Environmental Services for Mining and Mineral Processing

Statement of Qualifications

Environmental Services for Mining and Mineral Processing Our Vision Our vision is to be a world leader in the provision of professional services to improve the physical and social environment. Our Mission Cardno’s mission is to provide services to plan, design, manage and deliver sustainable physical, social and economic infrastructure for international and local communities.

We will achieve our vision of being a world leader through: >>attracting, developing, retaining and rewarding valued people >>understanding and meeting the expectations of our clients >>sustaining the growth of our profile and markets >>continually improving the safety and quality of our service delivery >>creating shareholder value through high performance.

Our Core Values >>Self Confidence >>Safety >>Partnering >>Great People >>Passion >>Innovation >>Integrity >>Sustainability Our people are the foundation of our firm, and we take pride in the fact that we attract top talent in all our service areas. As a result, Cardno is uniquely equipped to tackle the most complex environmental, natural resources, and health sciences challenges.

Cardno is a professional Overview At Cardno you’ll find experts in: infrastructure and Cardno’s team includes leading >>Air Quality professionals who plan, design, >>Asset Valuation environmental services manage and deliver sustainable >>Botany company, with expertise projects and community programs. >>Business Solutions Clients turn to Cardno for help >>CERCLA process investigations in the development and navigating complex environmental >>Chemistry & Environmental improvement of physical challenges because of our reputation Forensics for integrity, responsiveness, and and social infrastructure for >>Cultural Resources innovation. Our clients benefit from the >>Data Management communities around the wealth of knowledge and experience >>Ecology of our multi-disciplinary team of world. . >>Economics environmental professionals. >>Environmental Study Design Cardno senior staff and management >>Environmental Monitoring are highly regarded and respected >>Feasibility Studies throughout private and public sectors >>Geographic Information Systems for their technical expertise, science- >>Geology based approach and ability to provide >>Geomorphology sustainable business solutions. >>Hydrogeology >>Oceanography Our Key Services >>Permitting >>Asset Management >>Planning >>Construction Management >>Remediation >>Design >>Restoration >>Development Assistance >>Risk Assessment >>Environment >>Statistical Analysis >>Feasibility >>Sustainability >>Management Consulting >>Toxicology >>Planning >>Water Quality >>Project Management >>Wildlife Biology >>Software

1 At Cardno, we create customized approaches, then deliver high-quality service and provide outstanding sustainable business solutions. Cardno is uniquely equipped to tackle the most complex environmental, natural resources, and health sciences challenges – and provide inspiring outcomes – as your trusted strategic advisor.

Our Services that have been tested in challenging Cardno has offices around the world environments. that provide services to the mining industry, including but not limited to: Cardno’s Natural Resources and Health A trend in the industry indicates many Sciences Division has brought an mining interests are focused on both >>Atlanta, United States exceptional team of scientists, planners, active operations and developing new >>Bogota, Colombia biologists, hydrologists, wetlands projects, while facing the challenges >>Brisbane, Australia specialists, foresters, engineers and associated with idle mine property >>Denver, United States geologists and technology specialists management. Cardno is uniquely suited >>Houston, United States experienced from both regulatory and to offer environmental and engineering >>Jakarta, Indonesia >>Lima, Peru operational perspectives to our mining services to assist clients with these >>Nairobi, Kenya and mineral processing clients around responsibilities in a cost-effective >>Perth, Australia the world. manner, optimizing the use of the >>Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea mine operators’ internal professional Cardno offers a full range of >>Portland, United States resources on higher priority objectives. professional consulting and >>Pretoria, South Africa management services for private and Cardno’s staff is always available to >>Quito, Ecuador public clients faced with demanding assist coal operators with active mine environmental challenges. We are able design, permitting, and reclamation Our environmental services are to provide our clients with access to services. Our personnel can also identified by six primary business lines: the access to the company’s extensive assist clients with the identification and water resources management, natural global resources. Cardno provides a placement of spoil material, grading resources management, permitting wide range of services to the mining techniques, and approved ground and compliance, environmental and industry in Australia, Africa, Asia, cover applications necessary to natural resources iability management, Latin America, and North America. achieve optimum site conditions. This economics and decision sciences, and Our world-wide experience allows us includes the successful establishment health sciences. Scientists and staff in to understand the challenges of the of trees and shrubs required for final each of these business lines operate mining industry and to have developed bond release in accordance with the seamlessly together to provide top-tier a tool box of world-class solutions approved post-mining land use. services to our clients.

