Professional Resumes
TIMOTHY R. MINNICH, QEP
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
Mr. Minnich
is a meteorologist and atmospheric scientist with nearly 30 years experience
specializing in the design and implementation of air toxics investigations. He
is a recognized expert in the application of optical remote sensing (ORS) to a
wide range of air-related problems. In
addition to having co-founded Minnich and Scotto, he
has held significant positions with other organizations, including vice
president of Blasland, Bouck
& Lee and president of ETG Services.
EDUCATION
MS Meteorology, 1978, Rutgers University
BS Meteorology, 1975, Rutgers
University
PROFESSIONAL
AFFILIATIONS
Air & Waste Management Association American
Meteorological Society
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION
Landmark
Education, Curriculum for Living, 2006
Instructor for two A&WMA ORS courses, 1993-96
Qualified Environmental Professional, 1994
USEPA Air Pathway Analysis Workshop, 1989
40-Hour OSHA Hazardous Waste Site Training, 1986
Superfund Field Training Certification, 1984
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EXPERIENCE
Past chairman of the A&WMA EO-3 Committee, Air Quality and Atmospheric Studies, to promote the application of
appropriate dispersion meteorology principles, methods, and models to the collection, analysis, and interpretation of open-path ORS data.
Designed and managed more than 25 ORS field investigations since 1988. Lead author for preparation of USEPAs draft document, Field Standard Operating Procedure for Use of Open-Path FTIR
Spectroscopy at Hazardous Waste Sites. Conceptualized and directed development of SPECTRAMET-1, a commercially available air dispersion model software package to predict downwind pollutant
concentrations in the field based on ORS measurements and on-site meteorological data. Conceptualized development of PICMET-1 and PICMET-2, Minnich and
Scottos proprietary data-management and reporting software for the continual, real-time assessment of Community exposure during the cleanup of former
manufactured gas plant (MGP) sites.
Project manager for the Gas Technology Institutes (GTIs) 2-year ORS methods-development initiative for
perimeter air monitoring during the cleanup of former MGP sites. This project involves field testing of an open-path FTIR spectrometer, open-path UV spectrometer, and Minnich and Scottos proprietary
data-management and reporting
software (PICMET-2), as well as the development of a standard operating procedure (SOP) in concert with the Project Evaluation Committee. The
Committee includes representatives from the five funding utility companies, the law firm of Baker and McKenzie, the USEPA, the Illinois EPA, the New York State
Department of Environmental Conservation, and the New York State Department of Health.
Project manager for ongoing CEQR (City Environmental Quality Review) air quality analyses associated with the
upgrade of two municipal wastewater treatment plants (WTPs) in New York City. For each facility, this work involves estimating pollutant emission rates from all process and building
sources for subsequent use in dispersion modeling to assess compliance with air quality standards at offsite receptors. Hydrogen sulfide is the most problematic pollutant, as significant exceedances were shown, thus requiring emission controls to
be included in the upgrade. We continue to work with engineers from Hazen and Sawyer, the Citys engineering consultant and our client, to identify the
precise combination of controls for each source sub-area minimally necessary to achieve compliance. In this manner, huge cost savings will continue to be realized by avoiding the over-engineering of
emission controls.
Project manager for all phases of the highly publicized radiological soil and indoor air investigation in
residential Montclair/Glen Ridge/West Orange, New Jersey. More than 22,000 hours were spent by 30 field and support personnel involving: radon grab sampling in over 500 homes; gamma radiation exposure-rate assessment via downhole gamma logging and soil characterization; and installation, development, and quarterly monitoring of 16 groundwater
wells. Soil volume estimates for removal were made based on a correlation model developed to estimate the relationship between radium-226 activities and corresponding depth-averaged gamma readings.
Project manager for a $300,000 air quality engineering assessment for a municipal solid waste incinerator in Rutland,
Vermont. The project involved detailed engineering studies in support of the Clean Air Act and Vermonts Hazardous Most Stringent Emission Rate (HMSER)
regulation, and included a comprehensive assessment of ambient air quality involving dispersion modeling in complex terrain. Work included negotiations
with the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources and participation at numerous Agency meetings.
Designed and managed a 2-year intensive air quality investigation for 17 VOCs in a residential area downwind of the
Lipari Landfill site, formerly No. 1 on USEPAs National Priorities List (NPL) for cleanup. This is considered to be the most extensive air quality
investigation conducted anywhere in the US under Superfund. USEPAs TAGA-6000E (Trace Atmospheric Gas
Analyzer) was used to conduct continuous road segment, backyard, and neighborhood monitoring. Results were used in an air dispersion model to estimate residential air toxics exposure.
