Leah LaFrance

Environmental Specialist II at Commonwealth Associates, Inc.
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Credentials

  • GSWCC Level II Design Professional
    Georgia Soil & Water Conservation Commission
    Nov, 2014
    - Nov, 2024
  • Project Learning Tree Facilitator
    Georgia PLT
    Feb, 2014
    - Nov, 2024
  • Project WET Facilitator
    Georgia Department of Natural Resources Environmental Protection Division
    Feb, 2014
    - Nov, 2024
  • Project WILD Facilitator
    Georgia Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Resources Division
    Feb, 2014
    - Nov, 2024
  • MS4 Compliance & Enforcement Certified Inspector
    NPDES Training Institute
    Dec, 2013
    - Nov, 2024
  • Project Learning Tree Educator
    Georgia Project Learning Tree
    Nov, 2011
    - Nov, 2024
  • GSWCC 1B NPDES Certified Inspector
    Georgia Soil & Water Conservation Commission
    Feb, 2011
    - Nov, 2024
  • CPESC
    EnviroCert International, Inc.
    Dec, 2019
    - Nov, 2024
  • CPMSM
    EnviroCert International, Inc.
    Dec, 2017
    - Nov, 2024
  • OSHA 40 Hour HAZWOPER
    Safety Unlimited, Inc.
    May, 2014
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

  • Commonwealth Associates, Inc.
    • United States
    • Utilities
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Environmental Specialist II
      • Jan 2016 - Present

      Environmental Specialist responsible for federal, state, and local environmental permitting of high-voltage transmission, distribution, and substation projects. Job duties include developing Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans and Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plans; transmission line routing, access route planning and design, environmental due diligence review, FAA obstruction evaluation and mitigation, permit application planning, and federal, state, and local permitting. Environmental Specialist responsible for federal, state, and local environmental permitting of high-voltage transmission, distribution, and substation projects. Job duties include developing Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans and Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plans; transmission line routing, access route planning and design, environmental due diligence review, FAA obstruction evaluation and mitigation, permit application planning, and federal, state, and local permitting.

  • Innovar Environmental, Inc
    • Fort Benning, Georgia
    • Senior MS4/Watershed Technician
      • Sep 2013 - Jun 2015

      • Maintain compliance within the Fort Benning military installation’s 182,000 acres for the Clean Water Act (CWA), National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA), Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC), Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA), National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4), Industrial, and Construction permits. • Assist with developing watershed management unit (WMU), stormwater management (SWMP) and Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL) plans. • Process NEPA categorical exclusions for CWA, SPCC, and NPDES compliance. • Execute TMDL and stream assessment monitoring. • Plan and perform MS4 public education/outreach and involvement events. • Served on stakeholder steering committees for Earth Week and Help the Hooch (HTH) regional stream cleanup. Served as Earth Week Coordinator. • Conduct assessments/inspections of MS4 storm drainage systems, green infrastructure, post construction features, construction sites, and operational facilities. • Active member of the Fort Benning Installation MS4 Annual Report team. • Perform Georgia state water determinations using the North Carolina methodology. • Maintain and manage relational and ArcGIS databases. • Oversee clean up and mitigation of oil/chemical spills and sanitary sewer overflows.

  • Engineering and Environment Inc.
    • Fort Benning, Georgia
    • Watershed Technician, Team Lead
      • Jul 2012 - Jun 2013

      • Implemented and reported for a Best Management Practices monitoring project for 76 stream crossings in Fort Benning’s Good Hope Maneuver Training Area (GHMTA). • Performed stream assessments with Rapid Bioassessment Protocols, macroinvertebrate sampling, habitat, hydrological, biological, physical, and chemical monitoring to assess non-point source pollution. • Provided support for NEPA, NPDES Construction, Industrial, MS4, and SPCC programs. • Planned and performed MS4 public education/outreach and involvement/participation events. • Served on stakeholder steering committees for Earth Week and Help the Hooch (HTH) regional stream cleanup. • Produced the GHMTA Watershed Management Plan. • Data collection for the Fort Benning Stream Assessment Program and Installation MS4 Annual Report.

  • Osage of Virginia, Inc.
    • Fort Benning, Georgia
    • Watershed Technician, Team Lead
      • Nov 2010 - Feb 2012

      • Implemented a non-point source stream monitoring program to restore impaired waters and protect high quality waters within Fort Benning. • Provided support for NEPA, NPDES Construction, Industrial, MS4, and SPCC programs. • Executed TMDL sampling. • Performed NPDES construction permit inspections. • Served on stakeholder steering committees for Environmental Management System (EMS), HTH, and Earth Week Events. • Conducted monitoring and data analysis for the Fort Benning watershed plan, the Fort Benning Stream Assessment Program, and the Installation MS4 Annual Report.

  • Trout Unlimited
    • United States
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Trout Stream Intern
      • May 2010 - Aug 2010

      Back-The-Brookie Intern. Conducted native brook trout sampling over 18 miles of streams via three pass electro-fishing depletion method, seine use, habitat analysis, fish genetic tissue sampling, and built 88 stream structures to enhance species productivity. Back-The-Brookie Intern. Conducted native brook trout sampling over 18 miles of streams via three pass electro-fishing depletion method, seine use, habitat analysis, fish genetic tissue sampling, and built 88 stream structures to enhance species productivity.

  • Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus
    • Technology, Information and Internet
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Elephant Care Intern
      • Feb 2008 - May 2008

      Free-contact care of Asian Elephants at the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation. Free-contact care of Asian Elephants at the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation.

Education

  • University of West Georgia
    Bachelor of Science (BS)
    2002 - 2007
  • North Georgia Technical College
    Associate of Applied Science (AAS)
    2009 - 2010

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