EDUCATION

M.S. Sanitary Engineering, Cornell University

B.S. Civil Engineering, Bucknell University

  PROFESSIONAL LICENSES

Professional Engineer Florida – 1984

Professional Engineer New York – 1976

  PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Since 1973, Mr. Powell has been providing civil, environmental and solid waste engineering services to municipal and private clients.  His responsibilities have included planning, permitting, design, construction services, and overall project management for a wide variety of solid waste projects. Past projects have included landfill closures, landfill construction, transfer station planning and design, special waste handling, groundwater contamination investigation and remedial action, and medical waste incineration.  Recent solid waste projects have included the following:

Landfills

• Flagler County, Florida, Construction and Demolition Debris Landfill.  Project Manager for the renewal of the operating permit for the Flagler County Construction and Demolition Debris Landfill.  The project included modifying the existing permit to open up additional areas for waste placement.

• Flagler County, Florida, C&D Landfill, Closure Certifications Areas 4 and 5.  Project Manager for the closure certification of Areas 4 and 5 the Flagler County Construction and Demolition Debris Landfill.  The project included coordinating quality assurance soils testing and field survey.

• Flagler County, Florida, Long Term Care Permit.  Project Manager for the renewal of the long-term care/closure permit for the closed Flagler County Old Kings Road Landfill. 

• Sunshine Grove Road C&D Facility.  Project Manager for the Sunshine Grove Road Construction and Demolition Debris Disposal Facility.  The project included certification of closure of Phase I, certification of construction for new Cells 3 and 4, and preparation of updated financial assurance closure and post-closure cost estimates.

• Waste Management, Okeechobee Landfill.  Project Manager for the closure of a 15-acre portion of Waste Management’s Okeechobee Landfill.  The project included design of a geomembrane final cover and relocation of landfill gas facilities.

• Volusia County, Florida, Design Drainage Facilities for Tomoka Farms Road Landfill.  Project manager for the design of drainage facilities for the household hazardous waste collection center and the recycling facility at the Tomoka Farms Road Landfill.  The project includes existing on-site wetlands as part of the detention and discharge system.

• Volusia County, Florida, Environmental Resource Permit for the Tomoka Farms Road Landfill.  Project Manager for renewal of the Environmental Resource Permit for the Tomoka Farms Road Landfill.  The project included stormwater management and wetland protection for the development of a lined class I landfill.

• Volusia County, Florida, Design and Permitting of a Landfill Cell at Tomoka Farms Road Landfill.  Project Manager for the design, permitting, and construction of a 33-acre double composite lined landfill cell at the Tomoka Farms Road Landfill.  The landfill was designed to be constructed below the water table in an existing borrow pit.  The inward gradient design provides a high level of protection to adjacent ground water.  The project included cell and liner design, leachate collection and disposal, stormwater permitting, and a new entrance roadway.

• Volusia County, Florida, Closure of the Plymouth Avenue Landfill.  Project Manager for the closure of the Plymouth Avenue Landfill, a 129-acre municipal landfill. The project included design of a geosynthetic clay liner for the barrier layer, erosion control and stormwater management, permitting, and construction observation and certification.  The project also included installation of 30 gas vents, constructed through the in-place waste.

• Volusia County, Florida, Design and Permitting of an Expansion at the Tomoka Farms Road Landfill.  Project Manager and Project Engineer for the design and permitting of a 53-acre expansion to the Tomoka Farms Road Landfill.  The bottom liner design incorporated geocomposite drainage net in lieu of leachate collection pipe laterals.

• Flagler County, Florida, Landfill Evaluation.  Project Manager and Project Engineer for the evaluation of a 284-acre parcel proposed for landfill construction in Flagler County.  The project included evaluation of wetlands, potential for archaeological sites, and geotechnical investigation.

• Landfills have included Class I, Class III, Construction and Demolition Debris (C&D), and yard waste landfills.  Project Manager and Project Engineer for numerous landfill expansion projects, including compacted clay liners, high density polyethylene (HDPE) liners, and composite liners.

• Project Manager for the closure of numerous municipal landfills in Central Florida.  Closure designs have included soil covers, slurry walls, plastic membrane liners, compacted clay liners, and geosynthetic clay liners. Services have included planning, permitting, design, construction administration, and closure certification.

• Prepared Financial Assurance reports for numerous landfills including Volusia County, Seminole County, and private Construction and Demolition Debris landfills.  Services performed included preparing estimates of remaining airspace and life and updating the estimated costs of closing and of post closure care.

• Tampa Electric Company, Polk Power Plan, Design and Construction of Replacement Liner.  Project Manager for the design and construction of a replacement liner for the Tampa Electric Company Polk Power Plan coal slag storage area.  The project required that the 2.7-acre double-lined storage area be able to remain in operation during the entire construction period.

