ALLAN B. CHARTRAND
Principal Environmental Scientist

Experience Summary
Mr. Chartrand is an environmental scientist and project manager with more than 25 years of experience in evaluating effects and designing remedies for contaminated water bodies within marine and freshwater environments. Practicing toxicologist and strategic thinker with extensive experience in conducting contaminated sediment and water quality investigations, dredge characterization, DMMPs, and placement evaluation, RI/FS and risk-based RD/RA, damage and injury assessments, habitat restoration, oil spill releases and response, and aquatic fate and exposure, including bioaccumulation and bioavailability, evaluations.
Former regulatory scientist for the California Regional Water Quality Control Board with broad regulatory expertise in areas relating to water and sediment quality, including numerous investigations supporting 401/404 permitting requirements. Performed over 40 CERCLA/NRDA projects for multiple clients, with emphasis on contaminated sediments and the aquatic environment. Experience in ESA and ecological restoration as well. Strong research background and skilled at negotiating with agency and stakeholder groups resulting in streamlined, cost-effective solutions to many types of contamination issues, including litigation support.
Most Recent Project Experience (2006 to 2010)
Machado Lake Dredging and Rehabilitation Project, City of Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering.
Served as the technical lead for a large multidisciplinary team on a hydraulic dredging project, focusing on surface and subsurface characterization of contaminated freshwater sediment and evaluation of placement options; driven by TMDL compliance with State requirements.
Nearshore fill (preferred placement option), if approved, will save the client up to $8M; also helped to select appropriate polymer and geotube design for optimizing return water quality after dewatering the lake bed sediment.
Characterization and Remedial Design of Agent Orange in Soil and Sediment, Da Nang Airport, Vietnam, USAID.
Lead toxicologist in evaluating the distribution, fate and potential toxicity of 2,3,7,8-TCDD [dioxin] residues (active ingredient of the phenoxy herbicide defoliant) Agent Orange residues remaining from the Vietnam War.
A major objective was to select and design the most effective of three candidate remedies (two thermal-based options and one bioremediation-based option).
Mr. Chartrand co-designed a streamlined, cost-effective investigation of dioxin residues and served as field team co-leader collecting soil, sediment, surface water groundwater samples in Da Nang.
RI and Risk Assessment Work Plan for former Klau-Buena Vista mercury mine, USEPA Region 9, San Francisco, CA.
Served as the RI technical lead and ecotoxicologist in preparing a complex field investigation work plan concerning exposure evaluation of mercury discharging from the former mercury mine.
Emphasis on biomethylation and bioavailability of mercury residues in pore water, sediment, soil, and surface water; data collected included benthic bioassessment, and biological tissue sampling.
Innovative technical approach streamlined the process and resulted in substantial savings while providing a comprehensive data set emphasizing environmental exposure rather than spatial coverage.
Field Sampling Plan for Offshore DDT Contamination in Sediment, Palos Verdes Shelf, (Los Angeles Co.), USEPA Region 9, San Francisco, CA.
Involved in the Palos Verdes Shelf offshore sediments DDT project for over 20 years (intermittently) in various capacities, including expert witness testimony in the USDOJ trial with Montrose.
Most recently, he served as the sediment investigation technical lead and toxicologist for designing a field sampling plan for characterizing DDT in surface and subsurface sediments adjoining the Los Angeles County outfalls and along established monitoring transect isobaths.
This Plan was approved by both USEPA and USGS; data were used to support pre-remedial design following the evaluation of alternatives; technical approach was streamlined and incorporated the massive data base developed as part of historical sediment investigations.
During an earlier phase of the project, Mr. Chartrand led an interdisciplinary team of scientists to perform a comprehensive, multi-year investigation of the fate and effects of DDT-contaminated sediment and fish/shellfish in the Southern California Bight.
Sediment Characterization and Suitability Determination for Dredge Material Placement in Lower Columbia River (LCR), Warrenton, OR.
Served as the principal investigator in designing and performing comprehensive sediment characterization for 1.2 million cy dredging project, interpreting the data, and providing recommendations regarding placement within the LCR subwatershed.
Prepared innovative Dredged Material Management Program (DMMP) emphasizing beneficial reuse of dredged material and restoration of critical habitat, including locations on both the Washington and Oregon sides of the LCR.
Represented client at numerous interagency meetings and negotiations with multiple stakeholders from local, regional/tribal, state and federal levels.
Pilot study for remedial cap design, Sulfur Bank Mercury Mine, USEPA Region 9, Clear Lake, CA.
Co-designed RD/RA work plan that emphasized bioavailability evaluation of mercury in contaminated sediments.
Toxicity Reduction Evaluation (TRE) work plan, Puerto Rico Association of Sewage Authorities (PRASA), San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Performed detailed evaluation of aquatic toxicity data and recommended alternative aquatic test biota for the EPA-required biomonitoring as part of NPDES permit
Designed a defensible, cost-effective strategy for satisfying EPAs TIE/TRE work plan requirements for this NPDES discharge, which is combined with multiple municipal effluents discharging to marine receiving water.
