Surfacing Septic Tank Effluent.
Reviewed voluminous documents and summarized the technical facts for the attorneys for two insurance companies, whose insureds were being sued by a downslope neighbor who claimed that their septic systems were discharging on to his property. Interviewed the...
Sewage Spill into a Store, San Bernardino County.
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...
Coliform Contamination from a Sewer.
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...
Los Angeles Area. Sewage Backup Through a Backflow Prevention Valve (Backwater Valve).
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...
Failure to Disclose, Leach Field Failure, San Diego, CA.
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...
Evaluation Of An Onsite Wastewater Treatment And Disposal System For A Restaurant, Marin County, CA.
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.
Death By Septicity From Gardening In A Leach Field, Southern California.
Represented the defense of a septic system installer. A handicapped person who was unable to walk had gardened in the area above the leach field that defendant had constructed, had come down with septicity, and had died. It was alleged that the septicity was due to...
Evaluation Of A Leachfield For An Expanded Church, Palm Beach County, Florida.
Evaluated a proposed leach-field expansion to serve a greatly expanded church. Determined that the leach-field required by County regulations could not be fit on the available site. -2005, July. Agape Church. Pam Crawford.
Other Planning
Pittsburg Montezuma Stormwater Pump Station. Made a preliminary analysis of pump replacement at an ancient stormwater pump station. Noted to the client that the various criteria for the project were conflicting. Recommended that the project not be undertaken until...