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public hearings, and responded to public commenti: from residents who were very concerned about theimpactof designation. • Reviewed anumber of llnvinanmental Impact Statements for planned majordevelopmenis, including large hazardous and solid waste disposal facilities, mine reclamation, and water transfer. Matt served as a hydrogeologist with the RCRA idavaxdous Waste program- Dudes were as follows • Supervised thchydrogeeologicinvestigation of hazardous waste sites to detennineaampliance with Subtitle• C ruquIcements • Reviewed and wrote "part D' permits lot the disposal eif hazardous waste. • Conducted RCRA Cnrnrtivc Action investigations of wastesitns and led inspectionsthattormed the basic For signifinm I enforcement actions that were developM in .:lose eoorlinntion with US EPAIcgal cuuns'el. • Wrote.4,,t specifications and supetvisedmndactor's investigations of waste sites. With the National Park Service, Matt directed service -wide investigations of contaminant sources to prevent degradation of water quality, including the following tasks: • Applied pertinent laws aid regulations including CFRCLA, PCPA, NEPA, NRDA, andthe Clean water Act to control military, mining, and tandfill contaminants. • Conducted watershed -wale investigations of contaminants at parks, including Yellowstone and Olympic National Park. Identified high -levels of perchlorate in sail adjacent to a national park in New Mexico and advised park supi,mittendent on appropriate response actions under CE2CLA. Served as a Park Service representative on the Interagency Perchlorale Steering Commitree, a national workgroup. • Developed a program to conduct environmental compliance auditsof all National Parks while serving on a national workgroup. • Co-authored two papers on the potential for water contamination from the operation of personal watercraftand snowmobiles, these papers serving as the basis for the development of nabori- wide policy on the use of these vehicles in National Parks. • Contributed to the Federal Multi -Agency Source Water AgreemeritUnder the Clean Water Action Plan. Policy.: Soned senior manarlcment as the Senior Science Policy Advisor with the U-S- Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, Activities included the following • Advised the Regional Adrninistralorand senior ntinagemenL on emergingissuessuch as the potential for the gasoline additive MTBE and ammonium perdilorate to contaminate drinking watersupplies. • Shaped EPA's national response to these threats by servingon workgmvpsand bycontributing to guidance, including the Office of Res=ch and Development publication, Oxygenates in Water. Critical Information and Research Needs. • Improved the technical training EPA's scenfificanderipmenngstaff. • Earned an EPA Sronze Medal for reprascmtingthcrcgions 300s.icntisuand engineers in negotiations with the Adminisl ialor and senior manabemenl to biller integrate sr:ientifie 75C-153