Consultant: Water and waste water treatment. Water and sewer systems analysis and design.
Work Experience:
Over 40 years experience in water and waste water treatment and engineering design/ analysis and design of water supply systems, including well and booster stations, water distribution and storage systems; analysis and design of sewage treatment systems; sewage collection and sewage lift stations and infiltration/inflow investigations.
Mercuri and Associates, Inc. 1992 to present
Southampton, PA
Consultant
Weldon C. Harris and Associates 1968 to present
Doylestown, PA
Principal Engineer
• Administration of a technical and administrative staff for planning, design, and construction management of water and waste water treatment processes, ground water supply wells and booster stations, water distribution and storage systems, sewage treatment and sewage lift stations, sewage collection, and storm drainage.
• Operations and management consultant to municipal and industrial water and sewage treatment processes; utility system investigations and reports to Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission for rate increases.
• Instructor for the American Water Works Association and the Pennsylvania Department of Community Affairs for basic and advanced water treatment courses for operators.
• Forensic environmental engineering investigations and expert testimony for arbitration and court proceedings.
American Water Works Service Company 1961 to 1968
Division Engineer
• Investigations of problems related to the chemical and biological quality of drinking water with the successful solution of many treatment problems of ground and surface water treatment processes throughout the Division.
• Design of the chemical treatment program for six water treatment plants including two special water treatment studies to reduce chemical treatment cost; successfully solved major water supply shortage in Bangor, Pennsylvania with a unique conservation program directing late winter and early spring snow runoff into two abandoned slate quarries for storage.
Department of Environmental Protection 1956 to 1961
Lafayette, Louisiana
Regional Engineer
• Supervised a staff of two engineers responsible for the inspection of 127 water supply systems in the Southwest Region of the state including major water treatment plants of Lafayette, Lake Charles, and Alexandria. These inspections frequently resulted in recommendations for changes in the treatment process or hydraulic improvements.
U.S. Navy Civil Engineer Corps 1953 to 1957
Commissioned Officer
• Served four years as a project officer for base housing and recreational facilities with Navy Construction Battalion Four in North Africa, Cuba, Bermuda, and Newfoundland. The most significant duty was Commanding Officer of 125 man detachment at the U.S. Naval Air Station, Bermuda Assigned to construct a 1.0 million gallon water storage tank and rainwater catchment area or base water supply.
Licensed Professional Engineer in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Florida,
Louisiana, Vermont, and North Carolina.
Certified Water Treatment Plant Operator in Pennsylvania
Certified Sewage Treatment Plant Operator in Pennsylvania
Technical Affiliations:
Commander, Civil Engineer Corps, U.S. Naval Reserve (Retired)
National Society of Professional Engineers
Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers
American Water Works Association (Life Member)