2 Environmental Services Permitting and Compliance Economics and Decision >>NEPA and State-level Environmental Sciences Water Resources Management Compliance >>Business Solutions and Risk >>Facility Siting, Permitting, and Management >>Water Supply Planning and Licensing >>Data Management Permitting >>Clean Water Act Compliance/ >>Ecological Modeling >>Comprehensive Groundwater Wetland Permitting >>Economics Services >>Clean Air Act Compliance >>Environmental Decision Analysis >>Water Rights, Water Banking, and >>Federal/State Endangered Species >>Science Communications Permitting (ESA) Compliance >>Statistics >>Watershed and Stormwater >>Cultural Resources and Section 106 Management NHPA Compliance Litigation Support >>Hydroelectric Project Licensing >>Municipal and State Stormwater >>CERCLA Response Litigation >>Fisheries and Aquatic Ecology Compliance >>Natural Resource Damage Claims >>Geomorphology and Restoration >>Potentially Responsible Party Engineering Environmental and Natural Allocation/Litigation Support >>Water Quality Assessment and Resource Liability Management >>Toxic Torts and Property Value Compliance >>Natural Resource Damage Diminution >>CSO and SSO Mitigation Assessment/OPA Spill Response >>Lake and Stream Design and >>CERCLA/NRDA Strategic Decision Sciences Restoration Management >>Product Stewardship and Regulatory Natural Resources Management >>Constructed Treatment Wetlands Support >>Legacy Site and Land Portfolio >>Issue Management >>Special Status and Endangered Management >>Epidemiology Species Act Services >>PRP Allocation/Litigation Support >>Human Health Risk Assessment and >>Wetland Assessment/Functional >>Resource Economics and Cost Toxicology Valuation Analysis >>Occupational Health and Safety >>Invasive Species Management >>Environmental Risk Assessment and Sciences >>Habitat Banking Toxicology >>Litigation Support >>Natural Resource/Structured >>Toxic Torts and Property Value >>Nanotechnology Decision Making Diminution >>Computational Modeling and >>Biological Assessment Services Statistical Analyses >>Mitigation Planning, Design, and Permitting >>Invasive and Exotic Species Management >>Ecosystem and Habitat Restoration 3 Professional Services

Qualifications Representative clients for whom Cardno has provided mining and mineral processing environmental and The wealth of knowledge and natural resource liability management the experience of the Cardno services to clients such as: professional staff members is highly respected by private clients across all industrial sectors, as well as state Clients and Federal regulatory agencies, and Trustee agencies. >>The Doe Run Company Extensive Experience >>The Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Our team of professionals Supporting the Mining and Company Mineral Processing Industry from varied disciplines >>Hibbing Taconite Cardno has served a variety of clients enables us to address in the mining and mineral processing >>CF Industries challenges that might industry, including operators of >>Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC underground mines, open pit mines >>Gardinier Phosphate normally require several and quarries. >>BHP Minerals Cardno understands that the consulting firms. >>Billiton Iron Ore J.R. regulatory requirements for Cardno ’s experienced environmental environmental and natural resources >>Simplot Company managers, remediation and restoration permitting at mineral processing >>Arch Mineral Corporation specialists, regulatory compliance and facilities and active and inactive >>Cliffs Natural Resources valuation experts work side-by-side mines are complex and may require to support the mining and minerals investments in infrastructure such as >>OneSteel Magnetite processing industry. Our staff is aware roads, power lines, pipelines, water >>Tarmac of and experienced with the increasing supply and water treatment systems. >>Titan America need to integrate sustainable We have assisted companies on remediation practices to maximize mining issues for a broad range >>ASARCO Teck the value of available resources. Our of geological resources, including: >>Cominco Farmland experts include: bentonite, cement; coal; copper; diamonds; gilsonite, gold; gravel; iron; >>Hydro LP Carbon Coal >>Air Quality Specialists lead; limestone; oil shale, phosphate; >>Company Florida Rock >>Biologists & Ecologists sand; trona, uranium; and zinc. >>Hydrogeology & Geophysics >>Decision and Costing Analysts We appreciate that our clients >>Environmental & Civil Engineers consider us to be a valued and trusted >>Environmental Toxicologists advisor. >>Environmental & Forensic Chemists >>Cultural Resources Specialists >>Section 106 Consultation >>Natural Resource Economists >>Permitting Specialists >>Regulatory Specialists >>Restoration Engineers >>Water Supply Specialists

