Environment Team

William Van Peeters Ecologist
201 Mission Street, Suite 1700 San Francisco, CA 94105 Ph: (415) 744-0116 FAX: (415) 744-2660 william.vanpeeters@dot.gov

Education •    Bachelor of Arts, Zoology, San Jose State University •    Master of Arts, Marine biology

Expertise/Specialty

•    Section 10/404 - Clean Water Act •    Biological Assessments •    Marine Biology/Toxicology •    Wetland Delineation •    Wetland Functional Assessment

Professional Associations

•    Society of Environmental Toxicologists Chemists, Member

Professional Highlights

•    Navy Ocean Disposal Site Designation: Four year biological survey at deep ocean (3000m.) site. •    Survey included use of ROVs, Submersibles, Otter trawls, box cores, Sediment cores, Camera Sleds, sediment Profile cameras, hydro casts, Current arrays, and sediment despersion modeling. •    Wetlands and Vernal pool creation: Numerous mitigation projects in California, (also Or, Wa, Id) including wetland restorations in dunes, coastal wetland, sea grass beds, vernal pools in the central valley of Califronia and in parts of Oregon. •    Sediment analysis and interpretation of ecological impacts from contaminated sediments associated with dredge projects and hazardous materials eco risk assessments. •    Comprehensive habitat surveys (flora, fauna, topography, soils) of over 200,000 acres of desert and wetlands in Nevada. Data collated into a GIS system for use by Navy in facilities planning.

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