Douglas E. Williams, L.G.
Senior Geologist
OUNTAIN
Environmental Services, Inc.
Education:
Employment History: continued
Bachelor of Arts in Geology, University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1980
1989 – 1990
Geotechnical Geologist – Soil & Materials
Engineers, Inc., Westinghouse
Environmental & Geotechnical Services,
Inc., Asheville, NC
Continuing Education:
80-hour Hydrocarbon Well Logging
40-hour OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 H&S
16-hour Computer Groundwater Modeling
Course including MOC, Bioplume, ModFlow
32-hour Groundwater Modeling – Analytic
Element Method
1981-1985
Hydrocarbon Well Analyst/Unit Manager –
EG & G Continental Laboratories, Inc.,
Houston, Texas
Current Responsibilities:
Professional Registration:
Licensed Geologist, State of North Carolina,
License #1339
Professional Geologist, State of Tennessee,
License #3408
Professional Organization Memberships:
Carolina Geological Society
Geological Society of America
Association of Engineering Geologists
Employment History:
2003 – Present
Senior Geologist - Mountain Environmental
Services, Inc., Canton, NC
2000 – 2003
Hydrogeological Tech II – NC DENR,
Division of Waste Management, UST
Section, Asheville Regional Office
1997 – 2000
Hydrogeologist – Trigon Engineering
Consultants, Inc., Greensboro, NC
1993 – 1996
Hydrogeologist – Blue Ridge Environmental
Services, Inc., Asheville, NC
1990 – 1993
Hydrogeologist – Froehling & Robertson,
Inc., Asheville, NC
As
Senior
Geologist
with
Mountain
Environmental Services, Inc. Mr. Williams’s
current responsibilities include senior project
review and oversight, coordination of field
assessment activities, analytical data evaluation
and interpretation, UST and groundwater
regulatory compliance, client/regulatory liaison.
Perform final QA/QC review of all professional
reports and correspondence.
Professional Qualifications:
Mr. Williams’s work experience spans 22 years
in the geosciences industry including
management and professional staff positions in
petroleum
hydrocarbon
exploration,
environmental/geotechnical consultation and
state regulatory compliance. His range of
project experience includes leaking underground
storage tank (UST) assessment, Brownfields
assessment, real estate transaction environmental
assessment, North Carolina Department of
Transportation geotechnical investigation, soil
and groundwater assessment, project health and
safety oversight, State of North Carolina UST
compliance regulation and management of
petroleum hydrocarbon well logging team.
Areas of Competence:
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Soil and Groundwater Assessment
Brownfields Assessment
Groundwater Modeling
Geotechnical Assessment
UST/Groundwater Regulatory Compliance
Project Health and Safety Coordination
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Douglas E. Williams, L.G.
Senior Geologist
OUNTAIN
Environmental Services, Inc.
Project Experience:
Biltmore Dairy Farms (NC Leaking UST Program) – Asheville, NC
Provided project management for surface water and groundwater release assessment and
corrective action associated with leaking USTs at former dairy products production facility.
Corrective action included soil excavation with on-site treatment, pump & treat system
installation with carbon filtration discharging to the local POTW. Supervised installation of
system and performed groundwater monitoring and system maintenance.
Former Benfield Industries Site (USEPA Superfund Program) – Waynesville, NC
Project management included groundwater monitoring and remedial system operation,
maintenance and monitoring for former chemical plant destroyed by fire. Site was entered
into Superfund program due to lack of viable responsible party and VOC and SVOC
contamination of both soil and groundwater. Reports submitted to USEPA regulatory agency
included standard monthly remediation system operational and maintenance reporting, annual
groundwater monitoring reports, including groundwater flow maps, contaminant
isoconcentration maps and evaluation of chemical analytical results with associated
recommendations for system modification, effectiveness of remediation effort.
Mark IV Industries (NC UST, Aquifer Protection Programs and NC Brownfields) –
Waynesville, NC
Provided both NCDENR regulatory agency incident management and private consultation of
multiple releases at former rubber products manufacturing facility. Managed soil corrective
action for redevelopment under USEPA/NC Brownfields redevelopment program. Performed
comprehensive record review and consolidation of all open regulatory incident releases into
single report, while developing a course of action to bring about closure to the former Dayco
site releases. Project management for excavation and disposal of heavy naphtheniccontaminated soil to achieve incident closure of soil contamination. Achieved incident closure
with no further action for two additional release incidents associated with the facility.
Abandoned Gasoline Station (NC Brownfields Program) - Swannanoa, NC
Provided project management and quality assurance for soil and groundwater assessment of
abandoned gasoline station entered into the North Carolina Petroleum Brownfields program.
Management included development of Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) Sample
Analysis Plan (SAP) and Health and Safety Plan (HASP) in accordance with USEPA
Brownfields protocol, coordinated field activities and geophysical investigation to qualify site
for closure and no further action.
Gasoline Release at Former Flooring Installation Contractor (NC Brownfields Program) –
Hendersonville, NC
Provided project management and quality assurance for soil and groundwater assessment of
gasoline release at former flooring installation contractor business which was entered into the
North Carolina Petroleum Brownfields program because of lack of identified responsible
party. Management included co-development of QAPP SAP and HASP in accordance with
USEPA Brownfields protocol, coordinated field activities and quality assurance oversight,
evaluation and interpretation of analytical sample results, report preparation.
Broyhill Furniture Industries (NC UST Programs, NC Brownfields and Inactive Hazardous Site
Program) – Conover, NC
Provided project management for soil and groundwater assessment of UST releases of varsol
and naphtha solvents utilized in the manufacturing of furniture. Assessment of releases
included Limited Site Assessments performed under NCDENR risk-based corrective action
protocol and coordinated release incidents toward closure under 15A NCAC 02L. Served as
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Douglas E. Williams, L.G.
Senior Geologist
OUNTAIN
Environmental Services, Inc.
liaison between responsible party and IHSB to enter site into the Registered Environmental
Consultant Program for remedial action.
Former Western Carolina Fairgrounds Property (NC Brownfields Program) – Hendersonville,
NC
Provided project management and quality assurance for soil and groundwater assessment of
release at former fairgrounds property historically utilized as a fire training grounds for local
fire department(s). Site was entered into the North Carolina Petroleum Brownfields program
to provide evaluation of the site for redevelopment. Management included development of
QAPP SAP and HASP in accordance with USEPA Brownfields protocol, development of
work plan and Phase I Environmental Site Assessment under ASTM E1527-05 All
Appropriate Inquiry.
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