by devadmin | May 6, 2020 | Sewage Overflows
Forensic engineer in a case where a blockage of a City sewer caused sewage to flood a store in Southern California. The City maintained that the blockage could not have been in the City line since other connected properties did not flood and since the upstream manhole...
by devadmin | May 6, 2020 | Sewage Overflows
Provided advice on the significance of coliform organisms found in soil above a sewer in a law suit involving three homeowners. The downstream homeowner attributed the coliforms to leakage of sewage from the upstream lots but sampling found that the coliform...
by devadmin | May 6, 2020 | Sewage Overflows
Technical expert in a case where flow from a trunk sewer flooded and severely damaged a million dollar home in Southern California. The sewage leak was caused not by a blockage of the trunk sewer, but by the inadequate hydraulic capacity of the sewer. The major issues...
by devadmin | May 6, 2020 | Septic Systems
Provided technical advice to an attorney representing sellers of a home who were sued for failing to disclose problems with the leach field. The Sellers had a problem with the leach field a year Surfacing Septic Tank Effluent. Reviewed voluminous documents and...
by devadmin | May 6, 2020 | Septic Systems
Evaluated a failing onsite wastewater treatment and disposal system. Determined that the design capacity of the system was less than required for the existing flows from the restaurant. – Gilbert v. Scott. Stinson Beach.