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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCIC member bios 2024Albemarle Sound CIC 1 10/28/2024 Nutrient Criteria Development Plan Criteria Implementation Committee Members for Albemarle Sound Pilot Program 1. Susanna Bains US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4 CIC Qualification #3 Ms. Bains works in the NPDES permitting section and is responsible for reviewing municipal permits (among others) with an emphasis on how well the permittee is controlling nutrients. She has experience working with POTWs and the practices they can implement to reduce nutrients. 2. Anne Coan Director of Environmental Affairs North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation http://ncfb.org/ CIC Qualification #5 Ms. Coan brings expertise on the social and economic impacts of nutrient strategies on the agricultural community. She focuses on the relationship between agriculture and water quality, including NPDES and non-discharge permit issues, animal waste and animal feeding operations, nutrient trading and management strategies, and evaluating governmental environmental policies for implementation implications. 3. John Fear Deputy Director North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute and North Carolina Sea Grant https://ncseagrant.ncsu.edu/about/our-team/ CIC Qualification #3 Dr. Fear is deputy director of North Carolina Sea Grant and the Water Resources Research Institute of the University of North Carolina system. He focuses on developing and executing research portfolios for the two interinstitutional programs. He works to increasing the links among the research, extension and communication sections of both organizations. His educational background includes environmental science, engineering, biology and chemistry. He is working to increase the communication of scientific research to stakeholders, lawmakers and environmental resource managers in freshwater and coastal systems. Albemarle Sound CIC 2 10/28/2024 4. Nathan Hall Research Assistant Professor UNC Chapel Hill Institute of Marine Sciences https://emes.unc.edu/people-indiv/nathan-hall/ CIC Qualification #3 Dr Hall's research seeks to understand the top down and bottom-up drivers of phytoplankton biomass and community composition in lakes, rivers, and estuaries. He is particularly interested in how natural ecosystem characteristics such as residence time, grazer communities, and vertical mixing regimes interact with nutrient and light availability to affect bloom dynamics, phytoplankton community composition, and water quality conditions. Recent studies have underscored the critical role of interactions between hydrological forcing and nutrient loading in determining phytoplankton biomass and community structure, including toxic harmful algal bloom species. 5. Keith Larick Natural Resources Director North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation http://ncfb.org/ CIC Qualification #5 Mr. Larick works with North Carolina Farm Bureau’s Public Policy group, developing environmental policy for agriculture related issues in North Carolina. Prior to joining the Farm Bureau, he worked with the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality and managed the staff of the Animal Feeding Operations unit of the Aquifer Protection Section, including statewide oversight of the Unit’s permitting and compliance activities in accordance with Division, State, and Federal regulations. His educational background includes biological and agricultural engineering. 6. T.J. Lynch Associate Vice President Hazen https://www.hazenandsawyer.com/people/tj-lynch CIC Qualification #1 Mr. Lynch is Hazen's Operations Assistance group lead. His extensive experience includes all aspects of utility operations and management for several North Carolina municipalities. Prior to his retirement from the client side of the industry, he secured the National Association of Clean Water Association's (NACWA) Platinum Award for the City of Raleigh for 20 years. His expertise ranges from utility management; treatment optimization including biological nutrient removal, biosolids, and regulatory compliance; and operational training. Albemarle Sound CIC 3 10/28/2024 7. Andy McDaniel Stormwater NPDES Permit Program Engineering Supervisor North Carolina Department of Transportation CIC Qualification #2 Mr. McDaniel is a professional engineer with the NCDOT Hydraulics Unit. He has a wide range of experience in testing and evaluating the performance of stormwater runoff best management practices (BMPs), including retrofits, and erosion control techniques. 8. Roger von Haefen Associate Director, Center for Environmental and Resource Economic Policy (CEnREP) Professor, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics North Carolina State University https://cenrep.ncsu.edu/person/roger-von-haefen/ CIC Qualification #4 Dr. von Haefen is a Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics at NC State. His research focuses on environmental economics and policy. Most of his work has developed methodological tools for the non-market valuation of environmental resources with revealed preference data. He has applied these tools to measure the benefits associated with nonpoint source pollution abatement, outdoor recreation and transportation services. His more recent research focuses on the effects of gasoline prices on fleet fuel economy as well as the demand for water and biofuels. Dr. von Haefen teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in environmental and natural resource economics, and graduate courses in applied econometrics. He is also an Associate Director of the Center for Environmental and Resource Economic Policy, Lead Organizer for Camp Resources, and Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. CIC Qualifications The CIC shall consist of at least four members collectively meeting the following qualifications: 1. A North Carolina licensed professional engineer with expertise in nutrient abatement technologies and best available technology for wastewater. 2. A North Carolina licensed professional engineer with expertise in nutrient abatement technologies and best management practices for non-point source runoff. 3. An environmental professional with national/regional experience in linking the scientific aspects of nutrient controls, including criteria development, TMDLs, permitting and water quality management planning. 4. An economist with expertise in the economic aspects of water quality protection and nutrient management. 5. An environmental professional with expertise in agricultural best management practices for nutrient management.