PROJECT LIST (As of December 2004)
Phone:
(724)-777-6909, E-mail: ushamsi@GISApplications.com
Expert Testimony
Expert Testimony (1998-99): Provided expert testimony and report on
behalf of an industrial facility in a law suit filed by USEPA and Department of
Justice. The case involved over 1000 counts of alleged NPDES permit violations
and over $10 million of civil penalties.
My expert reports helped the facility to accomplish an out-of-court
settlement consisting of a small number of Supplemental Environmental Projects
(SEPs).
Watershed Stormwater
Management
1. Phase I and Phase II, PA Act 167 Stormwater Management Plan
for the
2. Phase
3. Phase I and Phase II, PA Act 167 Stormwater Management Plan
for the Conneaut Outlet watershed, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, 1989-92.
4. Phase
II, PA Act 167 Stormwater Management Plan for the Turtle Creek watershed,
Allegheny and Westmoreland Counties, Pennsylvania, 1988-91.
5. Phase I and Phase II, PA Act 167 Stormwater Management Plan
for the Lake Erie and Elk Creek watersheds,
6. Phase
I PA Act 167 Stormwater Management Plan for the
Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO)
Management
Projects for National CSO Policy: The National CSO Policy mandates
that all wet weather CSO discharges be brought into compliance with the
technology-based requirements of the Clean Water Act (CWA). This is accomplished by developing CSO Plans,
Plan of Actions, Nine Minimum Controls, and Long Term Control Plans for the
combined sewer systems. Major projects
in this area include:
1.
Long-Term Control Plan (LTCP),
1.
Nine Minimum Controls, Borough of
2.
Phase 2. Nine Minimum Controls, Authority of the
Borough of
3.
Saw Mill Run Interceptor Extension Project,
4.
Phase 2: System Hydraulic Characterization, Borough of
5.
System Inventory and Hydraulic Characterization,
Borough of Kittanning, Pennsylvania, 1998-99.
6.
Phase 1: System Inventory and Physical
Characterization, Borough of
7.
CSO Plan of Action, Borough of
8.
Phase 1. System Inventory and Physical
Characterization, Authority of the Borough of
9.
System Hydraulic Characterization and Nine Minimum
Controls, Municipal Authority of the City of
10. CSO
Plan of Action, Borough of North
11. System
Hydraulic Characterization,
12. CSO
Management and Control Study,
13. CSO
Management and Control Study, Municipal Authority of the City of
14. System
Hydraulic Characterization and Nine Minimum Controls, Borough of
15. CSO
Conceptual Plan and Plan of Action,
16. CSO
Conceptual Plan and Plan of Action,
17. CSO
Plan of Action, Municipal Authority of the City of
18. CSO
Conceptual Plan, Authority of the Borough of
19. CSO
Conceptual Plan, Borough of
20. CSO
Conceptual Plan and Plan of Action, Borough of
Other CSO Projects
1.
Toronto Master Plan for Wet Weather Flow Management,
2.
Saw Mill Run CSO Study:
Evaluation of the overflow potential of the interceptor and its
diversion structures, ALCOSAN, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1988-91.
SSO Management
1.
Plum Creek Interceptor SSO Study,
2.
Study of pump station overflows, Conneaut Lake Joint
Municipal Authority, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, 1996-97.
3.
CSO/SSO Study, Girty’s Run Joint Sewer Authority,
Sewer System Modeling and
Studies
These projects develop computer models for the municipal sanitary,
storm, and combined sewer systems using hydrologic and hydraulic flow routing
models. The models are used to improve
system operation and management, study system performance under various
hydraulic conditions, and analyze system modifications to satisfy the
regulatory requirements. Major projects
include:
1.
Interceptor Capacity Analysis: Visual Hydro modeling of
interceptor , Municipal Authority of the City of Monongahela, Monongahela,
Pennsylvania, 1999.
2.
Interceptor Study: XP-SWMM modeling of CSOs and SSOs to
design two wet weather equalization facilities, Girty’s Run Joint Sewer
Authority,
3.
