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<br />Ronald B. Leaf, PE <br />Project Manager <br />General Background <br />Education <br />Ron is responsible for managing a variety of water resources projects and <br />has extensive experience on stormwater pond and storm sewer syst <br />Master of Science <br />Agricultural Engineering <br />design, comprehensive surface water management planning, flood <br />(Minor - Civil Engineering) <br />studies and mapping, stormwater ordinances, NPDES permitting, <br />University of Minnesota (1994) <br />stormwater low-impact development practices, and infiltration practices. <br />Bachelor of Science <br />Agricultural Engineering <br />Ron previously worked for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency <br />University of Minnesota (1992) <br />(MPCA), responsible for coordinating revisions to the State’s wa <br /> <br />quality rules, providing legislative testimony on implementation <br />Continuing Education <br />quality programs, and developing engineering standards for storage <br />Annual Water Resources <br />structures and treatment systems. Ron is also experienced in man <br />Conference (2001-2009) <br />projects that require coordinating the goals and efforts of mult <br />Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance <br />public, private, and government interests. <br />Annual Conference (2005-2007) <br />Watershed Planning in the Digital <br />Age (2002) <br />Experience <br />Designing and Evaluating Low <br />Surface Water Management Plans for: <br />Impact Developments Workshop <br />(2001) <br />Oakdale, Minn. <br />Metropolitan Council <br />Maplewood, Minn. <br />Environmental Services – Urban <br />Small Sites BMP Manual Seminar <br />Chanhassen, Minn. <br />(2001) <br />Shoreview, Minn. <br />Minnesota Water (2000) <br /> <br />Burnsville, Minn. <br />Professional Registration <br />nd <br /> Served as <br />Marquette and 2Avenues Transitway – Minneapolis, Minn. <br />Professional Engineer in <br />Minnesota <br />the senior water resources engineer on the design to reduce stor <br /> <br />run-off and protect the Mississippi River as well as increase the gr <br />Professional Associations <br />healthy trees. Pervious pavers were used along with Silva-cells to provide a <br />water quality treatment filter and room for root growth. <br />American Public Works Association <br />(APWA) <br />Association of State Flood Plain <br /> Ron served as <br />Chatsworth and Pierce Butler Site BMPs – St. Paul, Minn. <br />Managers <br />the senior water resources engineer on this redevelopment projec <br />American Society of Agricultural <br />located on a highly urbanized and impervious site. His work invo <br />Engineers – Minnesota Chapter <br />Vice-Chair (2000-present) <br />remediation, site grading, utilities, and parking lot/street reconstruct <br />Water Resources Conference <br />as well as stormwater BMPs to meet the standard s of the MPCA, C <br />Planning Committee (2003-2009), <br />and City. The design included three parking lot island rain gard <br />Chair 2005 <br />treatment and a dry pond for rate control. Due to concerns regar <br />Alpha Epsilon, Honor Society of <br />Agricultural Engineering <br />pervious soil contamination, the rain gardens were designed as f <br />practices by underlain with an impervious geomembrane filter. <br />Minnesota Erosion Control <br />Association (2005-present) <br />Ron was the lead <br />Ladyslipper Park Improvements – Roseville, Minn. <br />water resources engineer working on this project that evaluated several <br />alternatives to provide stormwater treatment for the adjacent st <br />residential area. Our analysis looked at options for improving c <br />conditions for canoe access, evaluating the maintenance and perm <br />needs and wetland impacts and mitigation needs. Ron led the storm <br />hydraulic modeling and treatment system analysis to determine th <br />of pollutant removal for the various options. <br />| page 23 <br />firm background and qualifications <br /> <br />