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Michael Lowther, CIPESC <br />Senior Scientist <br />► NPDES Permitting <br />► SWPPP Preparation <br />► Best Management Practices Evaluations <br />Professional summary <br />Mr. Lowther previously worked for the RWQCB and has experience working closely with clients to assess water <br />quality and identify appropriate streambed, riparian, and wetland mitigation measures and BMPs. Mr. Lowther is <br />also has extensive experience with the industrial and municipal NPDES permitting requirements. He is also familiar <br />with Orange County's Phase I Municipal Permit and the DAMP. <br />Professional gnahfica6ons /registration(s) <br />Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control, CPESC No. 6187, 2011 <br />Education <br />BS, Environmental Engineering, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, 2004 <br />Memberships /affiliations <br />California Storm Water Quality Association <br />American Society of Civil Engineers <br />National Ground Water Association <br />Representative projects <br />NPDES Compliance Inspections, City of Santa Ana, CA <br />Performed facility audits at industrial and commercial sites to evaluate facility compliance with MS4 permit <br />requirements and DAMP. Has conducted thousands of inspections on behalf of the City. The storm water <br />inspections included evaluation of current business practices that may have potential discharges generated by the <br />facility and recommended interim action of BMP. Tasks also included working with the City representing the City <br />during RWQCB and US EPA audits, assisting the City with annual and quarterly reporting requirements, and <br />training. <br />Municipal NPDf,S Program, Costa Mesa, C\ <br />Performed facility audits at industrial and commercial sites to evaluate facility compliance with MS4 permit <br />requirements and DAMP. The inspection program is similar to the program completed for the City of Santa Ana, <br />NPDES Compliance Inspections, City of Anaheim, CA <br />Investigated various NPDES related complaints and performing facility audits at industrial and commercial sites to <br />evaluate facility compliance with RWQCB storm water requirements with drainage area management plans. The <br />audit included evaluation of current business practices that may have potential discharges generated by the facility <br />and recommended interim action of BMP. <br />BMP Evaluation / A css_inent, Various Locations, CA <br />as experience identifying and applying the appropriate BMPs according to a projects objectives, engineering plans, <br />and Environmental Impact Report. Experienced with projects involving road realignments through wetlands, <br />harbor dredging, commercial and urban developments, bridge construction, culvert installation, riparian, and wetland <br />151'ROP0010.0092 25K -57 =m &,,xc m Page 1 d2 <br />