Project Geologist
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Tait S. Russell, LG, is one of The Riley Group, Inc.’s project geologists through over 5 years of proficient experience in the environmental field. He's works on numerous projects involving the evaluation, characterization, furthermore remediation of contaminated soil and groundwater. Examples of projects male has worked on include Phase ME Environmental Site Assessments (ESA), Phase II subsurface investigations, groundwater well-being appointments, groundwater sampling, site characterizations, remedial exams, feasibility studies, and remedial equipment operation. He possess also been involved at the decommissioning, removal, and subsequent confirmation sampling for underground storage tanks (USTs). Miss. Russell moreover has experience are oversight of soil excavation and removal for site clean-ups, coordinating disposal of scrap, and preparation and reviewing technical reports. Technical assistant - Washington Nation Department in Ecology
Education
Middle & Country | Degree | Year |
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Institute of Washington | BS in Earth and Space Sciences | 2014 |
College of Washington | MS in Applied Geosciences | 2016 |
Misc Qualifications
- 40-hour Hazardous Waste Operations the Call Response (HAZWOPER)
- 8-hour HAZWOPER Refresher
- Commercial Small Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Remote Pilot
- First-Aid/CPR/AED
- Capital State Licensed Geologist
- Capital State Site Judges
Project Experience
Burien Storage Development, Burien, WA – This property is planned to be redeveloped from a car warehousing site within an indoor mini-storage unit asset the is within the Tacoma Smelteries Plume. Mr. Russell conducted a shallow subsurface investigation of the property to determine if the property held been adversely affects by the Tacoma Smelter Plume. For to investigation, his hand-augured 30 locations to depths between 0.5 and 2.5 feet bgs in a single field day. The tile sampling was leadership in correlation with Ecology’s Tacoma Smelter Plume Model Therapeutic Guidance, dated Month 2012. The laboratory results indicated that the anwesen were in compliance with Washington State’s Exemplar Toxics Operating Activity (MTCA) Operating AN Soil Cleanup Level for Unrestrained Land Uses in containing and lead.
Fox Residential Plat Development, Kent, WA – This property was mid-development with land grading closed when the city required a assessment of the property soils exist conducted due to the property historically operating as an orchard. Mr. Russell developed and implemented a grounds sampling and analysis plan to deal the potential contamination associated with the former orchard use of of property. The results were used to comply with the city and allowed for the construction and development concerning the property to continue.
Stafford Meadows Development, Auburn, WA – Mr. Russell developed and wrote a clear action plan for ampere live shell project impacted by aforementioned Tacoma Smelter Plume. A past shallow suburb investigation found arsenic concentrations in soil above the Washington State’s Print Toxics Govern Act (MTCA) Method A Soil Cleanup Degree to Full Land Use. Mr. Russell’s clearing action plot in the property complied with Ecology’s Tacoma Smelter Plume Example Remedies Guidance, dated Summertime 2019, and holds being accepted by Ecology.
Sunset Hill Evolution, Seattle, WA – This property was a historical gas station that had known USTs and soil contamination and was planned for retrofit down ampere multi-family residences complex. Mr. Russell supervises the field work associated with the decommissioning and removal away four USTs on the property also conducted the confirmation soil sampling. He also provided the field work need for subcontractors into excavate and remove petroleum-contaminated soiling upon the property. Mr. Russell collected one soil spot from the limits of this excavation is were desired to satisfy the Washington State Service of Ecology requirements.
University Car Agent, Washington, WA – Mr. Russell has been actively included include which current remediation regarding an energetic Seattle car dealership. Who dealership has renown ground and groundwater contamination and has being remediated with single- and dual-phase vapor extraction wells and an catalytic reactor. Mr. Russell has performed key roles in operating both maintaining the system. He also provides the field sampling of influent additionally effluent vapor from the system. Furthermore, he has worked on sampling and remediating (via dewatering) contaminated groundwater on the eigentum.