Prepared a permit application which required a comprehensive site and manufacturing process assessment, an inventory of hazardous materials and waste storage, calculation of on-site chemical containment capabilities, preparation of an Emergency Notification and Spill Prevention Plan, spill notification procedures, and Solvent Management Plan.
Previous Projects (Jan 1990 – June 1998)
Preparation of Wastewater Permit Application, Emergency Notification and Planning, and Evaluation of Chromium and Electroless Nickel Plating Processes
Environmental Compliance, Past Projects, Previous Projects (Jan 1990 - June 1998), Storage Tanks & Asbestos Cleanup
Toxic Chemical Release Inventory (EPA Form R), 16 Facilities
Project tasks included review of hazardous materials and waste storage, use, and processing; estimation of annual air, wastewater, and land disposal quantities; and preparation and submittal of several Form R reports.
Environmental Compliance, Past Projects, Previous Projects (Jan 1990 - June 1998)
Nickel & Chromium Waste Treatment System Design
Electroplating Operation, Confidential Client Owner/Principal Brent Jorgensen Served as Project Manager. The $4.5 million waste system had a capacity of 250 gallons per minute and provided treatment through a series of chemical and physical processes. The waste stream was composed of alkaline cleaners, nickel strip solutions, pickling acids, electropolishing solutions, chrome rinses, and nickel plating [...]
Industrial Waste Treatment, Past Projects, Previous Projects (Jan 1990 - June 1998), Storage Tanks & Asbestos Cleanup
Design of Wastewater Treatment Systems, Manufacturer
Confidential Electromechanical Parts Manufacturer Owner/Principal Brent Jorgensen Served as Process Control Chemist/Environmental Engineer. The facility had a silver cyanide electroplating operation and was discharging a 25 parts per million (ppm) cyanide rinse to the local POTW. Treatment included silver recovery and cyanide destruct system using sodium hypochlorite reduction. Metal effluent concentrations were reduced 96 percent.
Industrial Waste Treatment, Past Projects, Previous Projects (Jan 1990 - June 1998), Process Control Chemistry
Metals Reduction in Wastewater, St. Helens, OR
Confidential Former Lead Smelting Facility, St. Helens, Oregon Owner/Principal Brent Jorgensen Served as Project Manager. Designed and installed a treatment system to extract lead and cadmium from wastewater during facility decontamination. The system used chemical oxidation, precipitation, and ultrafiltration technologies to reduce concentrations below local municipal wastewater discharge standards.
Environmental Management, Industrial Waste Treatment, Past Projects, Previous Projects (Jan 1990 - June 1998)
Hazardous Materials Assistance, Eugene, OR
Confidential Highway Maintenance Facility, Eugene, Oregon Owner/Principal Brent Jorgensen Served as Project Manager. Provided the following services: Designed a hazardous materials storage facility for stocking large quantities of solvent-based paint. Identified options and supervised design of an equipment cleaning facility with a water purification and recycling system for cleaning of trucks, parts, and construction equipment. [...]
Industrial Waste Treatment, Past Projects, Previous Projects (Jan 1990 - June 1998)
RCRA Compliance Audit, Phoenix
Allied Signal Company, Phoenix, Arizona Owner/Principal Brent Jorgensen Served as Project Manager. Conducted the audit at a 130-acre manufacturing and test facility, which has been operating for over 40 years. Production, processes, hazardous waste and chemical management required adherence with Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) regulations. Processes audited [...]
Environmental Compliance, Past Projects, Previous Projects (Jan 1990 - June 1998)
Waste Minimization and Toxics Use Reduction Planning
Nu-Process Vinyl, Inc., Madras, Oregon Owner/Principal Brent Jorgensen Served as Project Manager. Conducted an inventory and assessed the toxic use and hazardous waste management practices, identified and evaluated alternative technologies and substitute products, and prepared economic comparisons and waste minimization goals.
Past Projects, Phase I Site Assessments, Previous Projects (Jan 1990 - June 1998)
Environmental Compliance Assessment and Closure and Pollution Prevention Plans
Ross Electric Company, Chehalis, Washington Owner/Principal Brent Jorgensen Served as Project Manager. Conducted an environmental compliance assessment at a facility that incinerates polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Evaluated hazardous materials; wrote handling, storage, and spill prevention procedures; and prepared RCRA Waste Management Closure and Pollution Prevention Plans. Recommended alternative products, new ways to segregate reusable wastes, and [...]
Environmental Compliance, Past Projects, Previous Projects (Jan 1990 - June 1998)
Environmental Compliance Management, California
Augat Microtec, Newbury Park, California Owner/Principal Brent Jorgensen Served as Environmental Compliance Manager. Responsible for implementation and maintenance of a comprehensive environmental compliance program, meeting RCRA, CERCLA, TSCA, CAA, and CWA requirements. Conducted OSHA health and safety training at this printed circuit manufacturing facility. Work included bench-scale treatability research to establish new waste treatment reuse [...]
Environmental Compliance, Past Projects, Previous Projects (Jan 1990 - June 1998)
