1. Kathy Fain Richolson, P.E.
303 Pinnacle Cove Ct.
League City, Texas 77573
Cell Phone: (281) 910-4821
Email: kricholson@gmail.com
WORK
EXPERIENCE: GULF COAST WASTE DISPOSAL AUTHORITY
Compliance Coordinator
Houston, Texas
FromNovember 2000 to March 2015
Initially responsible for the Air Quality Program. Successfully developed and negotiated the air quality
permit strategies and conditions to allow for influent wastewater pollutant flexibility. Currently
responsible for compliance with the Houston Pretreatment Program, Resource Conservation and
Recovery (RCRA) regulations concerning a landfill and water regulations concerning wastewater
treatment facilities. Specific accomplishments:
 Developed the Odessa South Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility Pretreatment Program.
 Prepared the Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System wastewater permit applications and
negotiated permit conditions for the 40-Acre, Washburn Tunnel, Odessa, Blackhawk, Cedar Bayou
and Bayport Facilities including water reuse for the Odessa Facility.
 Prepared Affluent Permits for the 40-Acre, Bayport and Washburn Tunnel Facilities.
 Evaluated the regulatory compliance requirements for customers subject to the Pretreatment
Categorical Standards.
 Prepared New and More Stringent Technically Based Local Limits Evaluations for the Washburn
Tunnel, Bayport and 40-Acre Facilities.
 Prepared the Annual Pretreatment Status Reports required for permit and pretreatment regulatory
compliance.
 Major contributor to the preparation of the RCRA Part A and B Permit Application for the Campbell
Bayou Facility hazardous and nonhazardous waste landfill and negotiated permit conditions.
 Prepared Agreed Orders, Notice of Violation and Significant Noncompliance letters for numerous
customers including Pasadena Refining System, Inc. and Bealine Environmental Services, Inc.
SELF-EMPLOYED
Environmental Management Consultant
Houston, Texas
FromFebruary 1999 to November 2000
Self-employed as an Environmental Management Consultant specializing in areas ranging from air,
water, solid and hazardous waste. Client companies include: Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority,
Celanese Chemical Division, Elf Atochem, American Acryl LP and Browning Ferris Gas Services, Inc.
Specific accomplishments:
 Identified the air quality regulatory and permitting requirements at Gulf Coast Waste Disposal
Authority. Assisted with obtaining the appropriate New Source Review and Title V Air Quality
Permits. Developed and implemented environmental compliance strategies regarding compliance
with the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry Hazardous Organic National
Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (i.e., SOCMI HON) regulations.
 Assisted Celanese Chemical Division by attending a beginning and intermediate Access 97 course
for the development of processes and procedures for an integrated environmental management
information systemvia Essential EHS version 4.0 software.
 Assisted Elf Atochem and American Acryl LP with the preparation of a RCRA Part A and B Permit
Application for a hazardous waste incinerator at a grass-roots facility located in Pasadena, Texas.

