Mike has over thirteen years of experience as both a regulator and a consultant in the environmental engineering field, covering a wide variety of industries and processes. Industries served include petroleum refineries, semiconductor and microelectronics, printing and publishing, chemical manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, dredging and harbor maintenance. He currently sits on three California Air Resources Board committees charged with establishing health risk assessment procedures for diesel exhaust emissions.

With a degree in petroleum engineering, Mike was a valuable asset to the South Coast AQMD, specializing in emissions from the oil and gas production, fuel marketing and petroleum refining industries. Mike served as the technical representative for the South Coast AQMD in determining refinery emissions for issues including emissions inventories, emission fees, compliance verification and fugitive emissions. Mike also represented the South Coast AQMD and worked in conjunction with representatives from the Western States Petroleum Association and the American Petroleum Institute in developing fugitive emission quantification methods for valves, pumps and connectors. Mike was the lead engineer in charge of developing the South Coast AQMD's fugitive emission calculation and verification program which utilized component screening data to confirm emissions presented in refinery emission inventory reports.

As a consultant to the semiconductor and microelectronics industries, Mike prepared the Maricopa County Environmental Services Department (MCESD) air quality construction permit application for a new silicon wafer manufacturing facility in the Phoenix, Arizona area. This fast-track permit application required a Best Available Control Technology (BACT) analysis for Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs), Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), Nitrogen Oxides (NOx), and Fine Particulate Matter (PM10). In addition, Mike performed all dispersion modeling for criteria air pollutants and HAPs, as well as worst-case accidental release modeling for hydrofluoric acid. Finally, Mike participated in permit condition negotiations with MCESD staff, community outreach efforts on behalf of the client, and public hearings throughout the Phoenix area.

     Petroleum Industry
     Semiconductor/Microelectronics
     Dredging and Harbor Maintenance
     Health Risk Assessments

Participated in obtaining all air quality related permits and preparing supporting documentation for a United States Navy Homeporting Project in San Diego. On behalf of the client, Stuyvesant Dredging Company, Mike assisted in the location and procurement of NOx emission reduction credits, prepared all air quality permit applications and supporting documentation, arranged emission tests and conducted permit condition negotiations. The permit resulting from these efforts allowed Stuyvesant to deepen the San Diego Bay Channel prior to the homeporting of the nuclear aircraft carrier JOHN C. STENNIS.

E-mail: mbuck@justiceassociates.com

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