4 Environmental leadership for the NEPA pipeline, Alta Gold Company, Olinghouse Air Quality and Noise issues, as Gold Mine EIS Permitting for Mines well as services for multiple areas Location: Nevada of biological environmental issues- Project Summary: Cardno has served private industry Wetlands & Vegetation and Aquatic/ as well as Tribal stakeholders and Marine Resources. In addition Cardno Cardno staff, prior to joining the government agencies in the mine staff will provide Social Sciences firm, served as Senior Advisor to the permitting process. expertise on Human Health and Land Project Manger and QA/QC officer Use Management. The project will for this third party EIS for a proposed Our depth of experience addressing surface gold mine near Reno, Nevada. the complex issues surrounding begin in late 2012 and extend through 2014. The work included monitoring all mine permitting can help clients phases of the preparation of the efficiently and successfully navigate document for technical quality and the process from concept to operation. Environmental Impact Statement adherence to the scope, schedule, Descriptions of Cardno ’s mine and Review for Diamond Mines, and budget, and conducting senior mineral processing permitting projects Dogrib Treaty 11 Council peer review of all deliverables for include: the project. Principal issues included Location: Northwest Territories, Canada water quality and quantity, visual Project Summary: resources, and threatened and The Dogrib Council retained endangered species. Cardno to provide senior technical consultation for the development of four proposed diamond mines in the Titan American Limerock Mine, Northwest Territories (DeBeers Snap Environmental Permitting and Lake, and BHP Ekati’s Sable, Pigeon EIS Development Support and Beartooth). Cardno reviewed Location: Florida proposed project plans, represented Haile Gold Mine, Third Party Project Summary: the Environmental Impact Statement, Environmental Impact Statement Cardno provided lead environmental and related technical reports, (EIS) support for completion of an memoranda and hearing related to Environmental Impact Statement Location: South Carolina water quality, water management, for the 9,400 acre limerock mine Project Summary: aquatic habitat, fish and wildlife, waste in Florida. Permitting support rock management, waste rock pile Cardno is preparing the Environmental was provided to obtain a Florida design and related disciplines. Cardno Impact Statement (EIS) for the Environmental Resource Permit and prepared detailed technical reports proposed Haile Gold Mine. Key issues a Section 404 permit from the U.S. and assessments of the project to include surface and groundwater Army Corps of Engineers. Supporting the Mackenzie Valley Environmental quality and supplies, aquatic/terrestrial photogrammetric and Light Detection Impact Review Board (MVLWB). In habitat and biota, wetlands and stream and Ranging (LIDAR) analyses addition, Cardno represented the habitats, emergency response, mine of site elevations were used to Dogrib Council during BHP’s Class A closure, social and economic factors, facilitate land cover mapping, wetland water license hearings and assisted and mitigation. delineation, and geomorphological in the development of effluent quality analyses. Mitigation was proffered criteria, the surveillance network via preservation and enhancement Donlin Gold llc, Third Party EIS program, the waste rock management of buffers adjacent to the mine plan and various issues related to the Location: Alaska areas and through enhancement of water license. Project Summary: hydrology and vegetation on a large Cardno staff will be providing EIS mitigation site that will be donated to support to URS for the proposed the Waccasassa Bay Preserve State Donlin Gold Mine. Cardno will provide Park.

