Education
B.S.,
Environmental Engineering, Montana College of Mineral Science and
Technology, Butte, Montana, 1984.
Experience
Principal/Project Manager/Senior Engineer,
Wind River Environmental Group, 1999 – Present
Senior Engineer, Radian Corporation, Denver, CO,
1994 – 1999
Staff Engineer, Radian Corporation, Denver, CO,
1991 ‑ 1994.
Engineering Specialist, EG&G Idaho,
Inc., Idaho Falls, ID, 1989 ‑ 1991.
Engineer, Radian Corporation, Santa Barbara
and Sacramento, CA, 1986 ‑ 1989.
Engineer, Westinghouse Idaho Nuclear
Company, Idaho Falls, ID, 1984 ‑ 1986.
Ms. McDonnell is a principal of Wind
River Environmental Group LLC. She is an air quality regulatory specialist
practicing in the western United States.
Her areas of experience include:
air quality permit application preparation and review, air quality
regulatory analysis and compliance assessment, air pollution emission
estimates and inventories, environmental impact analysis document
preparation, and environmental compliance audits and assessments.
Air Quality Permitting and Compliance
4
Prepared
Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Operating Permit
application for natural gas-fired combustion turbine project in Maricopa
County, Arizona. Estimated
emissions, wrote project description, conducted best available control
technology (BACT) analyses, and provided permit negotiation support.
4
Prepared
Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Operating Permit
application for natural gas-fired combustion turbine project in Pinal
County, Arizona. Conducted
regulatory review and managed document preparation. Directed emissions estimates, project
description development, and best available control technology (BACT)
analyses.
4
Prepared
permit applications for temporary diesel-fired power generators in
Colorado. Estimated emissions,
wrote project descriptions, conducted BACT analyses, identified applicable
regulations, and provided permit negotiation support.
4
Prepared PSD
application for modification to aluminum can manufacturing facility in
Colorado. Estimated emissions, conducted
BACT analyses, and identified applicable regulations.
4
Prepared PSD
and minor source permit applications for several natural gas-fired
combustion turbine projects in Colorado.
Estimated emissions, wrote project descriptions, conducted BACT
analyses, identified applicable regulations, researched regulatory issues,
and provided permit negotiation support.
4
Conducted BACT
analysis for gas compressor station in Texas.
4
Reviewed refinery minor modification permits taken
to avoid PSD review to determine if the permits were properly applied for
and issued. Examined emission
estimates, net emissions increase calculations, and operational
assumptions. Identified operating
constraints introduced by the permitting strategy. Provided recommendations for actions to
address issued raised by the review.
4
Managed
revision of an operating permit application and development of an
applicable requirements database for a refinery in Colorado. Determined applicable refinery (Maximum
Achievable Control Technology) MACT requirements.
4
Performed
regulatory analysis, peer reviewed emission estimates, and directed
preparation of construction permit application document for a modification
at a Wyoming refinery.
4
Conducted air
quality-related due diligence audits at several refineries for the merger
of two major American oil companies.
Estimated liabilities associated with compliance issues.
4
Determined
applicable requirements for a Title V Operating Permit application for a
petroleum refinery in Wyoming.
4
Reviewed air
quality permitting status of gas well equipment in the Jonah Field in
southwest Wyoming.
4
Led tasks to
examine emission inventories developed for a southwest Wyoming modeling
study and to analyze oil and gas source historical and projected emission
trends in the same area.
4
Reviewed for
technical accuracy and completeness a Title V Operating Permit application
for a petroleum bulk loading facility in Colorado.
4
Developed a
net emissions increase strategy for upgrades at a Louisiana natural gas
processing facility that allowed the modification to avoid PSD review. Prepared applications for the minor
modification construction permit and revisions to the operating permit.
4
Prepared
guidance materials for oil and gas MACT standards for the Colorado
Department of Public Health and Environment, Air Pollution Control Division
4
Prepared
Operating Permit minor modification application for pharmaceutical facility
in Colorado. Identified new
applicable requirements, verified all minor modification requirements were met,
and produced application document.
4
Conducted
Operating Permit compliance certification audit for confidential client in
Colorado.
4
Estimated
emissions and directed modeling of cooling tower emissions from a Colorado
electric station.
4
Developed air
quality compliance documents, reviewed operating permit application,
compliance management tools, and annual National Emission Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) reports for a Department of Energy
Facility in Colorado.
4
Managed air
quality compliance assistance project for a military base in Colorado.
4
Led preparation of an
Air Quality Compliance Management Plan for a military base in Montana.
4
Developed
model and managed preparation of Air Quality Compliance Action Plans for military
bases in Colorado.
4
Directed
preparation of Title V Operating Permit applications for an aluminum can
manufacturing facility and a beverage manufacturing facility in Colorado.
4
Directed preparation of
a Title V Operating Permit application for a glass manufacturing facility
in Colorado. Performed
applicability determinations, identified compliance certification methods,
completed application forms, and prepared proposed permit conditions.
