Education:
B.S., Chemical Engineering -
Youngstown State University
1982
MS Engineering Management –
George Washington University
1991
Registrations/Certifications:
Registered Professional
Engineer in California,
Arizona, Oregon, Texas &
Virginia
Professional Affiliations:
AWWA, AMTA
Employment History:
Separation Processes, Inc.
2000 - Present
Malcolm Pirnie, Inc. 1993 – 2000
Memtec America Corporation
1988 – 1993
Filterite (Brunswick-Memtec
America Corp) 1984 - 1988
Area of Expertise:
Microfiltration
Ultrafiltration
Nanofiltration
Reverse Osmosis
Membrane Integrity
Drinking Water Treatment
Coagulation & Process
Chemistry
PLC/SCADA
Years of Experience:
39 Years with SPI:
23 James Vickers, P.E.
President
Yucaipa Valley Regional Water Filtration Facility, Yucaipa, CA Project Manager – Jim is the Project Manager for the membrane system design of a 12 mgd MF and 6 mgd NF membrane treatment facility. SPI has assisted the District with various phases of the project including, MF procurement, MF and NF pilot testing, NF membrane procurement, membrane system engineering design, construction services, O&M Manual preparation and provided commissioning and start-up services. The facility was recognized as the 2010 AMTA Plant of the Year.
MONTEREY ONE WATER
Advanced Water Treatment Facility
Technical Specialist – Developed plans and specifications for the procurement of a 6 mgd Universal Membrane Filtration system designed to accommodate membranes from 4 different suppliers (Pall, Toray, Dow, Scinor).
Prepared the technical specification, developed programming and control requirements and selected equipment to satisfy the individual requirements.
WEST BASIN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT
Tesoro-Carson Universal Membrane Filtration System, Carson CA Quality Control and Universal Membrane System – Jim will assist the design engineering in the procurement and design of a Universal Membrane system that will be used to replace an existing proprietary membrane system.
Activities will include as needed consultation with the design engineers, development of key requirements of specification content including control descriptions, development of procurement requirements, review of shop drawing submittals and start-up review.
ORANGE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT
Groundwater Replenishment System, Orange County, CA
Project Manager- Operational Support Services– Jim has been leading SPI’s efforts to support the GWRS at OCWD as an independent consultant retained to provide oversight and reporting of MF and RO operations. There are 36 MF units and 21 RO units that are monitored and Jim advises the District on a bi-weekly basis. SPI has integrated the data management and reporting approach to allow the District access to the full report through its own SCADA system. SPI prepares periodic formal reports and assists the District as a technical advisor and performs periodic training of the OCWD staff.
ORANGE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT
Groundwater Replenishment System, Orange County, CA
Project Advisor – Jim assisted with the planning, pilot testing, design, construction and startup of an 86mgd Microfiltration and 70mgd Reverse Osmosis system to treat secondary effluent for injection into the seawater intrusion barrier and for aquifer recharge. His responsibilities included development of the microfiltration procurement documents for the 86mgd membrane treatment facility.
ORANGE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT
Groundwater Replenishment System, Orange County, CA (2013-2016) Construction Manager (Subcontractor) – Jim is assisting with the construction and start-up of the 30 mgd expansion (100 mgd total) Microfiltration and Reverse Osmosis system to treat secondary effluent for injection into the seawater intrusion barrier and for aquifer recharge. His responsibilities included oversight of the start up for microfiltration reverse osmosis and chemical feed systems.
ORANGE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT
Groundwater Replenishment System, Orange County, CA (2016-present) Project Advisor/Extension of District Staff – Jim is currently assisting the District as a Project Advisor/Extension of the District Staff for the design of the 30mgd Final Expansion (130mgd total). His responsibilities include preparation of procurement documents, review of Technical Memorandums and other deliverables developed by the design engineer.
Charles Cruz, P.E.
Vice President
Mr. Cruz is a registered Civil Engineer and a Vice President at SPI. He has experience in the design of water, wastewater, and water reuse facilities. His assignments have included detailed design, pilot testing, equipment procurement, equipment selection, life-cycle evaluations, feasibility studies, and construction services. He has experience with advanced treatment technologies and equipment including membrane filtration, membrane bioreactors, ozone, reverse osmosis, granular activated carbon, and UV as well as conventional water treatment technologies.
