Domestic Scan:
Environmental Commitment Implementation
Innovative and Successful Approaches
APPENDIX B: State Information
The following pages present State contact information, agenda topics, and useful materials described within this report or during the Domestic Scan. Internet addresses for the respective DOT and FHWA Division Offices are provided. The list of useful materials includes topics and titles of relevant information, both print and web-based. For information not available electronically, please contact the State DOT offices.
Contact Information
Colorado Department of Transportation
George Gerstle, Manager
Division of Transportation Development
Intermodal Branch
Empire Park, Building B
1325 South Colorado Boulevard, Suite 604
Denver, Colorado 80222
Phone: 303-757-9795
Email: george.gerstle@dot.state.co.us
www.dot.state.co.us/
Rebecca Vickers, Manager
Environmental Programs
Empire Park, Building B
1325 South Colorado Boulevard, Suite 604
Denver, Colorado 80222
Phone: 303-757-9794
Email: rebecca.vickers@dot.state.co.us
www.dot.state.co.us/
Colorado Federal Highway Division
Edrie Vinson, Environmental Program Manager
555 Zang Street, Suite 250
Lakewood, Colorado 80228
Phone: 303-969-6730 x378
Email: Edrie.Vinson@fhwa.dot.gov
www.fhwa.dot.gov/codiv/index.htm
Indiana Department of Transportation
Janice Osadczuk, Division Chief
Environment, Planning, and Engineering
100 North Senate Avenue, Room N-848
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
Phone: 317-232-5468
Email: josadczuk@indot.state.in.us
www.in.gov/dot/about/environment/index.html
Indiana Federal Highway Division
Larry Heil, Team Leader
Planning and Program Development
575 North Pennsylvania Street, Room 254
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
Phone: 317-226-7491
Email: Larry.Heil@fhwa.dot.gov
www.fhwa.dot.gov/indiv/index.htm
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
John Mettille, Chief Environmental Program
Coordinator
Environmental Programs
1001 State Office Building
501 High Street, 10th Floor
Frankfort, Kentucky 40622
Phone: 502-564-3730
Email: John.Mettille@mail.state.ky.us
www.kytc.state.ky.us/EnvAnalysis/default.asp
Kentucky Federal Highway Division
Olivia Michael, Environmental Program Coordinator
330 West Broadway
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
Phone: 502-223-6754
Email: Olivia.Michael@fhwa.dot.gov
www.fhwa.dot.gov/kydiv/index.htm
New Jersey Department of Transportation
Domenick Billera, Project Engineer
Bureau of Environmental Services
P.O. Box 600
Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0600
Phone: 609-530-2834
Email: domenick.billera@dot.state.nj.us
www.state.nj.us/transportation/works/environment/overview.htm
New Jersey Federal Highway Division
Jeanette Mar, Environmental Coordinator
840 Bear Tavern Road, Suite 310
West Trenton, New Jersey 08628
Phone: 609-637-4203
Email: jeanette.mar@fhwa.dot.gov
www.fhwa.dot.gov/njdiv/index.htm
Mike LaPietra, ROW Officer
840 Bear Tavern Road, Suite 310
West Trenton, New Jersey 08628
Phone: 609-637-4208
Email: mike.lapietra@fhwa.dot.gov
www.fhwa.dot.gov/njdiv/index.htm
New York State Department of Transportation
Mary Ivey, Acting Director
Environmental Analysis Bureau
State Campus, Room 303, Building 5
1220 Washington Avenue
Albany, New York 12232
Phone: 518-457-5672
Email: mivey@gw.dot.state.ny.us
www.dot.state.ny.us/eab/envinit.html
New York Federal Highway Division
Jeffrey Firman, Environmental Engineer
Leo W. O'Brien Federal Building, Room 719
Clinton Avenue and North Pearl Street
Albany, New York 12207
Phone: 518-431-4125 x220
Email: Jeffrey.Firman@fhwa.dot.gov
www.fhwa.dot.gov/nydiv/index.htm
Erika Thompson, Environmental Program Coordinator
Leo W. O'Brien Federal Building, Room 719
Clinton Avenue and North Pearl Street
Albany, New York 12207
Phone: 518-431-4125 x257
Email: Erika.Thompson@fhwa.dot.gov
www.fhwa.dot.gov/nydiv/
