Project Manager Management
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Michael Smirnov, REA, AFS
Mission City placeViejo, StateCA
AREAS OF EXPERTISE EXPERIENCE OVERVIEW
Mike Smirnov over 30 years of experience in complex water resources, water
Program and Project quality, fisheries, and hazardous waste projects. His areas of expertise include
Management project and program management, military facility environmental management,
California flood control management, marine studies, river and stream surveys,
stormwater management, and baseline environmental monitoring. He has managed
Remedial Investigations
and served as senior technical advisor on federal, state, municipal and private
industry studies. He has conducted numerous freshwater and marine studies for the
Feasibility Studies Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Region; California Department of Water
Resources, the City and County of San Francisco, City and County of San Diego,
and Oregon and Washington locations. His experience includes a wide variety of
Remedial Action Plans
water related environmental monitoring projects, ranging from downstream
migrant mortality studies for public utilities in the Columbia River Basin, to low-
Site Investigations and Site head hydropower siting studies and watershed logging projects in Northern
Assessments California, Oregon, and Washington. Mike has participated as program manager,
project manager, and senior task manager on numerous Superfund Remedial
Environmental Impact Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS) projects. He was also a hydrographer for
the U.S. Geological Survey, responsible for collecting streamflow and water
Analysis
quality data on all major Northern California rivers and streams. Stormwater
program experience includes the San Francisco Bayside overflow study, Los
Stormwater Management
Angeles County MTA projects, and Alameda Corridor stormwater monitoring. His
Plans selected project experience includes:
FEDERAL EXPERIENCE
REGISTRATIONS Department of Defense, Camp Pendleton Environmental Security,
Consultation Cell. Responsible for review of EIS, EA, BA and Categorical
Associate Fisheries Scientist, Exclusions including field verifications, ESA determinations and strategic
National, #A0138, 1987 meetings regarding Marine training exercises. In addition, Mr. Smirnov authors
Categorical Exclusions for Grow The Force MILCON projects and routine
Registered Environmental Assessor, projects including numerous San Diego Gas & Electric on base projects.
California #01043, 1989
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Region. Mike
provided water resources and environmental planning services including
engineering, economics, environmental, natural and social sciences primarily in
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY support of the CALFED Bay Delta Accord and Central Valley Program
Improvement Act (CVPIA) programs. The purpose of the project is to protect,
USMC Camp Pendleton, CA
restore and enhance fish, wildlife, and associated habitats, support the
NEPA/Biologist
development of a long-term comprehensive plan that will restore ecological health
2009-present and improve water management for beneficial uses within northern and central
California. The $20 million Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ)
PBS&J, Orange, CA. contract involved projects such as the 2003 Analytical Tools Update, a CALSIM II
Senior Project Manager, model assessment of water distribution throughout Northern and Central
2007-2008 California.
Marburg Associates, Principal, Sacramento River Bank Protection Standardized Assessment Methodology,
USACE Sacramento District. As senior project manager, Mike managed the
1991 to 1993, 1994 to 1999,
development of a standardized assessment methodology for quantifying the effects
2005 – 2006, 2008
of river bank protection activities on listed fish species in the Sacramento River.
Essentia Management Services The end product will become a model which will recommend mitigation measures
LLC, Long Beach, CA. to protect seven fish species in the Sacramento River.
Senior Project Professional,
2006 - 2007 Merced County Streams, US Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District
(USACE) Merced, California. As senior project manager, Mike managed a
Dean Ryan Consultants & special status species survey, wetlands and vernal pool delineation for the
Designers, Sacramento Office proposed changes in the maximum high water levels for flood waters impounded
Manager, 1999 to 2001, 2003 to by Burns and Bear Dams in Merced County.
2004
Swainson’s Hawk Surveys, West Sacramento Levee, USACE Sacramento
District, California. Mike served as senior project manager for the USACE
URS Corporation, Sacramento District project. The objective was to determine whether Swainson’s
Water Resources Group hawks have established nesting territories within a one-half mile radius of the
Leader, 2001 to 2003 project construction area.