EXPERIENCE
EASTERN IDAHO REGIONAL SEWER DISTRICT , Oxbow WRF Upgrades, Shelley, ID Project Manager – Charles is the project manager for membrane bioreactor design and operations support activities for an existing 2 mgd average flow water reclamation facility that discharges to the Snake River. The facility will be expanded to an average capacity of 4 mgd by adding additional membrane bioreactor trains. Charles is assisting with membrane procurement, contract administration and membrane bioreactor system design review for the expansion.
He is also providing operations support for the existing MBR membrane system.
MOUNTAIN HOUSE COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT, Mountain House Water Reclamation Facility Phase 3 Expansion, Mountain House, CA Project Manager – Mr. Cruz prepared performance-based preselection documents for a 4.0 mgd average flow membrane bioreactor facility that will produce California Title 22 recycled water. An existing Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR) process will be replaced with a membrane bioreactor system. He administered the membrane preselection process and provided assistance for the final design of the membrane filtration components of the membrane bioreactor system.
CITY OF SANTA MONICA, Sustainable Water Infrastructure Project (SWIP) Advanced Water Treatment Facility (AWTF), Santa Monica, CA Project Manager – Charles led the membrane procurement support efforts for the MBR and reverse osmosis components of a 1 mgd indirect potable reuse facility. The facility will be located in a subterranean structure and will operate as a scalping plant to treat a blend of municipal wastewater and stormwater runoff for indirect potable and non-potable reuse. Activities included assistance to the progressive design-build team for design criteria development, procurement specification review, and bid evaluation.
LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER, Owner’s Agent for Hyperion Advanced Treatment Facility, Los Angeles, CA
Project Engineer – Developed process sizing and conceptual layouts for Indirect and Direct Potable Reuse facility alternatives to support the LADWP Operation NEXT recycled water program. Technologies included up to 850 mgd of MBR, and membrane filtration, and reverse osmosis to produce up to 274 mgd of advanced water treatment
CITY OF LATHROP, Phase 2 Expansion of Consolidated Treatment Facility, Lathrop, CA
Education:
B.S., Chemical Engineering,
Stanford University, 1985
M.S., Civil Engineering,
Stanford University, 1992
Registrations/Certifications:
Professional Engineer,
Civil, California
Professional Affiliations:
Water Environment
Federation
Employment History:
Separation Processes, Inc. -
2005- to Present
CDM, Inc. – 1995 to 2005,
1991 to 1993
IT Corporation – 1994
Dow Chemical, U.S.A. –
1985-1990
Areas of Expertise:
MF/UF Treatment
Design/Construction
MF and MBR Procurement
Advanced Water Treatment
Water Reuse
Membrane Bioreactor
Ozone Treatment
Years of Experience:
38 Years with SPI:
18 Charles Cruz, P.E.
Vice President
Project Manager – Mr. Cruz was responsible for the membrane system preselection and detailed design for a 2.5 mgd average flow membrane bioreactor facility that will produce California Title 22 recycled water. He developed and administered the membrane preselection process, an d oversaw the design and construction bid document preparation of the membrane filtration system and associated ancillary facilities.
DELAWARE NORTH, Tenaya Lodge Wastewater Treatment Plant Assessment, Fish Camp, CA Project Manager – Charles led the assessment of an 80,000 gpd average/120,000 gpd peak flow flat sheet membrane bioreactor system. The plant has experienced significant opera tional issues since startup in 2016. The assessment report summarized design and infrastructure deficiencies and provided recommendations. The report also provided recommendations to assist the plant with upgrades to meet California Title 22 recycled water requirements.
CITY OF FILER, Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion, Filer, ID Project Manager – Charles prepared membrane bioreactor supplier screening evaluation and contract documents for procurement of a 0.3 mgd average/0.99 mgd peak flow membrane bioreactor system. The plant will initially produce reclaimed water to meet Idaho Class B reclaimed water requirements, with future expansion/upgrades to meet Class A reclaimed water standards. Charles provided membrane procurement contract administra tion, membrane bioreactor system design review, and construction, commissioning, start-up and operations services.
VALLEY CENTER MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT, Woods Valley Water Reclamation Facility – MBR System Evaluation, Valley Center, CA
Project Manager – Charles provided support in negotiating warranty claims with the membrane vendor to allow for successful replacement of inferior membrane product for a 104,000 gpd MBR system. The original membranes were not performing and could only achieve approximately half of the plant’s rated capacity. Mr. Cruz developed a periodic clean water flux testing protocol to confirm that the replacement membranes meet the requirements of the contract. He also inspected the membrane installation and the control system modifications to verify proper installation.