Texas Department of Transportation
Dianna Noble, Director
Environmental Affairs Division
125 East 11th Street
Austin, Texas 78701-2483
Phone: 512-416-2734
Email: DNOBLE@dot.state.tx.us
www.dot.state.tx.us
Jean Beeman, Communications Sections Director
Environmental Affairs Division
125 East 11th Street
Austin, Texas 78701-2483
Phone: 512-416-3171
Email: jbeema0@dot.state.tx.us
www.dot.state.tx.us
Texas Federal Highway Division
Sandra Allen, Environmental Coordinator
300 East 8th Street, Room 890
Austin, Texas 78701
Phone: 512-536-5944
Email: sandra.allen@fhwa.dot.gov
www.fhwa.dot.gov/txdiv/index.htm
Wyoming Department of Transportation
Tim Stark, Environmental Services Engineer
Environmental Services Division
5300 Bishop Boulevard
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82009-3340
Phone: 307-777-4379
Email: TSTARK@dot.state.wy.us
www.dot.state.wy.us/index.html
Wyoming Federal Highway Division
Rodney Vaughn, Environmental/ROW/Special Program Engineer
1916 Evans Avenue
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82001-3716
Phone: 307-772-2004 x48
Email: Rodney.Vaughn@fhwa.dot.gov
Presentation Topics
Colorado
CDOT Environmental Stewardship Guide
CDOT Project Development Process and Environmental Streamlining Efforts
Quality Assurance Reviews Process/Results
Mitigation Compliance Tracking System
Water Quality Compliance Program
Indiana
I-70 Rest Area (Greenfield) Modernization
Deep Well Injection – Valparaiso
I-70/Six-Points Road Project
U.S. 24 Hoosier Heartland Huntington to Wabash
Field visits:
I-70 Rest Area (Greenfield)
I-70/Six-Points Road Project
Kentucky
The Journey Through the Wilderness of Change ... The Environmental Path
The Journey Through Project Delivery ... The Steps We Take
Context-Sensitive Project Delivery ... A Holistic Approach
Context-Sensitive Construction ... Delivering What We Promised
Field visits:
Old Frankfort Pike – Kentucky Scenic Byway
Town Branch Bridge – Example of Dry Stone Retaining Walls
Newtown Pike – Community Sensitive Project Delivery
Paris Pike – Context-Sensitive Solutions at Work
Colville Covered Bridge – Preserving Our Past
New Jersey
Documentation and Compliance Process
Environmental Reevaluations and Environmental Checklists
Status Reports of Outstanding Cultural Resource Commitments
Construction Field Reviews of Projects and Commitments
Monitoring Reports of Constructed Wetlands
Field visits:
Duck Island Landfill Remediation
Reconstructed Locks of the Delaware and Raritan Canal
New York
NYSDOT's Environmental Ethic: Putting It Into Practice and Reaping the Rewards
Environmental Stewardship in NYSDOT
FHWA- Supporting the Environmental Initiative in New York State
Streamlining the Section 106 Process
Quality Control/Quality Assurance: ETRACK/EColoradoPAC/Environmental Audit
Erosion and Sediment Control Task Force
Environmental Staffing: Regional Organization, Regional Integration, Public
Outreach, and Environmental Staff in Operations
Context-Sensitive Solutions
Route 120 Project
Managers Roundtable: Office of Operations, Design Division, Construction Division,
and Environmental Analysis Bureau
Texas
Corpus Christi District
Role of Environmental Coordinator in Project Development
Environmental Commitments Incorporation into PS&E
Coordination Between Environmental Coordinator and Construction
Role of District Responsible Person
Review JFK Causeway Project and Related Environmental Compliance
Overview of Pre-Construction Meetings
Public Involvement Process (CSD, Refugio)
Field visits:
JFK Causeway for Environmental Commitment Follow-through and Projects Incorporating CSD Features
U.S. 77 Refugio Project and Catholic Church
San Antonio District
Kelly Parkway Public Involvement Efforts
Austin District
Stormwater Issues
State Highway 130 Project: Design/Build Consideration
Roles and Responsibilities of Environmental Manager
Permitting and Worst Case Scenario
