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L C Assation Support diation Wastewater/Stormwate r Litigation Support Regulatory Compliance ENVI R O N MENTAL Technology/GIS Senior Regulatory Compliance Specialist Mr. Keith Silva is 40-year veteran of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in positions ranging from physical science technician to environmental engineer in the Washington, D.C., headquarters office and Regions 7 and 9 field offices. Part of Mr. Silva's career has been to identify, using several sources of information including on -site inspections, industries or mu- nicipalities that should be the subject of EPA enforcement actions. He oversaw and worked with a team of 10 inspectors. He is a certified EPA inspector authorized to perform inspec- tions under all of the laws EPA implements. The EPA training necessary to receive inspector credentials is extensive and includes several general law enforcement topics, such as effec- tive questioning techniques, working with uncooperative parties, defusing tense situations, and obtaining needed information quickly in response to an emergency situation. Throughout his career, Mr. Silva has en- countered and effectively dealt with all of these situations in the field. Mr. Silva has been successful in collaborating with industry and municipalities to achieve EPA's goals in the pretreatment program. A key element to his success has been the effort he invests in research and taking the time to clearly and simply explain EPA's position in a matter. In 1999, the Mayor of the City of Phoenix, Arizona, recognized Mr. Silva's contribution to the City and presented Mr. Silva with a "Friend of Phoenix" award in appreciation of his productive working relationship with the City. Mr. Silva has been very successful at the EPA in using the Internet to collaborate with stakeholders and manage the pretreatment program. In 2006, EPA's Administrator (then Stephen Johnson) and the agency's Web Workgroup recognized his pretreatment website for its clearly written content in plain English and its ease of navigation. Mr. Silva has been a frequent featured speaker at water pollution conferences, particularly at the California Water Environ- ment Association (CWEA) annual conferences. In recognition of his substantial public speaking contribution to CWEA, in 2003 the organization inducted him into an Honorary Order named "The Order of The Silver Cover." He is the 48th person to receive this award in the history of the association. Mr. Silva holds a Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Operations from San Jose State University EXPERIENCE Environmental Engineer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9 1 San Francisco, CA • Managed pretreatment program in EPA's San Francisco office. • The pretreatment program is authorized under the Clean Water Act and controls industrial wastewater that is discharged to municipal sewers and ultimately flows into municipal sewage treatment plants. EPA's San Francisco office covers Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Pacific Islands, and 147 Native American tribes. • Responsible for training, advising, and education, collaboration and program management, and technical and regulatory research and analysis in the Clean Water Act Compliance unit, which is the group that enforces the Clean Water Act. • As a program manager, assisted industries and municipalities in solving problems before EPA enforcement became necessary. • Conducted public hearings before adversarial, confrontational audiences to accept comments and explain why contro- versial environmental requirements were necessary to protect a water resource. • Frequently answered water pollution questions from the public and represented EPA regional office in speaking with the press and media.