Plum Creek Interceptor Capacity Analysis: XP-SWMM and
Visual Hydro modeling of interceptor system to study interceptor capacity
problems and recommend solutions, Municipality of Penn Hills, Allegheny County,
Pennsylvania, 1997-
4.
Nine Mile Run Trunk Sewer Study: Mapping, monitoring, and modeling of the
watershed and the sewers to study the polluted receiving waters, ALCOSAN,
5.
Saw Mill Run Interceptor Extension Project: SWMM
modeling of the watershed and the interceptor to design a $40 million relief
interceptor to alleviate the capacity problems and control CSOs to comply with
the National CSO policy, ALCOSAN, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1993-94.
6.
7.
Chartiers Creek Interceptor Study: Hydraulic evaluation
of the interceptor to transport future flows, ALCOSAN, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, 1990-1992.
8.
Assessment of Storm Sewer Master Plan: Testing the
validity of a 40-year old sewer construction plan for the present development
and climatic conditions, Huntington Sanitary Board,
9.
Flow Monitoring of the Coal Lick and Redstone
Interceptors: Estimation of interceptor flows, City of
Water Distribution System Modeling
These projects consist of resolving water
distribution system problems by developing a computer model of the distribution
system network and simulating what-if
scenarios to support decision making.
Major projects include:
1.
Surge Analysis Study and Water Hammer Hydraulic Model,
Carraizo and La Plata Pumping Stations, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2001.
2.
Service Water Study and Model: Optimization of the
water distribution system operation to reduce energy costs, USS Gary Works,
3.
Analysis and design of a storage tank and booster
station, Claysville-Donegal Joint Municipal Authority, Claysville,
Pennsylvania, 1992-95.
4.
Pipe Mill Recycle System Evaluation: Analysis and
remedy of low flow problems in recycled water system, USS/Kobe Steel Company,
5.
Potable water system design,
6.
Analysis and design of a new water main and booster
station, Oakmont Borough Municipal Authority,
7.
Design of pipelines, storage tank, and pumping station
for a new water distribution system, Vernon Township, Pennsylvania, 1990-91.
8.
9.
What-if simulations for system improvements and
extension, Wilkinsburg-Penn Joint Water Authority,
10. Water
distribution system improvements to meet fire flow requirements due to
dismantling of an existing elevated storage tank, City of Titusville,
Pennsylvania, 1989-1990.
11. Water
System Study: Recommendations for distribution system improvements to enhance
hydraulic performance, Lavalette Public Service District,
12. Water
System Study: Recommendations for distribution system and treatment plant
improvements, Town of
Water Resources Studies
These projects evaluated the drinking
water resources of the communities and made recommendations for improvements to
cost-effectively meet the future water needs and comply with local, state, and
federal environmental regulations. Major
projects are:
1. Thompson
Run Tributary Flood Plain Study: Development of a HEC-RAS model to document the
impact of sewage treatment expansion, West Mifflin Sanitary Sewer Municipal
Authority,
2. Saw
Mill Run Flood Plain Study: Development of a AutoCAD
based HEC-2 model to document the impact of interceptor construction on the Saw
Mill Run flood plain for the DEP/COE Joint Permit application, ALCOSAN,
3.
Improvements for Claysville Dam No. 1 for safe passage
of design flood, including a new spillway, discharge channel, and stilling
basin using HEC-2, Claysville-Donegal Joint Municipal Authority, Claysville, Pennsylvania, 1990-91.
4.
Reassessment of Water Supply Sources: An evaluation of
continuing to purchase public water versus owning a source of supply,
Monroeville Water Authority and Plum Borough Municipal Authority, Pennsylvania,
1989.
5.
