infrastructure, and housing data.

Resource Management
On-Call Grant Writing Services, Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, California. Provided ongoing grant writing services and support as well as grant and project scoping for the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District. Maintained a project option database to connect with grant opportunities. Applications have included Proposition 68 Wildlife Conservation Board Wildlife Corridor Program Pre-Application and a Proposition 1 Round 13 State Coastal Conservancy Grant.

Grant Writing for California Natural Resources Agency Urban Flood Protection Grant of Proposition 68, San Diego State University, San Diego, California. Researched funding opportunities for a proposed project. Provided high levels of support through gathering information, documentation, and project components in preparation of submitting an application to the California Natural Resources Agency.

Water
Technical Assistance, Communication and Engagement, Department of Water Resources, California. Providing support with development and implementation of Proposition 68 Technical Assistance for the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) for Tribal Governments, Tribal Communities, and Underrepresented Communities.

Specifically provided support on curating water surveys, composing educational materials, and various research tasks. The project entails extensive data collection, management and curation, extensive community surveying, and provision of technical assistance, report writing, and outcome analysis.

3 On-Call Grant Writing Services, Coachella Valley Water District, California. Providing ongoing grant writing services and support for Coachella Valley Water District. Grant applications have included the Drought Resiliency Grant and the Water Efficiency and Energy Grant, both from the United States Bureau of Reclamation's WaterSMART prog ram.

Grant Writing for Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Round 1 Implementation of Proposition 68, Borrego Water District, California. Developed internal submission and review materials, identified and assisted interested parties with submitting proje ct ideas, outline d Project Review Committee tasks, and assisted with spending plan and grant application.

On-Call Grant Writing Services, Coachella Valley Water District, California. Delivering ongoing grant writing services and support, as well as relaying funding opportunities pertinent to Coachella Valley Water District projects.

Applications have included WaterSMART Drought Response Program: Drought Resiliency Projects for Fiscal Year 2022 and WaterSMART Grants: Water and Energy Efficiency Grants for Fiscal Year 2022.

Letter of Interest for Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act, Marina Coast Water District, California.

Support for this loan application included data-gathering, content review, and completing a Letter of Interest.

Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Stakeholder Communication and Engagement, Santa Ynez River Water Conservation District, Santa Ynez River Valley Groundwater Basin, California. Facilitated communication and engagement with stakeholders and members of the public for the Western Management Area and Central Management Area of the Santa Ynez River Valley Groundwater Basin. Support included preparing and facilitating consultant presentations to discuss Sustainable Groundwater Management Act processes and creation of newsletters for distribution to the public.

Grant Administration and Community Engagement for Groundwater Sustainability Plan, San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District, Yucaipa Groundwater Basin, California. Support for this project included grant administration tasks, grant funding identification and support, and reporting to DWR. Also assisted with community engagement for public meetings.

Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Outreach and Communication, Ojai Bain Groundwater Management Agency, California. Assisted in the implementation of the Outreach and Engagement Plan and facilitating communication with stakeholders and the public during public workshops.

On-Call Grant Writing Services, Indio Water Authority, City of Indo, California. Provided grant writing and project scoping services for the Indio Water Authority. Maintained a project option database to connect with grant opportunities.

Grant Writing and Administration for Integrated Regional Water Management Disadvantaged Community Grant, Santa Barbara County Water Agency , California. Carried out administration services and research support for the Disadvantaged Community Involvement Program through DWR’s Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) Grant. Also provided grant writing and additional support for the Santa Barbara Countywide coordination efforts for Round 1 Implementation Grants. Specific efforts involved researching and recording information on limited water-related resources in disadvantaged communities and underrepresented communities, as well as research and outreach to organizations throughout Santa Barbara County, culminating in the creation of a region -wide Needs Assessment document. Additionally, provided grant writing and support for the Santa Barbara C ountywide coordination efforts.

4 Grant Writing for IRWM Round 1 Implementation of Proposition 1, Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority, California. Provided support to the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority for preparation in submitting a successfully awarded application for 11 regional projects in the funding region. In addition to reviewing and coordinating the data-gathering and reporting requirements associated with each project, served as a liaison with DWR on resolving issues and questions throughout the process. Additional support included leading numerous weekly calls and attending the pre-application meeting with DWR.

Grant Writing and Administration for IRWM Round 1 Implementation of Proposition 1, Monterey Peninsula Water Management District, California. Provided support on data-gathering, grant writing, and content review for four regional projects in the Monterey Peninsula IRWM region, all successfully awarded. Served as a contact for applicant agencies for all questions and comments, and carried the application through finalization and submittal.

Provided quarterly administration services and ensured compliance with the grant agreement. Currently carrying out quarterly administration services, which involve the coordination and gathering of progress report information and invoice documentation for the Proposition 1 grant through DWR.

Grant Writing and Administration for IRWM Round 1 Implementation of Proposition 1, Santa Barbara County Water Agency, California. Provided support on data-gathering, grant writing, and content review for three projects in the Santa Barbara County IRWM region, all successfully awarded. Served as a contact for applicant agencies for all questions and comments, and carried the application through finalization and submittal. Provided quarterly administration services and ensured compliance with the grant agreement. Currently carrying out quarterly administration services, which involve the coordination and gathering of progress report information and invoice documentation for the Proposition 1 grant through DWR.