CITY OF POST FALLS, Post Falls Water Reclamation Facility Tertiary Treatment Improvements, Post Falls, ID Project Manager – Charles is the project manager for membrane filtration pre-design procurement, and construction support activities for a tertiary wastewater treatment system. The existing 5.2 mgd average/8.8 mgd peak water reclamation facility will add tertiary treatment to achieve ultra-low phosphorus removal for regulatory compliance and future recycled water use. He led the supplier prequalification and membrane filtra tion equipment procurement efforts. The membrane filtration system was be designed to accommodate membranes from at least two different membrane modules suppliers. Charles also oversaw the membrane filtration component of a six-month pilot testing study to evaluate high-rate clarification and membrane filtra tion. He led the membrane pilot design, construction, operation, data evaluation, and pilot study report efforts.
TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD, Evaluating the Potential of Direct Potable Reuse in Texas, Austin, TX Project Manager – The purpose of this project was to develop a resource document that could be used by Texas utilities to plan for future implementation of direct potable reuse projects. The project team included national experts in water treatment, public health, regulatory issues, and risk assessment. Mr. Cruz developed direct potable reuse treatment schemes and evaluated removal performance for pathogens and chemical constituents.
Feasibility level capital and operation and maintenance costs were also prepared for each treatment scheme.
Results of the treatment scheme evaluation were included in overall project resource document.
John Halseth, PE
Senior Geotechnical Engineer Irvine, CA
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John Halseth is a senior geotechnical engineer with fifteen years of experience as a design consultant to a diverse clientele including private developers, general contractors, design-build teams, and partner consultants. Mr.
Halseth’s experience includes program development, subsurface characterization, and provi ding geotechnical recommendations for a wide variety of projects. His project experience includes water treatment plants, deep excavations, mixed-use developments, airports, parking structures, institutional facilities (college laboratory and research buildings/educational facilities), and seismic retrofits projects.
Mr. Halseth is experienced in preparation of project scopes, fee estimates, and proposals as well as executing geotechnical investigations, performing analysis and design, and the preparation of comprehensive design reports.
He is experienced with coordination, submittal, and obtaining approval from several building officials including, city and county building departments, and the California Division of the State Architect (DSA) and their internal geotechnical review agency the California Geological Survey (CGS). He is also experienced in geotechnical instrumentation and remote sensing. His instrumentation experience includes in- place inclinometers, extensometers, load cells, tilt meters, accelerometers, and seismographs.
Professional Registrations
• Professional Engineer, PE 82559, California
Education
• M.S., Civil Engineering (Geotechnical Engineering), California State Polytechnic University ( 2012) • B.S., Civil Engineering, California State Polytechnic University ( 2008) • A.S., Science, Riverside Community College (2004)
Project Experience
Riverside Water Quality Control Plant Expansion, Riverside, CA Project consisted of a major expansion to an existing wastewater treatment plant including the construction of new membrane bioreactor and activated treatment facilities, new solids handling facilities, and ancillary features such as generator pads, and chemical storage buildings. The project also included storm water detention basins, yard piping, paving, and grading. The native alluvial deposits were found to be susceptible to liquefaction. And therefore, remedial grading recommendations were provided to mitigate liquefaction - induced settlement.
Fort Irwin National Training Center Water Treatment Project, San Bernardino County, CA Geotechnical investigation and design of a new water treatment plant at the Fort Irwin US Army National Training Center. Project included subsurface investigation and site characterization for design and construction. The project included new pipelines, storage tanks, and conveyance channels. Geotechnical recommendations were provided for foundations, grading, and on-site stormwater basins.
Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base Wastewater Treatment Plant, Camp Pendleton, CA Project consisted of a major design-build project involving water treatment plants, conveyance pipeline systems, deep wells, and a solar development on the active Marine Corps Base. Project included intensive subsurface investigation program and site characterization for design and construction. Geotechnical recommendations were provided for foundations, grading, and new pipeline systems.
Whittaker-Bermite Soil Mitigation Project, Santa Clarita, CA One of the nation’s largest perchlorate contamination mitigation projects resulting from previous manufacturing of explosives. Mitigation involved removal, treatment, and replacement of the impacted soils. Removal of the impacted soils required relatively deep and numerous excavations directly adjacent to the natural hill -side terrain.