Elder Creek Site Characterization Study, Closure Plan, Plans &
Tetra Tech. Inc., Deputy Program
Specifications, Draindown Water Management Demonstration and
Manager, Vandenberg AFB Office
Environmental Assessment Project. Mike served as senior project manager for
Manager, 1993- 1994
the USACE Sacramento District. Project objectives are to determine whether the
impact and extent of mine waste related contamination and acid mine drainage at
Reidel Environmental the site and develop a plan for mitigating the impacts of mine waste related
Services, Southern contamination and acid mine drainage in support of the Restoration of Abandoned
California Area Manager, Mine Sites (RAMS) Program.
1990-1991
Sacramento River Settlement Contractor Renewals, Department of the
Interior, US Bureau of Reclamation, Mid Pacific Region. Mike served as senior
ENSR Consultants, Environmental
project manager for the production of environmental documents to renew the
Division Manager, 1989-1990 Sacramento River Settlement Contracts of the Central Valley Project (CVP) in
compliance with Federal and State laws.
CH2M Hill, Deputy Program
Truckee Meadows Flood Control Project Environmental Monitoring USACE
Manager, Senior Scientist,
Sacramento District. Mike served as senior project manager responsible for
1976 -1989
managing environmental oversight of 21 geotechnical borings in the study area of
the Truckee Meadows Flood Control project located in Reno, Nevada.
United States Geological Survey,
Hydrographer, 1975-1976 USACE Sacramento District Program Management of the Hazardous,
Toxicological and Radiological Waste (HTRW) Program. Assignments
included groundwater pump and treatment at Tooele Army Depot, groundwater
EDUCATION
monitoring at Fort Irwin Army Depot, and several environmental projects at
Sacramento Army Depot.
University of Wales, U.K. M.Sc.,
Fisheries Biology & Management,
McClellan Park Environmental Risk Management, US Environmental
1986
Protection Agency (EPA), Region IX and California Department of Toxic
Substances Control (DTSC). This study was a continuation of risk assessments
California State University, done on several sources of contamination at the McClellan Park, formerly
Sacramento, CA. B.A., Animal McClellan Air Force Base, including sediments from Base B creeks, and tiered
from a creeks conceptual site model delineating risk factors to target organisms.
Biology, 1975
EPA Superfund Operating Industries Site, Monterey Park, California.
AFFILIATIONS Management of hazardous waste characterization and offsite migration of
contaminants. This site is being addressed in five stages: emergency actions and
American Fisheries Society,
four long-term remedial phases focusing on cleanup of the entire site, leachate
Water Quality Section
management, installation of a gas control and landfill cover, and site control and
monitoring. Duties included managing all aspects of the RI/FS and client
representation at both public and private meetings.
Vandenberg Air Force Base Installation Restoration. Deputy program manager
of base wide restoration and program manager of Couth Vandenberg AFB
cleanup. Duties included contaminant characterization and presenting progress
reports to Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence (AFCEE)
representatives.
Michael Smirnov, REA, AFS
Mission City placeViejo, StateCA
US Geological Survey (USGS) Northern California River and Stream
Surveys. As hydrographer, Mike collected monthly stream flow and water quality
data on major rivers and streams in Northern California. The data was used to
prepare water budgets, and to augment water quality data collected by the
California Department of Fish and Game.
TRANSPORTATION EXPERIENCE
SR-241 Foothill Transportation South, California Coastal Commission (CCC)
Consistency Certification, Transportation Corridor Agencies (TCA), Orange
County, California. Mike served as environmental coordinator for TCA on the
Foothill Transportation South (FTC-S) toll road. Mr. Smirnov assisted the TCA
and program management of the Corridor Design Management Group (CDMG), in
preparing and submitting all relevant environmental documents necessary to
obtain the California Coastal Commission’s Consistency Certification necessary
for the construction of the FTC-S project. Upon Consistency Certification
approval, this vital transportation corridor is scheduled for construction in southern
Orange and northern San Diego Counties. The proposed project would be
approximately 16 miles long, with an additional 0.8 miles of improvements along
Interstate 5, stretching from the existing terminus in Mission Viejo, California, to
I-5 on the Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton.