4
Contributed to
Title V Operating Permit strategy development for a semiconductor facility
in Idaho. Analyzed facility
emissions inventory, reviewed state permitting regulations, and assessed
possible permitting approaches that would allow operational changes with
limited permit changes.
4
Prepared
emission inventory and compliance certification sections of a Title V
Operating Permit planning and strategy document for a Department of Energy
facility.
4
Provided
technical assistance to a major beverage manufacturer in settlement
negotiations for alleged permitting and reporting violations.
4
Managed
preparation of minor New Source Review permit applications for numerous
emission units at a beverage manufacturing facility in Colorado.
4
Conducted a
fugitive emission inventory for an aerospace facility in Colorado.
4
Assisted a
major beverage manufacturer in preparing a Reasonably Available Control
Technology (RACT) report for VOC emission units.
4
Directed and
peer reviewed estimation of emissions and preparation of annual report forms
for a manufacturing facility in Colorado.
4
Managed an air
emissions inventory for a major beverage manufacturer in Colorado. This effort included source
identification, emission estimation, history compilation, and permitting
support.
4
As EG&G
Idaho air quality coordinator, reviewed air quality permit and variance
applications submitted by EG&G Idaho to the Department of Energy and
the State of Idaho. In addition,
Ms. McDonnell was responsible for providing guidance and training to INEL
contractor personnel on preparation of air quality permit applications.
4
Functioned as
EG&G Idaho technical representative on the Department of Energy, Idaho
Operations Office, Environmental Compliance Office, Permit Team.
4
Participated
in planning and execution of an air emissions inventory at the Idaho
National Engineering Laboratory.
4
Prepared
Authority to Construct permit application for biomass‑fired power
plant in Fresno area of California.
Conducted BACT analysis, peer reviewed offset analysis, and
supervised document preparation.
4
Developed air
quality permit conditions for oil processing facility in California.
4
Conducted air
dispersion modeling analyses using EPA‑approved models for a variety
of sources for use in air quality permit applications, health risk assessments,
and environmental impact documents.
4
Prepared
environmental report and Authority to Construct (ATC) permit application
for coal‑fired cogeneration facility and enhanced oil recovery
project in Monterey County, California.
Conducted BACT analysis, prepared project description, and
supervised ATC permit application document preparation.
4
Calculated
emission rates, Net Emissions Increase, and offset liability for an oil
processing facility in California.
4
Contributed to
the air quality section of an environmental impact report for modernization
of Casmalia Resources Hazardous Waste Disposal Facility in California. Developed computerized method of
calculating emission rates for area and volume sources, and investigated
potential mitigation measures.
4
Developed a
plan outlining alternative procedures for certification and quality
assurance of SO2 and NOx continuous emission monitors
for a coal‑fired steam generating facility.
Environmental Impact
Analysis
4
Provided input
to the Department of Energy's Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for siting, construction, and operation of New Production Reactor Capacity.
4
Developed
Management Plan for the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Waste
Management Operations EIS.
4
Prepared
environmental impact reports for three coal‑fired fluidized bed
cogeneration projects in the Fresno area of California. As assistant project director,
supervised project description preparation, conducted landfill availability
analysis, appeared at public hearings, and responded to agency and public
comments.
Regulatory Compliance
4
Performed
compliance assessments as part of a comprehensive environmental, health,
and safety assessment program for a food, beverage, and associated
packaging products corporation.
This program covered 60 facilities in 12 states.
4
Served as Idaho National Engineering Laboratory
environmental representative to Department of Energy Headquarters New
Production Reactor Program, Environmental Compliance Division.
4
Conducted
annual and monthly environmental regulatory compliance assessments of
facilities at the Department of Energy's Idaho National Engineering
Laboratory.
4
Assessed
regulatory compliance of hazardous waste treatment storage and disposal
facilities used by EG&G Idaho and located in Texas, Louisiana, Kansas,
and Oklahoma.
4
Provided
environmental compliance guidance to operations personnel at the Idaho
Chemical Processing Plant, a nuclear fuel reprocessing plant located at the
Idaho National Engineering Laboratory.
4
Developed
procedures for calculating and reporting monthly environmental release
rates from the Idaho Chemical Processing Plant.
4
Presented training on operation and maintenance of a
liquid radiation monitoring system to 50 technicians and their supervisors.
Publications
Larsen, E., V. Dean, J. Clouse, M. Hyder, K.
McDonnell, 2001, Guide to MACT Recordkeeping and Reporting,
Gaithersburg, New York.
Hyder, M., K. McDonnell, and
J. Clouse, 1997, "Title V—Moving From Theory to Reality," 1997
AiCHE Spring Meeting, Houston, Texas.
Hyder, M.,
K. McDonnell, and J. Clouse, 1996, "Trends in Title V
Permitting," NPRA Conference, San Antonio, Texas.
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