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Geotechnicai ■ Environmental x Construction Material: • Facilities Complex Property Transactions As the Senior Environmental Professional and senior reviewer for property transactions for the last 20 years, Mr.Wheeler has overseen the completion of thousands of Phase I ESAs and Limited Site Investigations(Phase II SI). The property issues have included CERCLIS and RCRA sites, leaking underground storage tanks, construction waste landfills, suspect lease operations, Brownfields, wetlands issues, vapor intrusion, and groundwater impacts from on-and off-site sources. The sites were impacted by a wide variety of contaminants, including PCE and TCE, PCBs and PNAs, lead, arsenic, mercury, and petroleum hydrocarbons. Mr. Wheeler works closely with many attorneys, corporate managers and regulatory personnel in evaluating risks associated with potential property acquisitions. Working in this environment, Mr. Wheeler recognizes the need to identify and quantify risks quickly, and identify workable solutions. RCRA Hazardous Waste Identification and Disposal Mr.Wheeler was the Project Manager for the cleanup of an aerospace manufacturing facility that had declared bankruptcy. This cleanup involved characterizing and disposing of over 5,000 gallons of liquid hazardous wastes and caustic chemicals and chlorinated solvents, as well as the characterization and disposal of approximately 50 unmarked drums containing hazardous wastes. This project was performed for Wells Fargo Bank. PCE Plume Investigation and Remedial Action Mr. Wheeler acted as the Senior Project Manager for the voluntary RCRA investigation of a large PCE plume in Salt Lake City. The plume extended approximately one half mile from the facility under adjoining properties. The investigation included designing a Sampling Plan that not only defined soil impacts in the source area to a depth of over 50 feet, but a network of monitoring wells that were sufficient to define a Y4 mile-long groundwater plume. Additionally, because of the high concentrations, vapor monitoring was required in residential houses to ensure de minimis exposures to homeowners. This initial stage also included the design of a removal action of source material that extended over 30 feet below the ground surface. Mr. Wheeler worked with the State to allow the majority of the soil to be disposed of as non-hazardous wastes, resulting in significant savings. Key Bank Tower Building Implosion During the redevelopment of the City Creek Center in downtown Salt Lake City, Mr. Wheeler oversaw the environmental permitting and compliance associated with imploding the Key Bank Building. At that time, the State Division of Air Quality had an "unofficial" hold on issuing permits for building implosions in the Salt Lake air shed. Mr. Wheeler was retained to write and obtain the permit, and oversee the air quality monitoring, before, during and after the event. He was selected as the Senior PM because of his strong relationships with the regulatory agencies and his knowledge and proven abilities to move projects through the regulatory system. Publications Available on Request lferracon