Scott Saroff

Scott Saroff

Ph.D. Student

Advisor: Don Siegel

Department of Earth Sciences
204 Heroy Geology Laboratory
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY 13244-1070 USA

Office: 317 Heroy Geology Laboratory

Department: 315.443.2672
Fax: 315.443.3363

CH2M HILL

Principal Technologist (Hydrogeology, Remediation) and Northeast Site Management Practice Lead, and Subject Matter Expert, Petroleum Remediation and former Manufactured Gas Plant Site Management

Manlius, NY

Office: 315-233-9457

Email: stsaroff@syr.edu
or
groundwater@aol.com

B.S, Forest Biology (Major: Aquatic Ecology; Minor: Geology (at SU)), State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, 1977

Masters Thesis: Subsurface Structure and Nature of Gas Production of the Upper Ordovician Queenston Formation, Auburn Gas Field, Cayuga County, New York, Syracuse University, 1987.

PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS

Certified Professional Geologist, American Institute of Professional Geologists, CPG #7745 (1989)

· Co-Chair, Remediation of Recalcitrant Petroleum Hydrocarbons Session, Battelle 6^th International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, Monterey, CA, May 2008

· Executive Vice President, Central New York Association of Professional Geologists, 2007-2008

· Chair, Manufactured Gas Plant Site Remediation Sessions, Univ. of Massachusetts, Annual International Conference on Contaminated Soils, Sediments and Water, Amherst, MA, October 2002

· Moderator, Manufactured Gas Plant Site Remediation Session, Association of Environmental Health and Sciences (AEHS), 12^th Annual West Coast Conference on Contaminated Soils, Sediments and Water, San Diego, CA, March 2002

· Invited Speaker, Management of Contaminated Properties, Environmental Workshops (4 sessions), New York State Business Council, 2002

· Member, Scientific Advisor Board, University of Massachusetts Annual Conferences on Contaminated Soils, Water and Sediment, 1998-1999, 2008-Present

· Expert Reviewer: Hydrogeology and Mercury in Aquatic Systems, South Florida Water Management District, Florida, 1995-1996

Onondaga Lake Superfund Site, Syracuse, NY

Quanta Resources Superfund Site, Edgewater, NJ

Poster – “Determination of Coal Tar Residual Saturation

in Soils Using the Res-SAT® Field Tool – Implications for

Site Management”, EPRI Remediation Symposium, January 2007

Poster –“ Application of the Tar-Specific Green Optical Screening Tool

(TarGOST®) – Implications for Site Management”,

Innovative Environmental Technology Conference (IETC), Newark, NJ

Vermont Air National Guard Base – Investigation and Remediation,

South Burlington, VT

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Scott has more than 26 years of professional geology, hydrogeology and environmental consulting (utility, industrial, and government), college level instruction, and government service experience. During his professional career, Scott has served as an environmental scientist (e.g.., Superfund/RCRA/Clean Water Act enforcement, litigation support, lead technical consultant, civil and criminal enforcement) for the Environmental Protection Bureau of the NYS Attorney General’s Office, Geology Group Manager for USEPA’s National Environmental Response Team REAC Superfund Contract, Principal Hydrogeologist/ Division Manager, and Regional Remediation Manager. He currently serves as CH2M HILL’s Northeast Region Site Management Practice Lead and Principal Consultant/Technical Director for more than 20 projects.

Prior to becoming a Hydrogeologist in 1988, Scott was a petroleum and exploration geologist specializing in petroleum exploration/development of oil and gas fields in Ohio, New York, Kansas, Texas (Austin Chalk), and Oklahoma (Sooner Trend). He served as an oil and gas geologist for the NYS Energy Office in the late 1980s, a petroleum geologist for a development company, and later as head of his own consulting firm where he specialized in surface geophysics, natural gas development projects, including developing a data base system of all historic production of more than 10,000 oil and gas wells in New York and portions of Ohio, which was subsequently used by oil and gas companies for development and exploration purposes, and gold placer exploration above the Tertiary unconformity of eastern Quebec.

· American Association of Petroleum Geologists, 1980 – present; Environmental Division Member, Charter Member, 1996 - present

· Editor - Innovative Investigation and Remedial Technologies for Manufactured Gas Plant Sites – USEPA Report (due out Fall of 2008)

· Senior Consultant – Vermont Air National Guard Remedial Investigation and Remediation

· Technical Director - Quanta Resources Superfund Site Remedial Investigations, OU1 (Upland) and OU2 (Hudson River Sediments), Edgewater, NJ

· Project Manager and Technical Lead – General Motors Malleable Iron Plant Property, Green Point Landfill and Drum Remediation Area, Remedial Investigation, Remediation, and Landfill Closure, Saginaw, MI

· Project Manager and Technical Lead - Rodale Manufacturing Superfund Site Remedial Investigation, Feasibility Study, and Technical Impracticability (TI). Evaluation, Emmaus, PA

· Lead Technical Negotiator, Chair of Technical Committee of Management Conference, Moderator of Remediation Conference – Onondaga Lake Superfund Site, NY

· Research Project Manager, EPRI Project – Residual saturation of coal tar in soils

· Research Scientist, EPRI Project – Application of TarGOST® LIF at MGP site, NJ

· Project Manager – Kalamazoo River Superfund Site Remedial Investigation, MI

COURSES TAUGHT

· Syracuse University, Lecturer, Contaminant Hydrogeology. Lectured on applied contaminant hydrogeology principles, petroleum constituent fate/transport, relevant environmental regulatory programs, and in-situ remediation technologies (Spring 2008).

