Patrick Carter, P.E. Email & Phone Number

West Side Project Delivery UnitWater Utility Capital Division

-Engineer at the City of Palo Alto's Wastewater Treamtent Plant-Grade III Wastewater Treamtment Plant Operator-Member of City's design review team for a long-term biosolids handling and energy recovery facility-Reviewed of all significant engineering and construction submittals for the plant-Liaison between Operations department, Maintenance department and contractors for planning and coordination of equipment, process, and plant shutdowns-Prepared specifications, scopes of work, bid documents and addendum for projects -Evaluated and selected contractors and consultants -Managed projects pertaining to design, construction and consultant work at the plant -Procured and managed all chemical supplier, waste hauling and pipeline maintenance contracts-Designed, procured and started a temporary emergency chemical addition system -Reviewed and updated SOPs, Plant O&M Manual, and Vulnerability Assessment-Prepared monthly, quarterly and annual state and federal compliance reports-Prepared annual billings for sewer dischargers

-Associate Engineer at the City of Palo Alto's Wastewater Treatment Plant-Developed workplans to address increasing copper concentrations in the plant's effluent -Calculated and reported greenhouse gas emissions for the plant-Reviewed and analyzed plant process control data and made process control recommendations to the plant manager-Assisted in the submittal of a NPDES permit renewal application and negotiated new permit-Prepared and implemented Sampling Plans for NPDES and Recycled Water compliance-Analyzed trunkline, influent, effluent and recycled water data for trends

San Jose, California

-Design, compliance monitoring, and reporting associated with temporary water treatment systems used in construction dewatering activities. -Project management and oversight of land remediation projects which utilize excavation, offsite disposal, and in-situ chemical oxidation.-Phase I and Phase II site investigations.-Soil classification during drilling activities.-Installation of groundwater monitoring and injection wells.-Preparation of technical documents such as permit applications, quarterly monitoring reports, remedial action reports, health and safety plans, technical memos and letters.

Los Angeles Area

-Setup, operation, maintenance, and training of new users on a gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer (GC-MS).-Create standard operating procedures and maintenance manual for a GC-MS.-Research and development of in-situ water samplers detecting trace levels of PCBs and PAHs.-Managing research lab and oversight of laboratory technician.-Research involving the fate of fecal indicator bacteria in natural wetland systems.-Method development for the evaluation of particle size distribution in storm water runoff.

Los Angeles

-Field Sampling and Logistics Committee member; aided in the development of Estuarine Eutrophication Assessment Field Operations Manual.-Field team leader for a study of wetland eutrophication in the Southern California Bight.

Master'S, Civil Engineering

Bachelor'S, Environmental Science