Omar Moghaddam, PE, CPP
Water/Wastewater Practice Lead & Senior Project Manager
Mr. Moghaddam has more than 40 years of experience in negotiating permits from the EPA, SCAQMD, Regional Water Quality Control Board, CEC, County Health Department, and the design, development, management, and operation of sustainable, and complex systems including the odor and VOC scrubbers, two-stage odor scrubbers including the Bio-Trickling Filters and biological activated carbon towers, and odor mitigation and dispersion in wastewater systems. Collaboration of Omar’s Applied Research Team with UC Davis and UC Riverside for the first generation of the Bio-Trickling Filters at the Hyperion Plant has been the foundation of the new odor mitigation design. With a strong technical advisory and leadership background, Omar prioritizes the cost-effective implementation and prudent operation and maintenance (O&M) of environmental projects for the water, wastewater, and energy industries. He has also provided global leadership in developing several combined heat and power (CHP) projects from biogas and biomass. Omar is skilled in coordinating with project owners and operators, SCAQMD and permitting agencies, environmental constituencies, and stakeholders to negotiate permits.