Burns Wetherington, P.E. Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Atlanta Metropolitan Area

Greater Atlanta Area

Provide strategic direction, regulatory guidance and mentoring to the Natural Resources Permitting team in support of Georgia Power's electrical transmission, distribution and generation customers. Regulatory programs include Clean Water Act Section 401, 402 and 404 as well the State of Georgia's Erosion & Sedimentation Act, Water Quality Act and similar regulations; also provide guidance in navigating complex permitting issues involving state and local governments considering public utility pre-emption.Similar direction, guidance and mentoring provided for Water Programs team members in Clean Water Act and State of Georgia regulations for all water-related programs (NPDES Construction Storm Water, NPDES Industrial Storm Water, SPCC and Facility Response Plans, water withdrawals, Erosion & Sediment Control (stream buffers, LDA permits), Corps of Engineers permitting and cultural resources.Serve for Subject Matter Expert for multiple programs with direct responsibility for 40 CFR 112 programs (SPCC Plans and FRPs) for all Georgia Power business units (transmission, distribution and generation).Serve as Implementation Team member for rolling out Georgia Power's new EMIS using Enablon.

Atlanta, Ga

Provide strategic and tactical direction for the company in all water- and waste-related regulations and compliance programs, most recently with the Steam Electric Effluent Limitations Guidelines (ELGs) revision and other Clean Water Act and state water programs as well as practically all federal and state waste programs, including RCRA and TSCA and those regulations associated with environmental releases and liability (e.g. EPCRA and CERCLA). Lead and direct Water & Waste Programs team (7 environmental professionals and 1 administrative assistant) in assessing, influencing and negotiating new and revised regulations and permits, developing, implementing and identifying problem areas and developing solutions that are cost effective, assure continued environmental compliance, advance the company as a trusted environmental leader and generate project success for customers and stakeholders.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Provided strategic and tactical direction, regulatory guidance and mentoring to the Water Programs and Transmission Capital Projects teams (8 personnel) in support of Georgia Power's electrical transmission, distribution and generation customers. Regulatory programs included Clean Water Act and State of Georgia regulations for all water-related programs: NPDES Construction Storm Water, NPDES Industrial Wastewater, NPDES Industrial Storm Water, SPCC and Facility Response Plans, ground and surface water withdrawals, Safe Drinking Water permits, Erosion & Sediment Control (stream buffers, LDA permits), Corps of Engineers permitting and cultural resources. Also provided guidance in navigating complex permitting issues involving state and local governments considering public utility pre-emption.Led team in assessing, influencing and negotiating new and revised regulations and permits, developing, implementing and identifying problem areas and developing solutions that are cost effective, assure continued environmental compliance, advance the company as a trusted environmental leader and generate project success for customers and stakeholders.

Atlanta, Ga

Managed the Clean Water Act and Georgia Water Quality Act permitting and compliance programs associated with linear, stand-alone and common development construction activities, industrial storm water discharges and oil pollution prevention as well as federal & state hazardous & universal wastes, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) for all Georgia Power business units. Managing these programs involved working with and influencing internal and external customers & stakeholders to improve environmental legislation and regulations for win-win partnerships, developing compliance-based solutions for cost-effective improvements in work methods and contracts and building long-term, positive relationships with customers and stakeholders.

Carrollton, Ga

During my tenure with Southwire Company, I held multiple jobs across several business units. Those included responsibility for developing, implementing and managing environmental compliance programs at newly acquired manufacturing facilities as well as providing operations support for process improvement and training. I also managed an ISO 9001 quality control program and a staff of 65 hourly personnel including four supervisors as well as provided technical support and expertise for process improvements. My first job with the company included managing environmental compliance program for a 24/7 copper refinery while directing a staff of four environmental technicians and two co-op students.

Portsmouth, Va

Provided engineering support to production personnel performing maintenance, overhaul and repair activities on nuclear-powered vessels while also developing, implementing and managing control systems and storage areas for radioactive and hazardous wastes as well as providing training to and technical procedures for use by over 500 engineering, production, fire department and naval personnel. I also developed, implemented and managed a computerized accountability system for tracking waste materials from the point of generation through processing to long-term storage. I had responsibility for assuring compliance with Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program (NNPP) radiological requirements in addition to RCRA and State of Virginia solid & hazardous waste regulations.

Dothan, Al

Assisted senior HP technicians and engineers with monitoring and surveillance activities associated with operation and refueling of two 800+ MW nuclear-powered generating units.

Bachelor'S, Mechancial Engineering

Activities and Societies: Cooperative EducationBachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering with a certificate of Cooperative Education.

Mba, General Management, Operations, Finance

Master's in business administration with focus on Customer Relationship marketing and Operations Management