The Mill Creek Environmental Team

Mr. Centofanti has over 25 years experience conducting and directing environmental site investigations and remediation actions for a wide variety of property types, including petroleum facilities, dry cleaners, landfills, industrial facilities, hazardous waste handling operations, waste disposal sites, and many others. He has spent the past 18 years as Technical Director of Mill Creek Environmental (MCE). His duties at MCE include directing a team of 10-15 project professionals and he has managed and reviewed thousands of project reports and technical designs for commercial, industrial, government, and residential clients. His responsibilities have included all aspects of project execution, proposal and budget preparation, management, technical direction of project staff, procurement and management of subcontractors, and regulatory communications.

Areas of Expertise

Phase I Environmental Site Assessments
Phase II Environmental Site Assessments
Level 3 and 4 Soil Surveys
Commercial Septic System Designs
Groundwater Monitoring and Remediation
Hazardous Site Assessment and Remediation
Soil Sampling and Classification
Underground Storage Tank Closures
Brownfield Redevelopment Sites

Education

Bachelors of Science: Environmental Geology/ Minor in Chemistry
Georgia State University

MR. IRWIN JOINED MILL CREEK ENVIRONMENTAL (MCE) IN DECEMBER 1999 TO WORK AS A PROJECT MANAGER. HIS RESPONSIBILITIES WITH MCE HAVE INCLUDED CONTRACTOR OVERSIGHT, CLIENT SERVICES, DATA MANAGEMENT AND EVALUATION, WORK PLAN DEVELOPMENT, AND REGULATORY AGENCY COORDINATION. IN HIS CURRENT ROLE AS OPERATIONS MANAGER, HE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PLANNING, STAFFING, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF MCE PROJECTS WHICH INCLUDE FACILITY INSPECTIONS, SITE ASSESSMENTS, SPILL RESPONSE AND CORRECTIVE ACTION PLANNING, REMEDIATION SYSTEM OPERATION, LONG-TERM SITE MONITORING AND REPORTING, STORM WATER, SURFACE WATER, AND GROUNDWATER MONITORING PROGRAMS, EROSION CONTROL PLANNING AND INSPECTIONS, AND PROPERTY TRANSACTION SCREENING. MR. IRWIN IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR STAFF DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING AND IS A FREQUENT ATTENDEE OF CONFERENCES, TRADESHOWS, AND SEMINARS WHICH OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION AND SHOWCASE NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND TRENDS IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING INDUSTRY.

Areas of Expertise

Phase I Environmental Site Assessments
Phase II Subsurface Investigations
Underground Storage Tank Compliance Audits, Closure, & Corrective Action Planning.
HSRA Release Notification, Compliance Status Reporting, and Corrective Action Planning
Solid Waste Permitting, Compliance Monitoring, and Corrective Action Planning
MPDES Permitting (Industrial, Storm Water, and Construction)/ SWP3 Preparation
Erosion Control Planning and Oversight
Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Planning
NAPL Recovery, Soil Vapor Extraction, Enhanced Bioremediation, and Natural Attenuation Planning, Demonstration, and Implementation
Aquifer Testing, Stream Flow Assessment, Hydrological Studies

Education

Bachelor of Science, Recreation Studies, Ohio University

Master of Science, Administration of Public Recreation, Ohio University

Certfications and Training:

• ASTM E 1527-05 “ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONAL”
• GSWCC LEVEL II ESPCP PLAN REVIEWER CERTIFICATION
• 40-HOUR HAZWOPER CERTIFICATION
• CONFINED SPACE AWARENESS TRAINING
• FAMILIARITY WITH USDA AND USCS SOIL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS

• FAMILIARITY WITH USEPA EISOPQAM, SESD FIELD BRANCHES QUALITY SYSTEM AND TECHNICAL PROCEDURES, AND SW-846 GUIDANCE
• EXPERTISE WITH A VARIETY OF DESKTOP COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS, COMMON OFFICE SOFTWARE, AND SPECIALIZED SOFTWARE PACKAGES INCLUDING AUTOCAD, CHEMSTAT, AQTESOLV, AND A VARIETY OF CONTAMINANT FATE-AND-TRANSPORT MODELS.

Richard Fanning, President

Dan Centofanti, PG Vice President

Jake Irwin, Operations Manager