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Mary Austin, P.E.
Vice-President of Engineering
Services
Years of Experience: 10
Years with Firm: 2 year
Education:
B.S., Civil Engineering, 2002,
University of Louisville
M.S., Business and Public
Administration, 2003, University of Louisville
M.S., Engineering, 2003, University of
Louisville
Registration:
NCEES Record No. 31784
KY No. 25096
MO. No. 2008007642
IL No. 062.060635
TN No. 112189
IN No. PE 10809327
Profession Affiliations
and Training:
Chi Epsilon
American Water Works Association
Kentucky
Society of Professional Engineers
America’s
Registry of Outstanding Professionals
Entrepreneurship Business Program
Trenchless Technology Symposium
Erosion Control Seminar
Key Qualifications:
Mrs. Austin
has been involved in the
transportation, civil
site plan, water and wastewater industry. She
has played an integral role in infiltration/inflow studies, sewer system
evaluation surveys, sanitary sewer overflow studies, combined sewer
overflow studies and associated sanitary sewer rehabilitation projects.
Mrs. Austin has evaluated data concerning flow monitoring, smoke
testing, manhole inspections, dye water testing, wet weather inspections
and associated clean/TV and rehabilitation of over 2,500,000 LF of
sanitary sewers and prepared written recommendation reports for projects
completed. Mrs. Austin has been involved in several utility relocations
and water line expansion, including pump stations and water storage
tanks. Mrs. Austin uses many types of software products including, but
not limited to WaterCAD, AutoCAD, SurvCAD, MicroStation, GeoPak, KY
Pipes, HEC-RAS, etc.
Project Experience: -
Civil Site Development
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Project Manager, KY Lake Outdoors, Calvert City, KY., -
This included the development of 2.7 acres for
approximately 10,000ft2 of retail space. The project
included a subdivision waiver, plat, and stormwater management report.
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Project Manager, Coppersmith Cove, Eddyville, Ky., –
250 acre development on
the waters of Eddy Creek Bay. The severity of the terrain made for
challenging civil engineering and costly construction but beautiful
lots. Roadway and water and sewer plans.
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Engineer, Westwood Hills Subdivision, Paducah, Ky.,–
48 acres site in the heart of the West End in Paducah, 94
Residential lots, boulevard section roadway, water plans, sewer plans,
roadway plans and erosion control plans.
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Engineer, Olivet Village Subdivision, Paducah, Ky., –
25 acres of residential and commercial development on Olivet
Church Road, West of Kentucky Oaks Mall, zoned Mixed Use, the
development is a blend of Patio Homes and Condominiums with two
commercial buildings in the front of the property.
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Project Manager, Lone Oak Road at Bleich Road, Lone Oak, Ky., –
8 acre site of commercial buildings and parking with
storm water management. Water and sewer plans requiring a sanitary sewer
lift station design.
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Project Manager, RV Estates and Resorts, Calvert City, Ky., –
The site development of the approximately 25 acres. This property was
designed for 35 RV sites and 35 cabin locations. The design included a
low pressure sanitary sewer force main with 12 regional grinder
stations.
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Project Manager, Birch Bend, McCracken Co., KY, –
49 lot residential
subdivision w/ approx. 12 acres of future commercial development.
Project included roadway design, water and sewer extensions, sanitary
sewer lift station, and a regional storm water management facility.
Project Experience: -
Stormwater
All
site development projects and transportation project include a
stormwater element. Each site development project includes a Stormwater
Management Plan, detention, collection system, and a Best Management
Practice document. Each transportation project includes stormwater
detention and collection system design.
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Project Manager, Stuart Nelson Foot Bridge, Paducah, Ky., –
The design of a
prefabricated keystone bridge over a stream to connect the walking
trails through the City of Paducah. The project includes HEC-RAS
analysis of the stream and a redesign of the stream bed to reduce the
erosion issues at the site.
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Project Manager, Drainage Easement Waiver, Benton, KY., - The project consist of a FEMA map revision to release a
portion of property easement from the Department of Highways to the land
owner. HEC-RAS analysis of the stream levels was used to determine the
100-year flood elevation of the stream after site work on the property
had been completed. A new elevation was used to decide what portion of
the property was to be released from the easement.
Project Experience: -
Wastewater
·
Project Manager,
Replacement of
Head-Works, City of Marion, KY - Civil Design Group, Inc. redesigned the head-works for the
treatment plant in Marion, KY. This project included sizing the new
pumps, removal of the old Muffin Monsters, removal of the screens, and
replacement with chopper style pumps.