Project manager for design of a remedial investigation / feasibility study (RI/FS) for a New Jersey site
characterized by widespread dioxin and high levels of pesticides in the soil, and which included buried World War II munitions.
Principal investigator for a 2-year
regional acid rain study in and around the New York metropolitan area, and co-investigator in the 1978 USEPA Northeast Summer Oxidant
Study to develop a layered urban ozone model. Co-investigator in a sulfate/visibility study to characterize long-range pollutant transport,
and a co-investigator in a joint project with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
to assess the diurnal nature and transport of ozone and reactive hydrocarbons
at various heights in New York City. Coordinated
24-hour field response team for odor complaints in New York/New
Jersey/Connecticut. Participated in 1976 Great Lakes Summer Research Project to test
the photostationary state theory for ozone. Designed and directed development of a
computer-based graphics system for hazardous chemical emergency spill response
and contingency planning.
Managed or reviewed and approved more than 200
preliminary assessments (PAs) and site inspections (SIs), and numerous special
studies or enforcement-support studies, for the USEPA Region 2 Superfund
program.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Innovative Air Monitoring for
Mitigating Litigation and Minimizing Risk During MGP
Site Remediations: Status of an ORS
Methods-Development Initiative.
Takach, Stephen F.; Minnich,
Timothy R.; et al. Proceedings of Electric Power Research Institute MGP
2007 Symposium, Atlanta, GA, January 2007.
Status of ORS-Based Perimeter Air
Monitoring Initiatives During the Cleanup of Former
MGP Sites. Takach, Stephen F.; Minnich, Timothy R.; et
al. Proceedings of A&WMA
99th Annual Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, LA, June 2006.
An ORS-Based, Mass-Balance Method
for Estimating Air Emissions from AFO Area Sources.Minnich, Timothy
R., et al. Proceedings of the
A&WMA/WEF Animal Agricultural Specialty Conference, St. Louis, MO,
September 2005.
ORS-Based Air Monitoring During an
MGP Site Cleanup: A Case Study. Minnich, Timothy
R., et al. Proceedings of
A&WMA 98th Annual Conference and Exhibition, Minneapolis, MN, June 2005.
Cleanup of Former MGP Sites: Community
Exposure, Responsible Party Liability, and Optical Remote Sensing. Minnich, Timothy R., et
al. Proceedings of A&WMA 97th Annual Conference and Exhibition,
Indianapolis, IN, June 2004.
Identification of Odor-Control Needs
for a Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade: A New York City Success
Story.Minnich, Timothy R., et al. Proceedings of WEF/A&WMA Odors and Air
Emissions Specialty Conference, Bellevue, WA, April 2004.
Use of Open-Path FTIR Spectroscopy
to Support Development of Refined Estimates of H S Emissions from a New City
Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant. Minnich, Timothy R. et al.Exhibition , Baltimore, MD, June 2002.
Use of Open-Path FTIR Spectroscopy
to Address Air Monitoring Needs During Site RemediationsCAA and Open-Path Spectroscopy.Minnich, Timothy
R., et al. pp.
14-16 of Environmental Testing & Analysis (invited article), Volume 5,
Number 4, May 1996.
Use of Optical Remote Sensing and Flux Chamber Technologies for Determining Emission Rates from a Pulp Mill Wastewater Treatment Facility. Schmidt, Charles E.; Barton, Douglas A.; Hasegawa, Mark; Minnich, Timothy R.; et al.
The Role of Open-Path FTIR
Spectroscopy in the Development of a Successful Accidental Release Detection
Program. Minnich, Timothy R., et al.Proceedings of
A&WMA/CMA International Symposium on Optical Sensing for Environmental
Monitoring, Atlanta, GA, October 1993.
Remote Sensing of VOCs: A Methodology for Evaluating Air
Quality Impacts During Remediation of Hazardous Waste
Sites. Minnich,
Timothy R., et al. pp. 247-255 of Sampling and Analysis of Airborne
Pollutants, Winegar,
E.D. and Keith, L.H., editors, Lewis
Publishers, Boca Raton, FL, 1993.
Air Monitoring During Site Remediations Using Open-Path FTIR Spectroscopy.Minnich, Timothy
R., et al. Proceedings of HMC/Superfund Conference and Exhibition,
Washington, D.C., December 1992.
A Practical Methodology Using
Open-Path FTIR Spectroscopy to Generate Gaseous Fugitive-Source Emission
Factors at Industrial Facilities.