Water System Improvement Study: An assessment of a need
for renovation/replacement of distribution and treatment system facilities in
accordance with Department of Environmental Resources (DER) public water supply
regulations, Borough of Zelienople,
Industrial Stormwater
Management
These projects assist the industries with regulatory compliance and permitting
issues, such as stormwater NPDES permits and pollution prevention plans,
etc. Assessment of remedial actions is
facilitated by modeling industrial drainage networks using computer models,
such as SWMM and PSRM. What-if scenarios
are simulated to select the best pollution prevention alternatives, e.g.,
increased treatment, in-line storage, diversion, and/or detention/retention,
etc. Major projects in this area
include:
1. Computer
Modeling of Outfall 001 Sewers: XP-SWMM modeling of storm and process sewers to
evaluate the feasibility of relocating the outfall, LTV Steel Works,
2. Sewer
System Modeling: Modeling of sewers, outfall, and receiving waters to study the
surcharge potential of sewers, USS Gary Works,
3. Coke
Plant Sewer Study and Preliminary Engineering Concept: Estimation of stormwater
runoff for design of detention tank and pumps, Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel
Company,
4. Plant
Wide Utilities: Drainage system modeling to evaluate alternatives for
elimination of polluted outfalls, Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA),
5. Evaluation
of Pipe Mill Lagoon: Quantification of overflows under various rainfall inputs,
USS/Kobe Steel Company,
6. Diversion-Plant
II E/W Ditch: Stormwater runoff modeling for drainage system expansion,
Wastewater Treatment Plant, Central Foundry Division, General Motors
Corporation, Defiance, Ohio, 1991.
7. Analysis
of flooding potential of storm water drainage, McDonnell Douglas Industrial
Wastewater Treatment Facility,
8. Storm
sewer system capacity and overflow analysis, Parts Depot, Chrysler Motors
Corporation,
9. Stormwater
Collection Design: Sewer system analysis for detention pond and pump design,
Cerro Copper Products Company,
10. Taylor
Leachate Treatment Concept: Stormwater runoff analysis, North Taylor Residual
Waste Landfill, USX Corporation,
GIS and Remote Sensing
Applications (Total Projects = 20)
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing
techniques were used for development of computer models in the following water,
wastewater, and stormwater engineering projects:
1.
Wastewater system GIS mapping using ArcGIS 9
Geodatabase and Geometric Network, City of Richmond, California, 2004-.
2.
Water and wastewater system GIS mapping to support a
$40 million sewer separation project, Lynn, Massachusetts, 2001-2004.
3.
Six CSO studies: Munhall,
4.
Four sewer system models: Saw Mill Run Interceptor,
Nine Mile Run Trunk Sewer, Chartiers Creek Interceptor (PA), and Huntington
storm sewers (WV), 1992-97.
5.
Five stormwater management plans for
6.
Assessment of Storm Sewer Master Plan: Testing the
validity of a 40-year old sewer construction plan for the present development
and climatic conditions, Huntington Sanitary Board,
7.
Design
1. Design
of a parallel relief sewer for the Saw Mill Run Interceptor, ALCOSAN,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1994-97.
2. Design
of diversion chambers, Saw Mill Run Interceptor, ALCOSAN, 1993-95.
3.
Analysis and design of a storage tank and booster
station, Claysville-Donegal Joint Municipal Authority, Claysville,
Pennsylvania, 1992-95.
4.
Analysis and design of a new water main and booster
station, Oakmont Borough Municipal Authority,
5.
Design of Claysville Dam No. 1 spillway, discharge
channel, and stilling basin; Claysville-Donegal Joint Municipal Authority,
Claysville, Pennsylvania, 1990-91.
Field Measurement Studies
Developed flow
monitoring, water quality sampling, and rainfall recording protocols for
various water and wastewater system studies. The protocols required an in-depth knowledge
of the federal regulations and NPDES permit requirements. Utilized electronic data loggers to store and
transfer the
field data to PCs. Used
special purpose software for storing, retrieving, analyzing, printing, and
plotting the field data.
Sales and Marketing
·
Member, CSO Market Team, USFilter Inc., 2000
– Design and promote USFilter’s wet weather overflow treatment
solutions within North America to increase sales and profits by identifying and
integrating USFilter’s CSO, SSO, stormwater and related wet weather
overflow treatment technologies
·
Member, Strategic Planning and Business
Development Team, GIS and Municipal Divisions, Chester Engineers, 1994-99
– Developed and implemented strategic business plans to promote, CSO,
computer modeling, and GIS applications business by developing marketing
material, conducting in-house sales seminars for project managers, presenting
technical papers in conferences, and setting up booths and exhibits in
conventions and conferences.