UC Riverside Multidisciplinary Research Building, Riverside, CA Design-build project included the construction of a new five -story educational facility on the campus of the University of California, Riverside. The structure is situated partially within dense, native sandy material, and John Halseth, PE
Senior Geotechnical Engineer Irvine, CA
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partially within a previously infilled ravine, resulting in relatively deep undocumented fill materials that are present beneath approximately one-half of the building footprint. Customized foundation recommendations were provided that included a combination of spread footings bearing on dense native material and/or on properly compacted fill, and drilled shafts extending through areas of relatively deep undocumented fill.
New Indy Containerboard Facility Expansion, Ontario, CA Facility expansion of an existing packaging manufacturer and paper recycling plant. Project included the construction of a new 200,000 square foot warehouse facility. Project was situated within relatively loose alluvial deposits that were found to be susceptible to hydro-collapse. Remedial grading was recommended to allow for use of a spread footing foundation design.
Los Angeles International Airport Midfield Satellite Concourse, Los Angeles, CA Design-build project included the construction of a new international terminal, utility tunnels, passenger tunnels, and a new subterranean baggage handling facility. Jack and bore operations were also performed for the installation of new underground utilities. Project included the development and execution of a substantial geotechnical monitoring and instrumentation program that was utilized to assess the performance of shoring, and jack and bore tunnel operations.
Aquarium of the Pacific, Pacific Visions, Long Beach, CA The project was created by artificially extending the shoreline by placement of hydraulic fill. The original building is supported on stone-column improved soil to mitigate the potential for substantial liquefaction -induced settlement. The Pacific Visions expansion project is situated within an area that was not improved by the original stone columns and therefore, additional mitigation was required. Compaction grouting was selected as the preferred method of ground improvement for the new expansion due to the relatively low potential for construction-induced vibrations that would have otherwise impacted the existing aquarium building .
Temecula Valley Hospital First Floor Expansion, Temecula, CA Project included a building addition to expand Temecula Valley Hospital’s first floor by an additional 29,000 square feet. A rigorous geotechnical investigation was performed that included numerous borings, high frequency standard penetration testing (SPT), project-specific hammer energy measurements, as well as a robust laboratory testing program. This allowed for an exceptionally detailed liquefaction analysis and customized foundation recommendations that addressed the liquefaction and lateral spreading potential as well as insured performance compatibility between the first floor expansion and the existing hospital building. 5701 Katella Ave. Parking Structure, Cypress, CA
Multi-level parking structure for an existing medical office building. Project was situated within an area that was found to be susceptible to significant liquefaction-induced settlement. Drilled displacement columns (DDCs), a form of rigid inclusion, was selected as a foundation support alternative that is capable of transferring foundation loads into the underlying, competent bearing stratum. Down drag loads were utilized in the design to account for the effects of liquefaction. Full scale load testing was performed to evaluate downward capacity of the DDC elements and to confirm the computed theoretical values.
Memberships and Associations
• Member, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Osman Pekin, PhD, PE, GE
Principal Irvine, CA
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Osman Pekin has forty years of experience in civil engineering working on national and international, large, multi - disciplinary projects. He serves as SLR’s Technical Discipline Lead for geotechnical engineering. His project experiences include serving as Principal Engineer for the design-build of water treatment plants at Marine Corps Air Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, CA; water treatment plant and distribution systems at U.S. Army National Training Center in Fort Irwin, CA; and several other water treatment plant design and design- build projects. He specializes in value engineering, design-build, risk mitigation, foundations, temporary shoring, and dewatering systems. He has been named a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers for his contributions to the profession.
Professional Registrations
• Geotechnical Engineer, GE 2331, California
• Professional Engineer, PE 49561, California
Education
• Ph.D., Ocean / Geotechnical Engineering, University of Rhode Island (1988) • M.S., Ocean / Geotechnical Engineering, University of Rhode Island (1981) • B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Bosphorus University, Istanbul, Turkey (1978) Project Experience
Regional Water Quality Control Plant Expansion, Riverside DPW, Riverside CA Provide geotechnical services for a 26 MGD treatment plant expansion for design and construction of four new circular clarifiers, a primary effluent equalization basin, conversion of existing secondary basins to primary equalization, pump stations, and several other facilities. Provide geotechnical consultation during construction.
Water Treatment Plant, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, CA Serve as the lead geotechnical engineer for new water treatment plant, ponds, storage tanks, facility buildings, and water conveyance systems. Prepare geotechnical reports, provide CQA oversight and consultation during earthwork, foundation, and utility trench construction.