Minnich, Timothy R., et al. Proceedings of
A&WMA/CMA Symposium on Optical Remote Sensing and Applications to
Environmental and Industrial Safety Problems, Houston, TX, April 1992.
Measurement of Methane Emissions in
the Plume of a Large Coal Strip Mine Using Long-Path Fourier-Transform Infrared
Spectroscopy. Piccot, Stephen; Chadha, Ajay; Kirchgessner, David; Minnich,
Timothy R.; et al. Proceedings of A&WMA 84th Annual Conference and
Exhibition, Vancouver, B.C., June 1991.
A Software Package for Assessing Downwind Air Quality Impact in Real-Time Based on Open-Path FTIR Measurement Data. Minnich, Timothy R., et al.
Determination of Site-Specific
Dispersion Coefficients in Support of Air Monitoring at Lipari Landfill.Minnich, Timothy
R., et al. ProceedingsofUSEPA/ A&WMA
International Symposium on Measurement of Toxic and Related Air Pollutants,
Durham, NC, May 1991.
Interpretation of ppm-meter Data from Long-Path Optical Monitoring Systems as
Used at Superfund Hazardous Waste Sites. Pritchett, Thomas H; Minnich, Timothy R.;
et al. Proceedings of
Second International Symposium on Field Screening Methods for Hazardous Wastes
and Toxic Chemicals, Las Vegas, NV, February 1991.
Special Report: Air Monitoring - Optical Remote Sensing Ready to Tackle Superfund, RCRA Emissions Monitoring Tasks. Minnich, Timothy R., et al.
Remote Optical Sensing of VOCs:
Application to Superfund Activities. Minnich, Timothy
R., et al. Proceedings of
USEPA/A&WMA International Symposium on Measurement of Toxic and Related Air
Pollutants, Raleigh, NC, May 1990.
Air Toxics Monitoring: A Comparison Between Remote Sensing and Point Monitoring Techniques. Bath, Raymond
J.; Minnich, Timothy R.; et al. Proceedings of
American Chemical Society National Meeting, Miami Beach, FL, September 1989.
Remote Sensing of Air Toxics for
Pre-Remedial Hazardous Waste Site Investigations. Minnich, Timothy R., et al. Proceedings of A&WMA
82nd Annual Conference and Exhibition , Anaheim, CA, June 1989.
The Pre-Remedial Air Toxics Program: A Case Study Using Remote Sensing. Grupp, David; Rojek, Gary; Bath, Raymond J.; Minnich, Timothy R.; et al.
The Distribution and Transport of Sulfate Species in
the New York Metropolitan Area During the 1977 Summer
Aerosol Study. Lioy, Paul J.; Samson, Perry J.; Tanner, Roger
L.; Leaderer, Brian P.; Minnich,
Timothy R.; et al. Atmospheric
Environment, 14, 1980, pp. 1391-1407.
ROBERT L. SCOTTO
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
Mr. Scotto is a meteorologist and
atmospheric scientist with nearly 30 years experience in the design,
management, and execution of a variety of air quality investigations. He is a
specialist in Clean Air Act permitting, and is expert in a broad range of CERCLA-related
QA/QC issues. Mr. Scotto is highly skilled air dispersion modeler, and
has extensive experience in customization and validation of AERMOD – USEPA’s most recent
guideline air dispersion model. In addition to having co-founded Minnich
and Scotto, he has held significant positions with other organizations,
including vice president of ETG Services and zone-wide QA manager for NUS
Corporation, USEPA's Field Investigation Team (FIT) contractor. In this latter capacity, Mr. Scotto was
responsible for QA program implementation in all four USEPA Zone I FIT offices
(Regions 1 through 4). The total value
of that contract was $300 million.
EDUCATION
MS Meteorology, 1978, Rutgers University BS Meteorology,
1975, Rutgers University
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Air & Waste Management Association
American Meteorological Society
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION
USEPA
Air Pathway Analysis Workshop, 1989
USEPA HRS-2 Superfund Workshop, 1989
AMA Project Management Workshop, 1985
40-Hour OSHA Hazardous Waste Site Training, 1985
Superfund Field Training Certification, 1984
EXPERIENCE
Managed comprehensive H2S emissions-measurement programs to support CEQR air
quality analyses for the upgrade of two municipal water pollution control
plants in New York City. For
each facility, this involved coordination and oversight of subcontractors for
meteorological system installation and open-path FTIR spectrometer operations
in support of program execution. Jerome
meters were used for the collection of approximately 3,000 individual samples
at each facility to support emission-rate estimation. Also performed dispersion
modeling to assess compliance with air quality standards at offsite receptors.