Field visit:
Bridge Construction on I-35 Project
Houston District
Environmental Permits, Issues, and Commitments (EPICs)
Turnpike Authority Division
State Highway 130 Project: Design/Build Consideration
Wyoming
Cody-Yellowstone National Park
Environmental Compliance Videos and Environmental Assessments
Cultural/Historical Program
Snake River Corridor Wetlands/Wildlife
Agronomy/National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
NEPA and Sybille Corridor
Public Involvement
Field visit:
I-80 Roadside Rest Area with Cultural Resource Display and Viewing Area
State Route 34 and Sybille Corridor
Printed and Web-Based Materials
Colorado
- Colorado Discharge Permit System
- Environmental Stewardship Guide, March 2003
- Erosion Control and Stormwater Quality Guide, 2002
- Erosion Control and Stormwater Quality Pocketbook, 2002
- New Development and Redevelopment Planning Procedures, October 2001
- QAR Report and Implementation Plan, Environmental Programs Quality Assurance Review, February 2001
Indiana
Kentucky
- Commitment Assurance "Communicating All Promises Memorandum," October 2002
- CSD "Paris-Lexington Road Reconstruction Project Tour"
- Environmental Leadership Seminar Packet
- Pamphlet "The Highway Superheroes: I-65 Rehabilitation"
- Project Impacts Reevaluation Summary and Project Impact Profile
- Socioeconomic Baseline Guidance and Accountability Form (GAF)
- Stewardship: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet's Environmental Path
http://transportation.ky.gov/Quality/Goal%20J3%202002.pdf
New Jersey
- A Special Look at New Jersey's Transportation System, August 2000
- Commitment Assurance "Environmental Reevaluation" and "Construction Authorization Environmental Inventory"
- Construction Authorization Environmental Checklist
- Construction Authorization Environmental Inventory
- List "Draft Summary of 38 Construction Project Reviews," May 2002
- MOA Concerning Funding Section 106 and Other Project Reviews, amended 2002
- Partnership Agreement between New Jersey Quality Initiative (a coalition of the State's Transportation Industry) and New JerseyDEP, January 2000
- Pocket Guide "CIAP 2002 Environmental Management Practices"
- Pre-Construction Wetland Monitoring Report, New Jersey Route 133, Hightstown Bypass, February 2002
- "Status of Outstanding Cultural Resource Commitments," and "Projects with Completed Cultural Resource Commitments," April 2002
New York
Texas
- Environmental Commitment Checklist for Construction, Maintenance, and Facilities Projects
- Environmental Issues at TxDOT Facilities, January 2003
- JFK Causeway Project Description
http://www.dot.state.tx.us/CRP/projects/JFKcauseway/project.htm
- Kelly Parkway Corridor Study From U.S. 90 to S.H. 16 "Screening and Evaluation Report: The Six Pack," July 2002
- Kelly Parkway Landscape and Aesthetics Master Plan, May 2002
- Pamphlet "Archeological Investigations at Mission Refugio-The Last Spanish Mission in Texas (1795-1830)," March 2002
- Pocket Guide "Who DoYou Call When . . . A Guide to Dealing with Environmental Issues at TxDOT Facilities," January 2003
- Pocket Guide "Who Do You Call When . . . A TxDOT Guide to Dealing with Unexpected Environmental Issues on Projects," January 2003
- Video "Mission Nuestra Señora Del Refugio: Road to Discovery"
Wyoming
- Inspection Checklist used by Project Design Managers
- Public Involvement Handbook and Resource Guide, February 2003
- Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, 1996 Edition
- Video "Road Building: Respecting and Protecting Wyoming's Environment"
- Video "Caring for Threatened and Endangered Species During Sybille Canyon Reconstruction"
- WYDOT Field Guide for Identification of Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse and Plants of Concern in SE Wyoming
- WYDOT Road Design Manual, Revised February 1997
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