· Dense Non-aqueous Phase Liquid (DNAPL) Assessments and Technical Impracticability of Groundwater Restoration, University of Massachusetts Conference on Contaminated Soils, Amherst, MA (October 1998).

· Contaminated and Hazardous Waste Site Management – Theory, Practice & Outdoor Field Demonstrations, Course Co-Director and Instructor, Toronto, Ontario (1997 and 1998).

· Applied Hydrogeology (2-day course), Square D Company, Remediation Project Managers, Chicago, IL (1997).

· University College of Syracuse University, Physical Geology, Historic Geology, Environmental Geology, Special Topics (petroleum exploration), and Mineral Resources (1984-1988).

· Onondaga Community College, Physical Geology and labs, and Oceanography and Meteorology labs (1984-1988).

Saroff, S., D. Finney, L. Tseng and K. Goldenberg. Three-dimensional Depiction of Coal Tar in Soils and Sediments within the Overburden Stratigraphic Framework Using TarGOST®, National Conference, Triad Investigations: New Approaches and Innovative Strategies, University of Massachusetts, June 2008.

Finney, D., S. Saroff, T. Metcalf, L. Tseng and K. Goldenberg. TarGOST^® Delineation of Coal Tar in Site Soils and River Sediments – Remediation Implications, Battelle Sixth International Conference Remediation of Chlorinated Recalcitrant Compounds, Monterey, CA, May 19-22, 2008.

Saroff, S.T, H. K. Moo-Young, and A. Coleman, Field Determination of Coal Tar Residual Saturation in Soils Using the Res-SAT^TM Field Tool - Implications for Site Management, Poster Presentation, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) MGP Site Remediation Symposium, Atlanta, GA, January 2007.

Cielo, F., S. Saroff, A. Judd, R. St. Germain, and A. Coleman. A Case Study of an MGP Remedial Action: A Project Manager’s Perspective, EPRI MGP 2007 Symposium: Advancements in Manufactured Gas Plan Site Remediation, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Grand Hyatt Atlanta, Buckhead, GA, January 2007.

Saroff, S.T. and H.K. Moo-Young, Application of the EPRI Coal Tar Residual Saturation (Res-SAT^TM)Tool at the Waterbury South Manufactured Gas Plant Site, Waterbury, Connecticut, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Palo Alto, CA, Report ID #1010138, November 2005.

Saroff, S.T, A. Judd, R. St. Germain, and A. Coleman, Application of the Tar-Specific Green Optical Screening Tool (TarGOST™) at an MGP Site in New Jersey, Poster Presentation, Innovative Environmental Technology Conference (IETC), Newark, NJ, October 2005.

Judd, A. and S.T. Saroff, Application of the Tar-Specific Green Optical Screening Tool (TarGOST™) at a Gas Works Site in New Jersey, EPRI, Palo Alto, CA and PSE&G, Newark, NY, EPRI Report 1012131, August 2005.

Hickman, G, M. Germon, S. Saroff, and M. Niemet, Evaluation of Electron Donors and Innoculum for Bio-Reduction of CVOCs, Battelle Eighth International In-Situ and On-Site Bioremediation Symposium, Baltimore, MD, June 2005.

Coleman, A, H.K. Moo-Young, and S.T. Saroff, Free Coal Tar Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid (NAPL) at Manufactured Gas Plant (MGP) Sites, EnviroExpo & Conference, Boston, MA, May 2005.

Saroff, S.T. MGP Site Closure Business Planning Using Strategic Mapping Techniques (poster), Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) MGP Forum (invited poster), Denver, CO, June 2003.

Saroff, S.T. Site Closure Strategic Mapping – An approach to keeping projects on target and within cost reserve estimates, AHC Group Workshop (invited speaker), Phoenix, AZ, January 2003.

Saroff, S.T. Comparison of Regulatory and Enforcement Programs at MGP Sites, Northeastern United States, MGP Site Closure Session, University of Massachusetts 18^th Annual International Conference on Contaminated Soils, Sediments and Water, Amherst, MA, October 2002.

Saroff, S.T. and W. Gregg. Strategic Planning for MGP Site Closures - Prioritization and End-Point Planning, Platform Presentation, 12th Annual West Coast Conference on Contaminated Soils, Sediments, and Water, MGP Remediation Special Session, San Diego, CA, March 2002.

