EDUCATION

M.S. – Civil Engineering (Geotechnical Engineering/Groundwater Hydrology), Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 1987

B.C.E. – Civil Engineering, Auburn University, 1983

PROFESSIONAL LICENSES

 

Registered Professional Engineer--Virginia, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina

  PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Mr. Matteson has over 16 years of civil/environmental experience. He has conducted, or has managed numerous environmental, landfill engineering, groundwater, water resources and geotechnical engineering projects. He has managed remedial investigations/feasibility studies, and as conducted potential responsible party (PRP) oversight at National Priority List sites for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. His solid waste experience includes Subtitle D landfill permitting, design, construction and certification, as well as landfill gas control and environmental compliance program management. His groundwater engineering experience includes monitoring and contamination assessments at solid waste landfills and National Priority List (Superfund) sites. His geotechnical experience includes subsurface investigations as well as consolidation and slope stability analyses.

Representative Engineering Projects:

Environmental

• Landmark Design Group, Project Manager, Colonial Heights, Virginia – responsible for assisting client with development of retail shopping center on a former municipal solid waste landfill. Issues addressed include settlement of waste and landfill gas.

• Jones & Frank, Project Manager, Burgess, Virginia – responsible for planning and implementation of field work, as well as production of Tank Closure Report, following the removal of underground storage tanks (USTs) at a former service station. Work included collection and analyses of soil samples as well as interpretation of analytical results.

• The Breeden Company, Project Manager, Virginia Beach, Virginia – responsible for production of Phase I Environmental Site Assessment up-date report. The report included an up-dated regulatory listings from environmental databases maintained by Visa Information Systems. In addition, the report included the status of actions items performed as part of the state Voluntary Remediation Program.

• Boiler Cleaning & Specialty Corp., Project Manager, Portsmouth, VA – responsible for production of Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan, as well as Oil Discharge Contingency (ODC) Plan for the facility. The plans included recommendations regarding future operations at the facility.

• Albano Cleaners, Project Manager, Virginia – responsible for planning and implementation of response to state regulatory agency request for evaluation of data obtained during limited Phase II at the client’s Haygood Shopping Center location in Virginia Beach. The response included results of risk assessment modeling that indicated the theoretical risk is within the acceptable range for carcinogens and below the target risk for non-carcinogens. Also a preliminary investigation at the Westwood location in Portsmouth to determine if contamination exists due to past dry cleaning activities.

• Landfill No. 2, Technical Lead, City of Virginia Beach, VA – responsible for program management and regulatory compliance of Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (VPDES) and industrial wastewater discharge permits for the facility. The VPDES permit was issued and enforced by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, while the wastewater discharge permit was issued and enforced by the Hampton Roads Sanitation District.

• Elbow Road CDD Landfill, Technical Lead, Chesapeake, VA – responsible for program management and regulatory compliance of Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (VPDES). The VPDES permit was issued and enforced by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality.

• Little Creek Amphibious Base, Technical Lead, City of Virginia Beach, VA – responsible for planning and implementation of investigation to determine disposal criteria for sediments contained in drainage channel at Little Creek Amphibious Base, VA.

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IV, Hialeah, FL, Project Manager – Conducted Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS) at the B&B Chemical National Priority List (Superfund) site. Organic priority pollutant contamination in shallow subsurface soil and groundwater were focus of the RI/FS. The work included the production of project planning documents, field work, data interpretation and final report preparation. Field activities included completion of soil borings, installation of monitoring wells, soil sampling and groundwater sampling. Results of the RI/FS indicated that no remedial action was required.

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IV, Greer, SC, Project Manager – Conducted Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS) at the Elmore Waste Disposal Superfund site. Inorganic and organic priority pollutant contamination in shallow subsurface soil and groundwater were focus of the RI/FS. The work included the production of project planning documents, field work, data interpretation and final report preparation. Results of the RI/FS indicated that remediation of inorganic compounds in the surface soil, and inorganic and organic compounds in the groundwater was warranted.