On-Call Grant Writing Services, Long Beach Water District, California. Provided grant writing and project scoping services for the Long Beach Water District, including maintenance of a project option database to connect with grant opportunities. Applications have included the State Coastal Conservancy Climate Ready Round 6 Grant and California Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Justice Small Grant.

Grant Administration for Proposition 84 and Proposition 1, Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency, California. Quarterly administration services involved the coordination and gathering of progress report information and invoice documentation for Proposition 84 and Proposition 1 grants through the DWR. This involved ensuring receipt of all proper information from Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency staff in a timely manner, compilation of all documents, and submittal of a finalized packet to the Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency for report to DWR.

IRWM Plan Update, Cosumnes, American, Bear, and Yuba Regions, California. Provided support in the update of the Cosumnes, American, Bear, and Yuba Region’s IRWM Plan update to comply with DWR 2016 Guidelines.

Narrative editing, background research, and high-level content checks were the primary tasks associated with the update. Provided high-level audits for completion and compliance for every major draft.

California Office of Emergency Services Federal Emergency Management A ct Hazard Mitigation Grant Applications, Carpentaria Valley Water District, California. Gathered information and generated applications for two separate Hazard Mitigation Grant Program projects. Compiled and reviewed materials for submittal to the California Office of Emergency Services Federal Emergency Management Act.

5 Relevant Previous Experience
Center for Resource Solutions. Served as the Green-e Marketing Compliance Associate. Reviewed marketing materials and renewable energy claims, and critically evaluated compliance with Green-e Program rules. Enforced carbon offset market standards. Expanded knowledge of renewable energy markets and consumer-protection issues.

The Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration. Served as a student worker. Worked with members of the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration staff to maintain restoration sites around the University of California, Santa Barbara’s campus. Performed non-native plant identification and removal, native plant identification and planting, seed collecting, transplanting young seedlings, and other various tasks associated with site restoration research and maintenance.

1 Hanna Dodd, PE

PROJECT ENGINEER
Hanna Dodd (HAN-uh DOD; she/her) is a project engineer with 6 years’ experience focused on water and wastewater infrastructure. Included in her experience is water and wastewater treatment and facilities design analyses, and infrastructure planning and funding. Ms. Dodd’s expertise includes novel water treatment techniques, with a particular emphasis on mechanical systems, energy usage and reduction assessments, and removal of pathogens.

Project Experience
Funding
State Revolving Fund Application, San Elijo Joint Powers Authority, Encinitas, California. Served as project engineer and assisted the San Elijo Joint Powers Authority with a California State Revolving Fund loan application for the expansion of a recycled water pipeline system and the purchase of more advanced water treatment equipment for more reliable recycled water production at a wastewater treatment facility.

Infrastructure Design
Update to District Standards, Moulton Niguel Water District, Laguna Niguel, California. Served as project engineer and updated and enhanced the Moulton Niguel Water District’s master technical specification and standard details. The project has been completed, but Dudek continues to support annual minor updates and modifications to the specifications and details.

Citywide Sewer Rehab (Phase 2), City of Encinitas, California. Served as project engineer for the second phase of sewer improvement projects identified in the Encinitas 2015 Sewer Master Plan.

Led a team of CCTV reviewers and finalized rehabilitation and replacement recommendations. The project included design of primarily cured-in-place lining for rehabilitation, along with open trench pipeline replacements.

Successfully completed the majority of recommended improvement projects from the 2015 Sewer Master Plan.

Citywide Sewer Spot Repair and Lining, City of Alhambra, California. A group of sewer pipe segments were identified as a major priority for repair in the City of Alhambra’s 2009 Sewer System Rehabilitation Plan. As project engineer, made a final determination on the repair and rehabilitation strategy for the major priority pipelines. Prepared an estimate of construction costs and oversaw preparation of final design documents for bidding and construction.

Hacienda Drive Trunk Sewer Rehabilitation, City of Vista, California. The City of Vista hired the design-build team of Southwest Pipeline & Trenchless Corporation and Dudek to rehabilitate approximately 4,000 feet of 36-inch-diameter ductile iron trunk sewer with cured-in-place pipe (CIPP). The sewer pipeline was next to State Route 76 and within the boundaries of the City of Oceanside. Submitted permits for this pipeline work with the California Department of Transportation and the City of Oceanside, and coordinated response requests from

Education
Stanford University
MS, Civil and
Environmental
Engineering
California Institute
of Technology
BS, Mechanical
Engineering
License/Certifications
Professional Civil
Engineer (PE),
CA No. 88525
Professional Affiliations
WateReuse
Women in Water

2 these agencies. Reviewed pre-construction CCTV inspection videos to make sure that the ovality of the pipe would not affect installation of the CIPP liner, and performed calculations to determine the correct thickness of the CIPP liner and the size of the bypass pumping system.

