Paul Burgess, LLC
Environmental Consulting, Engineering, and Permitting
36 Elm Street, Stonington, CT 06378
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PPAUL BURGESS, P.E., LEP
PRINCIPAL
EDUCATION
 M.S., University of Connecticut, Environmental EngineeringB.S., University of Connecticut, Civil EngineeringREGISTRATION
Registered Professional Engineer, Connecticut, Rhode IslandLicensed Environmental Professional, ConnecticutGENERAL
Mr. Burgess is the founding principal of Paul Burgess LLC, a consulting firm established to provide responsive and high quality environmental consulting, engineering, and permitting services to meet specific client needs.
BACKGROUND
Mr. Burgess was a founding principal of Atlantic Environmental Services, Inc., and a Principal and Senior Project Manager for GEI Consultants, Inc’s. Glastonbury, Connecticut office. He is a professional engineer with over 25 years of environmental engineering experience, which includes hazardous waste site investigations, property transfer assessments, risk assessments, remedial design, Brownfields redevelopment projects, solid waste landfill investigations, closure plans, environmental impact assessments, and other civil engineering programs. Remedial design experience includes underground storage tank (UST) removal and replacement, soil remediation technologies, product recovery, groundwater treatment, soil venting, building demolition and decontamination, and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) closure. He has provided expert testimony on environmental issues related to property foreclosure and litigation consulting to potentially responsible parties (PRPs). He is a member of the Environmental Professionals’ Organization of Connecticut, the Connecticut Economic Development Association, Northeast Economic Development Association and the National Brownfields Association.
ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATION AND REMEDIATION
Baltic Mills, Town of Sprague, Sprague Connecticut. LEP for the Phase I environmental site assessment for this former industrial site. Coordinated with USEPA on Targeted Brownfields Assessment Investigation. Currently, LEP for USEPA funded Brownfields Cleanup Grant for hazardous building material abatement. Included community outreach and public presentations.
Mukluk Skeet Range, Town of Sprague, Sprague, Connecticut. LEP for the Phase I and II environmental investigation and the remedial action plan (RAP) for this skeet range that resulted in identifying 15 acres of soil contamination and wetland sediment contamination. Assisted the town in obtaining a $200,000 EPA Brownfields cleanup grant for initial remedial actions. LEP for EPA Cleanup Grant project, which included design and supervision of shot casing and debris removal project and leaf litter and lead shot phytoremediation demonstration project. Included community outreach and public presentations.
26 Shipping Street Site, City of Norwich, Norwich, Connecticut. LEP for the Phase III environmental investigation and RAP for this former industrial site. The RAP included a series of remedial options depending on final development plans, including covering contaminated soils with existing/new structures and/or paved parking areas. Currently,
Project Engineer/LEP for USEPA Brownfields Cleanup grant for hazardous materials abatement. Included preparation of plans and specifications, abatement oversight, community outreach and public presentations.
6 Rubber Avenue, Naugatuck Economic Development Corporation, Naugatuck, Connecticut.
Provided an independent review of previous environmental site investigations for this former General DataComm facility. Identified data gaps, reviewed remedial alternatives, and prepared preliminary cleanup cost estimates for planning purposes.
Pawcatuck Park, Town of Stonington, Pawcatuck, Connecticut. Petroleum soil contamination was encountered during the design phase for bulkhead improvements. The source of the oil contamination was identified through historical research of the property. Conducted Phase I, II, III environmental investigation and RAP. Designed and supervised soil remediation project.
USEPA CERCLA Order, Wisniewski Site, Montville, Connecticut. The project involved developing plans to remove and properly dispose of 10 transformers/capacitors, several of which contained PCBs. A Work Plan and Health and Safety Plan were developed to accomplish the work. The removal was overseen by Paul Burgess, P.E., LEP and USEPA and CTDEP staff.
Various Sites. Property Transfer and LEP Services including ECAF preparation, site investigations, Remediation Action Plans, groundwater monitoring, and verification reports
Intermodal Transportation Center, Norwich Community Development Corporation, Norwich, Connecticut. Project Manager/Project Engineer for the Phase I, II, and III environmental investigation. Preparation of soils and ground water management plans to be implemented during construction.
Licensed Environmental Professional (LEP), City of Norwich, Connecticut. EPA Brownfields Grant - LEP for site restoration of mill sites in Norwich, Connecticut. Included Phase I and II environmental site assessments and Remedial Action Plan for a large mill site (Capehart) to assist potential developers to evaluate environmental risks and remediation requirements.
Other projects have included the Shetucket Iron and Metal scrap yard. Project included participation in the Brownfields’ Team meetings and providing project presentations at several Community Outreach meetings.
United Illuminating Generation Divestiture. Project Director on environmental site assessment and compliance issues for three power plant sites in Connecticut. Compilation and assessment of all environmental permitting records and completion of Phase I, II, and III environmental assessments/investigations of the power plants. Participated in environmental breakout sessions with potential buyers. A remedial action plan for site remediation was prepared for one site.
Carpenter Technology’s Steel Plant in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Project Director for a facility closure and environmental assessment/remedial design. This project included an extensive field investigation to characterize the environmental conditions at the site, a health and environmental risk assessment for various development scenarios, remedial design including contract plans and specifications (soil excavation/disposal and building decontamination), regulatory compliance consulting, and construction inspection.
Occum Park Brownfields Project, Norwich, Connecticut. Project Manager for municipal project involving the remedial investigation, design, cleanup oversight, and park design on a former industrial waterfront site for the City of Norwich. The remedial design included an "engineered control" cap, which allowed contaminated soil and waste to remain on site.
Project included funding and coordination with the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development and oversight by the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection.
Mercantile Exchange Office/Retail Development, Norwich Community Development Corporation, Norwich, Connecticut. Project Manager/Engineer for the Phase I, II, III environmental investigation and development of soil management plan. Approval obtained from CTDEP for reuse of polluted soil at an offsite property resulting in significant cost savings.
City of Norwich, Norwich, Connecticut. Brownfields consultant for several downtown redevelopment projects. Advise the City on environmental remediation and regulatory compliance issues.
Site Assessments, CT, RI, NJ, NH, VT, NY, PA, MA, OH, MI, VA. Conducted over 1,500 environmental site assessments and investigations for property transfers. Mr. Burgess served on the ASTM Subcommittee on Environmental Assessments of Commercial Real Estate.
The United Illuminating Company, Hamden, Connecticut. Project Director for investigation and remediation of a former 20-acre regional service center and substation. Included site investigation, preparation of remedial action plan, and completion of a $1 million “turnkey” remediation of the site. The site is a LEP-lead site under CTDEP’s voluntary remediation program.
ConnDOT On-Call Environmental Services Contract. Principal-in-charge of multi-task, multi-year contract that includes environmental evaluations at ConnDOT facilities; surficial, exploratory, site impact, water quality, and remedial investigations; remedial management planning; both groundwater and soil remedial design development; and water rehabilitation, including water-supply treatment, public supply connection, supply well replacement, and public water-supply extension. Construction management tasks include compliance management, surveillance, and inspection. Projects have included environmental work at the State Pier in New London, various ConnDOT waste sites, and transportation improvement projects.
Two Former Industrial Complexes, Norwich, Connecticut. Project director for an environmental site assessment on a 100-acre site. This project was conducted under the CTDEP Urban Sites Program, which provides for the remediation of property to enable private industry to invest in property development as part of the state’s Brownfields program. The investigation included establishing the nature and extent of contamination, and remediation plans.
Superfund Installation Restoration Study (13 sites), Submarine Base in Groton, Connecticut. Principal-in-charge for the U.S. Navy - Northern Division. This major project included Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS) investigations at four former waste disposal areas; multimedia sampling, including biological, radiological, and marine sampling; and preliminary assessments/site inspections (PA/SI) at nine additional potential hazardous waste sites. The project included an investigation of petroleum contamination at a 25-acre waterfront site with multiple UST and aboveground storage tank (AST) facilities. Other sites included three former solid and hazardous material landfills, a weapons center, a former gasoline station, battery acid tank sites, and PCB-contaminated sites. Human health and ecological risk assessments, as well as community relations, were included in this project. Interim remedial designs, including closure design and hot spot removal at two landfill sites. Proposed Plan and Record of Decision (ROD) development were also included.