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IV, Project Manager – Conducted oversight of work being performed on ten potentially responsible party-led National Priority List (Superfund) sites in the Southeast United States. Oversight was conducted of remedial investigation/feasibility study through remedial design and remedial action. The work involved the review of planning documents, observation of field work and the review of draft through final reporting documents. In addition, provided technical support during negotiations with the potentially responsible parties.

• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tarheel Army Missile Plant, Savannah District, Burlington, NC –Co-Project Manager for two-phase Remedial Investigation. Responsible for the production of planning documents, fieldwork, and production of RI report for former defense contractor manufacturing plant. Work involved monitoring well installation and sampling in order to characterize nature and extent of organic compound contaminant plumes at various locations within the facility.

• Oglethorpe Power Corporation, Project Manager, Atlanta, GA – Managed compliance audit of Underground Storage Tank systems owned and operated by Oglethorpe Power Corporation. Results of compliance audit resulted in removal and replacement of two-tank system. Conducted subcontractor procurement and oversight of removal of existing system and installation of new system.

• U.S. Navy, Project Engineer, Charleston, SC – Responsible production of specifications to close underground fuel storage sump. Specifications followed RCRA Underground Storage Tank regulations.

• General Electric Corporation, Project Engineer, Jefferson, OH – Responsible for planning, performance and reporting of work for Contamination Assessment associated with a leaking solvent underground storage tank at GE’s facility in Jefferson. Performed field work and data interpretation. The work resulted in the production of a state approved Closure Plan.

• Confidential client, Project Engineer, Llano, Texas – Planned and conducted geo-environmental investigation at former pesticide plant in order to characterize subsurface conditions. The project included advancing soil borings and rock corings, as well as logging and classification of samples obtained.

• Confidential client, Expert Witness, Columbia, SC – Served as expert witness for the plaintiff at a civil trial in which a commercial real estate developer requested reimbursement for loss of property value due to negligent management of adjacent Superfund site.

Solid Waste Engineering/Permitting

• Tahal Group, Project Engineer, Central Waste Disposal Site (Effe Landfill), Israeli – responsible for design and production of bid documents for regional municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill located south of Dead Sea. Landfill site is former phosphate mining spoils discharge area. Expected waste acceptance rate of the landfill is more than 3000 tons per day. Design includes stability, bearing capacity and settlement analyses as well as production of design drawings, project manual and technical specifications.

• Frederick County, Project Engineer, Winchester, Virginia – responsible for portions of permit amendment for existing Frederick County Sanitary Landfill. Modifications to landfill include vertical expansion and alternative liner in-place of conventional Subtitle D design. Permit Amendment includes modification of Design Drawings, Design Report, Technical Specifications, Construction Quality Assurance (CQA) Plan, Closure and Post Closure Care Plan and Landfill Gas Management Plan.

• Atlantic Waste Disposal, Inc. (AWDI), Project Engineer, Waverly, Virginia – responsible for conceptual design (Phase 2 and 3) and production of bid documents (Phase 1) for active landfill gas extraction system at AWDI’s sanitary landfill. The conceptual design system will have an eventual capacity of greater than 16,000 scfm. Phase 1, which will be constructed by October 2000, will have a capacity of more than 4,300 scfm.

• Southeastern Public Service Authority (SPSA), Project Manager, Suffolk, VA – responsible for planning and execution of evaluation of the soil cover on the SPSA Regional Landfill. The evaluation included direct physical measurements of the soil cover thickness and determination of the engineering properties. The results of the evaluation were submitted to the State regulatory agency to demonstrate in-place closure of the side-slopes of the landfill.

• ZAPCO Energy Tactics, Project Engineer, Suffolk, VA – responsible for annual emission statement for landfill gas-to-energy (LFGTE) facility at the SPSA Regional Landfill in Suffolk, Virginia. Statements include estimate of Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) and NOx emissions and are submitted to the state regulatory agency along with supporting information and calculations.

• Montgomery County, Project Engineer, Christiansburg, VA – responsible for design and production of plans and specifications for air injection curtain at the Mid-County Landfill. The air curtain is intended to interrupt migration of landfill gas (LFG) into the facility Recycling/Processing Facility (RPF).