Snowline Joint Unified School District, Phelan, California. As project engineer, performed an evaluation to determine what water infrastructure upgrades would be required for the Phelan Pinon Hills Community Service District (PPHCSD) to supply the full water demand of an 80-acre Snowline Joint Unified School District site in Phelan, California. Also evaluated whether the PPHCSD was equipped to provide the site with necessary fire flow as required by the San Bernardino County Forestry and Fire Warden Department and PPHCSD’s compliance with the 2014 hexavalent chromium (chromium-6) maximum contaminant level.

Old Town Sewer Rehabilitation Project, City of Placentia, California. Project engineer responsible for conducting the review of approximately 30 miles of CCTV inspection video to assess, identify, and prioritize recommended rehabilitation needs. Following the condition assessment, Dudek prepared the construction documents for the rehabilitation, consisting of approximately 15,000 linear feet of CIPP from 6 inches to 12 inches in diameter, 22 in situ point repairs, and 6 open trench point repairs. The resultant project successfully addressed risks within the oldest portion of the collection system.

Goetz Road Storage Tank and Pipeline Final Design, Eastern Municipal Water District, City of Perris, California. As project engineer, assisted with the design of a new storage tank for the Eastern Municipal Water District. Activities included pump selection for the chemical feed building and the drain vault, and data gathering for the design and cost estimate information from chemical feed equipment manufacturers.

Sanitary Sewer Overflow Remediation Protocol, Leucadia Wastewater District, City of Carlsbad, California .

Project engineer on a team to devise a Sanitary Sewer Overflow ( SSO) remediation protocol for the Leucadia Wastewater District (LWD). In the protocol document, explained the potential biological and environmental impacts of an SSO from LWD’s sanitary sewer collection system and the strategies that LWD could use to remediate SSOs that reach surface waters.

Sewer Lining and Repair, City of South Pasadena, California. As project engineer, worked with a team of Dudek engineers to prioritize the use of a State Revolving Fund Loan to rehabilitate and replace the City of South Pasadena’s aging sewer colle ction system. Activities included pipeline condition assessment review, coordination of the collection of utility location information, and identification of the construction areas requiring specific planning prior to construction ( e.g., traffic control, h istoric site preservation) .

Planning and Modeling
Sierra Madre Specific Plan and Environmental Impact Report, New Urban West Inc., Sierra Madre, California.

Served as staff writer. Gathered data for and wrote the Infrastructure Plan of New Urban West’s Specific Plan and assisted with the Environmental Impact Report for the Meadows housing project.

California Environmental Quality Act Facilities Master Plan, Orange County Sanitation District, Fountain Valley, California. Served as project engineer to analyze and consolidate information about the construction equipment needed for all projects within the 2030 Facilities Master Plan into a single environmental assessment. Dudek was hired to coordinate the evaluation of more than 150 unique improvement projects for California Environmental Quality Act compliance requirements. Due to Dudek’s experience with the engineering and construction of the planned projects, our engineers were able to directly advise our environmental planners. The efficiency of having both environmental specialists and infrastructure engineers under one roof provided the Orange County Sanitation District with the ideal team to complete this challenging project.

3 Sewer Master Plan and GIS Update, City of Chino, Chino, California. As project engineer, created a hydraulic model of the City of Chino’s sewer system from the City of Chino’s GIS data that was updated by Dudek’s GIS team.

Ms. Dodd evaluated existing and future sewer system capacity through hydraulic model analysis, managed a team of condition assessment reviewers, and performed quality control on the repair and rehabilitation recommendations for the City of Chino’s existing sewer system. The capacity and condition projects that came out of these analyses were prioritized and used to develop a Capital Improvement Program (CIP).

Wastewater System Master Plan Update, City of Redlands, Redlands, California. As project engineer, lead a team that created a hydraulic model of the large (10-inch-diameter and larger) sewer pipes in the City of Redlands’ sewer collection system from the City of Redlands’ GIS data. Ms. Dodd evaluated existing and future sewer collection system capacity through hydraulic model analysis. The sewer collection system capacity projects were combined with wastewater treatment plant capacity projects from the Dudek wastewater treatment team’s analysis. These capacity projects were prioritized and used to develop a CIP.

San Jacinto Well Configuration, Eastern Municipal Water District, City of Perris, California. Served as project engineer to investigate the most cost-effective approach to conveying proposed well water to the Hewitt/ Evans water treatment plant. Dudek was hired to develop six alternative pipeline configurations, prepare a hydraulic model to test system performance, and identify pipeline sizes. With pipe sizes and lengths determined, Dudek prepared a project alternative analysis with project costs to identify the preferred approach for constructing the pipeline network. The resulting recommended project totaled 15,500 linear feet of pipe with a project cost of $11 million. This recommendation provided the Eastern Municipal Water District with the information necessary to budget the land purchase for and construction of the wells.

Sub-Area Master Plan Amendments – Various Developments, Irvine Ranch Water District, City of Irvine, California.

Served as project engineer for drafting Sub-Area Master Plan amendments for several developments within the Irvine Ranch Water District service area. Assessed the water, sewer, and recycled water impacts on the Irvine Ranch Water District’s infrastructure, and provided improvement recommendations to mitigate for any additional impacts on the district’s systems due to the changes in land use associated with the developments.