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Reviewed air quality permit applications, draft permits and final facility designs for the acrylic acid
and butyl acrylate plants to identify specific permit modifications.
 Assisted Browning Ferris Gas Services, Inc. with obtaining the appropriate Title V Operating
Permits required by state and federal agencies across the nation. Ensured compliance on a turnkey
basis for New Source Performance Standard, Subpart WWW and Cc regulations.
KOCH MICROELECTRONIC SERVICE COMPANYINC.
Houston, Texas
International Product Manager, Environmental, Health andSafety
FromApril 1998 to January 1999
On an international basis provided technical advice to potential customers during sales presentations
regarding the environmental, health and safety issues concerning water recovery solutions, bulk
chemical distribution systems and ultra pure chemicals for the microelectronics industry. Represented
KMSC during fire marshal and state agency meetings regarding proposed projects and strategies.
Negotiated contracts and confidentiality agreements with disposal companies on an international basis.
Defined and achieved the environmental compliance requirements for the Technology Center. Specific
accomplishments:
 Presented the safety features of the Bulk Chemical Distribution System to the European
community at an October 1998 Semicon Safety Association Conference in Amsterdam.
 Developed innovative strategies with the legal department to transfer dilute chemicals from the
microelectronic industry to a secondary customer under the definition of a raw material versus a
solid waste.
AKZO NOBEL CHEMICALS INC.
Pasadena, Texas
Site Environmental Manager
FromNovember 1993 to April 1998
Responsible for turnkey environmental areas ranging from air, water, solid and hazardous wastes at a
hundred-acre site which included three catalyst plants, four polymer chemical plants and a research and
development business unit. Prepared permit applications and successfully negotiated cost-effective
compliance strategies with local, state and federal agencies. Represented the site during state and
federal audits, wastewater inspections, and local community events. Coordinated and ensured the
success of compliance testing and all other related environmental matters. Prepared annual reports
including: Air Emission Inventory, SARA Title III Form R, Source Reduction and Waste Minimization,
Texas Tier Two, Ground and Surface Water Use, Annual Waste Summary, and Self-Waste
Classification. Specific accomplishments:
 Developed an Environmental Management System that subsequently achieved ISO 14001
certification for the catalyst business unit at the Pasadena site.
 Recaptured $211,000 fromGulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority by identifying via mass balance an
incorrect total and dissolved solid quantity being reported for disposal during 1996 by the
wastewater treatment plant.
 Prepared a RCRA Part A and B Permit Application and received the renewal permit.
BROWNINGFERRIS GAS SERVICES, INC.
Houston, Texas
Permit Manager
FromJune 1990 to November 1993
Responsible for designing gas extraction systems that collected and disposed or recycled the gas
generated from the decomposing waste encapsulated within the landfill. Obtained the appropriate air
quality construction and operating permits required by state and federal agencies across the

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nation. Represented Browning Ferris Gas Services, Inc. (BFGSI) at public and agency meetings.
Specific accomplishments:
 Obtained over forty air quality permits to construct and operate gas extraction systems, electrical
generation projects, and enclosed flares for BFGSI at sites located across the nation.
 Represented BFGSI’s interests and served as the technical representative during public hearings for
gas extraction and enclosed flare systems regarding the Eagle Mountain Project, Arbor Hills Landfill
and Crescent Acres Landfill.
JONES AND NEUSE, INC.
Austin, Texas
Environmental Engineer
FromMay 1988 to June 1990
Responsible for the preparation of RCRA Part A and B permit applications, closure plans, landfill
designs, environmental assessments and air quality modeling. Specific projects:
 Prepared a landfill and surface impoundment closure plan for Coastal Refining and Marketing in
Corpus Christi, Texas.
 Evaluated air quality compliance scenarios utilizing the Texas air dispersion models (TCM2B,
TEM8B, and TEM8AB) for Covel Gardens Landfill near San Antonio, Texas.
ESPEYHUSTON & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Austin, Texas
Graduate Engineer
FromSeptember 1986 to May 1988
Responsible for water quality analyses. Implemented investigations, evaluations and designs of
industrial solid hazardous waste storage, processing and disposal facilities. Specific projects:
 Analyzed and field-verified factors such as stream sediment oxygen demand and other chemical
exchange rates that impacted the water quality in the Houston Ship Channel and connecting bayou
systems. This project required obtaining water and sediment samples, estimating soil accumulation,
and testing for pH, conductivity and dissolved oxygen levels.
 Prepared RCRA Part A and B permit application and technical report for Alabama Central Storage
Facilities.
 Prepared closure plans for hazardous waste surface impoundment at the Quality Service Railcar
Corporation in Ranger, Texas, and Rollins Environmental Services in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering - 1986
The University of Texas - Austin, Texas
Wastewater Treatment Plants – Theory and Design – August 18 -20, 2003
The University of Texas at Arlington
Refinery and Petrochemical Wastewater Treatment Training Course – August 13 – 17, 2012
Lamar University
McCoy’s Hazardous Waste Seminars – April 3 – 7, 2006 and April 14 – 18, 2014
McCoy and Associates - Houston, Texas
PROFESSIONAL
REGISTRATION:
Professional Engineer, State of Texas, #71784
SPECIAL SKILLS:
Excellent Technical Writing and Communication Skills

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Excellent Excel and Word Skills