• Phase 2A Landfill Expansion, Technical Lead, City of Virginia Beach, VA – responsible for implementation of Construction Quality Assurance (CQA) Plan and certification of construction of 16-acre expansion area. An amendment to the CQA Plan was also included in the work.

• Landfill No. 2, Technical Lead, City of Virginia Beach, VA – responsible for design of gas probe network, production of Gas Control Plan, installation of monitoring probes, and monitoring program. Also, production of Gas Remediation Plan and implementation of remedial measures in response exceedance of regulatory limit for methane at the facility compliance boundary.

• Elbow Road CDD Landfill, Technical Lead, Chesapeake, VA – conducted and supervised design and permitting for construction demolition debris landfill. Work involved geotechnical investigation, slope stability analysis, settlement analyses, landfill design, groundwater and surface water monitoring program design, establishing closure and post-closure procedures, establishing operations and maintenance procedures.

• Merillat Industries, Project Manager, Marion, VA – responsible for obtaining state solid waste permit for boiler facility under the requirements for energy recovery and incineration facilities.

• Allegeny Energy Resources, Inc., Project Manager – responsible for monitoring and operation of AER owned landfill gas extraction/destruction system at the City of Virginia Beach Landfill No. 2. Also, design of expansion of the system and oversight during construction of the expansion.

• Solid Waste Disposal Facility No. 2 Cells 1, 2 and 3 Closure, Technical Lead, City of Newport News, VA – responsible for implementation of Construction Quality Assurance Plan and certification of construction of 54 acre closure area. Work included modifications to the state approved Closure and Construction Quality Assurance Plans for the facility prior to certification.

• Menchville Road Landfill, Sr. Project Engineer, City of Newport News, VA – responsible for remedial site investigation and design of perimeter landfill gas control system in response to methane present at concentrations exceeding action levels at the facility’s compliance boundary. Also, design and installation of composite gas barrier cut-off wall at the compliance boundary.

• Rivanna Solid Waste Authority, Ivy Landfill, Charlottesville, VA, Technical Lead – responsible for planning and production of Landfill Gas (LFG) Model and Beneficial Reuse Analysis. The work included development of a site model to characterize the anticipated LFG stream as input to later evaluation of constraints and limitations associated with various LFG utilization alternatives. In addition, interpretation of the site model and evaluation of various LFG utilization alternatives including flaring, development of pipeline quality gas, energy conversion, direct fuel, or indirect energy uses via various heat exchange mechanisms was conducted.

• Department of Public Utilities, Landfill No. 3, Technical Lead, Henrico County, VA – responsible for modification of Intergraded Closure Plan. Modifications to the plan included addressing State regulatory agency comments on draft plan.

• Rivanna Solid Waste Authority, Ivy Landfill, Technical Lead, Charlottesville, VA – responsible for design and construction of active landfill gas extraction system at the facility. Design included modeling of landfill gas production, blower and flare sizing, and placement of 32 gas extraction wells.

• Project Manager, Columbia County, GA – conducted and supervised design and permitting for construction and demolition landfill. Work involved geotechnical investigation, slope stability analysis, landfill design, groundwater and surface water monitoring program design, establishing closure and post-closure procedures, establishing operations and maintenance procedures.

• Landfill Construction, Resident Engineer, Columbia County, GA – interacted with contractor and owner, interpreted construction plans and specifications; conducted weekly construction meetings, and produced meeting minutes; conducted site visits for regulatory personnel; and facilitated minor modification requests, production, and submittal of CQA Certification Report.

• Project Manager, Augusta, GA – responsible for design, construction, operation, monitoring, and evaluation of an Aerobic Landfill Bioreactor pilot study for the Southeastern Technology Center. The purpose of the project was to increase the rate of degradation of waste, decrease the production of methane and improve the quality of leachate in an existing landfill. The study involved the introduction of air into the waste mass and leachate recirculation.

• Project Engineer, Columbia County, GA – conducted and evaluated data from landfill gas investigation at the Columbia County Landfill. The goal of the investigation was to determine the contribution of landfill gas to groundwater contamination at the facility.