To date, these projects represent the only two facility upgrade CEQR air
quality analyses which the NYCDEP, Bureau of Environmental Planning and
Assessment (BEPA) has fully accepted.
Managed
development of PICMET-1 and PICMET-2, Minnich and
Scottos proprietary data-management and reporting software for the continual,
real-time assessment of Community exposure during the cleanup of former
manufactured gas plant (MGP) sites.
Project manager for all perimeter air monitoring during the cleanup of a former Atmos Energy Corporation MGP site in Bristol, Tennessee.
Managed turnkey air permitting projects in support of several cogeneration projects.
Provided periodic consulting support
to Sadat Associates, Inc. concerning the cleanup of a contaminated
elementary-school construction site in Trenton, New Jersey. This included reconstructive air dispersion modeling to
demonstrate insignificant past Community exposure, as well as air monitoring
consulting support.
Managed a model validation study involving use of open-path FTIR spectroscopy for a confidential client in Texas in support of a litigation case.
Managed a $1 million special field
study for the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company Avon Lake Power Plant to
investigate the impact of the Avon Lake upon dispersion of air pollutants from
the facility in support of a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision to allow
use of higher sulfur-content coal.
The project involved use of LIDAR for in
situ air dispersion coefficient
determination to develop a less-conservative site-specific air quality model
which was approved for use by the appropriate regulatory agencies.
Managed a $250,000 air quality
modeling study for Central Illinois Light Company (CILCO) to determine the
extent to which the SO2 emission standards for the Edwards Station could be
revised upwards, and still ensure attainment of all National Ambient Air Quality
Standards (NAAQS) and PSD increments. All sources (33 stacks) in the Peoria area were modeled at each of 398
prediction locations based on 5 years of meteorological data. Results of this study allowed CILCO burn the
higher sulfur-content coal, and led to a cost savings of more than $1 million
per year.
Managed all air investigation activities in support of site-wide remedial activities at an industrial facility in New Jersey.
Re-wrote the corporate Quality
Assurance Manual for NUS Corporations Waste Management Division and Superfund
Division, and developed and implemented a comprehensive QA/management training
program for staff. Provided management
and training to project managers to ensure all work was performed using a
planned, systematic approach in conformance with applicable guidelines and
procedures. Also, developed and
implemented procedures for monitoring project activities to verify compliance
with QA and contractual requirements and to assess QA program
effectiveness. Conditions adverse to
quality were routinely evaluated to ensure the effectiveness of corrective
actions, and to ensure that appropriate measures were taken to preclude
recurrence.
Developed USEPA Region 2 Standard
Operating Procedure (SOP) for the design and execution of air monitoring
studies using open-path FTIR and UV techniques.
Conducted meteorological tower siting
study in support of emergency preparedness plan development for a nuclear power
plant located in complex terrain in western Pennsylvania.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Perimeter Air Monitoring for
Litigation Avoidance During the Cleanup of Former MGP
Sites. Schulz, Stuart P.; Scotto, Robert L.; et al.unpublished
manuscript)
Air Pathway Analysis Using Open-Path
FTIR Spectroscopy at a Repository for the Disposal of Salt Cake Fines.
Scotto, Robert L., et al. Proceedings of A&WMA 86th Annual Conference and Exhibition, Denver,
CO, June 1993.
VOC Emission Rate Determinations Using Open-Path FTIR Spectroscopy During Pilot-Scale Site Disturbance and Remediation Activities: A Case Study Using the Ratio Technique. Scotto, Robert L., et al.
Air Pathway Analyses Using Open-Path
FTIR Spectroscopy During Waste Removal and
Solidification Activities at a Large Industrial Lagoon. Scotto, Robert
L., et al. Proceedings of
A&WMA 85th Annual Conference and Exhibition, Kansas City, MO, June 1992.
Validation of a Gaussian Plume
Dispersion Model Based on Data from the Kansas Open-Path FTIR Intercomparison Study. Scotto, Robert L., et al. Proceedings
of A&WMA 85th Annual Conference and Exhibition, Kansas City, MO, June 1992.
Air Pathway Monitoring for a Land Ban No-Migration Petition. Lupo, Mark J.; Magnuson, Charles E.; Scotto, Robert L.; et al.
A Method for Estimating VOC Emission Rates from Homogeneous and Non-Homogeneous Area Sources Using Remote Sensing. et al.
Emissions Estimation and Dispersion Analysis Using Path-Integrated Air Measurement Data from Hazardous Waste Sites.et al.
Remote Sensing Data Quality Objectives and Quality Assurance for a Pre-Remedial Hazardous Waste Site Program. Scotto, Robert L., et al.