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Project Manager,
Pumping Station
Replacement and Sewer Line Rehabilitation Design, City of Wickliffe, KY
- Civil
Design Group, Inc. designed a triplex chopper pump station that allowed
for the removal of all the systems screens, the demolition of the
existing pump station, the replacement of 3,000 feet of force main and
gravity main, and selected cure-in-place lines. As part of the project,
Civil Design Group, Inc. worked directly with permitting and grant
agencies throughout the entire process.
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Project Manager,
Pumping Station
Replacement and Sewer Line Rehabilitation Design, City of Wickliffe, KY
-- . Civil
Design Group, Inc. designed a duplex chopper pump station to update the
existing River Lift Station. This project includes the replacement of
1500 feet of force main. As part of the project, Civil Design Group,
Inc. worked directly with permitting and grant agencies throughout the
entire process.
·
Project Engineer, Sanitary Sewer Evaluations, Corbin, KY
- Comprehensive SSES including physical manhole inspection, television
inspection, sewer map updates, smoke testing and flow monitoring. The
inspections consisted of 349,258 linear feet of pipe and 1,794 manholes
in 18 drainage basins. The system ranged from 4-inch to 24-inch pipe.
Television inspection was completed only on those lines that were
suspect. This consisted of 47,300 linear feet of sewer line.
Twenty-three flow meters and one rain gauge was installed for a
sixty-day period. The data from inspections was evaluated,
recommendations were made and cost estimates were established.
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Project Engineer, Sanitary Sewer Evaluations, Hodgenville, KY
- Smoke testing was performed on 93,163 linear feet of sewer line in six
drainage areas. Smoke testing was performed to identify areas for
further investigation, therefore no cost estimations were made for this
project. Recommendations were made for further action to be taken.
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Project Engineer, Sanitary Sewer Evaluations, Harrodsburg, KY
- Comprehensive SSES included smoke testing of 172,000 linear feet of
sewer, manhole inspections for 700 manholes and the installation of 15
flow meters. The data was compiled; evaluated and prioritized
recommendations for rehabilitations were made. Cost for the repairs was
estimated for the immediate priority of rehabilitations.
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Project Engineer, Sanitary Sewer Evaluations, Junction City,
KY
- Smoke testing was performed on 130,000 linear feet of sewer line and
six flow monitors were installed.
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Project Engineer, Sanitary Sewer Evaluations for Metropolitan
Sewer District, Louisville, KY
- Comprehensive sanitary sewer evaluations were conducted for the
projects listed below. Each project consisted of different aspects of
investigation. All projects were intended to focus on the location and
reduction of inflow sources. The studies located and quantified the
inflow sources, which determined to be cost effective for removal. All
defects were prioritized as to their contribution as an inflow source,
as well as their potential for a safety hazard. All projects included a
cost estimate for all priority one rehabilitations, as well as a
maintenance program schedule and any updates to the mapping.
· Middle Fork Phase 1 - Smoke Testing
126,350 LF; 600 Manhole Inspections; 33 Dye Water Test; 31,100 LF
Television Inspection; Flow Isolation Studies
· Middle Fork Phase IB - Smoke Testing
253,600 LF; 1,004 Manhole Inspections; 10 Dye Water Tests; 41,675 LF
Television Inspection
· Middle Fork Phase II - Smoke Testing
154,572 LF; 585 Manhole Inspections; 2 Dye Water Tests; 45 Wet Weather
Inspections
· Cedar Creek - 6 Flow Meters (pipe
size from 10” - 36”); 1 Rain Gauge; 533 Manhole Inspections
· Hite Creek - 20 Manhole Inspections;
7 Flow Meters for a Sixty-Day Period; 1 Rain Gauge for a Sixty-Day
Period
· Jeffersontown and Woodlawn Hills - 6
Flow Meters (4 months); 2 Flow Meters (2 months); 1 Rain Gauge; Reports
- Dry and Wet Weather Analysis
· Northern Ditch - 448 Manhole
Inspections; 194 Wet Weather Inspections; 52,791 LF Television Data
· North Country - 679 Manhole
Inspections; 134 Wet Weather Inspections; 31,421 LF Television Data
· Pond Creek - 1,200 Manhole
Inspections; 193,000 LF Smoke Testing; 592 Wet Weather Inspections; 18
Dye Water Tests; 16,650 LF Television Data; 18 Flow Isolations
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Project Engineer, Louisville Metropolitan Sewer District,
Louisville, KY
- The completion of Standard Operating Procedures for 16 local pump
stations.
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Project Engineer, Beaver Dam, KY
- Sanitary sewer rehabilitation project. Including the updated sanitary
sewer map for the city to reflect findings of the field crew, review of
all inspection data and the rehabilitation schedule and budgeting.
