Ms. Binard provides project management and engineering expertise in all phases of groundwater and soil remediation projects for sites with a wide range of site contaminants. She manages complex environmental remediation projects involving multiple responsible parties, coordination with ongoing site development and industrial operations, and strict regulatory oversight. She has prepared design drawings, specifications, bid documents, and permit applications and has been responsible for materials procurement, construction supervision, and management of system operations.

Ms. Binard has prepared reports in compliance with Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), including feasibility studies, sampling plans, corrective measures studies, remedial design/remedial action plans, and operation and maintenance plans. She has prepared an assessment of the vulnerability of existing remedial measures to sea level and groundwater level rise. She has experience in planning, procurement, and oversight of bench- and pilot-scale feasibility studies for innovative remedial alternatives and extensive experience in providing litigation support for claims involving remedial costs or liability for environmental impairment.

EDUCATION
  • MSE, Civil/Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1994
  • BA, Physics, Denison University, Granville, Ohio,1991
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
  • Soil and Groundwater Remediation
  • Treatment System Design
  • Construction Oversight
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Site Review and Optimization
  • Geographic Information Systems
  • Project Management
  • Litigation Support
REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
Bannister Federal Complex2024-11-25T22:15:30+00:00
Bannister Federal Complex site photo & Groundwater magazine

Bannister Federal Complex

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1990 Bay Road Site2024-11-21T17:03:37+00:00

1990 Bay Road Site

CenterPoint Oakland2024-11-21T17:02:07+00:00

CenterPoint Oakland

PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

  • Tonkin, M. J., Karanovic, M., and Binard, K. (SSP&A); Faught, B. and Ni, J. (CH2M HILL PRC); Hildebrand, R.D.(U.S. DOE) 2019. Waste Facility Groundwater Monitoring Design Under Uncertainty – 19462 Presentation for Innovative Field Monitoring for Environmental Remediation session at WM2019: 45. Annual Waste Management Conference, Phoenix, AZ (United States), 3-7, Mar 2019

  • Chowdhury, M. A., Tonkin, M. J., Muffels, C., Karanovic, M., and Binard, K., 2019. Water-Level Mapping for Low-Magnitude Hydraulic Gradient Areas Using Tikhonov Inverse Regularization. Presentation at the MODFLOW and More Conference, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, June 2019

  • Binard, K., K. Chiang, M. Rafferty, P. Greer, and J. Semion, 2008. Vegetation Coverage in Cooley Landing Salt Pond Restoration Area. Presentation at the 2006 South Bay Science Symposium for the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, June 6, 2006. [Edited and compiled November 12, 2008. L. Trulio, ed.]

  • Levison, W., M. Rafferty, D. Sorel, and K. Binard, 2004. Phytoremediation in the San Francisco Bay Area: Using Plant Materials for Environmental Restoration–Part II. Western Arborist, v. 30, no. 4.

  • Rafferty, M.T., C.B. Andrews, D. Vlassopoulos, D. Sorel, and K.M. Binard, 2003. Remediation of an Arsenic-Contaminated Site. Presentation at the 226th American Chemical Society National Meeting, New York City, NY, September 7-11, 2003.

  • Rafferty, M.T., K. Binard, M. Orr, and J. Haltiner, 2003. Successful Design for Wetland Restoration in the San Francisco Bay. Presentation at the 2003 American Water Resources Association Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, November 3-6, 2003.

  • Levison, W., M. Rafferty, and K. Binard, 2001. Phytoremediation in the San Francisco Bay Area: Using Plant Materials for Environmental Restoration–Part I. Western Arborist, v. 27, no. 4.

  • Tossell, R., K. Binard, and M. Rafferty, 2000. Uptake of Arsenic by Tamarisk and Eucalyptus under Saline Conditions. Presentation at the Second International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, Monterey, CA, May 22-25, 2000.

  • Tossell, R., K. Binard, and M. Rafferty, 2000. Uptake of Arsenic by Tamarisk and Eucalyptus under Saline Conditions. in Bioremediation and Phytoremediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds (C2-4) of 7. G. Wickramanayake, and A. Gavaskar, eds. Battelle Press.

  • Tossell, R., K. Binard, L. Sangines-Uriarte, M. Rafferty, and N. Morris, 1998. Evaluation of Tamarisk and Eucalyptus Transpiration for the Application of Phytoremediation. Presentation at the First International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, Monterey, CA, May 18-21, 1998.

  • Tossell, R., K. Binard, L. Sangines-Uriarte, M. Rafferty, and N. Morris, 1998. Evaluation of Tamarisk and Eucalyptus Transpiration for the Application of Phytoremediation. in Bioremediation and Phytoremediation: Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds (C1-4) of 6. R. Hinchee, ed., Battelle Press.

  • Tossell, R., N. Morris, L. Kapustka, K. Binard, and M. Rafferty, 1997. Phytoremediation as an Alternative to Control Flow of Arsenic-Bearing Groundwater. in Proceedings of the International Business Communications’ Second Annual Conference on Phytoremediation, Seattle, WA, June 18-19, 1997.