• Savannah River Site, SC – conducted Construction Quality Assurance and safety inspections during the closure of the sanitary landfill at the DoE’s Savannah River Site.

Groundwater

• Solid Waste Disposal Facility No. 2, Technical Lead, City of Newport News, VA –responsible for planning, coordination and regulatory reporting (including the Annual Water Quality Monitoring Report) of the detection groundwater monitoring program at the facility. The work also included planning and production of Groundwater Quality Assessment in response to a Statistically Significant Increase (SSI) in sampling parameter concentrations in down-gradient monitoring wells as compared to up-gradient wells. Demonstration resulted in facility being allowed to remain in detection monitoring rather than proceeding to the more regulatory onerous Assessment Monitoring Program. Also, Groundwater Monitoring Plan revision (permit amendment).

• Landfill No. 2, Technical Lead, City of Virginia Beach, VA – responsible for planning, coordination and regulatory reporting (including the Annual Water Quality Monitoring Report) of the assessment groundwater monitoring program. Work included coordination with state regulatory agency during rehabilitation of the monitoring well system. Abandonment of existing wells as well as locating and installation of new and replacement wells. Confirmation sampling was performed during assessment monitoring to confirm the results of the initial monitoring event and to attempt to eliminate several constituents from the remainder of the monitoring program.

• Mt. Trashmore Park, Technical Lead, City of Virginia Beach, VA – responsible for Groundwater Contamination Assessment planning, implementation, and reporting to state regulatory agency in response to elevated levels of inorganic and organic compounds detected in groundwater monitoring wells at the facility. Resulting analysis indicated that compounds with elevated concentrations were not migrating off-site and were not a threat to public health and the environment (based on risk assessment modeling).

• USACE, Landfills 1, 7, and 15, Technical Lead, Baltimore District, Ft. Eustis, VA – responsible for planning, coordination and regulatory reporting of the detection groundwater programs at the landfills. Reporting included the production of both interim and annual groundwater monitoring reports.

• USACE, Landfill 2, Technical Lead, Baltimore District, Ft. Story, VA – responsible for planning, coordination and regulatory reporting for the groundwater monitoring at the landfill.

• Elbow Road Farm, Inc. CDD Landfill, Technical Lead, Chesapeake, VA – responsible for planning, coordination and regulatory reporting of the Phase II groundwater monitoring program at the landfill. The Phase II program was established in response to a SSI that was detected during the Phase I program. Work included request for variance to the state Department of Environmental Quality to discontinue groundwater monitoring at the facility.

• County Landfill, Technical Lead, Isle-of-Wight County, VA – responsible for planning, coordination and regulatory reporting of detection groundwater monitoring program at the facility.

• Grovetown Landfill, Project Manager, Columbia County, GA – responsible for planning, coordination and regulatory reporting of detection groundwater monitoring program at the facility. Work included demonstration to the state regulatory agency that landfill gas was affecting groundwater quality.

• Easley Landfill, Project Engineer, Pickens County, SC – responsible for planning, coordination and regulatory reporting of detection groundwater monitoring program at the facility. The work included production of the Groundwater Monitoring Plan and the Statistical Analysis Plan.

• Central Landfill, Project Engineer, Pickens County, SC – responsible for planning, coordination and regulatory reporting of detection groundwater monitoring program at the facility. The work included production of the Groundwater Monitoring Plan and the Statistical Analysis Plan.

• County Landfill, Project Engineer, Union County, SC – responsible for planning, coordination and regulatory reporting of detection groundwater monitoring program at the facility. The work included production of the Groundwater Monitoring Plan and the Statistical Analysis Plan.

• Rivanna Solid Waste Authority, Ivy Landfill, Technical Lead, Charlottesville, VA – responsible for Technical Peer Review of Nature and Extent Study, which characterized the nature and extent of groundwater contamination at the landfill. The document was produced by a consultant retained by the landfill owner.

