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Assisted the City staff in designing the completion of a stormwater pump station to empty the dual-use detention basin that had been constructed as a feature of the park. Calculated the required pumping rates to meet various requirements and confirmed the pump...

Design of the California-Grove Stormwater Pump Station. The facilities included: a 28 CFS (18 MGD) pump station using submersible pumps; a standby generator; a storage building; drain inlets and piping; and site improvements. The construction cost of the facilities...

Provided technical advice on stormwater improvements to accommodate further development of the site. The airport authority questioned how additional stormwater piping without any additional pumping capacity could increase the capacity of the overall stormwater system....

Prepared a Water Quality Plan for the City of San Juan Capistrano to control non-point sources of pollution. This plan is a part of stormwater work mandated by the Clean Water Act.

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...

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...

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.

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. -...

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...