Present Position: President and Principal Hydrogeologist
Mercuri and Associates, Inc.
Business Address: 627 Hampton Avenue
Southampton, PA 18966
Education: Doctor of Science degree in Geology
University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
Completed February 20, 1968
Graduated from 5-year high school academic program
1963-64: University of Rome, Italy,
Geology Major
1964-68: University of Cagliari, Italy, Geology Major
1968-70: University of Cagliari, Italy, Research Fellow
April, 1968: Attended one-month course in Applied Geomorphology/Photogeologic Analysis, organized by Unesco and the Italian Research Council
June-December, 1970: Attended the University of Pennsylvania to study English (English as a second language program)
May, 1990: Short Course in DNAPL Contaminants in Porous and Fractured Media, offered by the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
November, 1993: Short Course in DNAPL Contaminants in Porous and Fractured Media, offered by the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
April, 1993: Statistics for Environmental Compliance, short course offered by the Environmental Education Enterprises Institute.
Employment History
1986-Present Mercuri and Associates, Inc., President
1979-1986 Mercuri and Associates, Owner and Principal
1977-1979 Staff hydrogeologist, Weldon C. Harris and Associates, Doylestown, Pennsylvania.
1974-1976 Consultant, hydrogeology & engineering
geology, Downsview, Ontario, Canada
1972-1973 Noranda Exploration, LTD., Timmins, Ontario
1971-1972 Porcupine Gold Mine, Timmins, Ontario, Canada
1968-1970 Research Fellow, University of Cagliari, Italy
Consultant in hydrogeology, engineering geology, mineral deposits.
Expertise
Ground water resource development and management
Fractured bedrock hydrogeology
Photogeologic analysis
Selection of drilling sites for high yield wells
Preparation of drilling records and geologic logs
Design and implementation of long-term pump tests
Preparation of hydrogeologic reports for protected area projects
Surface water identification protocols (SWIP)
SWIP monitoring and analysis of data
Contaminant hydrogeology
Soil and ground water contamination studies
Design and implementation of remedial plans
Heavy metals contamination of soils, occurrence and significance
DNAPL contamination of fractured bedrock aquifers
LNAPL contamination of soil and ground water
Preparation of quality assurance/quality control plans
Project management and proposal preparation
Clients/regulatory agencies relations
Expert testimony
Experience Summary
Among the hydrogeologic projects completed by Dr. Mercuri since 1968 are: ground water resource development and management in various settings and for various uses; design and implementation of pump tests and analysis of well fields; selection of drilling sites for large yield wells; horizontal and vertical distribution of contaminants in ground water; design and implementation of remedial plans; investigation and evaluation of sites contaminated with dense non-aqueous phase liquid compounds (DNAPL); evaluation of ground water flow systems, evaluation of leachate migration in fractured bedrock settings, site evaluation for land disposal of domestic sewage effluents.
Professional services have included projects in Southeastern Pennsylvania, the Pocono Region of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and other parts of the United States, Canada, and Italy.
Key Professional Experience Includes:
Conducted and managed more than fifty hydrogeologic projects and investigations in the Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected Area.
Implemented numerous photogeologic and field investigations for the selection of drilling sites for large yield wells in the Triassic Formations of Southeastern Pennsylvania for municipal and other clients.
Designed and implemented and/or supervised all types of pumping tests on more than circa 150 wells.
Developed large yield wells for many municipalities and other local governments in Bucks and Montgomery Counties.
Reviewed hydrogeologic work performed by other consultants within boundaries of municipal clients.
Developed water supplies for irrigation of up to 0.7 million gallons per day for major nursery in lower and eastern-central Bucks County.
Developed water supply for irrigation of up to 0.5 million gallons per day for nursery located in northern Montgomery County.
Developed ground water supply for large commercial property in the diabase terrain of East Rockhill Township, Bucks County.
Designed and implemented long-term operational tests of large yield wells in order to comply with regulatory requirements for expanded ground water withdrawals.
Designed and implemented the necessary hydrogeologic investigations that resulted in the resolution of water supply problems of municipalities in central and northern Bucks County.
Evaluated ground water contaminated with chlorinated hydrocarbons at a municipal well and estimated vertical distribution of contaminants.
Provided expert testimony and conceptual remedial plans to municipal client in conjunction with TCE Superfund site in complex hydrogeologic setting.
Designed and implemented contamination assessment plan and participated in negotiating a Consent Order and Decree for an industrial client in Florida. Contaminants included heavy metals and chlorinated hydrocarbons in soil and ground water.
Implemented, on behalf of a county government, a Level II environmental assessment of industrial site, which included remediation of soils exhibiting high levels of metals.
Implemented a Level II environmental assessment of property, located in lower Bucks County, scheduled for residential development. Concerns included the possible soil contamination by metals, among others.
Designed and implemented, for a municipal client, a detailed investigation of a former foundry site which revealed the presence of very high levels of metals in the soil and ground water.
Investigated and evaluated concentrations and significance of metals in soils at a sludge application farm. The farm was under order from the PADER to remove and landfill the top seven inches of soil in areas where metals allegedly exceeded threshold levels. Also provided expert testimony.
Designed and implemented site characterization studies, including completion of soil borings and construction of monitoring wells at sites contaminated with petroleum products, for local school districts.
Defined the extent of subsurface contamination by petroleum hydrocarbons at several gasoline stations and implemented the necessary remedial measures.
Performed environmental audit of industrial facility and prepared report defining reporting requirements under SARA Title III to be used in potential litigation.
Professional Registrations
Registered Professional Geologist:
- Pennsylvania (Registration No. 162)
- South Carolina (Registration No. 636)
- Florida (Registration No. 696)
- Certified Professional Geologist by the American Institute of Professional Geologists
New Jersey Certified Subsurface Evaluator (Registration No. 207267)
Member, Association of Engineering Geologists
Professional Membership
The New York Academy of Sciences
The American Association for the Advancement of Sciences
Association of Ground Water Scientists and Engineers of the National Ground Water Association
Pennsylvania Council of Professional Geologists
Other
Chairman Water Resources Advisory Committee of the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC)
