Firm Overview

 

Since 1970 SCS Engineers has worked to improve the quality of life around us. Our projects are completed with a thorough understanding of environmental impacts and engineering solutions. We

seek to preserve and protect the environment by enhancing and improving the natural and manmade surroundings our projects are located in.

 

Through active involvement with regulatory agencies, professional organizations, and teaching

academic coursework to environmental issues, SCS professionals avoid entanglement with environmental problems and develop workable solutions for all types of land uses. We apply our

well-rounded knowledge in the difficult and rapidly growing regulatory arena to assist our clients

with their environmental challenges.

 

As a full-service environmental engineering and construction firm specializing in solid waste and environmental services, we develop innovative, integrated, proactive, and cost-effective solutions for regulatory compliance. With 40 offices and over 500 engineers, geologists, scientists, and technicians, SCS has a national network of resources and technical expertise to serve our clients' needs with technical excellence and quality work.

 

 

Pollution Prevention, Pretreatment, and Stormwater Services

 

Important to protecting human health and the natural environment are pollution prevention, pre- treatment, and stormwater management. Urban areas, industrial facilities, and construction sites are significant sources of pollutants. Federal, state, and local regulations require municipalities to investigate sources of pollutants and implement control measures to reduce water pollution and impacts from hazardous waste.

 

SCS Engineers specializes in assisting our clients with water pollution and hazardous waste control

issues. We are experts in providing services that assist our clients with specific regulations, regulatory trends, and technical development for pollution prevention, pretreatment, and storm water issues.

These services include:

 

     • Storm water quality control and compliance

     • Best management practices design and implementation

     • Storm water monitoring

     • Water quality standard development

     • Storm water pollution prevention plans

     • Storm drain facility design

     • Water quality management plan

     • Groundwater and surface water modeling

     • Industrial wastewater pretreatment planning and design

     • Spill prevention control and countermeasure plans

     • Construction dewatering design and disposal permitting

 

The thorough knowledge of the SCS staff related to federal, state, and local requirements assists our clients in navigating through varying levels of environmental regulations and permitting.

 

Ralph Vasquez, Senior Project Manager

Ralph Vasquez is an environmental professional with 19 years experience specializing in water quality, environmental regulatory compliance, and ISO 14001 compliance. He is widely recognized as an expert in storm water management. Mr. Vasquez developed and is the leading instructor for the Cuyamaca College Industrial Wastewater and Storm Water Management Course. He routinely makes presentations and conducts storm water training programs for municipalities and private industry. He is a published author in such prestigious publications as "Public Works" and "Stormwater."

 

His experience includes completing the City of Chula Vista's JURMP. Completing the City of Chula Vista's JURMP involved identifying high priority sites (e.g. industrial, commercial, construction, and residential), developing a database, and developing an inspection schedule. He used the City of Chula Vista's GIS database to identify high priority sites.

 

His knowledge of finance, business administration, biology, and chemistry is applied to successfully ensure regulatory compliance. His experience includes obtaining storm water compliance by providing technical and analytical support that addresses complex compliance issues using cost-effective strategies.

 

Ralph can be contacted at: Phone 858-571-5500

e-mail rvasquez@scsengineers.com

 

Daniel E. Johnson, Vice President

Daniel Johnson, Vice President of SCS Engineers, is an environmental professional with over 25 years of experience. He has actively promoted improving the environment through interacting with regulatory agencies, professional organizations, teaching courses related to environmental issues, conducting training seminars, and as an academic advisor.

 

Mr. Johnson applies his knowledge of environmental situations to develop practical policies and procedures. By participating in regulatory and community environmental issues, he develops workable solutions and excels as a professional in the environmental arena. He is able to avoid entanglement with environmental problems and develop workable solutions when they arise in the difficult and rapidly changing regulatory environment.

 

Dan can be contacted at: Phone 858-571-5500

e-mail djohnson@scsengineers.com