Alameda Corridor Environmental Compliance Services, Long Beach,
California. As the major subconsultant to the engineering firm, Mike provided
environmental compliance services for the Alameda Corridor project. The
Alameda Corridor is a 20-mile railroad freight line built to connect the Ports of
Los Angeles and Long Beach to the transcontinental rail network east of
Downtown Los Angeles. The environmental services included remediation
oversight for railroad and highway rights-of-way properties. He was responsible
for conducting weekly surveys for remediation and stormwater pollution
prevention compliance as well as collecting soil samples for analysis, in
accordance with the State Water Resources Control Board’s protocols.
Carquinez Strait Biological Assessment, Pittsburgh, California. Mike prepared
the biological assessment of the effects of directional drilling under the Carquinez
Strait on endangered and listed fish species either resident in or migrating through
the strait. The work was utilized by Caltrans to construct a second bridge across
Carquinez Strait.
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) Stormwater Monitoring,
Watts, California. Mike was the principal investigator and project manager
responsible for conducting monthly and storm event stormwater pollution
prevention plan (SWPPP) monitoring. Reports were submitted on a monthly and
quarterly basis. The project involved the monthly collection of groundwater
elevation and outfall flow data at several stations within Los Angeles County
Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Segment 3 tunnels.
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) Stormwater Monitoring,
Universal City, California. Mike was the principal investigator and project
manager responsible for conducting monthly and storm event stormwater pollution
prevention plan (SWPPP) monitoring. This project also included collecting soil
and water samples to determine potential pollutant characteristics and the extent of
onsite contamination generated by construction activities. Reports were submitted
on a monthly and quarterly basis.
Rapid Bus Right of Way Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA).
Mike served as program manager and principal investigator of the stormwater
monitoring program for over a year. This project involved routine storm
monitoring of NPDES stormwater compliance over a ten mile right of way
authorized by the LACMTA.
Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Stormwater Study.
Mike managed a pilot project to conduct stormwater studies in the Los Angeles
Basin to determine water quality and quantity at 26 stations within the basin. The
data was used to design improved stormwater conduits and treatment alternatives
in order to alleviate nearshore ocean pollution.
STATE EXPERIENCE
Governor’s Floodplain Management Taskforce Report, Sacramento,
California. Mike served on the taskforce for the nine-month California
Department of Water Resources study that included convening 50 floodplain
stakeholders on a bi-monthly basis, presenting floodplain information at plenary
meetings, and writing interim and final recommendations report presented to the
Governor of California. The report has national implications in that
recommendations represent agreements between disparate groups such as
environmental organizations, the agricultural community, and California
developers.
Sacramento River Spawnable Gravel Study, Redding, California. As Principal
Investigator on this year-long study for the Anderson Cottonwood Irrigation
District (ACID), Mike dove in the Sacramento River below Keswick Dam to map
size and distribution of gravels used by Chinook salmon and steelhead over a 12-
month period. Total gravel area was used to predict the number of spawning pairs
of salmonids that would use this reach of the Sacramento River. The resultant
gravel maps were used by the California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) to
augment their aerial photographs of spawnable gravels.
Klamath River Basin Fisheries Program, Yreka, California. Principal
Investigator This study was conducted to estimate the total harvest of salmonids
by Native American tribes, sports and commercial fisheries. Much of the study
focused on illegal fisheries along the Trinity River, and was sued by the Trinity
River Task Force to define fisheries and forestry pressures on the native salmonid
populations.
