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Jim Kolk is an industrial engineer with more than 20 years of project management experience.
<br />Jim has extensive expertise in wastewater /sewer system program support, including fats, oils,
<br />and grease (FOG) program development, industrial wastewater pretreatment program
<br />development, sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) response and data management, storm water
<br />compliance, collection system characterization, and geographic information system (GIS) /
<br />database integration. Jim routinely manages projects with complex regulatory compliance issues
<br />related to State enforcement, consent decrees, and compliance audits. He has managed multiple
<br />projects involving development and management of hundreds of permits, including thousands of
<br />facility inspections and enforcement actions. Jim has a Bachelor of Science in Industrial
<br />Engineering from San Jose State University.
<br />Experience
<br />Project Manager / Technical Lead, FOG Control Consulting, Various Municipalities I Nationwide
<br />Routinely hired by municipalities to provide expert FOG control consulting services ranging from ordinance and permit
<br />development, grease interceptor sizing and installation, sewer line characterization, inspection and enforcement
<br />procedures, and database and GIS management.
<br />Clients include Boston Water and Sewer, Seattle Public Utilities Commission, Orange County Sanitation District, Irvine
<br />Ranch Water District, and City of Santa Ana.
<br />Project Manager, Food Service Establishment Inspection Management Services, Various Municipalities
<br />Southern CA
<br />Manages food service establishment inspection programs for five cities and sewer districts in support of FOG - control
<br />programs.
<br />s Under his direction, 20,000+ inspections have been performed to date and 7,500+ notices of noncompliance or notices of
<br />violation have been issued.
<br />T Managed issuance of compliance enforcement measures and tracking of implemented corrective actions.
<br />Project Manager / Subject Matter Expert, Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) Consent Decree Support, Confidential
<br />Client I CA
<br />• Managed all technical support activities related to an SSO consent decree response for a California sewering agency.
<br />• Work involved detailed assessment of SSO- related programs, recommendation of program enhancements, development
<br />and negotiation with the environmentalist group on behalf of the client for reasonable performance measures, and
<br />development and implementation of critical program upgrades.
<br />Project Manager, Pretreatment Program Development and Implementation for Various Municipalities
<br />Nationwide
<br />Pretreatment program assessment, development, and implementation of key program elements, including legal
<br />authority review /development, industrial waste survey screening and local limits development /implementation.
<br />Preparation of program manuals and procedures /guidelines for industrial user inspection, sampling, and enforcement
<br />activities.
<br />Technical Lead, Industrial Wastewater Pretreatment Audits, Multiple Clients I Nationwide
<br />Conducted multiple industrial wastewater pretreatment audits for industries involving categorical industrial user permit
<br />compliance, slug discharge control plans, discharge monitoring, enforcement response, and program reporting.
<br />Project Manager Various Commercial and Industrial Wastewater Treatment Projects, I Statewide, CA
<br />Routinely hired by commercial and industrial clients to assess, design, and develop effective, economical solutions for
<br />wastewater treatment systems.
<br />Projects include enhancements to aeration system to increase efficiency, digester systems to reduce sludge disposal
<br />costs, and lift stations and interceptors to address odors.
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