Gorham, W, T. Morris, and S.T. Saroff. MGP Sediment Natural Resource Damage Perspectives, Platform Presentation, 12th Annual West Coast Conference on Contaminated Soils, Sediments, and Water, MGP Remediation Special Session, San Diego, CA, March 2002.

Morris, T, W. Gorham, and S.T. Saroff. Natural Resource Damage Assessments, in Coleman, A. (ed.), Sediments Guidance Compendium, Final Report. Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, CA, 34p, October 2001.

Saroff, S.T. Dealing with Contaminated Properties - Remediation Requirements/ Liability, Impact on Real Estate Transactions, and Site Closure Procedures. New York State Business Council, Invited Guest Speaker for "How to Comply with NYS Environmental Regulations" Environmental Seminars, Albany, Poughkeepsie, Buffalo, and Waterloo, NY, May-June 2001.

Saroff, S.T. Turning Brownfields Green - Minimizing Risks, Maximizing Rewards - New Role of the Environmental Consultant. NYS Association of Counties Annual Meeting, Albany, NY, February 2001.

White, K.A, S.T. Saroff, and M.J. Gefell. Ground Water Flow Modeling at the Port Washington L-4 Landfill Superfund Site, Long Island Geologists Annual Meeting, Geology of Long Island and Metropolitan New York, SUNY Stony Brook, NY, 1999.

Saroff, S.T. Intrinsic Remediation and its Application to Risk Management. Contaminated and Hazardous Waste Site Management: Theory, Practice and Outdoor Field Demonstrations, Gowen Environmental, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, September 1998.

Saroff, S.T, G.M. Thomas, and M.J. Gefell. Hazardous Waste Site Remediation Cost Savings Using Technical Impracticability and Intrinsic Remediation Guidance, American Power Conference, Chicago, IL, April 1998.

Mokry, L.B, K.A. Goldenberg, and S.T. Saroff. Quantitative Hydrogeologic Analysis Using GIS/KEY^TM, American Chemical Society Annual Meeting, Poster Session (invited), Dallas, TX, March-April 1998.

Saroff, S.T, D.S. Lipson, and M.J. Gefell. Hazardous Waste Site Remediation Cost Savings Using Technical Impracticability and Intrinsic Remediation Guidance. Power-Gen 1997 International Conference, Dallas, TX, December 1997.

Saroff, S.T, M.J. Gefell, K.A. White, J.D. Conrad, and P. Roth. Designing a Record of Decision (ROD)-Mandated Groundwater Extraction System on Long Island (Port Washington Landfill Superfund Site). New York Water Environment Association, Annual Meeting, Glen Cove, NY, June 1997.

Saroff, S.T. Peer Review - Proposed Minimum Groundwater Levels to Prevent Adverse Effects of Aquifer Compaction and Land Surface Subsidence. South Florida Water Management District, Requested peer review, 1995.

Saroff, S.T, H. He, and G. Powell. Hydrogeological Implications of Saprolite Aquifer Remediation at Fairfax, Virginia Oil Spill. Proceedings of HMCRI’s 13^th Annual National Conference and Exhibition, Hazardous Materials Control Research Institute, Silver Spring, MD, pp. 407-412, 1992.

Saroff, S.T, G. Powell, D.T. Bussey, H. He, and J. Yang. Foliation Parting Control of Petroleum Migration in Tight Saprolite, Northern Virginia Site - Implications for Pump and Treat Restoration. NGWA Conference, Aquifer Restoration: Pump-and-treat and the Alternatives, Los Vegas, NV, September 1992.

He, H, G. Powell, J. Yang, and S.T. Saroff. Groundwater Investigation for a Contaminated Water Supply Field in Carrollton, Kentucky. Water Environment Federation, New Orleans, LA, September 1992.

He, H, G. Powell, J. Yang, and S.T. Saroff. Groundwater Restoration for a Contaminated Water-Supply Well Field in Kentucky. 24th Annual Mid-Atlantic Industrial and Hazardous Waste Conference, Morgantown, WV, July 1992.

He, H. and S.T. Saroff. Groundwater and Hydrologic Modeling at the Carrollton, Kentucky Site. USEPA National Technology Seminar, Seattle/Bellevue, WA, February 1992.

Saroff, S.T. (ed.). Proceedings of the Onondaga Lake Remediation Conference. NYS Departments of Law and Environmental Conservation, Albany, NY, 198 p., February 1990.

Saroff, S.T. Subsurface Structure and Nature of Gas Production of the Upper Ordovician Queenston Formation, Auburn Gas Field, Cayuga County, New York, in Schumaker, R.C, (compiler), Appalachian Basin Associates, v. 13, Morgantown, West Virginia University, p. 38-58, 1987.

Saroff, S.T. Structure, Stratigraphy, and Interpretation of Entrapment Mechanism of the Auburn Gas Field, New York. American Association of Petroleum Geologist, Eastern Section Meeting (poster), 1986.

Saroff, S.T. Water Quality Trends of the Neponset River, Massachusetts, American Water Resource Association, Salt City Chapter Meeting, Syracuse, NY, 1978.