Highlights of Environmental Science Projects (prior to 2006)
Mr. Chartrand has been working on environmental science projects for nearly more than 25 years. Following is a summary of highlights for projects prior to 2006:
Contaminated sediment projects, industrial sector:
Three complex RD/RA sites throughout US (Lockheed Martin Corporation)
Evaluating toxicity in support of NRDA associated with crude oil and dispersants in marine subarctic sediments (Exxon Valdez and Tesoro, AK)
Evaluating toxicity and risk of crude oil at several oil release/spill sites in support of NRDA, including Indonesia, northern and southern California, and the Pacific Northwest
Investigations supporting pre-remedial design, multiple sites (Honeywell Corp.)
Evaluating risk-based options in stream sediment near an oil refinery (ChevChem, Richland, CA)
RD/RA investigations in lower Hylebos and Thea Foss Waterways (Occidental Chemical/Woodworth Chemical, Tacoma, WA)
Bioavailability of sediment-borne contaminants, Columbia Slough, OR (Union Carbide Corp.)
Contaminated sediment projects, public/government sector:
Evaluation of contaminated freshwater sediment, Port Quendall (Muckleshoot Tribe, Renton WA)
RI/FS and RD/RA for several large former US Navy shipyards and facilities, including Long Beach Naval Shipyard, Miramar Naval Air Station, Mare Island Naval Stations, Manchester Naval Station, plus others (US Navy CLEAN II (plus other programs), San Diego, CA, and Silverdale, WA)
Investigations supporting RI and NRDA injury assessment for Lower Duwamish Waterway (King County Dept. of Natural Resources, Seattle, WA)
Investigation and O&M work plan development, Bunker Hill CERCLA Site, USEPA Region 10, Kellogg, ID
Technical oversight and guidance in preparing work plans, interpreting data, and developing remedial strategies for split sampling of contaminated sediments in several Portland Harbor sites, (Lower Willamette River, Portland, OR)
Dredge Material Management Plan for Lower Willamette River (USACE Portland Dist.,OR)
Habitat restoration and NEPA projects:
Characterization and restoration of mercury-contaminated Guadalupe Creek (Santa Clara Valley Water District, San Jose, CA)
Environmental exposure Investigations supporting restoration of mercury-contaminated water bodies within Sacramento River Delta (Calfed, Sacramento, CA)
Baseline water quality and ecological risk characterization for copper concentrate (Phelps Dodge Mining Corp., Copiapo, Chile)
Contaminant characterization, ecological risk assessment and restoration of Bushy Lake (Sacramento Flood Control District, CA)
Habitat Conservation Plan for salmonid protection under ESA (King County Dept. of Natural Resources, Seattle, WA)
Characterization and suitability determination of contaminated sediments (Port of Stockton, Stockton, CA)
Effects evaluation of oil spills on tropical mangrove ecosystem to support restoration design (Maxus Oil Corporation, Jakarta, Indonesia)
Clean Water Act: NPDES, TMDL and TIE/TRE projects:
Renewal of multiple NPDES permit requirements throughout the Northwest and Alaska (USEPA Region 10, Seattle, WA)
NPDES 301(h) marine biomonitoring program for City of Los Angeles (Hyperion WWTP, Los Angeles, CA)
Development of numerous TMDLs for diverse impairments, multiple regions around US and Alaska (USEPA National Contract, Washington, DC)
Everett Naval Homeport 401 Water Quality Certification (US Navy, Silverdale, WA)
TIE/TRE for evaluating unidentified toxicity of wastewater effluent (City of Stockton Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility, Stockton, CA)
Stormwater runoff and forensic evaluation of PAHs in an urban environment (LARWQCB, Los Angeles, CA)
Ecological risk assessment/toxicity evaluations (programmatic and site-specific):
Programmatic risk assessment for the insecticide chlorpyrifos (Dursban) golf course applications (Makhteshim Agan Corp.)
Contaminated sediment risk evaluation for CSOs at Lake Union (King County, Seattle, WA)
Comprehensive hazard evaluation for 26-mile urban Columbia Slough (City of Portland, OR)
Wetland ecological risk assessment for Mississippi River (Ilada Energy Corp., Cape Ghirardeau, IL)
Programmatic ecorisk assessment for vertebrate pesticides (USDA, Denver, CO)
Programmatic aquatic ecorisk assessment for tributyltin in Puget Sound sediments (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle, WA)
Programmatic ecorisk assessments for numerous herbicides and pesticides, various applications (USEPA, Washington, D.C., CA Department of Food & Agriculture, Sacramento, CA)
Food web field investigation and ecological risk assessment for contaminated wetland in Devils Swamp (NPC, Inc., Lakes Charles, LA)
Evaluation of non-target environmental effects of agricultural insecticides, Faculty of Agriculture, Tel Aviv University, Rehovot, Israel
Evaluating the toxicity of by-products formed by wastewater disinfection with chlorine, chloramine, and chlorine dioxide, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel

Employment History
Camp Dresser McKee, Seattle, WA (2009-2010; part-time temporary)
CH2M Hill, Bellevue, WA (2007-2008)
Parsons Corporation, Seattle, WA (2003-2007)
Jones & Stokes, Bellevue, WA (1999-2003)
Sole proprietorship (Nightshade Environmental), Kirkland, WA (1995-1999)
Dames & Moore, Inc., Seattle, WA (1989-1995)
Other: Hart Crowser Inc. Seattle, WA, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles, CA, various research laboratories in Jerusalem/Tel Aviv, Israel

Education
Ph.D.(incomplete) Toxicology, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.
M.S.Toxicology, School of Public Health, University of California at Los Angeles, CA.
B.S.Entomology, University of California at Berkeley, CA.

Summaries of scientific publications and professional affiliations available upon request.