As Needed Non-Design Engineering DR DC Hydro Modeling, Eastern Municipal Water District, City of Perris, California. Project engineer providing as-needed hydraulic model and design condition review services for the Eastern Municipal Water District for new development within its service area. Operating as an extension of staff, tasks include fire-flow analyses and review of design condition submittals for new development projects impacting water, sewer, and recycled water facilities.
2020 Riverside Facilities Master Plan, Western Municipal Water District, Riverside, California. Dudek is providing the Western Municipal Water District (WMWD) with its 2020 Riverside Facilities Master Plan. The goal of the project is to develop a clear and usable document that addresses the short- and long-term needs associated with WMWD’s potable water, sewer, and recycled water systems within its Riverside Service Area. As project engineer, reviewed and validated WMWD’s water and recycled water hydraulic models, and created and analyzed model scenarios that show the effects of short-term and long-term development. Proposed CIP projects for handling near-term development. Potable water, recycled water, and wastewater collection system CIP projects will be integrated, and their timing will be based on growth projections.

Carlton Oaks Golf Course Sewer Study, Padre Dam Municipal Water District, Santee, California. Served as project engineer. The Carlton Oaks development is expanding in three planning areas. Updated Padre Dam’s InfoSWMM model to include recently completed CIP projects and analyzed the impact the increased sewer loading would have on the water district’s facilities. Proposed improvements necessary to accommodate existing sewer flows.

4 Sanitary Sewer Management Plan Update, WMWD, Riverside, California. Served as auditor and project engineer.

WMWD operates two collection systems—its own system (the “Western system”) and the system owned by the Western Riverside County Regional Wastewater Authority Joint Powers Authority (the “WRCRWA system”). Because WMWD operates both systems, there is significant overlap in the procedures and processes used to implement Sanitary Sewer Management Plans (SSMPs). For this project, Dudek supported WMWD in the update of the SSMPs for the Western and WRCRWA systems. As part of the update process, Ms. Dodd performed audits on both systems’ SSMPs to better identify recommendations and modifications to the 2019 Updates.

Sanitary Sewer Management Plan Update, City of Monterey, Monterey, California. Served as auditor. In 2019 and 2021, Ms. Dodd performed audits on the City of Monterey’s SSMP, reviewing documents and interviewing City of Monterey staff. She provided recommendations and modifications to the SSMP.

Interceptor Risk Analysis 2020, Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority, Victorville, California. Served as project engineer. As a continuation from the 2019 Interceptor Capacity Study, evaluated future (2030) flows in the interceptor system through developing updated growth projections in coordination with Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority member agencies to assess future system capacity improvement needs. Project resulted in a prioritized 10-year CIP for the Wastewater Reclamation Authority.

Interceptor Capacity Study, Victor Valley Water Reclamation Authority, Victorville, California. Served as project engineer. Reviewed and analyzed flow monitoring data in preparation for hydraulic model calibration. Performed a pump station capacity analysis comparing modeled peak-hour flows with rated pump capacity. The hydraulic model was used to develop cost-of-service scenarios relative to the allocation of flows among four member agencies. The cost-of-service scenarios resulted in a new financial model and rate study.

Sewer Master Plan, City of Pasadena, California. Served as project engineer. Provided a comprehensive evaluation of hydraulic capacity through updated flow monitoring and hydraulic modeling, as well as condition assessment and identification of improvements needed for system operation and reliability. Because the City of Pasadena is 99% built out and historically has not experienced significant capacity issues, approach focused on identifying rehabilitation needs, quantifying specific repair methods, grouping improvement by region, and prioritizing recommended improvements to address the most critical issues first.

Wastewater Treatment and Collection System Master Plan, Crestline Sanitation District, Crestline, California.

Served as project engineer and modeler. Used a series of workshops to facilitate a Certificate of Approval to identify the most critical and high-risk failure scenarios at all three of the Crestline Sanitation District’s wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) and two lift stations, as well as the root cause of those failures. Performed a thorough process evaluation on each unit process at all WWTPs to determine capacity and performance in comparison to design criteria and industry standard ranges. Dudek prepared a sewer hydraulic model of the Crestline Sanitation District’s collection system and pump stations, and captured flow meter data to calibrate the model to determine existing and build-out sewer hydraulic capacity. The project culminated in a comprehensive list of CIP projects, prioritized by risk and paired with available funding opportunities.

Wastewater Collection System Master Plan, City of San Marino, California. Served as project engineer. The City of San Marino needed assistance understanding its sewer collection system needs and establishing its first Sewer Master Plan. The City of San Marino is completely built out; therefore, work was focused on condition assessment of pipelines and lift stations rather that capacity analysis. The pipeline condition assessment work included review of approximately 20 miles of pipeline (40% of the system) and identification of needed rehabilitation work, primarily consisting of CIPP lining of older sewer pipelines. The lift station condition assessment work included

5 site visits and inspections of three lift stations. Redundancy and bypass improvements and a frequent maintenance schedule was recommended in the Sewer Master Plan. An updated SSMP was also developed as part of the project and focused on improving procedures for reducing SSOs in the collection system.