5 Example Projects

Platte River RMP and EIS and operation of a new cement for the National Marine Fisheries Location: Wyoming manufacturing plant to produce Service. Project activities included Portland cement. Carolinas Cement identification and evaluation of Project Summary: Company retained Cardno to conduct potential and likely effects of gold Cardno directed a BLM resource an Aquatic Resource Characterization mining activities on Chinook salmon area and BLM Wyoming state office in support of its permit applications and their critical habitat in the interdisciplinary team of professionals and the EIS. Cardno was retained Panther Creek Basin, Idaho. Cardno during development of a resource to provide strategic consultation assessed studies of baseline and area-wide Resource Management regarding mercury emission issues current water quality conditions as Plan (RMP) and companion EIS, with for the EIS preparation due to our well as NPDES monitoring data to focus on coal resources, mining areas, experience managing environmental determine the effects of point and long term impact assessments on air liabilities from current and historic non-point source discharge from quality and other critical resources, oil mercury releases. the Beartrack Mine on water quality. and gas exploration and development, energy facilities and power plants. Cardno completed the RMP plan and BLM Casper District Coal Team EIS that provided direction for mineral Leader development in the four-county areas Location: Casper, Wyoming with over 2 million surface acres and Project Summary: 8 million subsurface mineral estate. Cardno directed an interdisciplinary Cardno oversaw the planning and team of professionals writing Coal EIS document through completion Lease Stipulations, EIS documents and supervised the implementation on Coal Development in the Powder of the Plan for several years. River Basin of Wyoming and Montana. Cardno was also responsible for The Cliff Mines Iron Company, reviewing and monitoring several coal Contaminant Investigations mines in the Wyoming Powder River Location: Michigan Basin. Cardno played a key role in the Project Summary: Coal Reclamation Plan development The Deer Lake Area of Concern and comprehensive mine mitigation has been investigated for mercury plans. contamination due to a historic gold and silver mine, an iron assay laboratory, and discharges of untreated municipal wastewater. Titan America Carolinas Cement Cardno developed a state of science Location: Castle Hayne, North Carolina reservoir management regimen that Project Summary: has allowed Deer Lake to recover from its pollution problems without invasive Cardno conducted an Aquatic and expensive remedial actions, Resource Characterization for the reducing the client’s total settlement proposed Carolinas Cement Company costs by $60 million. The monitored LLC, a subsidiary of Titan America Beartrack Mine Biological Opinion natural attenuation remedy selected in LLC (Titan), known as the Castle the Remedial Action Plan is managing Location: Idaho Hayne Project. The proposed project approximately 2.5 million cubic will require the excavation of an open Project Summary: yards of contaminated sediments pit adjacent to the Northeast Cape Cardno prepared a Biological through careful management of the Fear River, extracting and processing Opinion as part of Endangered aquatic environment that minimizes raw materials (calcium carbonate Species Act Section 7 Consultation mercury methylation and enhances and limestone), and the construction

6 burial by cleaner sediments. The compliance record during EPA’s consequences of a new tailings Deer Lake AOC currently supports inspection sweep of Wyoming reservoir for J. R. Simplot Company’s a trophy walleye fishery and two of mines that resulted in seven- Smoky Canyon Phosphate three beneficial use impairments figure fines at competitor’s sites. Mine in southeast Idaho for the have been removed and Great Lakes US Army Corps of Engineers National Program Office (GLNPO) has (USACE), required as part of the identified it as a target for delisting. 404 permitting process. Wetland mitigation was the key issue, requiring Hibbing Taconite Company considerable agency consultation with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Location: Hibbing, Minnesota (USFWS), US Environmental Project Summary: Protection Agency and USACE. Cardno provided technical guidance regarding trace mercury sampling and analysis for a mercury mass- balance study of the Hibtac pellet Royal Oak Mine, Water Balance plant. Cardno customized state- of- Model and Waste Management the-science, clean-hands/dirty-hands Plan ultra-trace sampling techniques for Location: Washington application in this large industrial Project Summary: facility. The Hibtac team completed Cardno developed a water balance a highly accurate mercury mass- and water quality degradation balance of the entire operation: model; revised Royal Oak Mine’s grinding, magnetic separation of Gay Mine Phosphate Mine Abandonment and Restoration Plan; concentrate, tailings disposal, Expansion EA developed a Water Management pelletizing, induration, wet scrubbing, Location: Idaho Plan and renewed Department and stack emissions. The client used Project Summary: of Indian Affairs and Northern the results from this mercury study Development (DIAND)’s water Cardno was the primary author of the to implement engineering changes to license for an abandoned gold mine. EA for the Expansion of JR Simplot reduce mercury emissions. Specific responsibilities included the Company’s Gay Mine on the Fort Hall development and application of a Reservation. The project involved EXXON Coal and Minerals detailed spreadsheet-based water expansion of the phosphate mine into Location: Rawhide Mine, Wyoming balance model using climate, water an adjacent area to recover phosphate level, water quality, and water system ore to allow continued operation Project Summary: data and designed to evaluate various of the mine and supply ore to be Cardno prepared the first synthetic proposed water management and processed at the Pocatello Phosphate minor air permit application that was water treatment alternatives. Plant. The project involved extensive granted in Wyoming. The receipt coordination with the Shoshone- of this permit alleviated the need to Bannock Tribal Council and the tribes’ obtain a Title V air permit, reducing Smoky Canyon Mine Tailings Disposal Environmental natural resources staff. Primary issues expense to the client. The permit of concern were impacts on big game, restrictions necessary to maintain Assessment (EA) and Wetlands Mitigation Project aquatic resources, reclamation, and synthetic minor status did not impact maintaining the economic benefit of operations at the 15 million ton Location: Idaho the mine. per year mine. Cardno developed Project Summary: a hazardous waste inspection, education, and control program, Cardno oversaw the EA and was and maintained a perfect Resource primary author of the document Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA) to assess the environmental 7 Example Projects