United Illuminating Steel Point Site, Bridgeport, Connecticut. Principal-in-charge for a site investigation, remedial action plan and remediation oversight of this 15-acre industrial site in preparation for redevelopment. Remedial action and soil management plans (SMP) were coordinated with the City of Bridgeport’s overall development plan for the Steel Point Peninsula.
Municipal Landfill Closure Plans, Connecticut. Project Manager for development of several landfill closure plans for towns in Connecticut.
Naval Construction Battalion Center, Davisville, Rhode Island. Principal Engineer responsible for all site investigations, contamination assessments, and remedial designs associated with a hazardous waste confirmation study and design for the U.S. Navy.
Environmental Assessment, Town of Montville, Connecticut. LEP for a property transfer of a solid waste landfill.
AMRESCO, West Hartford, Connecticut. LEP for remedial investigation, remedial action plan, remediation oversight, ELUR, and final verification report of former industrial site.
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE/PERMITTING AND ENGINEERING
Norwich Public Utilities, Norwich Connecticut. Assisting NPU in compliance and permitting with various environmental programs including SPCC, Stormwater, Water Quality, PCB TSCA, and RCRA.
Mitchell College, New London, Connecticut. Served as Project Manager for a multimedia compliance audit as part of USEPA’s Voluntary University environmental compliance program. Prepared SPCC plans, hazardous communications plans, wastewater permitting and other compliance plans.
Town of Griswold, Griswold, Connecticut. Project Engineer for the preparation of a Phase II Storm Water Plan for the Borough of Jewett City and implementation of many aspects of plan.
Jewett City Department of Public Utilities, Griswold, Connecticut. Project Engineer for the preparation of an Industrial Storm Water Plan for the wastewater treatment plant.
Bridgeport Energy Power Plant, Bridgeport, Connecticut. Served as environmental permit coordinator for Duke Energy regarding planning and coordinating all permitting for this successfully implemented 520-megawatt natural gas combined cycle merchant plant.
Permitting included air, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), 316a&b, Siting Council, Coastal, stormwater, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), historic/archeological assessments, and planning and zoning. Project also included site characterization of soil and groundwater quality, development of an SMP, and construction oversight to monitor implementation of the SMP.
The United Illuminating Company - Electric Transmission Cable, Bridgeport, Connecticut. Served as Project Manager and engineer for the permitting associated with a horizontal direction drill of the electrical cable under the Pequonnock River. Permitting included the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) and the CTDEP Office of Long Island Sound (OLISP).
The United Illuminating Company, Bridgeport, Connecticut. Project Manager for several pre-acquisition due diligence environmental audits of electrical contracting firms in New Jersey.
Confidential Multistate. Project Director for environmental and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) compliance audit for 14 manufacturing facilities.
Town of Griswold, Connecticut – Solid Waste Transfer Station. Project Manager for design and permitting for a solid and bulky waste recycling and transfer facility. Permit was successfully obtained within a fast-track schedule. The project also included development of a stormwater management plan for the transfer station and town garage.
Jewett City Department of Public Utilities- Phase 3 Improvements to Sewer Collection System. Project Manager/ Project Engineer for design and construction oversight for this project that included new sewer construction, manhole rehabilitation/lining, and lateral rehabilitation.
HAZRDOUS MATERIALS ABATEMENT/DEMOLITION
Baltic Mills, Town of Sprague, Sprague, Connecticut. Project Engineer/LEP for USEPA Brownfields Cleanup Grant for hazardous materials abatement project of remaining mill structure. Develop plans and specifications and oversee cleanup activities.
Building Demolition/Hazardous Materials Abatement, Norwich, CT. Designed and provided oversight for several buildings at or near Norwich Public Utilities operations facility.