Recycled Water Feasibility Study, Borrego Water District, Borrego, California. Served as project engineer. The Borrego Water District needed to reduce pumping in the Borrego Groundwater Basin by 70%. Ms. Dodd performed an alternatives analysis between expanding the existing collection system to convey sewage to the existing WWTP for recycled water production or collecting sewage from individual communities (currently on septic systems) to convey to new satellite package treatment plants for recycled water production. A final report was submitted to the State Water Resources Control Board.

Water System Hydraulic Model, Moulton Niguel Water District, Laguna Niguel, California. Project engineer assisting the Moulton Niguel Water District in the development of the district’s water system hydraulic model. The last water system master and hydraulic model was prepared over 10 years ago; as a result, the process associated with the custom hydraulic model was not retained through Moulton Niguel Water District staff and is no longer running due to error codes and settings. Dudek worked through the elements of the model, simplifying connectivity, nodes, and elements to address error codes. Once the model was running within 10% of current maximum day demand supervisory control and data acquisition data, a scenario from a previous simplified model alternatives analysis was replicated in the new full-system calibrated model.

Planning and Preliminary Design of Upper and Lower San Luis Rey Water Reclamation Facility Recycled Water System and Final Design of Lower San Luis Rey Water Reclamation Facility Recycled Water System, City of Oceanside, California. As project engineer, analyzed potential recycled water customer demand data and used the data to develop an InfoWater hydraulic model of a proposed recycled water conveyance system. Ms. Dodd’s team analyzed model pipeline alignments to determine the best alignment in the preliminary design.

InfoSewer Model Analysis, South Coast Water District, Dana Point, California. As project engineer, analyzed the South Coast Water District’s InfoSewer model to determine whether a proposed development’s sewage generation would exceed the modeled future sewer flows in the Dana Point Town Center area. Prepared a memo for South Coast Water District summarizing calculations and findings.

Consequence of Failure Analysis for Potable Water System, South Coast Water District, Dana Point, California. As project engineer, used the South Coast Water District’s InfoWater model to analysis fire-flow impacts. Then supplied the district with a Consequence of Failure Analysis ranking for all potable water pipelines and recommendations for mitigating major sources of failure.

Dana Point Harbor Revitalization Project Water Analysis, South Coast Water District, Dana Point, California. As project engineer, reviewed past analyses of the impact of the Dana Point Harbor Revitalization Project (DPHRP), a commercial development, on the South Coast Water District’s potable water system. Also performed hydraulic analysis of the impacts of the proposed DPHRP on the South Coast Water District’s potable water system, and summarized her analysis and recommendations of needed improvements to the potable water system to serve potable water to the proposed DPHRP.

Sanitary Sewer Master Plan and Condition Assessment, City of Placentia, California. As project engineer, created an InfoSewer model of the City of Placentia’s sanitary sewer system to analyze how flows from future developments would affect the City of Placentia’s sanitary system capacity. The project included analyzing CCTV videos of the sanitary system to recommend areas for future CIP projects to fix pipes in poor condition. Findings were summarized in a master plan document.

6 InfoWater Model Update, Ramona Municipal Water District, Ramona, California. As project engineer, used operation staff’s input and as-built drawings to update significant portions of Ramona Municipal Water District’s InfoWater Model depicting its treated water system. The project calibrated the model to current conditions and modeled eight future demand scenarios.

Recycled Water Distribution System Preliminary Design, Rainbow Municipal Water District, Rainbow, California.

Working as project engineer, helped with preliminary design and cost estimate for an equalization basin.

Researched potential funding opportunities for Rainbow Municipal Water District’s proposed recycled water treatment plant and distribution system. Summarized the design and findings in a preliminary design report.

Stormwater
Assessment of Stormwater Outfall Conditions, City of San Diego, California. As project engineer, led a multi-firm effort to analyze 6 years of canyon-area stormwater outfall attribute data to assess the outfall condition. The project team’s algorithm classified all canyon-area outfalls into categories ranging from very poor to very good.

Locations of those outfalls were analyzed to identify areas where the City of San Diego should concentrate stormwater maintenance and repair efforts. Compiled the methods of condition classification, results, and recommendations in a report reviewed by the City of San Diego.

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Industrial Permit Assessment, City of Redondo Beach, California.

As project engineer, assisted the City of Redondo Beach in gathering data applicable to a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Industrial Permit for the city’s transit facility. Activities included a site- specific reconnaissance to advise the City of Redondo Beach on how to best comply with the permit.

NPDES Drinking Water Discharge Permit, Ramona Municipal Water District, City of Ramona, California. As project engineer, coordinated the creation of a GIS map and Notice of Intent for the Ramona Municipal Water District’s NPDES Drinking Water Discharge Permit. The map included information on the drinking water system and surrounding receiving water bodies.

Treatment
Wochholz WWTP Biowin Modeling, Yucaipa Valley Water District, City of Yucaipa, California. Served as project engineer and software trainer. Created Biowin model of Wochholz WWTP. Performed Biowin modeling analysis to determine if the Wochholz WWTP could meet its effluent water quality requirements with a new fine bubble aerator in its biological nutrient removal process under current and future conditions. Trained WWTP operations staff on how to use the Biowin model of the Wochholz WWTP for future analyses.

