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Montgomery County, Pa

Garvey Resources, Inc. is an environmental consulting firm that specializes in Biosolids Consulting and Municipal Utility Management, customized to meet your needs, schedule, and budget.

Montgomery County, Pa

Opened a PA office for this NJ based environmental engineering firm. responsible for marketing and managing environmental engineering projects. Included work for PADEP which developed the baseline for the current biosolids land application permitting system. Also conducted evaluations and feasibility studies on digestion, dewatering, odor control, biosolids drying, composting, alkaline stabilization, and land application.

Eastern Pennsylvania

Worked with municipal wastewater departments to develop and implement sewage facility plans, industrial pretreatment programs, toxic reduction evaluations, and biosolids management plans. Project engineer tasks included conceptual design, construction management, and start-up of various biosolids and residuals thickening and dewatering facilities. Wrote environmental impact reports, performed equipment evaluations, and developed demonstration projects. Developed sampling plans for biosolids and beneficial use sites. Opened an office for an environmental engineering firm and was responsible for marketing and managing environmental engineering projects. Conducted evaluations and feasibility studies on digestion, dewatering, odor control, biosolids drying, composting, alkaline stabilization, and land applications. Helped plan biosolids conferences and programs in Pennsylvania and throughout the US.

Plymouth Meeting, Pa

Provided expertise on all things biosolids. Worked in the Municipal wastewater department. Developed and implemented Sewage Facility Plans, Industrial Pretreatment Programs, Toxic Reduction Evaluations, and biosolids management plans. Reviewed and commented on draft NPDES permits and assisted in compliance with consent orders.

Feasterville, Pa

This company was a merger between an operations oriented municipal wastewater engineering firm and the world reknowned Water Research Center. Tasks included design, construction management, and start up of various biosolids and residuals thickening and dewatering facilities. Wrote reports on the impact of biosolids disposal on landfill leachate. Planned and carried out demonstration project for the Eveson Digester, an innovative partially in-vessel co-composting system. Evaluated the use of digester gas to fuel an engine generator to produce electricity for use at the WWTP and to sell back to the electric utility.

Philadelphia, Pa

Worked as an engineer in the sludge management unit implementing a 10 point plan that would develop alternatives to ocean dispersal. Project engineer on innovative "Ecorock" process that combined dewatered biosolids with municipal incinerator residue in a rotary kiln and fusion furnace to create road aggregate that could be used locally to fill potholes. Also involved in the then innovative project to reclaim surface coal mines using biosolids as a fertilizer. The R&D conducted by Penn State Univ included monitoring of biomass production, soils, soil water, groundwater and wildlife. In addition, assisted in the use of biosolids as a soil conditioner and fertilizer on agricultural fields. Developed overall sampling plan for biosolids and beneficial use sites. Developed and implemented stormwater management plan for 20 acre composting facility.