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Wa Regulatory eComp Compliance er Litigation Support Regulatory Compliance Assessment/ Re med i ation ENVI RON MENTAL Technology/GIS JOHN SHAFFER CE01Principal 3 John is the founder and president of EEC. John has more than 25 years' experience managing water resource projects and helping clients achieve compliance with their NPDES and other wastewater and storm water discharge permits. He leads the EEC FOG team that is national- ly recognized as a FOG control expert and has developed, implemented, and assessed more than 14 FOG control programs. Under John's direction, the EEC FOG team has conducted FOG characterization studies for 15 cities and wastewater districts. When FOG was identi- fied as a leading cause of sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs) and beach closures in California, John was at the forefront of efforts to curb FOG discharges to the sewer system, serving as the program manager in the largest FOG control study in the country conducted on behalf of Orange County Sanitation District and its 26 member agencies. John holds a General Engineering Contractors License and is a member of the Water Environment Federation, California Water Environment Association, and California Association of Sewer Agencies. EXPERIENCE Program Manager, Sanitary Sewer Overflow Study I National • Oversaw a $250,000 national research study for Orange County Sanitation District and County of Orange on the caus- es of and solutions to SSOs. The study was conducted in response to the growing problem of beach closures in Orange County, California. • Evaluated the causes of grease blockages linked to wastewater discharge from restaurants and residehces; grease buildup creates sewer line blockages that result in SSOs and sewage flow to storm drains, creeks, and eventually beaches. Project Manager, 30 Industrial Stormwater Compliance Programs I Statewide • Managed 30 separate industrial stormwater compliance programs throughout California and oversaw the following: stormwater sampling, containment system design and installation, stormwater pollution prevention plans, stormwater monitoring and reporting program preparation, and permitting with the California Regional Water Quality Control Board. Project Manager, Sewer System Characterization I Orange County, CA • Managed $1 million+ in sewer system characterization projects for cities and wastewater agencies in Orange County and oversaw CCTV inspections, sewer mapping using GIS, and structural and sewer blockage source identification. Project Manager, California Fats, Oils and Grease (CaIFOG) Workgroup I CA • Represented CaIFOG in negotiations with the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials concern- ing critical revisions to the Uniform Plumbing Code that would affect every sewering agency in California. • CalFOG is a special workgroup within the Tri-TAC that focuses on the development of FOG control tools that may be used throughout the State; Tri-TAC, which is jointly sponsored by the California Association of Sanitation Agencies, California Water Environment Association, and League of California Cities, is a statewide technical advisory committee comprising members from public agencies and other professionals responsible for wastewater treatment. • The constituency base for Tri-TAC collects, treats, and reclaims 2 billion+ gallons for wastewater each day and serves most of the sewered population in California.