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WHAT WE DO

BEL Environmental Engineering, LLC is an environmental engineering and consulting firm that specializes in Solid Waste consulting and compliance support, environmental engineering, surveying services, and construction quality assurance.

TOTAL EXPERIENCE:

  • 22 Years

WORK HISTORY:

  • BEL Environmental Engineering – 11 Years

  • CTI and Associates, Inc. – 7 Years

  • Earth Tech, Inc. - 4 Years

EDUCATION:

  • Bachelor of Science in Environmental Systems Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University 

PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION:

  • KY PE License No. 27582

  • OH PE License No. 73061

  • WV PE License No. 18294

  • GA PE License No. PE039549

  • MI PE License No. 6201061947

  • PA PE License No. PE083438

  • NC PE License No. 44670

  • SC PE License No. 32064

  • TN PE License No. 119727

  • AR PE License No. 17277

  • IN PE License No. 11800224

  • AZ PE License No. 66789

  • NV PE License No. 25613

  • NCEES Certification of PE License

  • Certified Geosynthetic Materials Inspector (GCI-ICP)

  • Certified Compacted Clay Liner Inspector (GCI-ICP) 

  • 40-Hour HAZWOPER Training & 8-Hour Refresher 

  • Public Assistance Operation I, FEMA Emergency Management Institute                                                      

  • Certified Quality Control Manager by the USACE quality control program

  • Troxler Nuclear Moisture/Density Gauge Operator and Radiation Safety Officer Training

  • Passed AR and TN contractor’s exam

QUALIFICATION HIGHLIGHTS: 

  • Mr. Barninger has acted as Project Manager/Engineer for over 150 solid and hazardous waste landfill construction projects at over 50 different facilities in 8 states.

  • He has extensive experience in projects including landfill baseliner and closure construction, landfill expansion, landfill gas management systems, leachate recirculation fields and storage tanks, Tensar engineered slope stabilization and retaining walls, and sedimentation and erosion control applications.

  • Since being with BEL, Mr. Barninger has completed over 100 Landfill Gas Control Design Projects and continues to support several active landfills by providing Landfill Gas System evaluations on a regular basis.

RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE

Green Valley Landfill 2017

In response to a Slope Failure and Offsite odors BEL is Currently managing the daily O&M team collecting water levels, pump counts, FM pressures, gas data to maximize liquid removal from Unit 2 where there is significant movement within the waste mass.  Also, the design engineer preparing LFG Drawings and Certifying construction.

 

Carbon Limestone Sanitary Landfill, Ohio 2006

Currently Negotiating Directors Findings and Orders with the Ohio EPA in response to landfill odors, leachate disposal and elevated well temperatures.  Design Engineer and Certifying Engineer during an 11-year period.  Mr. Barninger has been part of the LFG Management Team attending the monthly LFG Meetings Since 2007.  As part of this team Mr. Barninger has worked with the O&M team on a weekly basis resolving maintenance issues, tuning issues, and managing elevated temperatures.

Imperial Landfill, Imperial PA 2012-current

LFG Design Engineer and Certifying Engineer during a 6-year period.  The facility was under a consent order for odors when BEL took over in 2012.  Mr. Barninger has been part of the LFG Management Team attending the monthly LFG Meetings Since 2012. 

Countywide RDF, Ohio 2012-current

This facility was under a consent order for odors resulting from an aluminum dross reaction when BEL took over.  LFG Design Engineer and Certifying Engineer during a 6-year period.  Mr. Barninger has been part of the LFG Management Team attending the monthly LFG Meetings Since 2012.  As part of this team Mr. Barninger has worked with the O&M team on a weekly basis resolving maintenance issues, tuning issues, and managing elevated temperatures.

 

Greenridge Reclamation, PA 2012 -current

This site was under regulatory pressure due to offsite odors resulting from H2S being produced with the LFG.  LFG Design Engineer and Certifying Engineer during a 6 year period.  Mr. Barninger has been part of the LFG Management Team attending the monthly LFG Meetings Since 2012.  As part of this team Mr. Barninger has worked with the O&M team on a weekly basis resolving maintenance issues, tuning issues.

 

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