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treatment of certain impervious surfaces
to remove nutrients and sediment from
stormwater running into bay watersheds,”
she said. “The Port requires impervious
surfaces for its operations of moving cargo;
this will require a treatment, restoration
and well-thought-out planning to ensure
compliance and use the most cost-effective
measures.”
Another team member is Bill
Richardson, a Maryland native who gradu-
ated from the University of Maryland and
spent most of his career in state govern-
ment. He started his career reviewing
and issuing permits for the Maryland
Department of the Environment’s Water
Management Administration. As a consul-
tant, he worked for the MPA performing
groundwater sampling and reporting, and
overseeing the removal of underground
storage tanks (USTs).
Since joining the MPA, Richardson has
been primarily responsible for the landside
environmental compliance program. This
includes maintaining the EMS, obtaining
permits and maintaining compliance in
the areas of National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination Systems, wetlands, USTs, spill
control and prevention, air emissions,
and hazardous and universal waste.
Additionally, he has responsibilities in
heath and safety, emergency response,
inspections and audits.
“The SERM department has a wide
range of responsibilities, but simply
stated it’s the protection of human health
and the environment,” Richardson said.
“To accomplish this and to continuously
improve requires a team that is dedicated,
accountable and flexible. The SERM team
has all of these qualities. This is illustrated
by our water quality challenge, which will
impact us for the foreseeable future. The
challenge is how to comply with nutrient and
sediment Total Maximum Daily Loads while
minimizing the impact to Port operations.”
McMahon, Smith and Richardson
represent the SERM department, but
others, inside and outside the MPA,
are also working to ensure that the
environmental strategies are implemented
and maintained. According to McMahon,
“This includes MPA’s employees, tenants,
terminal operators, truckers and other Port
users. We have a community of persons
committed to improving the environment.”
She went on to say, “We could not
do our job without their commitment to
environmental stewardship.”
