Russell Topham, Mba Pe Cpm Email & Phone Number

Salt Lake City, Utah

Provide regulatory oversight and technical assistance to the segment of the regulated community including uranium mills and radioactive waste disposal facilities. My work focuses on operational compliance with applicable regulation, and on decommissioning planning, including surety.

Provide technical assistance and regulatory oversight to drinking water utilities

Led geotechnical studies for both shallow and deep foundationsPerformed Phase I Environmental Site AssessmentsDesigned onsite wastewater disposal systems

Directed completion of large-diameter storm drain outfall project involving shallow twin 60-inch direct bore and jack of reinforced concrete pipe beneath active rail yard, installation of nearly 2000 feet of 4-foot by 10-foot concrete box culvert, and environmental clearances, completing project nearly $500,000.00 under budgetDirect all work involving environmental cleanup issues (2001-2006), expansion, update or remediation of drinking water supply (2004-2006), expansion, update or remediation of sanitary and storm sewer systems (2001-2004)Expedited city’s peer review of cleanup of contaminant releases from railroad coal oil operation, environmental closure of metal tailings issues at the former Ogden Iron Works siteCoordinated multi-disciplinary response to landslide stabilization, cleanup, and roadway repairProvided engineering support to implementation of system-wide SCADAExpedited analysis and resolution of causes of discolored water complaintsGuided structural and regulatory analysis of water treatment facilityDirected completion of executive summary and update of master planning, coordinated master planning effort for storm drain and sanitary sewer systems, guided structural and regulatory analysis of water treatment facilityAssisted in development of City’s Phase II Storm Water Management Plan

Provided engineering direction for new environmental compliance software for drinking water treatment industryPerformed liaison between the company and state/federal regulatory agenciesAssisted in corporate fund raising efforts

Originated automation tools for water treatment facilities to report their Surface Water Treatment Rule and Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule compliance activities, saving water suppliers thousands of dollars each annually, and reducing State-level labor on these compliance efforts by over 90 percentDirected completion of the assessment of all drinking water wells and springs in Utah for vulnerability to surface water contamination; Utah was the first state to complete this mandated activityManaged compliance effort for 53 treatment plants subject to EPA Surface Water Treatment RuleCoordinated implementation of the EPA Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment RuleProvided engineering support for the compliance program under the EPA Lead and Copper RulePerformed public health inspections (sanitary surveys) of drinking water systemsRendered technical assistance and training to water system managers and operatorsFacilitated three Small System Chapters of the Utah Water Quality Alliance

Masters, Business Administration

Bs, Civil Engineering

Activities and Societies: Tau Beta Pi (Chapter Secretary 1986), Chi Epsilon (Chapter President 1986)Minors: Chinese (Mandarin), Mathematics