Building Demolition/Hazardous Materials Abatement Plans, Windham, Connecticut. Project Director for Windham Mills Development Corporation (WMDC) project regarding the preparation of building demolition and decontamination plans and specifications for seven mill structures. The project was coordinated with WMDC, Town of Windham, Connecticut
Department of Environmental Protection (CTDEP), and Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development. Several buildings were demolished in preparation for a Heritage River Park along the Willimantic River. Regulated material assessment included asbestos, lead paint, chemical containers,
polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) articles, mercury, light ballasts, and bulbs. Also managed overall construction administration and inspection. Site development was coordinated with remediation and CTDEP approval was obtained, as was the implementation of an environmental land use restriction (ELUR) and a covenant not to sue.United Illuminating Facility Decontamination/Demolition, Bridgeport, Connecticut. Project Director for overall project management for decontamination and demolition of the former Steel Point electric generating facility located in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The eight-story, 95,000-square-foot facility occupied the 15-acre site. Abatement included asbestos, PCBs, mercury, chemical containers, and contaminated building debris. The project was completed in a 13-month construction schedule.
Steel Plant Decontamination/Demolition, Bridgeport, Connecticut. Project Director for project management services associated with the Carpenter Steel manufacturing plant. Project management services included decontamination and demolition of a major steel manufacturing complex consisting of over 800,000 square feet and 70 buildings located on a 50-acre waterfront parcel.
State Pier Decontamination, New London, Connecticut. Project Director with overall responsibility for the preparation of plans, specifications and construction oversight regarding the decontamination and demolition of the State Pier building facilities in New London, Connecticut. The project was completed on behalf of the Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT). Site remediation was conducted and coordinated with site redevelopment and reuse.
Ashland Mills, Griswold, Connecticut. Principal-in-charge for the development of plans and specifications of building decontamination and disposal following destruction by a fire. This project, performed for the Town of Griswold and coordinated with the CTDEP and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), also included development and implementation of a voluntary remediation of soil contamination.
EXPERT TESTIMONY/LITIGATION AND PRP SUPPORT
CERCLA Action, Former Industrial Property. Principal consultant to law firm representing a bank in a suit regarding a PRP. Directed environmental site assessment and characterization, provided extensive environmental and regulatory litigation support, attended negotiation sessions, and participated in drafting environmental portions of a successful settlement which resulted in property cleanup at no cost to the bank.
Solid Waste Landfill, Connecticut. Principal consultant to law firm regarding evaluation of landfill environmental impacts to large adjacent parcel of land. Technical evaluation of limits of landfill plume and associated environmental and regulatory impacts.
Solid Waste Landfill Closure/Operation Litigation. Principal consultant for law firm representing private party in suit of a municipality regarding the proper operation and closure of a solid waste landfill. Managed all environmental data gathering, regulatory and operational analyses regarding the suit. Provided deposition regarding all technical and regulatory aspects. The case was successfully settled on client’s behalf and landfill environmental impacts were mitigated and successfully closed.
EPA Region I CERCLIS Action, Putnam, Connecticut. Principal consultant to a PRP regarding an EPA Region I CERCLIS action at the Putnam, Connecticut fire and chemical spill site. Based on fire debris sampling and analysis documentation of past waste management practices, a favorable de minimis settlement was reached.
PUBLICATIONS
 Burgess, Paul. “Environmental Contamination Can Make Developing a Property Difficult.” New England Real Estate Journal. November 2003.Burgess, Paul and Barry Giroux. “Hazardous Materials Handling and Decontamination of Demolition Debris.” Environmental Technology, March/April 1998, pp. 26-30. Burgess, Paul and Barry Giroux. “Preparing for Recovery of Demolition Debris.” Solid Waste Technologies, May/June 1997, pp. 24-28.PROFESSIONAL
Environmental Professionals of Connecticut (EPOC)ASSOCIATIONS Northeast Economic Development AssociationConnecticut Economic Development Association Technical Advisory Committee – Three Rivers Community College, Norwich Connecticut National Brownfields AssociationCOMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS
Stonington Economic Development CommissionStonington Historical Society- Board of DirectorsElected Burgess- Stonington Borough |