Diana Buchanan has nearly 20 years of experience managing environmental assessment and remediation projects throughout California and other states. She specializes in project management, regulatory compliance, and negotiating with stakeholders to reach agreements. Her experience includes overseeing site investigations, risk assessments, and remediation system installation and operation at complex sites impacted by various contaminants in soil and groundwater.

1. Diana Buchanan, P.G.
9316 Sophia Avenue, North Hills, CA 91343
Home: 818.893.2978, Email: dilafng@sbcglobal.net
Summary
Nearly 20 years of experience in environmental assessment, monitoring, and remediation of
environmentally impacted sites. Background includes actively directing and coordinating
environmental assessment and remediation activities; evaluating technical data and information;
developing work scopes; working with clients to develop sensible solutions; communicating with
regulatory agencies to assure compliance with state and local requirements; and developing
cost estimates for the completion of work. Experienced in conducting investigations at complex,
high-profile sites, and working closely with clients and their legal counselors regarding
responsible party issues and conflict management. Adept at negotiating with various
stakeholders, including clients, agencies, and off-site property owners, to reach agreement
regarding best paths forward.
Worked for numerous commercial clients and municipalities on projects throughout California
and in other states, including Arizona, Michigan, Ohio, Kansas, and Utah. On behalf of clients,
interfaced with various agencies, including the California Regional Water Quality Control Board,
the California Environmental Protection Agency’s Department of Toxic Substances Control
(DTSC), and other local agencies. Communicated with agencies regarding permits,
requirements for site characterization and remediation, work plan and remedial action plan
approval, environmental and human health risk assessment, and site closure.
Skills
Project Management: Scheduling, Budget Tracking, Cost Control, Client and Regulatory
Agency Communication
Leadership: Team Development, Mentoring, Conflict Resolution, Education
Quality Assurance/Quality Control: Review of Work Plans, Reports, and Contracts for
Accuracy, Completeness, and Professionalism
Computer Skills: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Outlook)
Project Highlights
RFI Site Characterization and Risk Assessment, Shafter, California. Clients: BNSF Railway Company, The
Dow Chemical Company, and Hercules Incorporated. Assisted with the remedial investigation of a
former 15-acre fertilizer and pesticide blending and repackaging facility in California’s Central
Valley, including field oversight, data evaluation, and reporting. Soil was impacted with metals,
VOCs, pesticides, and herbicides, and regional groundwater was impacted with VOCs. Provided
project management during performance of a risk assessment to establish cleanup goals, and
performed quality assurance and quality control reviews of documents prior to submittal to the
agency. Communicated extensively with DTSC and negotiated with its Human and Ecological
Risk Division regarding acceptability of the data set and risk assessment parameters, methods,
and assumptions. Communicated with clients and clients’ attorneys regarding potential
litigations among the three responsible parties.
RCRA Facility Investigation, Santa Susana Field Laboratory, Ventura County, California. Clients: Boeing
and DOE. Provided project management, including budget tracking and staff coordination, for the
completion of data gap analysis, sampling, and reporting. Provided technical input during review

2. of historical documents and preparation of sampling plans. Presented sampling
recommendations to clients and regulatory agency (DTSC) for approval. Reviewed preliminary
analytical results and evaluated the need for additional samples. Managed report preparation,
which included detailed data evaluation and risk assessment for several sites within the
reporting area, as well as an integrated report documenting environmental conditions in the
reporting area as a whole. Report effort represented approximately $1 million in revenue.
Site Assessment and Remediation, Former Underground Storage Tank Site, Santa Barbara, California.
Clients: Culligan International Company and Veolia Water North America. Provided project management
for a high-profile, former UST site in downtown Santa Barbara, California. Managed numerous
phases of site characterization and remediation planning to address hydrocarbon and VOC
impacts to soil and groundwater at the site, where the plume extended across several off-site
properties. Communicated and negotiated extensively with the local regulatory agency (County
of Santa Barbara Fire Department) and several off-site property owners regarding the project
scope, remediation approach, and access issues. Modified site remediation plans repeatedly
because of various off-site owners’ changing future land use scenarios, and coordinated the
installation of remediation system equipment with off-site property owners. Worked closely with
the client’s legal counsel regarding potential off-site sources of impacts, financial responsibility,
and off-site access agreements. Managed a reevaluation of the existing site remediation system
to assess its effectiveness and provide the client with alternatives for enhancing the existing
system to increase mass removal. Managed the completion of a detailed risk assessment to
evaluate risks to human health in the off-site buildings, as required to address agency concerns
regarding the potential for vapor intrusion into indoor air at off-site buildings.
Site Characterization, Soil and Groundwater Remediation, and RCRA Part B Permit Closure, Santa Ana,
California. Client: Gallade Chemical Company. Managed a project requiring site assessment,
remediation, and closure of a RCRA-permitted hazardous waste drum storage area (HWDSA).
Facility was a virgin chemical distribution plant in Santa Ana, California. On- and off-site soil and
groundwater were impacted with VOCs, including TCE and PCE. HWDSA closure activities
were performed as required by the California Environmental Protection Agency Department of
Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), while the RWQCB, Santa Ana Region provided oversight for
the assessment and remediation of VOC impacts. Activities included soil boring and well
installation; remedial action planning; and treatment system design, construction, operation, and
maintenance.
Work History
July 2009 to Present: Self Employed / Family Care
September 2006 to July 2009: MWH, Pasadena, CA
December 1989 to September 2006: EMCON Associates / IT Corporation / Shaw
Environmental (through mergers and acquisitions), Sacramento, Burbank, Glendale, and
Pasadena, CA
Professional Registration
Professional Geologist No. 6297, California
Education
BS Geology, California State University, Sacramento