Smith River Anadromous Fish Plan, Smith River, California. Principal
Investigator. Basin-wide study of anadromous fisheries on public and private lands
used to maintain and enhance anadromous salmonid populations along the Smith
River. As with the Trinity River Task Force, the study was used to identify
fisheries concerns in order to guide management activities.
Willipa Bay NPDES Permitting and NEPA Projects, Willipa Bay,
Washington. Principal Investigator on a bacterial reduction study conducted to
predict the effect of several pollutant sources on nearshore Willipa Bay mammals.
Results of the bacterial die-off study were used to substantiate a request for a
waiver from secondary treatment of sewage discharged to the bay (NPDES 301h)
and input into the project’s NEPA document.
CITY AND COUNTY EXPERIENCE
Port of Los Angeles CEQA/NEPA Support Services Master Contract,
California. Mike served as the program manager for the master contract and was
Michael Smirnov, REA, AFS
Mission City placeViejo, StateCA
responsible for day-to-day technical and administrative coordination in support of
all CEQA/NEPA document preparation and technical studies such as air, noise,
biological, cultural, transportation aesthetics, and earth resources special studies.
Mike managed the Pac Pacific Fisheries Project EIR and assisted the Los Angeles
District of the Army Corps of Engineers with the TraPac, China Shipping
Terminal Redevelopment and Pacific Energy projects EIS/EIRs as part of this
contract.
Port of Long Beach Environmental Documentation Services Program,
California. Mike managed the program contract for as-needed services including
preparation of environmental documents in support of CEQA, NEPA, and Coastal
Act requirements. The program includes a wide range of environmental issues
such as air quality, noise, biological resources, water quality, risk management,
soil and groundwater quality, aesthetics, noise/vibration, and other environmental
areas.
Southwest Ocean Outfall, County of San Francisco, California. Mike
participated in a seven year baseline monitoring program for the City and County
of San Francisco designed to describe the physical, biological, and chemical
characteristics of San Francisco’s coastal waters. Tasks included conducting fish
trawls and invertebrate grabs, data review and interpretation, placing current meter
arrays, collecting water samples, and conducting nearshore bacterial reduction
studies. The results were used to predict the effects of constructing two ocean
outfalls, and the effects of wastewater discharges to the marine environment.
San Francisco Bay Bayside Overflow Study, California. Mike participated in
designing and conducting a yearlong study of the effects of stormwater runoff on
marine and estuarine biota in the San Francisco Bay. Tasks included reporting
congregations of marine mammals, fisheries, and invertebrates, water chemistry
changes, and tidal fluctuations with each storm event. The resultant conclusions
led to construction of stormwater collection stations, which improved water
quality, and led to the regeneration of the herring and Dungeness crab fisheries in
San Francisco Bay.
Boston Harbor Water Quality Study. Mike served as senior technical advisor
and field operations advisor on this project designed to determine stormwater
runoff into the Charles River, and the pollution effect on Boston Harbor’s water
quality. The data was used to quantify the zone of contamination in Boston
Harbor, to assess potential damage to marine and estuarine life, and to design a
long-term cleanup program for both the Charles River and Boston Harbor. Results
were fed into the project’s NEPA document.
Salinas River Downstream Habitat Study. The city of San Luis Obispo
authorized this study of the Salinas River from the Salinas Reservoir to
approximately ten miles downstream (SR 58) to determine potential impacts to
steelhead. The studies included a stream habitat survey, a population study to
determine steelhead occurrence along the study reach, and a water temperature
study to determine whether the summer temperature regime would support
steelhead rearing.
Caltrans Pilarcitos Creek Study, Half Moon Bay, California. Mike was the
project manager of this fish passage and stream restoration study for Caltrans
District 4. The study, located east of Half Moon Bay, involved determining
salmonid passage water velocities and aiding in redesign of a critical reach of
Pilarcitos Creek to increase the number of upstream migrants.
