Jose Cortez

Supervisor of the Land Disposal Unit.

Manage Land Disposal and Discharge to Land Programs\

Manage New River Program

Supervise six staff, four engineers and two geologists

Work with staff on projects development

Work with staff on career development\

Compile annual work plan

Meet with the regulated community and the public regularly

Attend Board meetings to provide informational support

Managed the Department of Defense Program

Overseeing site cleanups on military installations including CERCLA cleanups

Met with military contact personnel

Performed site inspections

Reviewed semi-annual and annual monitoring reports

Provided analysis on technical reposts and provided comments Drafted letters for executive management approval

Permit writer in the Discharge to Land Program

Performed facility inspections

Reviewed discharger self-monitoring reports

Analyzed technical reports for accuracy and completeness Provided responses to comments for documents reviewed by public

Provided presentations at Board meetings for contested and informational items

Performed water quality sampling at various locations

Performed enforcement duties, wrote

• Cease and Desist Orders
• Cleanup and Abatement Orders
• Investigative Orders
• Administrative Civil Liability Complaints
• Administrative Civil Liability Orders

Engaged in confidential negotiations for settlement agreements

Performed complaint inspections for facilities in violation

Performed sanitary sewer overflows inspections

Wrote NPDES permits and WDR Orders

Performed facility inspections

Reviewed discharger self-monitoring reports

Analyzed technical reports for accuracy and completeness

Provided responses to comments for Board items

Provided presentations to Board at public meetings

Wrote Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL), documents

Wrote New River Silt TMDL

Wrote Imperial Valley Drains Silt TMDL

Assisted with Salton Sea Nutrient TMDL

Researched technical literature to gather information

Researched available water quality data to support TMDL findings

Provided responses to comments for documents publicly noticed Calibrated field equipment for water quality sampling events

Performed water quality sampling

Reviewed competitive funding applications for local agencies