New England Environmental, Inc. Newsletter

Vol.5 Number 2 May 2011

NEE Staff Provide Expert Testimony in

Successful Federal Wetland Trial

New England Environmental, Inc. (NEE) has been working on behalf of the U.S. EPA and U.S. Department of Justice for the past nine years, evaluating Federal wetlands protected under the Clean Water Act for this landmark case. Michael Marcus, NEE Principal and Professional Wetland Scientist, provided expert testimony under the "Rapanos" rulings on the "nexus test" of wetlands and tributaries. NEE’s Associate Wildlife Biologist, Christin McDonough, was a fact witness in providing testimony on the "plurality test" of wetlands and waterways.  A jury found that 46.1 acres of wetlands and other waters of the United States were filled in order to construct cranberry bogs, and associated structures.  A fact sheet of this case may be found at:

 http://www.justice.gov/usao/ma/news/2011/April/JohnsonCranberries.html

***********************************************************************

NEE’s Andrew Bohne, Registered Landscape Architect

New England Environmental, Inc. (NEE), a full service environmental consulting company based in Amherst, MA,  is pleased to announce that Andrew Bohne has passed his licensure and certification exams and is now a Registered Landscape Architect (RLA) in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Andrew has served NEE as an ecological designer/ planner for the last 5 years, is a LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP 2009), and has cumulative experience of over 12 years at multi-disciplinary landscape architecture firms across the United States.  His employment experience has provided him with a variety of active roles in project support and project management while diversifying his portfolio. Andrew  is currently the project manager of NEE’s Ecological Design & Planning Group, and is involved in many aspects of the projects, from the initial site assessment through design and implementation of project solutions.  Please feel free to contact Andrew at abohne@neeinc.com for information on sustainable and ecological design services.

***********************************************************************

Joel Harris, Asbestos Inspector, Joins NEE

New England Environmental, Inc. (NEE) is pleased to announce that Joel Harris has joined the Amherst, MA office as a Project Manager in the environmental division. Joel has a B.S. in Environmental Science from Oregon State University, with a concentration in environmental chemistry. Mr. Harris is a certified Massachusetts Asbestos Inspector, Project Monitor and PCM Air Sample Analyst registered with the AIHA. With over 18 years of environmental consulting experience managing and directing contaminated site projects, Mr. Harris conducts Phase I & II environmental site assessments and facilitates site compliance and reporting requirements (Phase III – V) in accordance with the Massachusetts Contingency Plan (MCP).

Mr. Harris has supervised and brought to closure both assessment and remediation projects in accordance with the MCP. These projects are primarily for commercial and industrial facilities and address petroleum, metals, and solvent contamination of soil and groundwater. Mr. Harris has experience with the interaction of industrial groundwater contamination and residential drinking water wells, and works with residential clients who experience releases of oil or hazardous materials.

Joel can be reached at our Amherst Office (413) 256-0202 ext. 133, or at jharris@neeinc.com.

***********************************************************************

NEE provides expert environmental services to a wide group of private, corporate, and municipal clients, as well as to State and Federal agencies. Our clients range from individual homeowners to Fortune 500 corporations. We provide sound, integrated environmental solutions to complex site assessment, design, permitting and construction projects. For more information about NEE, visit our web site at www.neeinc.com.

New England Environmental, Inc.

15 Research Drive

Amherst, MA 01002

413-256-0202 phone

413-256-1092 fax

125 Airport Road, #4

Concord, NH 03301

(603) 224-5741

(603)224-5743 (Fax)

www.neeinc.com