Modesto Stormwater Detention Basin Design Guide Review
Reviewed the stormwater permit, draft master plan, standard specifications, Guidance Manual, and dual use document to evaluate why there is so much diversity in the types of stormwater detention basins that are built. Made recommendations on how the designs of the...
Flooded Or Moist Crawl Spaces
Consulted on approximately 25 cases where there was flooding or excessive moisture in crawl spaces. Many of these cases were in the lower East Bay (Hayward and San Leandro, CA) where the ground surface is only a few feet above sea level and is very flat, providing...
Damage To Foundations Of A Private Residence Due To Leaking Stormdrain, Beverly Hills, CA
Provided technical advice on how a leaking stormdrain could be repaired using trenchless techniques. Estimated costs of repair. - Damage To Foundations.... Levine v. City of Beverly Hills. 2006. Michael Sherman, Esq.
Private Residence, Pleasanton, CA
Provided technical advice in a situation where surface flow from an uphill property was discharging on to the property of a lower residence. Advised on laboratory testing that would determine the source of the flow and on further observations that should be made. -...
Expert Witness, Failed Stormdrain Piping, Kings County, CA
Served as an expert witness in a case in which plastic storm drain piping serving a new subdivision collapsed. Issues included the type of piping selected in the design, whether the correct type of pipe had been supplied, whether the piping had been correctly...
California Landing Stormwater Pump Station Flooding
Served as technical expert on a law suit involving the failure of a stormwater pump station in a subdivision in the lower East Bay. The station flooded out when excessive flows reached the site through a gap in the levees along the adjoining stream. Concluded that the...
High Pressure Reclaimed Water Line Failure
Provided expert advice in a case in which a gasket blew out in a 600 PSI reclaimed water line. Reviewed previous reports by the agency and by outside consultants. Issues in the case included the substitution of gaskets and possible stretching of stainless steel bolts...
Air Release Valve Failure
Expert analysis and advice. When a worker attempted to work on an air release valve, the valve blew loose from a high pressure reclaimed water line severely injuring the worker. Reviewed the reports from OSHA, the agency and other parties. Observed in photographs...
Contaminated Water Supply, Sonoma County, CA
Provided technical expertise on a case in which a tenant in a mobile home on an agricultural property sued due to a contaminated water supply and an overflowing septic tank/leach field system. Determined that the property owner’s house was being served with the same...