Transfer Stations and Citizen Convenience Centers

• Seminole County, Florida, Central Transfer Station, Operations Evaluation.  Project Engineer for the evaluation of transfer station operations at the Seminole County Central Transfer Station.  The project included a review of operations at other similar sized facilities in other Florida Counties.

• Orange County, Florida, Operations Evaluation.  Project Manager for the evaluation of operation at two Orange County transfer stations.

• Seminole County, Florida, Repair of Tipping Floor.  Project Engineer for the repair of the tipping floor surface at the Seminole County Central Transfer Station. 

• Seminole County, Florida.  Osceola Road Transfer Station, Citizens Dropoff Center.  Project Engineer for the design of a Citizens Dropoff Center for the Osceola Road Transfer Station in Seminole County.

• Project Engineer for the evaluation of operation of the hand unload area at the Pinellas County waste to energy facility.

• Project Manager for the planning and design of numerous solid waste transfer stations, ranging in size from a 600-ton per day county facility to several small rural transfer facilities.

Stormwater Projects

• Volusia County, Florida, Tomoka Farms Road Landfill, Design of Drainage Facilities for Household Hazardous Collection Center.  Project Manager for the design of drainage facilities for the household hazardous waste collection center and the recycling facility at the Tomoka Farms Road Landfill.  The project includes existing on-site wetlands as part of the detention and discharge system.

• Project Manager and Project Engineer for the design of two stormwater pump stations.  The pumps were designed to operate automatically based on the water levels in the stormwater canals and in the receiving waters.  The pumps were designed to operate on electrical power with diesel backup.

• Volusia County, Florida, Tomoka Farms Road Landfill, NPDES Permit Renewal.  Project Manager for the renewal of the NPDES permit for the Tomoka Farms Road Landfill stormwater treatment and discharge system.  The permit also includes the operation of the County’s vehicle wash facility.

• Volusia County, Florida, Drainage Basin Master Plan.  Project Engineer for the preparation of the Drainage Basin Master Plan for the B-19 Canal drainage basin for Volusia County.  The project included stormwater modeling, evaluation of alternatives, and recommendations for reducing stormwater-related problems including flooding and contamination.

Landfill Contamination Assessments

• Project Manager and Project Engineer for a groundwater contamination investigation at an industrial waste disposal site in DeLand, FL. The project included preparation of a Contamination Assessment Report and a Remedial Action Plan in accordance with Florida Department of Environmental Protection requirements.  An electro-magnetic survey was used to provide information on the extent of the contaminant plume, which consisted of neutralized nitric acid plating wastes.

• Project Manager and Project Engineer for a groundwater contamination project involving vinyl chloride at a waste disposal site in Daytona Beach. The project included preparation of a Contamination Assessment Plan and Contamination Assessment Report in accordance with Florida Department of Environmental Protection requirements.  A hydraulic probe was used to collect 47 groundwater samples from several water-bearing strata to assist in determining the vertical and horizontal extent of the contaminant plume.

Other Projects

• Project Engineer for evaluation of floodwater velocity for installation of manufactured homes in a flood hazard area.

• Project Manager and Project Engineer for the design, permitting, and construction of two new production wells to provide a half-million gallons per day capacity for the City of Flagler Beach. The project also included remote telemetry and a raw water transmission main.

• Project Manager and Project Engineer for the design, permitting, and construction of a one million gallon-per day water treatment plant for the City of Flagler Beach.  The project was designed as an expansion to the city’s existing 0.7-mgd facility, and included lime softening, filtration, pH adjustment, lime sludge dewatering, disinfection, and high service pumping.

• Project Engineer for the design and construction of a regional injection well at the City of Belle Glade Wastewater Treatment Plant. The well was designed to dispose of 4.4 million gallons per day of treated wastewater from the City of Belle Glade and from the nearby city of South Bay.  The project included design, permitting, and construction of the 3000-foot deep injection well, effluent pump station, transmission lines, monitoring and control facilities, and surge protection.

• Project Engineer for preparation of the Airport Master Plan for the Ormond Beach Municipal Airport.  The project included air side facilities to support present and projected future aviation needs.  The project also included planning for a business park to be connected to the air facilities and an on-site golf course to provide revenue to support operation of the airfield.  Public participation, including public hearings and presentations at civic group meetings, were an important part of the project.

Publications and Presentations

“New Method for Landfill Closure”, Public Works, December, 1995

“Modern Transfer Station Designed for Volusia County’s Future Needs”, The Florida Specifier, December, 1992.

DeSoto County Beats Deadline on Landfill Closure Project The Florida Specifier, March, 1992.

Hydraulic Analysis of Flow in Partially Filled Pipes Uni-Bell PVC Pipe News, Summer, 1987.

Marion Facility Gets a Lot for Its Money “Water and Sewage Works,” July, 1980.