Water Treatment Plant and Distribution System, U.S. Army National Training Center, Ft Irwin, CA Serve as the lead geotechnical engineer for the design-build of a 6 mgd water treatment plant, 1 MG storage tank, several miles of water distribution systems, flood control channel, detention basins, and wells, valued at over $ 100 M. Develop a Value Engineering Change Proposal (VECP) for evaporation ponds using less costly on -site soil- cement mix materials.
Water Treatment Plant, Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, CA Lead the geotechnical services of a design-build project involving two water treatment plants, conveyance systems, and solar development. Provide consultation for Differing Site Condition claims related to the discovery of a clay-infilled canyon during earthwork.
Ave. 62 Trunk Sewer, Coachella Valley Water District, Riverside C ounty, CA Provide forensic investigation of 42-inch vitrified clay pipe failure. Identify the geotechnical and shoring related causes of failure and develop recommendations. Conduct pump tests to reduce risks during remedial construction.
Provide consultation during construction for pipe rehabilitation and replacement.
Leprino Plant Detention Basin, Lemoore, CA
Evaluate a detention basin and conveyance systems for an industrial facility. Develop a subdrain system to limit maximum groundwater level under the basin to achieve California Title 27 compliance.
Osman Pekin, PhD, PE, GE
Principal Irvine, CA
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Baxter Bioscience pH Neutralization Facility, Los Angeles, CA Provide geotechnical services for a design-build project. Oversee earthwork, shoring, tiebacks, pile driving, and vibration monitoring. Obtain LADBS permits.
Harvard Avenue Trunk Sewer, Irvine Ranch Water District, CA For a design-build project with micro-tunneling and pump station deep excavations in a highly developed area, provide services related to excavation support, dewatering, vibration monitoring and pre -construction surveys.
This project received the ASCE Orange County Project Achievement Award.
Santa Maria Valley Levee Improvements, Santa Maria, CA
Serve as the reviewer for geotechnical design and constructability of levee improvements. The project included a sheet pile core to avoid encroachment into environmentally sensitive areas.
Lower Santa Ana River Embankment Protection, Orange County, CA Evaluation of embankment protection alternatives for Santa Ana River downstream of the Prado Dam. Project addressed the high flow and potential scour during dam release conditions . Evaluate sheet piles with tiebacks, improved earth structures, and scour-launched toe riprap. Improvements led to substantial savings . This project received an ‘Exceptional’ rating from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
McKay Point Reservoir, Calaveras County, CA
Evaluate slope stability and slurry wall seepage cut-off system for a 75-foot deep water storage and re-regulation reservoir adjacent to St. John’s River.
Principal Engineer, Machado Lake Dredging, Harbor City, CA Evaluate the feasibility of dredging and dewatering lake bottom sediments using geotextile tubes and polymer injection. Project involved dredging and sediment handling in an urban setting with limited laydown areas. This project won the ENR California Best Project Award in Water/ Environment and was presented at the Battelle International Conference on Remediation of Contaminated Sediments.
Principal Engineer, Stevenot Dam, Calaveras County, CA
Perform Failure Modes Analysis (FMA) for a 70-foot tall earth dam under California Division of Safety of Dams (DSOD) jurisdiction.
Principal Engineer, Rehabilitation of Colma Creek Channel Walls, San Mateo, CA Lead geotechnical for the forensic assessment and remedial design of distressed concrete sheet pile walls in Bay mud. Oversee explorations and geophysical tests, develop alternatives and make presentations to stakeholders.
Provide reports and input for plans, specifications, and temporary stabilization. Provide construction consultation.
Memberships and Associations
• Fellow, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
• Member, SAVE International
• Member, DBIA
• Reviewer, ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering • Member, Committee on Permanent Tiebacks, ASCE Los Angeles Chapter Selected Publications
• Development of Foundation Systems for Solar Array at Owens Lake, C A. Lead Author. Proceedings of the ASCE Geo-Congress on Geo-Characterization and Modelling for Sustainability (2014) • Sediment Dewatering and Disposal Considerations in an Urban Setting. Co -Author. Sixth International Conference on Remediation of Contaminated Sediments (2011) • Tunnelling Under Los Angeles. Co-Author. N. American Tunnelling (NAT) Conf. Proceedings (2010) 515 S. Flower Street, 18th Floor
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