Chromium III Reoxidation, Joshua Basin Water District, Joshua Tree, California. Organized field equipment and performed field studies at three of Joshua Basin Water District’s drinking water wells that contained Chromium (Cr) VI to study how stannous chloride reduction of Cr(VI) to Cr(III) could be re-oxidized by sodium hypochlorite back to Cr(VI). The results of the field studies were submitted to the California State Water Resources Control Board Division of Drinking Water. This study was also funded by the Division of Drinking Water.

Harmony Grove Wastewater Treatment Plant, TC Construction, San Diego, California. As project engineer, designed and conducted a rhodamine dye tracer study in a WWTP chlorine contact basin. The tracer study results were presented in a full report to TC Construction.

7 Advanced Water Treatment Pump Replacement, South Orange County Wastewater Authority, Laguna Niguel, California. As project engineer, completed pump calculations, contacted pump manufacturers, and assisted with the creation of a cost estimate, project drawings, and specifications to replace applied water and backwash pumps in the South Orange County Wastewater Authority’s Advanced Water Treatment Plant.

Denitrification Upgrade Feasibility and Energy Reduction Assessment, Orange County Sanitation District, Fountain Valley, California. As project engineer, worked with The Energy Network to assess whether denitrification upgrades to the Orange County Sanitation District’s Fountain Valley wastewater treatment plant (Plant No. 1) would result in significant energy usage reduction. After collecting data regarding the Orange County Sanitation District’s current operation of the Plant No. 1 secondary treatment system, Ms. Dodd used BioWinTM modeling to assess how various denitrification upgrades would affect Plant No. 1’s effluent water quality and energy usage.

CCB Tracer Study, WMWD, Riverside, California . As project engineer, designed and conducted a rhodamine dye tracer study in a WWTP chlorine contact basin for WMWD. The tracer study results were presented in a full report to WMWD.

Awards
California Water Environment Association (CWEA) Outstanding Young Professional Award, 2016.

CWEA Engineering Achievement Award, 2015, City of South Pasadena Sewer Rehabilitation.

1 Laurel Porter, ELS

TECHNICAL EDITOR
Laurel Porter is a board-certified technical editor with 33 years’ editorial experience. Ms. Porter has worked on a variety of environmental documents, including environmental impact reports (EIRs), resource management plans, multiple species habitat conservation plans (MSHCPs), biological technical reports (BTRs), initial studies/mitigated negative declarations and other California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) documents.

Ms. Porter specializes in editing large, complex, technical documents for private and government clients. She has participated in and led editorial and writing teams remotely, using online meeting applications, shared status sheets, and conference calls to coordinate team efforts. Ms. Porter’s primary goal on any project is ensuring that the client’s message comes across clearly, directly, and on time, with a keen focus on achieving a cohesive, accessible style and meeting agency and client requ irements. Her areas of expertise include:
▪ Establishing guidelines for formatting and editing documents ▪ Setting up tools to streamline implementation of the publication process for editors and publications staff ▪ Creating dedicated Word dictionaries to support the editorial process ▪ Checking documents and other media for logic, internal consistency, readable text and clear sentences, and consistent style
▪ Reviewing text for appropriateness of tone and register ▪ Maintaining consistent style and tone in large projects prepared by multiple authors ▪ Providing editorial support tailored to the requirements of specific clients, projects, and agency requirements ▪ Reviewing documents for copyediting issues, including spelling, grammar, punctuation, internal references, clarity and consistency of content, and labeling of figures and tables ▪ Compiling and cross-checking reference lists
▪ Researching industry terms, including scientific names, to ensure that documents include the most current terminology
Selected Project Experience
One Water, One Watershed (OWOW) Plan Update 2018, Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority, Riverside, California. Serving as lead editor for this Integrated Regional Watershed Management (IRWM) Plan update, including planning and coordinating online publication of the update. Interfacing with Web developer and Dudek’s in-house graphics and publications team to plan a user-friendly document that is fully compliant with the latest IRWM Grant Program Guidelines and IRWM Plan Standards.

BTRs and Biological Resources EIR Sections under the Newhall Ranch Resource Management and Development Plan, The Newhall Land and Farming Company, Los Angeles County, California. Serving as lead editor responsible for editorial review, coordination of production, and quality control for environmental documents for a suite of Education
University of California,
Irvine
BA, Music, 1987
Certifications
Board of Editors in the
Life Sciences certification
(ELS), 2016
University of California,
San Diego Copyediting
Certificate, 2009

2 large-scale development projects on Newhall Ranch. Tasked with coordinating with prime contractor Eyestone Environmental for the Biological Resources EIR sections, adjusting Dudek’s documents to follow their unique style requirements. Projects are part of a planned community proposed by The Newhall Land and Farming Company (Newhall Land), now a wholly owned subsidiary of FivePoint. Dudek is providing environmental services for the proposed planned community and has guided Newhall Land through the County of Los Angeles environmental planning process, helping them to meet the CEQA requirements for implementing a suite of large-scale development projects on Newhall Ranch. Newhall Ranch is one of only two known areas where the special-status San Fernando Valley spineflower (Chorizanthe parryi ssp. fernandina) occurs. Dudek has designed a spineflower introduction plan specific to the Newhall Ranch area that helped prompt the USFWS to withdraw its 2016 proposal to list the spineflower as threated under the Endangered Species Act. As a consequence, the permitting for this development project is now continuing.

