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Exhibit E - LWA PROPOSAL RFP NO. 14 -069
<br />L A R R Y
<br />WALKER Karen Cowan
<br />Senior Scientist
<br />ASSOCIATES
<br />EDUCATION
<br />Ms. Karen Cowan is a Senior Scientist and Project Manager for LWA's work in the
<br />TMDL, stormwater, and watershed management fields. Ms. Cowan has over 15
<br />A.B., Environmental Science
<br />years of experience in the review, development and management of TMDLs,
<br />and Policy, Geology,
<br />stormwater programs, and region -wide stakeholder- driven water quality
<br />Duke University, 2000
<br />programs. She has supported clients in Los Angeles, Orange County, and San
<br />Diego in the negotiation of watershed -based stormwater permits. Her TMDL
<br />YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
<br />experience has included nutrients, toxics, selenium, organochlorinated
<br />compounds, toxicity, metals, bacteria, and sediment. She has facilitated multi -
<br />With LWA: 6
<br />stakeholder groups and worked extensively with state and federal agencies,
<br />including the Los Angeles, Santa Ana, and San Diego Regional Water Quality
<br />With other Firms: 9
<br />Control Boards, State Water Resources Control Board, USEPA, USGS, and USFWS.
<br />She has extensive experience in Santa Ana and the Orange County region.
<br />PROFESSIONAL
<br />Third Party TMDL for Selenium in the Newport Bay Watershed.
<br />AFFILIATIONS
<br />Project Manager responsible for developing Third Party TMDL for selenium in
<br />Newport Bay watershed. Working with County of Orange, developed series of
<br />Co- Chair, CASOA Watershed
<br />public workshops to identify and discuss key issues and final approaches for
<br />Management and Impaired
<br />TMDL. Developed creative solutions for complex bioaccumulative TMDL,
<br />Waters Subcommittee
<br />including Phased TMDL structure consisting of "hard" reopener prior to triggering
<br />Member, CASQA Executive
<br />final allocations and conditional allocations that allow for regional trading and
<br />Program Committee
<br />offsets. Currently working with State and Regional Board to gain approval from
<br />USEPA on key solutions. A final TMDL and Basin Plan Amendment will be
<br />developed and delivered to the Santa Ana Regional Board for approval in 2015.
<br />Calleguas Creek Watershed OC Pesticides, PCBs, and Siltation TMDL.
<br />Task Lead for development and implementation of special study to examine
<br />sediment transport and effects in Calleguas Creek watershed. Evaluation includes
<br />examining sediment quantity impacts on benthic community to establish whether
<br />Mugu Lagoon is impaired. Organized and managed Technical Advisory Committee
<br />of experts. Final report includes regulatory recommendations, including removing
<br />sedimentation portion of TMDL and associated WLAs. Next steps include working
<br />with stakeholders and Los Angeles Regional Board staff to implement
<br />recommended regulatory actions.
<br />Dominguez Channel, Greater Los Angeles, Long Beach Harbor Waters TMDL.
<br />Assistant Project Manager to assist City of Los Angeles Watershed Protection
<br />Division (WPD) with development of TMDL for Los Angeles and Long Beach
<br />Harbors. Developed alternative approaches to numeric targets, waste load and
<br />load allocations; implementation plan based on direct effects of sediment quality
<br />objectives; and alternative options for reasonable methods of compliance prior
<br />to TMDL reopener. Reviewed and commented on Draft TMDL at Regional Board
<br />and State Board level. Assisted with negotiations with EPA, State Water
<br />Resources Control Board, and Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board.
<br />County of Orange, OC Watersheds Program.
<br />Prior to joining LWA, performed as Supervisor for OC Watersheds Program. On
<br />behalf of 17 funding partners, developed, managed and implemented TMDLS for
<br />nutrients, organochlorinated compounds, toxics, and selenium. From 2004 -2009,
<br />developed and chaired Nitrogen & Selenium Management Program (NSMP) with
<br />23 public and private stakeholders to develop management strategies for
<br />selenium and nitrogen, including development of site - specific objective for
<br />selenium. Developed public participation strategy, coordinated independent
<br />advisory panel and served as NSMP liaison to regulators and public.
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