• Henrico County Department of Public Utilities, Landfill No. 3, Henrico County, VA –Technical Lead, responsible for revising and updating of the facility’s Water Quality Monitoring Plan.

Water Resources

• E.C.C. American, Inc., Sandersville, GA, Project Engineer – Designed and supervised field work for aquifer yield investigation at a proposed kaolin processing facility in central Georgia. The investigation was conducted to determine the suitability of the site for the facility and included the installation of a series of test holes to help determine the possible yield from a proposed production water well.

• E. C. C. American, Inc., Sandersville, GA, Project Engineer – Performed investigations and produced reports associated with permit applications to withdraw groundwater from regional aquifer in the costal plain of Georgia. The work included determining the effect of proposed new groundwater withdrawals on nearby water wells and the aquifer. Determinations were made using analytical models and aquifer hydraulic parameters from field aquifer tests which were performed as part of the work.

• Internal Revenue Service, GA, Project Engineer – Performed evaluation of kaolin mine dewatering scheme submitted to the I. R. S. in support of a property appraisal. The evaluation was conducted using the U. S. G. S. produced MODFLOW groundwater flow model.

• E.C.C. American, Inc., Deep Step, GA, Project Engineer – Responsible for planning and performance of work for a dewatering plan at 60 acre kaolin mine. The work included the design, installation and testing of a 1200 gallon per minute production water well. An aquifer test was performed to determine the hydraulic parameters of the aquifer. Dewatering scenarios were evaluated using the U. S. G. S. produced MODFLOW groundwater flow model. The result of the work was a design for a dewatering system at the mine.

• Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, Project Engineer – Responsible for planning and performance of hydraulic conductivity determinations of fractured bedrock aquifer. Determinations were made by isolating fractured areas of the bedrock using inflatable rubber packers, pressuring the isolated areas, than observing the rate of decrease in pressure. Also responsible for data interpretation and reporting of results.

• U. S. Navy, Project Engineer, Jacksonville, FL – Responsible for planning and performance of aquifer testing at a former disposal area owned by the U. S. Navy. The purpose of the testing was to determine the hydraulic characteristics of the upper most aquifer in order to design a proposed groundwater extraction system.

• Lockhead Marietta, Project Engineer, Marietta, GA – Responsible for planning, performance and reporting of groundwater flow and contaminant transport modeling. Work was performed in order to determine the flow characteristics of the surficial saprolite aquifer, as well as predict the migration rate of organic solvent plume. The modeling was performed using the U. S. G. S. produced MODFLOW groundwater flow model along with a particle tracking module.

Geotechnical

• Henry S. Branscome, Inc., Project Manager, James City County, VA – responsible for review of existing subsurface information and reclamation activities at the client’s Lee’s Pit mine. The purpose of the review was to determine the suitability of the site for future industrial development. Recommendations were made in a letter to the client which was submitted to the County in support of a special use permit.

• City of Suffolk, VA, Sr. Project Engineer – inspection of City water supply dam following hurricane Floyd. The dam had been breached in several areas causing severe erosion damage. Work included dam inspection and recommendation to the City for temporary repair. Also, cost estimate for repair of the dam and spillway for City submission to FEMA.

• E.C.C. America, Project Engineer, Sandersville, Georgia – Designed and supervised field work for geotechnical investigation at proposed earthen dam site. The investigation was conducted to determine the suitability of the site for the dam and included a series of soil borings followed by data interpretation and a report.

• Various clients, Project Engineer, conducted numerous tests to determine the in-situ permeability of compacted clay liners at hazardous and sanitary landfills. Used various configurations of the double-ring infiltrometer including open and closed inner rings. Contributed to the production of the ASTM method the sealed inner ring double ring infiltrometer testing method.

• Various clients, Atlanta, Georgia, Project Engineer, developed work plan, supervised or conducted field control for earth work at various sites in the Atlanta area. Work involved inspection of fill compaction including moisture and density determinations and bearing capacity determinations.

• AT&T, Project Engineer, Atlanta, Georgia – produced calculations and final design of a sheet pile wall. The wall was installed to prevent failure of an excavation face made during the removal of an underground storage tank.