Central Valley Project Effects of Irrigation Diversions and Anadromous
Fisheries, Sacramento River, California. Principal Investigator on this
comprehensive literature review to determine short and long-term effects of both
authorized and illegal irrigation diversions on up and downstream migrant
mortality. Tehama, Glenn, and Colusa County jurisdictions were reviewed under
the auspices of the Sacramento Canals Unit.
City of San Diego Water Quality Study. Mike was the Principal Investigator on
this marine monitoring program designed to determine the effects of point source
and non-point source pollution on the fauna of San Diego. Marine mammals and
nearshore fisheries were the focus of the study. Results were used to gain a
NPDES (301h) variance and for inclusion in the NEPA document.
City of Oxnard Water Quality Study. Senior fisheries manager on this coastal
oceanographic project included observation of marine mammals, and collection of
fisheries and water chemistry data. Results were used to complete a NPDES
(301h) waiver and for inclusion in the NEPA document.
Marine and Estuarine Baseline Waste Discharge Surveys For Five Counties,
Florida. Mike participated in modeling ocean outfall waste discharge plumes for
five Florida counties in order to predict ocean dispersion patterns under various
tidal and current conditions. The results were used to determine whether the
various clients were responsible for coastal pollution, and to assess the degree of
pollution, if any.
PUBLIC UTILITIES
Duke Energy North America (DENA) Flow Impact Assessment. Mike
provided a preliminary assessment on possible affects of reducing stage and flow
in the Truckee River on Cui-ui and Lahontan Cutthroat trout (LCT) habitat. The
water was to be used by a power plant. Mike used Cui-ui and LCT Recovery Plans
and USGS temperature/flow models, among other resources, to determine that
water sufficient for the power plant’s requirements would have a deleterious effect
on fish habitat.
Low-Head Hydropower Siting Surveys, Northern California and Oregon
Coast. Stream surveys were conducted to determine population size and
distribution of salmonids potentially impacted by hydropower water diversions.
Salmonid Migrant Studies, Chelan, Washington Public Utilities District. Mike
was Principal Investigator of this seasonal, five-year study of salmonid migrant
mortality studies along the main stem of the Columbia River. The study focused
on short and long-term mortality of downstream migrants as they moved through
the turbines of each of the ten main dams. Using this data, mitigations were
negotiated with the State of Washington.
PRIVATE INDUSTRY
Chevron USA Equivalent Protection Study, San Pablo Bay. Mike managed a
yearlong monitoring program to determine the effects of a waste stream on two
marshes in San Pablo Bay. The program demonstrated that the marshes polished
the effluent, and resulted in runoff of unpolluted fresh water into San Pablo Bay.
Study results were used to negotiate a no action NEPA alternative with the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, California Department of Fish and Game, and the
Regional Water Quality Control Board.
Michael Smirnov, REA, AFS
Mission City placeViejo, StateCA
Louisiana Pacific Corporation, Samoa, California. Mike was project manager
of this biological assessment of two streams flowing through the Louisiana-Pacific
Fort Bragg saw mill. This assessment included fish bioassays, an aquatic insect
survey, and a water quality study relative to log deck runoff and a natural
groundwater spring surfacing next to the deck. Corollary offshore work included
fish trawls to determine population numbers and diversity, and collecting water
chemistry data to further characterize the effects of saw mill effluent on nearshore
receiving waters.
Noranda Explorations, Grey Eagle Mine, California. Hydrographer, fisheries
scientist. In this environmental assessment of a gold mining operation, water
quality effects related to previous and proposed mining were key issues. Water
quality studies included chemical and biological characterization of existing
conditions, as well as bioassays using resident sensitive species such as rainbow
trout.
Consolidated Papers, Inc., Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. Onsite studies
manager for this project involved general fishery, benthos, and water quality
studies related to determining biological state of the midsection of the Wisconsin
River following installation and operation of secondary treatment facilities at
several pulp and paper mills.
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