Environmental Assessment for a San Xavier in their negotiations with Cardno, along with personnel from 270 km Long Road Construction ASARCO. Mosaic Fertilizer or Phospahate, Location: Canada installed frogloggers in six wetlands on the Ona Fort Green Extension, three Project Summary: wetlands on IMC-KC-LB(2), three Cardno conducted detailed helicopter wetlands on the Fort Green Xeric supported field reconnaissance of a Biological and area, and four wetlands on Mining Unit 300-km long transportation corridor Ecological Services 19 E. Cardno documented the species from Bathurst Inlet to the Izok Lake of frogs heard calling based on criteria Mine project in Nunavut, Canada. The for Mines and Mineral from the North American Amphibian proposed transportation alignment Processing Monitoring Program. Cardno is comprised of a port facility on developed a database to maintain call the inlet, two all-weather road Cardno has an extremely well qualified data from the monitored wetlands and segments of approximately 200 and and diverse staff of biologists and prepared a report summarizing the 70 kilometers in length, respectively, ecologists with extensive experience results of the amphibian monitoring and about 60 km of a barge route on conducting surveys in support of that includes expectations and Contwoyto Lake. Cardno performed mining projects. recommendations for the future. hydrologic analyses for bridge and culvert sizing. Cardno assessed and Cardno can determine if high-value or described environmental effects sensitive natural resources, such as to stream courses, water bodies, threatened or endangered species are aquatic and terrestrial habitat as a present in the project area. Our team result of construction, operation and works with our clients to minimize abandonment of bridges, culverts, or avoid adverse impacts to natural roads and port facilities in the arctic resources and valued species by tundra environment. careful consideration of project siting and operational alternatives. Cardno can also mitigate adverse effects Mining Plan of Operation Review by restoring or enhancing valued CF Industries, Inc., Ecological Location: Arizona resources either on-site or off-site. Habitat Restoration Specific case studies where Cardno Project Summary: Location: Florida has provided biological and ecological Cardno was hired by the San Xavier services for mines and mineral Project Summary: District, Tohono O’odham Nation processing facilities include: Cardno prepared restoration plans to conduct a technical review of and implemented restoration of and response to the mining plan 1,900 acres of upland pasture to of operation (MPO) by American flatwoods, enhance 680 acres Smelting And Refining Company of wetlands, restore 53 acres of (ASARCO) for their copper mine on wetlands, and create 139 acres of the San Xavier Indian Reservation forested, herbaceous, and ephemeral near Tucson, Arizona. Cardno wetlands. The comprehensive plan, conducted a series of community designed to offset impacts caused meetings to develop proposed post- by an expansion of phosphogypsum mine land uses that would have storage facilities, included direct widespread support and satisfy seeding and planting of native community objectives. The post-mine Mosaic Fertilizer, llc, Amphibian species and a detailed monitoring land uses establish the standards of Monitoring Project protocol for all restored, enhanced, measurement for success. Cardno Location: Florida and created wetlands and uplands. assisted as a technical advisor for Project Summary: Cardno installed all wetland species