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Project Engineer, Burnside, KY
- Assisted in design parameters for the relocation of two pump stations.
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Project Engineer, Indianapolis Department of Public Works
Small Diameter Sewer Rehabilitation, Indianapolis, IN
- The
rehabilitation design for five basins in the Indianapolis wastewater
system based on television inspection, manhole inspection, and smoke
testing inspection data.
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Project Engineer, Hodgenville, KY
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Designed a 10” gravity sanitary sewer line extension for the City of
Hodgenville, KY
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Project Engineer, Capital Hill Development Co., Loraine , OH
-Developed
a preliminary engineering report for the design of three new
developments in Columbia Township. The project consisted of 445 new
customers, three pump stations, 30,000 LF of collection lines, and
19,600 LF of force main. Including, a discussion on the financial
feasibility and possible return from the investment.
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Project Engineer, Fall Creek Regional Waste District Master
Plan, Fall Creek, IN –
Comprehensive study of the existing sanitary sewer system and expected
population growth over the next 25 years. The report included upgrades
to the existing system, layout of new force mains, and the preliminary
design of a new 3.4 MGD wastewater treatment plant and the options
available for financing.
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Project Engineer, Lift Station Upgrade and Forcemain
Construction, Fall Creek , IN –
The
design consist of the upgrade of three lift stations and a new force
main.
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Project Engineer, Process Water Analysis, Louisville
Metropolitan Sewer District, Louisville, KY –
The design and analysis of three alternatives to reroute a 36” process
water line through the Morris Foreman Treatment Plant. Including a
connection with an existing 120” secondary effluent line.
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Project Engineer, Replacement of Primary Clarifier Weirs,
Louisville Metropolitan Sewer District, Louisville, KY –
The design for the replacement of 8000LF of primary clarifier weir’s
with a fiberglass weir material, and the replacement of the scum trough.
Relevant Project
Experience – Water
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Project
Manager, Water Line Extension, West Paducah, KY –
The design
for 5,600 LF of 8” water line along Bethel Church Road.
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Manager, Water Line Extension, Wickliffe, KY –
The design for 8,000 LF of 8” water line.
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Project
Manager, Water Line Extension, Symsonia, KY –
The design for 9,000 LF of 8” water line with a
master meter.
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Project Engineer, Utility Relocation, Eubank, KY - The relocation of 10 miles of utilities due to
expansion of U.S. Highway 27 through Eubank, KY.
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Project Engineer, Centertown Water System Improvements,
Centertown, KY
- The project consisted of the renovation of the existing water system
as well as a expansion. The design included a water model of the city’s
entire system including fire flow analysis, 7 mile transmission main, 12
miles of water line, a new triplex booster pump station, an 125,000
gallon elevated water tank, and the demolition of an 80,000 gallon
standpipe.
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Project Engineer, Water Treatment Plant Filter Media and
Support Gravel Replacement, Fairfield, Ohio - Wrote the specifications for the replacement of the filter
material for two of Fairfield’s four water filters.
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Project Engineer, Oldham County Water District Specifications
for Developers / Contractors, Oldham County, KY -
The
specifications are developed for developers and contractors working
within the Oldham County Water District to maintain a set of standards
for all water line projects will eventually be owned, operated, and/or
maintained by the Water District.
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Project Engineer, Water Treatment Plant Design of Alum Drying
Beds, Murray, KY – The design of three drying bed to reduce the
amount of alum sludge sent to the wastewater plant.
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Project Engineer, Water Treatment Plant Expansion, Liberty,
KY –
The plant expansion is from a 1.3 MGD to a 2.1 MGD. It includes the
construction of two new two-stage flocculation basins, two new
sedimentation basins with tube settlers, new chemicals building, three
new filters, and a new clearwell.
Relevant Project
Experience – Transportation
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Project Manager, Olivet Church Road Widening, Paducah, KY –
The project consist of over a mile of 5 lane curb and gutter connecting
Cairo Road through the Kentucky Oaks Mall in Paducah, KY. In addition
to the 5-lane section, 3000 feet of 3-lane curb and gutter shall connect
the 5-lane to the intersection of US 60 and Olivet Church Road. This
project included utility relocation as well.
Relevant Project
Experience - Environmental
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Project Engineer, Landfill Permit, Bullitt County, KY
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Evaluated the surface water runoff sample results for the purpose of
refilling a KPDES permit
Project Engineer,
Indiana Water Quality Permits, Avon, Ball State, Muncie, Yorktown, and
Seymour, IN,
The review and
analysis of water samples from the previously mentioned cities’
waterways for the purpose of receiving permits for the areas
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