Spineflower Introduction Plan, The Newhall Land and Farming Company, Los Angeles County, California. Served as lead editor for this plan to introduce and preserve the San Fernando Valley spineflower on Newhall Ranch, which is one of only two known areas where the spineflower occurs. The spineflower is a California and federal species of concern, with a California Rare Plant Rank of 1.B.1. Once believed extinct, the spineflower was rediscovered in 1999 on the Ahmanson Ranch property and on the Newhall Ranch property. Dudek has crafted an interconnected system of spineflower preserves, nonnative and invasive species control measures, and reseeding via a dedicated spineflower introduction plan specific to the Newhall Ranch area, which led to Newhall Land’s collaboration with USFWS on a Candidate Conservation Agreement for introduction of the spineflower in 2017.

Foothill Feeder Repair and Future Inspections Project Supplemental EIR, The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Los Angeles, California. Served as lead editor responsible for editorial review, coordination of production, and quality control for the Draft and Final Supplemental EIR for this project for The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (Metropolitan). The project is proposed by Metropolitan for continuing repair and maintenance of their water supply pipeline system. Dudek is providing environmental services for the proposed program and has guided Metropolitan through the environmental planning process, helping them to meet the CEQA requirements for this large-scale linear project, involving shut-down and dewatering activities. The state and federally endangered unarmored threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus williamsonii) is present on the project site, presenting potential controversy regarding possible impacts to this special-status species. Dudek prepared solid CEQA documentation and devised mitigation for potential impacts to the stickleback and other aquatic species that allowed this far-ranging project to successfully navigate the approval process.

Distribution System Infrastructure Protection Program EIRs, The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Orange County, San Bernardino County, and San Diego and Riverside Counties, California. Serving as lead editor for Draft and Final Program EIRs for Metropolitan’s long-term program to preserve and maintain their conveyance and distribution system. Metropolitan’s service area encompasses 5,200 square miles in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, and Ventura Counties, including approximately 1,000 miles of pipeline, tunnels, and canals. Phase 1 of the Distribution System Infrastructure Protection Program, for the Orange County Operating Region, includes 143 miles of pipeline, 1,270 pipeline structures, and approximately 50 miles of patrol roads; this Program EIR was finalized in March 2016. Phase 2, San Diego and Riverside Counties, is at the initial study phase, and the Draft Program EIR for Phase 3, San Bernardino County, is in progress.

1 Natalie Bogan, ENV SP

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNER
Natalie Bogan (she/her) is an experienced sustainability-focused environmental planner with 8 years of diverse national and international experience. Natalie’s foundation in sustainability and environmental science allows her to synthesize complex data to develop comprehensive solutions by using a systems approach. In her role she must understand the intersectionality of and connection between environmental, social and economic impacts to develop effective and holistic solutions for a diverse range of public and private sector clients.

Relevant Previous Experience
Small Communities Flood Risk Reduction Feasibility Study, Department of Water Resources, Yolo County, Colusa County, and Sutter County, California.

Ms. Bogan acted as lead author for the project. The Small Communities Project is intended to identify feasible flood risk reduction measures and ancillary flood control features that can be implemented to protect the smaller flood- prone communities of the Central Valley, California from flooding. As the Environmental Planner for this project, Ms. Bogan’s first task was to develop an efficient and replicable approach to conduct and document constraints analyses for multiple small communities. Ms. Bogan then completed a full analysis of environmental constraints for each community to facilitate the project planning process, assist with the evaluation of various alternatives, support definition of a preferred project, and identify potential permitting and mitigation requirements.

Camp Far West Spillway Expansion Project, South Sutter Water District, Yuba County, California. Ms. Bogan acted as CEQA lead for the project. As CEQA lead, Ms. Bogan played a key role in facilitating the CEQA process and related biological and cultural studies for the expansion of the Camp Far West Dam Spillway. Specifically, the South Sutter Water District (SSWD) was proposing to expand the spillway function by constructing an auxiliary spillway directly adjacent to the existing spillway and ancillary structures including an inlet and outlet, a bridge across the new spillway structure, improvements to the existing access road, and improvements to the existing spillway to meet downstream consumptive water needs, as directed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the California Division of Safety of Dams (DSOD). This proposal was part of the existing FERC license for the Camp Far West Dam and Reservoir. Ms. Bogan also acted as CEQA lead for the Addendum to the Camp Far West Spillway Expansion Project, in which new project elements were proposed.

Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Tuolumne Levee Repair Project, Turlock Irrigation District, Stanislaus County, California. Ms. Bogan acted as CEQA lead for the project. Turlock Irrigation District proposed the construction of the Tuolumne Levee Repair Project in order to repair a breach in the left levee along the Tuolumne River, which occurred during high river flows in February 2017. Ms. Bogan acted as the CEQA lead and primary author for the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration. The objective of the project was to repair the

Education
Duke University Nicholas
School of the
Environment
Master of Environmental
Management, 2014
Rice University
BA, Psychology, 2010
Certifications
Envision Sustainability
Professional (ENV SP)
Professional Affiliations
California Association of
Environmental
Professionals (AEP)

2 breached portion of the levee to restore it to conditions similar to those prior to the February 2017 breach, in order to protect the fall-run Chinook Salmon (Species of Concern under the Endangered Species Act) found in the Tuolumne River, prevent flooding to adjacent farmed land, and contribute to the proper flow of the Tuolumne River.

Oroville Dam and New Bullards Bar Dam Water Control Manual Updates, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Butte County and Yuba County, California. Ms. Bogan acted as an author of and NEPA specialist for the Environmental Compliance Management Plan for the project, which described the processes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) needed to follow to meet its environmental responsibilities under a variety of laws while updating its water control manuals for the Oroville Dam and New Bullards Bar Dam. Under the project, USACE intended to update its Water Control Manuals for the dams as it related to the flood risk management portion of storage and operations. USACE developed and considered, as part of its planning and NEPA process, a set of alternatives that examined different flood storage and management scenarios.

Central San Envision Services, Contra Costa County Sanitation District (Central San), Contra Costa County, California.

Ms. Bogan acted as an Envision Sustainability Professional (ENV SP) to support Central San’s adoption of the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure’s Envision sustainability framework at a programmatic level within the organization. The goal of the project was to implement sustainability principles into the organization’s programs, projects and policies in order to improve governance and reduce the organization’s environmental footprint.

Fish and Aquatic Habitat Collaborative Effort (FAHCE) Project, Santa Clara Valley Water District, Santa Clara County, California. Ms. Bogan acted as a CEQA specialist for the project. The FAHCE project is the result of a Settlement Agreement (SA) developed in response to a complaint filed against multiple Santa Clara Valley Water District (SCVWD) water rights; the agreement was initialed in 2003 by SCVWD, CA Department of Fish and Wildlife, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and other parties. A key provision of the SA is to implement rule curves for reservoir flow releases and restoration measures to support Chinook salmon and steelhead in Stevens Creek, the Guadalupe River, and Coyote Creek (the Three Creeks). The SA requires that SCVWD modify its reservoir releases and prepare/implement a Fish Habitat Restoration Plan (FHRP) to improve habitat conditions in the Three Creeks.

The project included the preparation of the FHRP and a defensible EIR to support the modified rule curves and other associated modifications to improve habitat/passage in the Three Creeks. Ms. Bogan was the lead author for the Geology and Soils and Utilities Sections of the EIR. She has also played a key role in assuring overall document consistency, and provided general CEQA coordination and support.

Turnout 6 Project, Dublin San Ramon Services District, Dublin, California. Ms. Bogan acted as CEQA lead for the project. The project involved the development of an IS/MND in accordance with CEQA for the construction of a new turnout from the Zone 7 transmission system to the Dublin San Ramon Services District’s potable water system, approximately 2,300 lineal feet of a new 20-inch diameter pipeline will need to be installed from the south side of Interstate 580 and connected into the District’s potable water system near the intersection of Dublin Boulevard and Grafton Street.

VA Alameda Point Multi-Specialty Outpatient Clinic and Columbarium Project, U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, Alameda, California. Ms. Bogan acted as deputy project manager and NEPA specialist for the project. The project involved the construction of the Veterans Health Administration Outpatient Clinic, Veterans Benefits Administration Outreach Office, National Cemetery Administration national cemetery, Conservation Management Office, temporary modular building complex, wetland mitigation site, and new on-site utilities, including proposed new facilities for storm drainage. Ms. Bogan played a key role in internal project coordination, acting as primary author for NEPA documentation and environmental permitting.

3 Environmental Impact Report for the Jess Rach Composting Facility Project, Denali Water Solutions, Alameda County, California. Ms. Bogan acted as deputy project manager and CEQA lead for the project. Denali Water Solutions was proposing the construction of a composting facility in Alameda County to receive and process organic materials utilizing a covered windrow system that would be a combination of aerated static pile (ASP) with either positive or negative aeration, and covered windrow composting technology. Ms. Bogan acted as the deputy project manager and the CEQA lead for this project and was responsible for project coordination, assessing the potential for environmental impacts and authoring or reviewing the various EIR sections.

Phase I Environmental Site Assessments, Avangrid Renewables, San Bernardino County, California. Ms. Bogan acted as the lead Phase I practitioner for the project. Ms. Bogan conducted Phase I Environmental Site Assessments for multiple parcels proposed for acquisition by Avangrid Renewables. Avangrid Renewables was proposing to acquire the parcels for the construction of an electrical power transmission line though a 7-mile corridor from the Sorrell Solar facility to the proposed Southern California Edison Calcite Substation located in San Bernardino, California.

Specialized Training
▪ Certificate in Sustainable Management, Presidio Graduate School. 2023 Awards
Pathfinder Award for Productivity and Performance, HDR, 2021, This award is granted to those who demonstrate a remarkable ability to work smart, and those who perform at the highest level, achieving project or program goals with no wasted effort.
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