Michael Cave Email & Phone Number

Austin, Texas, United States

• The TCEQ Natural Resource Trustee Program fulfills the agency’s role as a Texas Natural Resource Trustee by evaluating injury to natural resources as a result of discharges of oil or releases of hazardous substances.
• Writing and reviewing highly technical scientific and legal documents concerning all phases of NRDA;
• Providing NRDA oversight and technical expertise during oil spill and hazardous substance release response events;
• Soliciting, evaluating, developing, and implementing construction, restoration, and land acquisition projects;
• Planning, tracking, and reporting program funding and administrative costs;
• Directing and evaluating contractors and consultants;

Austin, Texas Area

• I performed Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) activities according to OPA, CERCLA, OSPRA, and other regulations. This includes conducting assessments of injuries to natural resources from unauthorized releases.
• Writing and reviewing highly technical scientific and legal documents concerning all phases of NRDA (e.g., ecological risk assessments, ecological services analyses, restoration plans, environmental compliance reviews.
• Providing NRDA oversight and technical expertise during oil spill and hazardous substance release response events;
• Planning, tracking, and reporting program funding and administrative costs;
• Soliciting, evaluating, developing, and implementing construction, restoration, and land acquisition projects;
• Directing and evaluating contractors and consultants;

Austin, Texas, United States

• I managed and administered the EPA grant funding TCEQ performance of site assessments for federal Superfund sites according to CERCLA. My duties included:
• Identifying potentially contaminated sites from TCEQ enforcement and response investigations, federal referrals, historical waste records, and other sources, and gathering historical and other available information to.
• Coordinating with local, state, and federal officials, the regulated community, and the public to access and sample source material, air, water, soil, and sediment to determine whether hazardous substances had been.
• Analyzing laboratory reports to determine whether public notification of a health hazard was required; whether an immediate or short-term response action was necessary; and to whether a site was eligible for listing in.
• Documenting each phase of assessment in detailed technical reports, including Pre-CERCLIS Reports, Preliminary Assessments, Site Inspections, and Hazard Ranking System packages;
• Mentoring Superfund staff, assigning and reviewing their work, and providing feedback to management on their performance for all tasks listed above;

Austin, Texas, United States

• I managed the remediation of contaminated sites in state-lead programs, including the Superfund, Dry Cleaning Remediation, and Leaking Petroleum Storage Tank Program, for all phases of corrective action work including.
• Acquiring and applying technical expertise in sampling methodologies, risk assessment concepts, and remediation technologies in accordance with federal, state, agency, and program guidelines;
• Providing oversight, coordination, and review of the activities of state remediation contractors in accordance with agency and contract requirements;
• Prioritizing sites for further work;
• Performing technical evaluations of sites;
• Conducting five-year reviews of Operations and Maintenance-phase Federal Superfund sites;

Teaching assistant for Limnology course and research assistant for surface water chemistry work on the Blanco River, San Marcos River, Lake Dunlap, and Amistad Reservoir.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Aquatic Biology/Limnology

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Biology, General

Bachelor'S Degree, German