8 and monitored and maintained the Operations Support >>Provide schedule analysis and wetland mitigation areas. Cardno Earned Value Metrics (EVM) for also provided nuisance and invasive for Mines and Mineral each schedule species control in restored upland Processing >>Develop and draft monthly PM habitats. Cardno assisted with reports for the 3 capital improvement regulatory agency coordination The experience gained from our projects and monitoring to ensure permit environmental liability management compliance. >>Draft of Project Control Plans, and practice enables us to recognize Basis of Schedule Documents for and minimize potential adverse each project Mosaic Water, Use Permit environmental effects resulting from >>Draft “Project Controls and Environmental Management mining and processing operations. Reporting” and “Scheduling” Plan Cardno uses Multi-Criteria Decision sections of Project Execution Plans Location: Florida Analysis (MCDA) to allow the >>Developed an Accounting WBS Project Summary: quantitative evaluation of the net system based on ASTM published present value cost of environmental Cardno is developing a ten-year standards that will be used across compliance and potential liabilities in environmental management plan to all three capital improvement a decision analysis framework. MCDA satisfy the Southwest Florida Water projects. Both internal teams and can incorporate issues such as lease Management District (SWFWMD) subcontractors will bill against requirements, regulatory changes, Environmental Monitoring Plan these codes for better cost analysis product price changes, capital costs, (EMP) Permit Conditions for Mosaic’s tracking. operating costs, and closure costs into pending Water Use Permit. The EMP different scenarios, and compare the spans all Mosaic mines and involves net present value of each scenario to Confidential Client, Mine identifying and monitoring wetlands determine which option provides the Restoration Multi-Criteria that may be potentially impacted by best value to shareholders. Examples Decision Analysis groundwater drawdown necessary of the many projects where Cardno for mining. Reference wetlands will Project Summary: supported mining operations decisions also be monitored for comparison include: This project involved the use of multi- with the potentially impacted systems. criteria decision analysis to evaluate This analysis will be conducted Confidential Client, mine operations and environmental in accordance with the Wetland Molybdenum Mine remediation alternatives for a large Assessment Procedure (WAP) Location: New Mexico copper mine. Three alternatives developed by Tampa Bay Water and Project Summary: were analyzed including closure in the SWFWMD. The WAP will be used one year, continued operations for to provide a long-term assessment Cardno is currently providing services the next 20 years and then closing of potential hydrologic impacts to for scheduling, project controls, and expanding mine operations. the wetland plant community and risk assessment and reporting for The evaluation criteria included; soil conditions for each potentially a major underground and surface community acceptance, cleanup impacted wetland compared to molybdenum mine in New Mexico, standards achieved (residential/ reference wetlands. Services include: industrial), net present value, cash >>Developing, updating, and flow, time frame for site resolution. maintaining of resource loaded The model indicated that continued schedules for 3 capital improvement operations until 2017 was the projects and 7 remediation projects preferred alternative, and that it represented an expected net present >>Developing, updating, and value savings in excess of $50 million maintaining of a site master dollars over the next best alternative, schedule which was closure in one year.

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Rawhide Coal Mine, Overburden Cargill Fertilizer, Geospatial Placement to Protect Analysis Services Groundwater Quality Location: Hardee County, Florida Location: Wyoming Project Summary: Project Summary: Cardno developed an ArcView tool to Cardno led a team that conducted assist managers in evaluating mining a field study to determine how potential and planning development overburden mixing affects of their phosphate reserves. To groundwater quality. Cardno assist with this, Cardno converted developed a statistical approach CAD databases into ArcInfo/ to predict backfill soil quality and ArcView database and developed a led negotiations that resulted in the customized user application. Cardno method’s acceptance by the Wyoming also trained the end-users in ArcView. Department of Environmental Quality. Cargill is now Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC. The project yielded more than $1 million in reduced special overburden placement costs in the first year of application. The method developed by Cardno is now the standard at Wyoming surface mines.

