Staff Environmental Scientist
Burns and McDonnell Engineering, Inc.
Plano, Kansas, United States
Ken Gouvion is a Staff Environmental Scientist with Burns and McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc. He is part of the Environmental Health and Safety Compliance & Inspection Department and specializes in National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permitting and monitoring of linear construction projects. Ken has developed Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP) and Erosion and Sediment Control Plans (ESCPs) for a variety of projects including electrical transmission line and gas pipelines, among others. Ken also coordinates and participates in environmental and constructability surveys, conducts compliance monitoring of active construction sites, and assists with permitting of new construction projects.
Ken has provided SWPPP training and onsite construction compliance on electrical transmission line, substation, and pipeline projects in Oklahoma, North Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming. He has developed SWPPPs and assisted with permitting for a variety of projects in Arizona, Arkansas, Illinois, Indian Country Lands, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and Texas, and has a broad comprehension of the stormwater regulations in each state.
In addition to SWPPP development, Ken provides Geographic Information Systems (GIS) capabilities for developing ESCPs for linear projects such as transmission lines and pipeline facilities. He also develops floodplain permits, local stormwater permits, and highway occupancy permits
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Thursday, February 17, 2022
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM