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Paul Weisner, P.E.
Senior Design Engineer
Years with CE2: 12
Years in Engineering: 34
Paul possesses 28 years of rural Alaska planning and arctic engineering experience. He
has been the design engineer and hands-on project manager for over $50 million in
rural sanitation projects. Paul is responsible for design and force account construction
management for major mechanical systems including water treatment plants, water
distribution systems, wastewater treatment systems, gravity and vacuum wastewater
collection systems, and fuel facilities. He is presently project manager and lead
designer for the Hooper Bay and Nikolaevsk water and sewer projects.
RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Nikolaevsk Sanitation Upgrades. Paul is the Project Manager for major upgrades to
the Nikolaevsk, Inc. water system and new and replacement individual wastewater
treatment systems. The project included the design of 11 on-site wastewater disposal
systems for individual properties. These consisted of septic tanks and various drainfield
designs. Challenging soil conditions required the use of conventional, raised bed, and
STEP (septic tank effluent pump) systems. One holding tank was required.
Brevig Mission Water & Sewer Project. The project included a lift station, and a
forcemain to two septic tanks in series discharging to a two segment one-acre drainfield
built west of the community. Additionally, designed and constructed were 5,000 linear
feet of sewer main; 7500 linear feet of water main; and plumbing and service lines for
approximately 80 homes. Paul was Lead Design Engineer for the Brevig Mission water
treatment plant, which includes raw water transmission line, treatment facilities,
distribution system, and connection to an existing insulated water storage tank. Paul’s
design involved three four-foot diameter multimedia filters and appropriate automation
and control, with manual backup.
Mountain Village Water & Sewer Project. CE2 has designed and managed the
construction of several phases of water and sewer improvements in Mountain Village,
including a two-cell lagoon with seasonal discharge, arctic sewer main, arctic force
main, sewage lift stations, manholes, two new wells, existing outfall repair, a septage
disposal pit at the landfill, and water pump house upgrades. Paul provided design for
the lift stations and water pump house upgrades.
Hooper Bay Water & Sewer Project. Paul is Project Manager and Lead Design
Engineer for this large multi-year design and force account construction management
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Resume of Paul Weisner, P.E., cont’d
project to install a community-wide water and sewer system in Hooper Bay. The project
includes well field development, raw water transmission loop, a water treatment plant,
420,000 gallon water storage tank, a satellite utility building to serve as a secondary
circulation station, community-wide water and sewer mains and service lines, road and
boardwalk improvements, and house plumbing upgrades. Paul directed the water
testing and design for this water treatment plant. Water for treatment came from a well
field about a half-mile away from the plant site. The combined wells produced water
that was high in iron, manganese, color, and arsenic. Through extensive water jar and
pilot tests, a treatment plan was developed which uses two 54,000-gallon tanks that
combine mixing, flocculation, and settlement in one batch process. Filtration of the
water will be accomplished through three parallel 8-ft diameter multimedia pressure
filters. The plant takes up approximately two-thirds of a 12,000-square foot insulated
foam panel/steel framed building. The plant internals are presently under construction.
The system makes use of extensive automation and controls, with manual backups.
Chefornak Groundwater Investigation. This investigation was a cooperative project
between the community of Chefornak, Village Safe Water and CE2 Engineers. A
helicopter aerial survey was used to help determine likely looking well sites. Chefornak,
being so close to the sea, never has had a well that was not brackish. Two successful
wells were developed for the community where, prior to this investigation, numerous
heavily brackish and dry wells had been drilled. These wells went from fresh to
brackish, depending upon pumping rate. It was found that careful control of pumping
rates would produce fresh or lightly brackish water that could be utilized with low
pressure reverse osmosis treatment.
Akiachak Water Treatment Plant. Paul designed the water treatment plant at
Akiachak. The process involved the removal of up to 40 ppm of iron from groundwater
utilizing an 18-foot diameter by 18-foot high stainless steel tank reactor/clarifier. Both of
these projects included extensive mechanical systems and controls.
EDUCATION
B.S. Civil Engineering - University of California, Berkeley (1970)
REGISTRATION
Professional Engineer, State of Alaska #10276 CE
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