Cargill Fertilizer, Geospatial Analysis Services (GIS) Location: Fort Meade, Florida Project Summary: Cardno converted/georeferenced AutoCAD databases, customized GIS development and AVENUE programming, and image conversion/ reproduction to enable the client to prioritize mining areas, estimate phosphate reserves, and assist with dynamic mine planning. Cargill is now Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC.

10 Practice Leadership

contaminated with metals, petroleum, R. Jeffrey Davis, Kevin Freeman, RG PCBs and dioxins/furans. Jody has MSc, PE Strategic Director - NEPA & conducted ecological risk assessments Senior Consultant Energy (ERAs) and natural resource damage Salt Lake City, UT assessments (NRDAs) for several Seattle, WA 801-363-0116 industrial clients. During the last five 206-269-0104 [email protected] years, he and his team led Regions II, [email protected] V and VII of the U.S. Environmental Mr. Davis is a Senior Water Resource Protection Agency, Region III of the U.S. Mr. Freeman is a Senior Vice President Engineer with over 19 years of surface Fish and Wildlife Service along with and Regional Manager for with Cardno, water and groundwater modeling Trustee and Remediation agencies in Inc. He has 30 years of environmental, experience and GIS applications. His the States of Illinois, Missouri and New geosciences, and geotechnical consulting experience has ranged Jersey through the development of work experience. His expertise includes from peer review, senior oversight, and plans that integrate human health risk CERCLA/SARA RI/FS management, project management in the mining, assessment (HHRA), ERA and NRDA MTCA and CERCLA remediation energy, remediation, and groundwater into the remedial investigation and cost analysis, geological analysis, management and supply areas. He has feasibility study (RI/FS) processes. He geohazards analysis, construction extensive knowledge of groundwater also negotiated the statement of work monitoring, environmental impact flow and transport principles and for the investigation of the Doe Run assessment, NEPA/SEPA consistency has lectured and taught numerous Company’s slag storage area adjacent analysis, cold regions engineering, workshops and classes worldwide. to the Mississippi River in Herculaneum, site and route selection, project Mr. Davis has taught in the academic Missouri. These integrated work plans feasibility assessment, hazardous research, various industries, regulatory, have used a single field sampling waste management and remediation, and consulting arenas. In addition, he program to address all issues, which project management, and program was the chief engineer overseeing the has provided significant cost savings management. His RI/FS experience development of the popular groundwater to his clients. Jody also recently has addressed metals (including Pb, modeling software, GMS. This software conducted the investigation of a Cd, Cr, Ar, Cu) and organic chemical which was partially funded by the US mercury-contaminated lake in Michigan contamination (including PCE, TCE, Department of Defense is used by which demonstrated that a monitored and other chlorinated solvents) at sites thousands of groundwater professionals natural attenuation remedy was around the Pacific Northwest, including in over 90 different countries. Mr. Davis’ superior to a dredging remedy. He is Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, has a hand on approach; he specifically experienced in developing sampling Montana, and British Columbia. oversees the development of the water programs that isolate and identify Mr. Freeman holds both a Bachelor balance for each mine that Cardno contributions from multiple sources of and Masters of Degree in Geology supports. contamination. Jody has developed from Michigan State University. He is a NRDA settlements based on natural Registered Geologist (RG) and Certified attenuation of petroleum, metals Engineering Geologist in the State of Jody Kubitz, PhD and persistent organic compounds Oregon, and a Licensed Engineering Senior Consultant (PCBs and dioxin). He has published Geologist, Hydrogeologist and Geologist several papers on sediment toxicity Barrington, IL in the State of Washington. assessment, and participated in the 847-277-2850 U.S. EPA working group that tested and [email protected] published the first standard methods for Dr. Kubitz is a senior environmental sediment bioassays in 1994. liability manager with extensive experience in assessing and managing the adverse effects of chemical releases to the environment. He has managed sediments and surface waters that are

