Research Team Bios

Maureen Kerner

Research Engineer

Professional Engineer, State of California
MS, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Oregon State University, 2002
BS, Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1996
Email: maureen.kerner@owp.csus.edu

Research Engineer, Office of Water Programs, California State University, Sacramento,
2006–present

Associate Director, EPA Region 9 Environmental Finance Center at Sacramento State,
2018–present

State and local agency support in building technical, managerial, financial, and equitable
(TMFE) capacity for drinking water and clean water programs, particularly in small and disadvantaged communities
Funding and financing opportunities, including state and federal grants and loans, rate development, revenue assessments, and asset management
Risk and resiliency planning
Stormwater characterization studies and BMP performance assessments
Low impact development modeling and implementation
Fine sediment particle analysis for Lake Tahoe TMDL planning
Stormwater resource plans, including multiple benefit and one water approaches

Project Engineer, Golder Associates Inc., Roseville CA, 2002–2006

Geo-environmental projects, including landfill, surface impoundment, groundwater contamination, and impacted soil investigations
Regulatory plans, closure plans, SWPPPs, SPCC plans, and Phase I assessments for commercial and industrial facilities

Professional Interests: Technical, managerial, financial, and equitable (TMFE) capacity building, asset management; grant/loan applications; risk and resiliency planning;
low impact development; stormwater modeling; stormwater permit compliance;
BMP performance assessments