11 Practice Leadership

environmental claims with recent efforts and NPDES issues, marine and Paul Leonard, CFP focused on Natural Resource Damage freshwater resource evaluations Technical Director - Water Assessments (NRDA). His expertise and assessments for permitting and Resources Management in complex environmental matters compliance, bioassessments, habitat Atlanta, GA includes estimation of economic costs assessments and surveys, as well as 404-881-5355 and damages, analysis of potential toxicology evaluations. Mr. Hammond [email protected] claims for natural resource damages, also provides comprehensive technical strategic counseling of alternative expertise on surface water nutrient Mr. Leonard is a Certified Fisheries settlement positions in Superfund issues (TMDL and Numeric Nutrient Scientist with 27 years of experience and natural resource damages cases, Criteria) on behalf of several clients. managing a wide variety of water allocating response and natural His Masters work focused on the resource projects. Most of Mr. resource damages costs among effects of human disturbance on Leonard’s experience has involved multiple parties, estimating claims dissolved oxygen and nutrient regimes the evaluation and balancing of water and exposure to claims in bankruptcy in streams and implications for TMDL management alternatives, hydrologic proceedings, and developing best development. He has been involved and hydrodynamic analysis and management practices to optimize in the research and implementation of modeling, new and existing reservoir environmental performance. Mr. federal environmental policies dealing operations management, evaluation Brody’s experience encompasses with aquatic issues. Other experience of instream flow regimes and fisheries a broad spectrum of environmental, includes research on marine toxins and and aquatic resource impacts, water health and safety issues, including their human health interactions. Additional quality analysis, and water supply application in contracts, mergers and capabilities include geographic planning and permitting. Mr. Leonard acquisitions, real estate transactions, information systems (GIS) and global has conducted environmental flow as well as all forms of litigation and positioning systems (GPS) technology. studies, hydrologic analysis, and alternative dispute resolution. watershed assessments throughout Mr. Brody holds Bachelor of Arts the Eastern U.S. for the past 25 years, Paul Mehrle, PhD Degree in Government from Wesleyan including extensive instream flow, Strategic Director - National University and a Juris Doctorate hydrologic, and water management Toxicology & Product Degree from Duke University School of modeling studies on streams and Stewardship Law. river throughout the Southeast U.S. Highly regarded as a team leader, Columbia, MO Paul has directed major assignments 573-815-0006 Daniel G. Hammond with complex requirements for agency [email protected] Senior Consultant consultation, regulatory approvals, Dr. Mehrle is an environmental scientist alternatives analysis, negotiations, Riverview, FL with 30 years of experience in natural mitigation planning, settlement 813-664-4500 resource management, ecological risk agreements, managing expert panels, [email protected] assessments, risk-based sites closures, and consensus-building. Broad educational and professional water quality assessments, and habitat experience in aquatic sciences, water evaluations. He has many years Neal Brody quality, marine biology, environmental of experience in providing strategy Strategic Director - Liability science and chemistry, and state development for managing natural Management and federal environmental policies resource liabilities for private and public sector clients. Los Angeles, CA provide the basis of Mr. Hammond’s 424-832-1303 expertise. At Cardno he serves as For 22 years Dr. Mehrle was a research [email protected] a Senior Consultant for numerous scientist with the U.S. Fish and water resource and water quality Wildlife Service, where he conducted Mr. Brody is a Technical Director and based projects for a diverse group research and managed multidisciplinary Vice President with Cardno and has of public and private sector clients. environmental programs focused on over 25 years experience addressing These projects focus on TMDL management of natural resources. 12 In his current position with Cardno, which is an international environmental and natural resource consulting firm, he provides technical guidance and strategies to private and public sector clients for managing habitat and natural resource issues. He has managed projects related to contaminated sites related to petroleum hydrocarbons, PCBs, dioxins, and metals and inorganics (Pb, Ni, Zn, Cd, Cu, As, & Se). As a Managing Director of Cardno, Dr. Mehrle is involved in directing programs related to water resources management, CERCLA contaminated site issues, habitat management and restoration, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) permitting & compliance, and environmental liability management. During his career he has received numerous awards for his contributions to government organizations and professional societies. Dr. Mehrle has served as a consultant and science advisor to global chemical manufacturers, mining companies, federal and state governments, and international government organizations.

13 Please Respect the Environment

About Cardno Cardno is a professional infrastructure and environmental services company, with expertise in the development and improvement of physical and social infrastructure for communities around the world. Cardno’s team includes leading professionals who plan, design, manage and deliver sustainable projects and community programs. Cardno is an international company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange [ASX:CDD].

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